Description:

A Holding Company is looking for a Vice President- Commercial Title Counsel for the state of Tennessee. The VP will act as an effective commercial business market leader and a credible and reliable Tennessee resource to real estate attorneys, agents, and other customers by delivering timely, professional, knowledgeable, and well-reasoned underwriting support. This individual will proactively perform commercial business development and underwriting activities, and achieve maximum commercial sales, profitability, growth, and account penetration.

Position Highlights:

Understand Tennessee commercial underwriting principles, make underwriting decisions by handling underwriting issues and field questions from commercial real estate attorneys, agents, and other customers.
Coordinate and assist out-of-Tennessee projects for Tennessee attorneys and other clients, using the resources of the Commercial Services Division and other company resources.
Work with established underwriting counsel and marketing team in the Southeast Region.
Cross train with settlement services; review escrow agreements as requested
In collaboration with Executive Marketing team, develop and execute a Tennessee commercial business development strategy.
Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the company's product offering, including service levels, common objections & obstacles, workflow, pricing, states of service, and restrictions and pricing.
Develop prospective customers for use as sales leads.
Represent the company by attending social and business functions.
Determine and report competitor activities and market conditions.

Position Qualifications:

Law Degree from an accredited law school required
Licensed to practice law in Tennessee required
10+ years of commercial title/real estate industry experience
Strong commercial underwriting and process management knowledge and experience, including commercial real estate closings and related title insurance requirements
Strong communication skills and ability to distill complex concepts to explain nuances of the transaction to both lay people and professionals
Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects
Strong negotiation skills