Senior Legal Operations Manager

Posted:
10/27/2025, 4:40:57 AM

Location(s):
Texas, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Legal & Compliance

Workplace Type:
Remote

At Stewart, we know that success begins with great people. As a Stewart employee, you’ll be joining a company that was named a 2024-2025 Best Company to Work For by U.S. News & World Report, and a 2025 Top Workplace by USA Today. We are committed to helping you own, develop, and nurture your career. We invest in your career journey because we understand that as you grow, so does our company. And our priority is smart growth – by attaining the best people, investing in tools and resources that enable success, and creating a better home for all.

You will be part of an inclusive work environment that reflects the customers we serve. You’ll be empowered to use your unique experiences, passion and skills to help our company and the communities we serve constantly evolve and improve. Together, we can achieve our vision of becoming the premier title and real estate services company.

Stewart is a global real estate services company, providing title insurance, settlement, underwriting, and lender services through our family of companies. To learn more about Stewart, visit stewart.com/about

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Job Description

Job Summary

Directly engages in field operations outside of core Escrow and Title Operations; also, includes various leadership roles that support the overall strategy and execution of field-based operations. Manages and coordinates operational/business strategies and activities for a functional or geographic segment (ex. division) of the organization.


Job Responsibilities
  • Manages and coordinates organization, branch, production, functional or department operation/business strategies and activities
  • Participates in developing, interpreting and implementing policies and procedures for the assigned functional area/department
  • Assigns or delegates responsibilities for specified work or functional activities and ensures attainment of operating goals
  • Serves as a resource in providing work direction and assistance in resolving issues as they arise
  • Provides leadership to managers, supervisors and/or individual contributors
  • Accountable for the performance and results of multiple related teams
  • Develops departmental plans, including business, production and/or organizational priorities
  • Decisions are guided by resource availability and Stewart objectives
  • Applies knowledge of key business drivers and the factors that maximize department performance
  • Guided by functional or regional business plans, impacts the department results by supporting and funding of projects, products, services and/or technologies
  • Identifies and solves complex, operational and organizational problems leveraging resources within or outside the department
  • Persuades managers and leaders to take action and/or negotiates with external partners/vendors/customers
  • Manages multiple related teams, sets departmental priorities and allocates resources to align with business objectives and annual plan

Education
  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred

Experience
  • Typically requires 8+ years of related work experience

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Stewart is committed to ensuring that its online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance or an accommodation in the application process, please contact us by email at [email protected].

Benefits

Stewart offers eligible employees a competitive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to a variety of health and wellness insurance options and programs, paid time off, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program, and employee discounts.