Director of Title Operations

About Us

Paladin Land Group delivers industry-leading land, title, and regulatory services across the U.S., with a reputation for accuracy, efficiency, and sound judgment. Our high-volume title program involves complex multi-state projects and our success is built on exceptional technical expertise and clear, decisive leadership. We are seeking a highly experienced Title Leader to serve as the company’s final authority on all title matters. This role will make judgment calls on title interpretation, resolve complex title issues, and ensure the legal and factual accuracy of all title deliverables before they reach our clients. The ideal candidate is a seasoned oil & gas title attorney or senior title landman with extensive multi-jurisdictional experience, strong leadership skills, and the confidence to stand behind critical title decisions. This person must have a solid foundation in Mid-Continent (OK & TX) mineral title, working interest title, HBP & depth severed title, federal, state, and Indian restrictions, OCC, RRC, and other regulatory implications, along with excellent curative direction. This is a management heavy role that involves direct management of title attorneys, landman staff, and client relationships, as well as a dedicated business development element.

Responsibilities

- Serve as the ultimate decision-maker for all title interpretation questions within the company

- Review and approve all high-stakes title deliverables, including drilling, division order, and acquisition title opinions

- Sign off on the soundness and defensibility of all title deliverables before client delivery

- Advise executive leadership and project managers on risk assessment and strategy related to title matters

- Develop and maintain company-wide title standards, best practices, and QA/QC processes

- Mentor and provide ongoing guidance to staff attorneys, landmen, and analysts

- Troubleshoot and resolve complex curative issues, collaborating with legal counsel and regulatory agencies when needed

- Oversee compliance with state, federal, and tribal title and recording requirements

- Provide training on evolving title law, case rulings, and jurisdictional nuances

- Receive, catalog, and track all work orders from clients

- Determine scope and estimate time/cost to complete individual projects/work orders/assignments

- Manage the prioritization, queue, assignment, & prosecution of work orders

- Train staff attorneys and title landmen in processes and forms

- Ongoing mentor support to staff attorneys and landmen

- Review and quality check all title opinions and certified and defensible title products

- Improve upon staff efficiencies and project turnaround time

- Render oil & gas drilling and division order title opinions

Qualifications

- 10+ years title experience in multiple basins and states

- Strong legal and practical knowledge of mineral, leasehold, and working interest title

- Experience overseeing title operations in both acquisition and development settings

- Familiarity with Fee, State, Federal, BIA, and other title frameworks

- Proven record of making sound judgment calls on complex title issues

- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

- Leadership experience managing title teams or large-scale title projects

- Ability to work efficiently under deadlines and prioritize competing demands

- Direct management experience

- J.D. with admission to practice in Oklahoma & Texas at a minimum

- Landman background preferred

- Both In-house E&P and broker experience preferred at the management level

- Excellent verbal and written business communication skills are essential

- Advanced Excel skills are essential

- Must have excellent time management skills and a dedicated work ethic.

Why Join Us

- Be the final voice on title decisions in a respected, growing company

- Competitive salary, performance incentives, and benefits

- Opportunity to shape company policy and title standards for years to come

- Collaborative culture with executive-level visibility

Total Compensation Package

W2 Comp package includes aggressive base salary, healthcare benefits, life insurance, 401(k), fringe allowances, & PTO, plus bonus opportunities and business development incentives.