Senior Escrow Officer

Join Clever Real Estate as a Senior Escrow Officer! 

Position : Sr. Escrow Officer

Location : Hybrid / Remote / In Office: Scottsdale, Arizona

Compensation Total : $110k-$135k 

About Clever

Clever Real Estate is a venture-backed real estate technology company on a mission to revolutionize the way people buy, sell, and manage real estate. We are at the forefront of innovation, combining cutting-edge technology with deep industry expertise to create seamless, efficient, and transparent real estate experiences. 

We've built the leading online education platform in real estate and are rated the #2 real estate company on TrustPilot, with 3,400 five-star reviews. Our solutions have helped people save over $180 million in real estate fees. If you're looking for a high-impact role with deep ownership, brilliant teammates, and meaningful real-world impact, read on!

About the Role

Clever Closings ( is looking for a dedicated Sr Escrow Manager to join our Closings Team in Arizona. This role involves managing the end-to-end process of real estate transactions, ensuring smooth and professional interactions with all parties involved. Your ability to manage the closing process efficiently will contribute significantly to Clever's success in the real estate market. This person will need to be able to drive into an office 2-3 days/week.

As the first and final point of contact for customers and clients, the Sr Escrow Manager plays a crucial role in maintaining the company's reputation and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction. By maintaining professional conduct in all interactions and providing timely feedback to business leaders, the Sr Escrow Manager will help drive continuous improvement and uphold the company's standards of excellence. 

As a Sr. Escrow Officer, you will be accountable for:

• Closing Process: Facilitate a professional closing experience, including obtaining appropriate signatures, handling funds, and meeting all title and lender requirements.
• Document Preparation : Review contracts, title commitments, and lender instructions to prepare settlement statements and necessary real estate documents for closing.
• Fund Management: Hold and disburse funds according to escrow instructions, ensuring accurate and timely transactions.
• Proactive Communication: Maintain open lines of communication with all parties involved in the real estate transaction throughout the life cycle of the file. Provide timely and accurate feedback to business leaders to support continuous improvement.
• Document Recording: Prepare documents for recording to ensure legal compliance and proper documentation.
• Quality Control: Oversee policy issuance to ensure accuracy and compliance with company standards.
• Business Development: Build and maintain relationships with Realtors and industry professionals to continuously grow business opportunities.
• Team Mentorship: Assist in the development of team members by mentoring Assistant, fostering a collaborative and skilled team environment.

✅ Measures of Success

The ideal candidate for this role will exhibit:

• Strong Interpersonal Skills: Ability to interact effectively with clients, colleagues, and industry professionals.
• Organizational Skills : Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and maintain order throughout the closing process.
• Analytical Thinking : Ability to think critically and solve problems that arise during the transaction process.
• Professional Conduct: Maintain professionalism in all interactions, leaving a positive impression as the key representative of the company.

Skills / Qualifications

• Demonstrates complete knowledge and ability to handle a Real Estate transaction from receipt of contract to funding and disbursement.
• Solid knowledge of title insurance, regulatory guidelines, legal documents and real property law.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent people skills.
• Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, flexible, and innovative approach to job.
• Demonstrated superior customer service skills.
• Ability to keep learning and stay abreast of Real Estate trends.

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts (e.g., statistical inferences), the fundamentals of geometry, and to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios to practical situations.
• Excellent computer skills in Closing Software (Qualia a plus), Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel,), Adobe Suite and Google Workplace.

Ideal Experience

• 5+ years in the title industry (Residential Resale)

Compensation & Benefits

• Base compensation: $70-85k with total comp range $110-$135k
• Health, dental, vision (we cover 75% of base plan), and life insurance
• Company 401k program
• Paid Time Off starting at 18 days per year that grows with tenure
• 6-12 weeks of paid parental leave
• 3 free counseling sessions and optional weekly meditation

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Statement:

Clever Real Estate provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.