About Billd
Billd is a fast-growing fintech company looking to disrupt a $1.5 trillion industry. We offer first-of-its-kind, industry-leading financial and technology products to empower our customers, commercial subcontractors. We believe in championing the underdog because no one else does.
You will be challenged to bring your best self to Billd and guaranteed to have the most professionally rewarding experiences of your career. We pride our team on being focused, relentless, and driven, but never take ourselves too seriously and love having fun.
As a rapidly growing company, we offer several opportunities for internal growth and career development. We’re committed to the motivated professionals that work at Billd, but don’t just take our word for it. Check out our 4.3 Glassdoor rating to see what our team has to say about working here.
But the praise doesn’t stop there. Some of our awards include:
- 4x Top Private Companies award winner (Austin Business Journal)
- 3x Fastest Growing Companies award winner (Austin Business Journal)
- 3x Top Technology Firm (Construction Executive Magazine)
- 2x Top Tech Employer in Austin (Austin Business Journal)
- 2x Best Places to Work (Forbes, BuiltIn)
- 1x Best CEO Nomination (Austin Business Journal)
We call our Austin, TX, headquarters home and have a hybrid work model that allows employees the flexibility to work from home one day per week. Our dog-friendly office is centrally located north of downtown and features a fully stocked kitchen, on-site fitness room, and hosts quarterly company-wide team events.
The Role
This is an opportunity for a visionary leader to oversee both Billd’s product and technology strategies, driving innovation and operational excellence across the company. The Chief Product Officer will be responsible for managing the lifecycle of Billd’s financial and technology products while leading the product and technology teams. This role combines strategic product leadership with technology oversight, ensuring alignment between customer needs, business goals, and technical capabilities.
Reporting directly to the CEO, you will be a key member of the executive team, shaping the company’s growth and technological evolution. This role requires a deep understanding of financial and technology products, a passion for solving customer challenges, and the ability to lead high-performing teams.
This role is based in our office in Austin, TX.
What You’ll Do
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Strategic Product and Technology Leadership: Define the product and technology vision and roadmap, ensuring alignment with Billd’s long-term goals and market opportunities. Collaborate with the executive team to identify growth opportunities and prioritize investments in product and technology. Drive innovation across financial and technology products to maintain Billd’s competitive edge.
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Oversee Product and Technology Teams: Lead and mentor the product management, engineering, and technology teams, fostering collaboration and delivering high-quality solutions. Ensure the technology infrastructure is scalable, secure, and aligned with the company’s growth trajectory. Build and maintain a strong culture of technical excellence, innovation, and accountability.
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Customer-Focused Product Development: Own the end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation and design to development, launch, and iteration. Engage with customers, partners, and stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure product-market fit. Develop processes for gathering customer feedback, analyzing data, and prioritizing features to deliver world-class products.
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Technology Oversight and Innovation: Oversee Billd’s technology architecture and ensure alignment with product goals and business objectives. Evaluate and integrate third-party tools and technologies to complement in-house development. Drive automation and system efficiencies to support scaling operations.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success teams to align go-to-market strategies with product offerings. Collaborate with Risk and Finance teams to ensure product and technology initiatives meet compliance and performance standards. Act as a key advisor to the executive team, providing insights and recommendations on product and technology strategy.
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Evangelize Billd’s Vision: Represent Billd’s product and technology innovations to internal and external stakeholders, including customers, partners, and industry leaders. Communicate the value proposition of Billd’s offerings through presentations, forums, and direct engagements.
Skills and Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in product management, technology leadership, or combined roles within Lending, FinTech, or software companies.
- Proven track record of launching and managing financial products, lending solutions, or payments systems.
- Executive technical acumen with experience guiding engineering teams and technology infrastructure.
- Demonstrated ability to define and execute product and technology strategies from concept to market.
- Experience scaling technology platforms to support business growth and operational efficiency.
- Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with a collaborative approach to team management.
- Metrics-driven mindset with a focus on using data and customer feedback to drive decisions.
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in business, technology, or a related field preferred.
Why Join Billd?
Billd is at the forefront of transforming the construction finance industry by delivering innovative financial and technology solutions to subcontractors. Joining Billd means becoming part of a fast-growing company where you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on our products, technology, and customers.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.