The Opportunity
Position Overview
Executive Leadership Opportunity | Production Homebuilding
MatchBuilt is partnering with a leading homebuilder to appoint a Division President for its West Florida operations. This executive will hold full P&L responsibility and lead the division’s business strategy, land pipeline, operating performance, and leadership team.
The Division President will set the division’s direction, translate market opportunities into disciplined growth, and deliver results across profitability, sales pace, construction execution, and customer satisfaction. The role oversees land acquisition and development, construction, purchasing and estimating, sales, finance, and customer care.
We are seeking an accomplished homebuilding executive with the financial judgment, market knowledge, and leadership experience to run a division with substantial autonomy while working closely with corporate leadership. Florida homebuilding experience is required. Local candidates and candidates willing to relocate will be considered.
At a Glance
Job Highlights
- Division Strategy and Leadership: Set the direction for the homebuilder’s West Florida division and lead its business performance, leadership team, and market growth.
- Full P&L Accountability: Own division financial results, with responsibility for revenue, profitability, margins, budgets, and cash flow.
- Business Planning and Execution: Translate market opportunities and company objectives into annual business plans and community-level operating strategies.
- Leadership Team Accountability: Lead and develop senior leaders across land, construction, purchasing, sales, finance, and customer care.
- Land Strategy and Capital Discipline: Partner with corporate leadership on land opportunities, lot pipeline, entitlement and development risk, and capital allocation.
- Quality and Customer Experience: Establish clear expectations for construction quality, delivery schedules, and customer satisfaction.
- Florida Experience Required; Relocation Considered: West Florida-based opportunity open to local candidates and executives willing to relocate.
What You'll Lead
Executive Responsibilities
- Set the division’s strategic direction and execute annual and long-term business plans that reflect market conditions, company objectives, and available capital.
- Own division P&L performance, balancing revenue growth, operating margin, and cash flow.
- Build, develop, and hold accountable a high-performing leadership team, with clear operating priorities, performance expectations, and succession plans.
- Direct land strategy in partnership with corporate leadership, evaluating acquisition opportunities, entitlement and development risk, lot availability, and capital commitments.
- Establish community-level business strategies covering product positioning, pricing, sales pace, incentives, and inventory to support profitability and competitive performance.
- Drive operating performance across sales, construction, purchasing, land development, finance, and customer care, addressing risks and performance gaps early.
- Maintain disciplined management of starts, closings, backlog, cycle times, construction costs, quality, and customer satisfaction.
- Ensure the division’s organizational structure, operating systems, and internal controls support efficient execution and sustainable growth through changing market conditions.
- Represent the division with corporate leadership, developers, municipalities, trade partners, and other key market stakeholders.
- Set the standard for ethical leadership, regulatory compliance, employee development, construction quality, and customer experience.
What You Bring
Division President Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution in business, construction management, engineering, real estate, finance, or a related field required; a graduate or professional degree is a plus.
- 10+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience with a high-volume production homebuilder, including substantial executive or division-level responsibility.
- Demonstrated success as a Division President, General Manager, or comparable homebuilding executive, with responsibility for financial performance, business planning, and leadership team development.
- Florida homebuilding experience required, with a strong understanding of local market dynamics, land conditions, and the regulatory environment.
- Strong understanding of land acquisition, entitlement, land development, construction, purchasing, sales, finance, customer care, and overall division operations.
- Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and retain high-performing senior leaders and establish accountability across departments.
- Strong financial judgment, including the ability to evaluate budgets, margins, community performance, pricing, cash flow, and capital allocation.
- Ability to build productive relationships with corporate leadership, developers, municipalities, trade partners, and other market stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and presentation skills, with sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential information.
- Proven ability to lead through changing market conditions while maintaining financial discipline, operating performance, and customer satisfaction.
- High integrity and a leadership approach grounded in clear expectations, accountability, and long-term business performance.
The Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive base salary with division profit sharing
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
- 401(k) plan for long-term savings
- Disability coverage for added protection
- Life insurance for employees and dependents
- Generous vacation and company holidays