The right leader can strengthen a team, improve execution, and change the trajectory of a division. The search starts with understanding the role, the business, and what success really looks like.
Homebuilding Expertise
More than 20 years focused on residential construction and the leaders who drive performance.
Role-Specific Search
We align each search with the business need, market, and leadership profile required.
Every Discipline
Director through C-suite search across every major homebuilding discipline.
NATIONAL HOMEBUILDING EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Homebuilding Executive Search Across Every Discipline
We recruit proven leaders across every homebuilding discipline, from land acquisition to sales to the C-suite.
We know how divisions operate, what strong leadership looks like, and how the best homebuilding talent moves.
Access to Proven Passive Talent
We reach experienced leaders who are not actively applying but will consider the right opportunity.
Current Compensation Intelligence
Our search work gives us real-time insight into base salary, bonus, incentives, and what it takes to attract proven leaders.
Search Built Around the Role and Market
Every search is shaped around the position, division, builder size, ownership structure, and local talent market.
RECENT PLACEMENTS
Recent Homebuilding Leadership Placements
Division President
Atlanta
Executive Leadership
VP Land Acquisition
Tampa
Land Acquisition & Development
VP Construction
Atlanta
Construction & Operations
Director Land Acquisition
Myrtle Beach
Land Acquisition & Development
Director Construction
Raleigh
Construction & Operations
VP Purchasing
Sarasota
Purchasing & Estimating
Director Sales
Charlotte
Sales Leadership
VP Finance
Indianapolis
Finance & Accounting
“MatchBuilt quickly understood what we needed in a Division President and delivered candidates who could lead from day one. The process was efficient and the quality of talent was exactly what we were looking for.”
Regional President, National Homebuilder
HOW WE SEARCH
Our Homebuilding Search Process
Every homebuilding search we run follows the same disciplined process, built for one of the highest-stakes hires in a homebuilding organization.
01
Discovery
We start with what your division needs next, not a copy of the old job description. Division structure, market dynamics, scope of the role, and the leadership profile that will succeed in it.
02
Targeted Sourcing
We engage passive homebuilding leaders directly, prioritizing those whose experience matches your operation’s actual challenges: similar markets, similar volume, similar builder type, similar turning points.
03
Vetting
We evaluate decision-making, not just resumes: how candidates have led teams, grown divisions, managed P&L, and delivered results through market cycles.
04
Execution
We stay with you through interviews, stakeholder alignment, compensation structuring, and offer, so the hire closes cleanly and starts with a clear mandate.
MARKETS WE SERVE
Homebuilding Markets We Serve
MatchBuilt recruits homebuilding leaders across major residential construction markets throughout the United States. Explore our regional recruiting hubs and the homebuilding markets we serve nationwide.
MatchBuilt recruits homebuilding leaders across the Southeast’s major residential construction markets, serving national, regional, and private builders throughout the region.
MatchBuilt recruits homebuilding leaders across Florida’s major residential construction markets, from Tampa and Orlando to Sarasota, Jacksonville, Naples, Fort Myers, and South Florida.
MatchBuilt recruits experienced homebuilding leaders across Texas, including the state’s largest and most competitive residential construction markets.
MatchBuilt recruits homebuilding leaders across major Midwest residential construction markets, serving national, regional, and private builders throughout the region.
MatchBuilt recruits homebuilding leaders across the Mid-Atlantic’s major residential construction markets, from Washington DC and Baltimore to Richmond, Hampton Roads, Delaware, and South Jersey.
MatchBuilt recruits homebuilding leaders across the Northeast’s major residential construction markets, from Philadelphia and South Jersey through Northern New Jersey and New York to Greater Boston.
MatchBuilt recruits homebuilding leaders across the Mountain West’s major residential construction markets, from Phoenix and Las Vegas through Denver and Salt Lake City to Boise.
MatchBuilt recruits homebuilding leaders across California’s major residential construction markets, from the Inland Empire and Los Angeles through Orange County to Sacramento.
MatchBuilt recruits homebuilding leaders across the Pacific Northwest’s major residential construction markets, from Seattle and Tacoma through Bellevue to Portland.
COMPENSATION INSIGHTS
What Are Homebuilding Leaders Earning in 2026?
Our 2026 Homebuilding Compensation Report uses data from actual placements and accepted offers to help homebuilders benchmark compensation before scoping their next leadership hire.
What types of homebuilders does MatchBuilt work with?
We work with national production builders, regional homebuilders, and private builders across the United States. Every search is discreet, and every candidate is evaluated for fit with your operation, not just the role.
Why hire a specialized homebuilding recruiter instead of a generalist?
A specialized homebuilding recruiter understands how land, purchasing, construction, sales, and operations roles affect each other. The best candidate is not always the person with the closest title. In residential construction, scope, market relationships, production volume, and leadership judgment often matter more than a generic resume match.
What positions do you recruit for?
We recruit Director-through-C-Suite leaders across every homebuilding discipline: executive leadership, land acquisition and development, construction and operations, sales, marketing, finance and accounting, and purchasing and estimating.
Where do you recruit?
MatchBuilt recruits nationally, with dedicated coverage across the Southeast, Florida, Texas, the Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic, the Northeast, the Mountain West, California, the Pacific Northwest, and other active residential construction markets. Local market knowledge still matters, especially where land relationships, trade partner history, and prior operating experience determine whether a leader can make an impact quickly.
How do retained and contingency searches work?
We offer both. A retained search commits dedicated resources to your priority hire, with a structured process from scoping through close. A contingency search means you pay a fee only when you hire a candidate we present. Either way, the search is built around the role, the market, and the scope of the hire.
How do you find passive candidates?
Most strong homebuilding leaders are already employed and are not checking job boards. We identify passive talent through long-standing residential construction relationships and direct outreach, then evaluate whether the opportunity offers the scope, timing, and upside a successful leader needs to consider a move.
START A SEARCH
Let’s Talk About Your Next Hire
Tell us about the leadership role you need to fill, and we’ll outline the right search approach.
