Strategic Leader, Homebuilding Division

MatchBuilt; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

MatchBuilt, a leading executive search firm for a top homebuilder in Houston, Texas, seeks a Division President to guide division strategy, operations, and market growth in alignment with long-term goals.

The role requires strong residential construction leadership and division operations expertise, spanning land strategy, financial performance, and team development across construction, sales, land, purchasing, finance, and customer care. Local and non-local candidates will be considered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, construction management, engineering, real estate, finance, or related field preferred.
• 5-10 years of senior leadership experience as a Division President, Vice President, GM, or comparable executive leader in homebuilding.
• Proven experience leading a residential construction division or major homebuilding function with financial results, team performance, and growth.
• Strong understanding of land acquisition, development, entitlement, construction, purchasing, sales, finance, customer care, and division operations.
• Demonstrated ability to build and retain high-performing leadership teams with accountability across departments.
• Strong financial acumen to evaluate budgets, margins, and profitability.
• Excellent communication, analytical and presentation skills to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for the division including strategic planning, financial performance, and market growth.
• Develop and execute annual business plans, budgets, community strategies, and performance objectives.
• Lead, recruit, develop, and hold accountable a high-performing division leadership team across key functions.
• Ensure organizational structure and talent pipeline support current operations and planned growth.
• Oversee revenue, profitability, margins, starts, closings, backlog, cycle time, and customer satisfaction.
• Review and approve pricing strategies, sales releases, and product plans based on market demand and targets.
• Partner with land acquisition, development, and corporate leadership to evaluate growth opportunities.
• Review and approve construction starts, budgets, schedules, and material deviations while ensuring discipline.
• Represent the company with developers, municipalities, trade partners, and stakeholders.
• Maintain a culture of accountability, ethical leadership, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with policies and regulations; uphold ethical standards.

Job description

MatchBuilt, a leading executive search firm for a top homebuilder in Houston, Texas, seeks a Division President to guide division strategy, operations, and market growth in alignment with long-term goals.

The role requires strong residential construction leadership and division operations expertise, spanning land strategy, financial performance, and team development across construction, sales, land, purchasing, finance, and customer care. Local and non-local candidates will be considered.