[Hiring] Closing Team Leader @World Business Lenders, LLC

Role Description

The Closing Team Leader supports the day-to-day operations of the Closing function, helping ensure loans move efficiently from Clear-to-Close through funding while meeting quality standards, internal procedures, and required service-level agreements (SLAs).

• Provides hands-on leadership, guidance, and support to Closing team members.
• Monitors workload and pipeline performance.
• Helps resolve operational issues that may affect closing timelines or funding.
• Works closely with Title, Underwriting, Credit, Processing, Valuations, Legal, and Funding to ensure closing conditions are satisfied accurately and on time.
• Supports coordination with closing attorneys, title companies, settlement agents, and other third-party partners to facilitate timely closings and protect WBL's collateral position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree, or equivalent relevant education and experience preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in mortgage or commercial lending closing, title, escrow, settlement, or related lending operations preferred.
• Previous experience providing day-to-day guidance, training, workflow coordination, or operational support to team members.
• Experience managing loan pipelines, closing deadlines, and service-level requirements.
• Experience reviewing loan documentation, title commitments, settlement statements, payoff documentation, and closing requirements.
• Experience coordinating with closing attorneys, title companies, settlement agents, and internal lending departments.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, troubleshoot, and escalate closing, title, documentation, and funding issues.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of loan closing, title clearance, collateral documentation, and real estate-secured lending.
• Ability to coordinate workloads, prioritize deadlines, monitor SLAs, and manage high-volume pipelines.
• Experience reviewing closing documentation, identifying deficiencies, and resolving routine issues while escalating complex matters.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and a focus on accuracy and timely execution.

Benefits

• Compensation in USD.
• Benefits include paid time off (PTO).
• Fully remote work environment.

Key Soft Skills

• Leadership, team coordination, and accountability.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Effective communication and collaboration with internal teams and external partners.
• Problem-solving, prioritization, and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.

Specific Technical Skills Needed

• Knowledge of loan closing, settlement, funding, post-closing, and title clearance processes.
• Ability to review title commitments, lien searches, collateral documentation, loan documents, and settlement statements.
• Understanding of lien priority, title defects, UCC filings, and applicable lending and real estate regulations, including TRID, RESPA, and TILA.
• Proficiency with loan origination systems, document management platforms, e-signature tools, and Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with title systems such as CSC and NETRO, as well as quality control, risk identification, and exception management.

Remote Work Requirements

• Stable, reliable internet connection.
• Professional and dedicated remote working setup.
• Ability to work effectively across a remote, multinational organization and maintain confidentiality.
• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to connect well with different teams and stakeholders.

Ready to Apply?

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