Sales Representative

Company: First American
Location: Santa Rosa
Posted on: January 8, 2021

Job Description:

Company Summary Join our team! First American's Direct division provides comprehensive title insurance protection and professional settlement services for real estate purchases, refinances and equity loans. As a global leader in providing title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, First American (NYSE: FAF) is an ideal place to build your career. We have been entrusted with helping our customers achieve and protect their dream of homeownership since 1889. We believe that our people are the key to the company's continued success, and we invest in diverse talents and backgrounds and empower our teams to achieve more than they could anywhere else. First American has created an award-winning culture and has been named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For-- list for the fifth consecutive year and to more than 50 regional Best Places to Work lists. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com Job Summary Essential Functions Builds client relationships, secures new orders from new customers, and maintains and expands business with existing client base Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from networking, websites, newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, and other sources and develop and execute on a call plan for qualified real estate agents, brokers and their staff, lenders and attorneys Assesses individual client needs and develops, presents and implements a plan to meet those needs Is highly visible in his/her marketing area by attending real estate industry functions and participating in community and real estate events Collaborates with internal marketing teams provided for their territory where needed to develop local marketing content (print, electronic) and social media presence to drive brand awareness to support sales strategy Effectively creates or adapts and delivers presentations to customer groups, target customers, agents and others Interacts daily with other work groups (Operations, Marketing and Escrow branches Communicates proactively with and responds in a timely manner to clients Knowledge and Skills/Technology Used Ability to listen to customers and understand their needs and objectives to better respond and provide solutions Applies diplomacy and tact Demonstrates persistence, tenacity and consistency in pursuing revenues opportunities Strong interpersonal communication skills Flexible with the ability to adapt strategy to changing conditions Understanding of market and competition with the ability to identify external threats and opportunities Ability to persuade and influence others Strong negotiation skills Visibility requires maintaining a professional appearance and providing a positive company image to the public. Typical Education High School Diploma Typical Range of Experience 2- 5 years of successful residential Title/Real estate industry experience Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales goals License or Certification Requires a valid driver's license. First American invests in its employees' development and well-being, empowers them to provide superior customer service and encourages them to serve the communities where they live and work. First American is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer.

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