CEO Houseful

Royal Bank of Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a visionary Chief Executive Officer for its innovative real estate platform dedicated to enhancing homeownership experience in Canada. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in product-led growth and a strong grasp of the Canadian real estate market. This role focuses on strategic leadership, driving customer engagement, and steering cross-functional teams toward operational excellence.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Flexible work/life balance options

World-class training program

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a strategic leader or executive in an early or growth-stage tech company.
• Strong understanding of the Canadian real estate market.
• Track record of growing customer-centric platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the strategic roadmap aligning business goals with product innovation.
• Lead a dynamic cross-functional team across product, sales, finance, and operations.
• Drive customer acquisition and engagement through go-to-market strategies.

Skills

B2B Product Management

Growth Strategies

Product Development

Customer Service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Finance, or Economics

Job description

Houseful is a digital real estate and homebuying platform on a mission to make buying and owning a home more straightforward and more accessible for affordability calculators and home listings to equity insights and financial product integration Houseful is building the most complete homeownership experience in the country.

Were seeking a visionary and execution-drivenChief Executive Officer (CEO)to lead Houseful through its next stage of growth. The ideal candidate is a passionate leader with a deep understanding of the Canadian real estate ecosystem a track record of scaling early- to growth-stage technology or products companies and the ability to align business strategy with exceptional customer experience. This role requires an experienced working with product-led strategies focused on customer engagement and acquisition.

Houseful is backed by the scale trust and resources of RBC but operates with the agility of a startup underthe RBCx Portfolio of Companies. If youre driven to reshape one of the most critical decisions in peoples lives this is your moment.

WHAT WILL YOU DO

Own and evolve Housefuls strategic roadmap in partnership with RBCx and RBC Home Equity Finance (HEF) aligning business goals with product innovation and revenue growth.

Build and maintain a strong collaborative partnership withRBC HEFto ensure Houseful becomes a key channel for client acquisition and mortgage growth.

Lead a dynamic cross-functional team across productsales strategic finance and operations.

Drive customer acquisition engagement and monetization by developing and executing go-to-market strategies.

Represent Houseful to senior stakeholders at RBC partners and the public as needed.

Ensure operational excellence and performance tracking across all functions.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Proven experience as a strategic leader general manager or executive in anearly or growth-stage tech company.

Strong technical acumen comfortable with leading in a product or data-led environment.

Strong understanding of theCanadian real estate market customer dynamics and homebuying lifecycle.

Demonstrated success inbuilding and scaling cross-functional teams and able to engage credibly with product engineering and design (PED) teams.

Track record ofgrowing customer-centric platformsand driving engagement through product innovation and actionable data insights.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skillscomfortable reporting to board-level and enterprise stakeholders.

Passion for transforming how Canadians engage with homeownership and financial services.

Must have

A bachelors degree in a Business Computer Science Finance or Economics.

12 years of experience in product operations or strategy preferably in a startup environment or company.

Proven track record of scaling product-led growth (PLG) through experimentation and data-informed decisioning.

Experience defining customer segmentation acquisition and retention models.

Nice-to-have

An advanced degree such as an MBA or an advanced degree.

Experience in fintech marketplace or PLG business models.

Background in financial services or regulatory environments is a plus.

Knowledge of predictive analytics churn forecasting and revenue modeling.

Whats in it for you

We thrive on the challenge to be our best progressive thinking to keep growing and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other reaching our potential making a difference to our communities and achieving success that is mutual.

A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits competitive compensation commissions and stock where applicable

Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

Work in a dynamic collaborative progressive and high-performing team

A world-class training program in financial services

Flexible work / life balance options

Opportunities to do challenging work

RBCx

Houseful

Job Skills

B2B Product Management Competitive Markets Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Conceptual Thinking Customer Service Growth Strategies Manufacturing Trends & Directions Monetization Monetization Strategies Product Development Lifecycle Product Development Methodology Product Management Product Management Strategy Product Manufacturing Product Testing Prototype Manufacturing Value Realization

Additional Job Details

Address :

20 KING ST W : TORONTO

City : TORONTO

Country : Canada

Work hours / week : 37.5

Employment Type : Full time

Platform :

PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKING

Job Type : Regular

Posted Date :

Application Deadline :

Note : Applications will be accepted until 11 : 59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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