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title: 'Licensed Escrow Officer at Distro'
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# Licensed Escrow Officer at Distro

- **Company:** Distro
- **Location:** Houston, TX
- **Compensation:** $65k–$85k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-06-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/distro/a30dfeda-3553-4e75-93e8-30ad43b5ac09

## Job description

Position Summary We are a national title company seeking a dynamic, detail-oriented Escrow Officer to join our growing team. This is a unique dual-focus position: you will serve as an escrow officer for Texas real estate transactions while also contributing to our national settlement operations department. This role offers a valuable opportunity to broaden your expertise across multiple states and settlement frameworks. The ideal candidate holds an active Texas Escrow Officer license, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is eager to grow beyond conventional Texas practice. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Texas Escrow Operations: • Manage escrow transactions from contract to close, in compliance with Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) requirements and applicable Texas Property Code • Verify title commitments, loan documents, and borrower information to ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance • Facilitate clear communication among buyers, sellers, lenders, and attorneys throughout the transaction lifecycle • Prepare settlement statements, closing disclosures, and all required Texas closing documents with precision • Maintain thorough and audit-ready escrow files and transaction records National Settlement Support: • Assist the national settlement/closing department with remote and hybrid closings across multiple states • Adapt to varying state-specific requirements, settlement procedures, and document packages outside of Texas • Collaborate with the national operations team to ensure consistent service delivery, compliance, and turnaround standards General Duties: • Verify borrower information and loan underwriting documentation • Prepare commitments, policies, disclosures, and closing documents accurately and efficiently using industry software platforms • Contribute to process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency across Texas and national operations Qualifications Required: • Active Texas Escrow Officer License issued by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) — required • Proven experience as an escrow officer or settlement agent in Texas residential and/or commercial real estate transactions • Strong working knowledge of the Texas title insurance industry, TDI regulations, and Texas-specific closing requirements • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent transactions across different regulatory environments • Proficiency in preparing and reviewing closing disclosures, HUD-1/ALTA settlement statements, contracts, and escrow instructions • Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to maintain professionalism and clarity under deadline pressure Preferred: • Experience with settlement/closing operations • Familiarity with remote online notarization (RON) platforms and remote closing workflows • Knowledge of ALTA Best Practices and national title underwriter guidelines • Experience supporting both purchase and refinance transactions in a high-volume environment • Proficiency in Qualia and SoftPro preferred

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## About Distro

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Distro provides an AI-powered global hiring platform that automates candidate screening, outreach, scheduling, and payroll compliance for remote-first companies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Acquired by Vensure Employer Services)
- **Headquarters**: Lehi, Utah, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Chad Ingram (CEO), Andrew Mackay (Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Recruitment / Talent Acquisition Technology
- **Target customers**: B2B – seed-stage startups to enterprise teams, focused on remote-first and globally distributed companies
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Hiring should feel human. Not heavy.”

## Products & Services
- **AI Recruiting Assistant**: Automates resume screening, scoring, and candidate ranking based on job criteria; handles outreach and scheduling end-to-end.
- **AI Scheduling Assistant**: Automates interview scheduling, reducing one of the biggest administrative burdens in recruiting.
- **Global Hiring Marketplace**: Matches companies with top technical talent across 200+ countries, including payroll and compliance support in 90+ EOR (Employer of Record) countries.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: $2M ARR reached within 8 months of MVP (reported as a milestone); current total funding not publicly available
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Acquired by Vensure Employer Services (January 2026); serves companies from seed-stage to enterprise
- **Growth Signals**: 26.3% headcount growth YoY (19 employees as of mid-2026), 222% LinkedIn follower growth YoY, 4900% increase in job postings YoY (100 active positions), SOC 2 Type I certified, 1–3 days to shortlist

## Competitive Advantages
- AI-first screening reduces recruiter workload by surfacing only the top 3–5 candidates
- Global reach (200+ countries, 90+ EOR countries) with full compliance handling
- Skills-based screening (not pedigree) – appeals to a broader, more diverse talent pool
- Fast time-to-shortlist (1–3 days) and automated scheduling reduce time-to-hire by 1–2 weeks

## Strategic Focus
- Continue expanding AI capabilities in recruiting (e.g., AI Scheduling Assistant)
- Deepen integration with Vensure Employer Services to scale global payroll and compliance
- Grow the marketplace by attracting more technical talent and enterprise clients
- Maintain SOC 2 compliance and enterprise-grade security standards

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: AI-first, mission-driven (“make hiring human”), global team spanning 8 countries, emphasis on fair and skills-based screening
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Some roles are on-site (Lehi, UT; Chandler, AZ) while the company supports remote employees across multiple countries; hybrid/remote likely role-dependent
- **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Fast-paced startup environment with recent acquisition support; employees work on cutting-edge AI recruiting tools; dedicated account managers for candidates and a focus on long-term roles

## Sources
1. [distro.io](https://distro.io/)
2. [distro.io/about-us](https://distro.io/about-us)
3. [distro.io/press](https://distro.io/press)
4. [linkedin.com/company/distroio](https://www.linkedin.com/company/distroio)
5. [jobs.lever.co/distro](https://jobs.lever.co/distro)

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