Company

Our client is a private, fully integrated real estate development and operating firm that invests in the development, mortgage origination and mortgage servicing of single-family communities. Since its inception, the company has successfully completed over 40 subdivisions across Texas. The company has a great track record and pipeline, a strong investor base that includes both PE and private investors and has invested in and/or developed over 40 subdivisions representing more than 7,000 units and $500 million equity since their inception.

Position

Reporting to the Executive Chairman and the Board of Directors, the CEO will have complete oversight of the day-to-day operations of the company, accepting responsibility for the success or failure of the enterprise. The CEO will give direction to and formulation of the leadership to achieve the company’s philosophy, mission, strategy, and annual objectives and goals, and in coordination with the Executive Chairman, enable the board of directors to fulfill its governance function and facilitate the optimum interaction between management and the Board of Directors.

The ideal candidate will be articulate and professional, a dynamic leader with an established track record of business plan creation, execution, and value creation, technologically competent, skilled in organizational and business development, and must embody and promote the firm’s position and most importantly, culture.

Responsibilities

Daily responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Lead the development and execution of a multi-year strategy that results in year over year growth.

• Assure that the company has a long-range strategy that achieves its mission, and toward which it makes consistent and timely progress.

Lead an effective strategic planning process producing a clear vision, direction, and goals.

• Develop and execute annual business plans that ensure successful achievement of strategy.
• Evaluate existing and new investment markets and metropolitan cycles of economic activity to forecast market trends.

Analyze proposed investments by the development team to determine feasibility and the return on investment as well as the level of risk due to changing market conditions and consumer demand, with a determination on how to proceed.

• Review proposed development cost to understand total capitalization requirements.
• With legal counsel, review contracts, loan documents and partnership agreements.
• Assess cost of equity and loans to understand total cost of capital stack.
• Understand current customer market to ensure the projected value of property upon completion is achievable.

Lead a high performing executive team and ensure they are effectively managing their teams to achieve the annual business objectives.

• Support Direct Reports (President, CFO, Vice Presidents of Sales, Marketing and Construction, Development Directors, etc) and hold them accountable to clearly stated performance outcomes.
• Set annual deliverables/goals for executives and review monthly one-on-one.
• Encourage and provide for continuous development and training of executive leadership and personnel that will provide the talent necessary for the achievement of the company’s mission.
• Collaborate with Executive Chair and the Board on effective succession plans for executive leadership.

Build relationships with key investors, industry leaders and community leaders positioning the company for success.

• Engage high net worth individuals, family offices and institutional investors to attract investment funds.
• Build a network of investment bankers, brokers, and other key sources critical to the company’s business and capital requirements.
• Make certain that the flow of funds permits the company to make steady progress towards the achievement of its objectives and that those funds are allocated properly to reflect present needs and future potential.

Provide leadership for the company’s organizational systems that will rapidly solve conflict, create a positive environment and deliver expected business results.

• Maintain a culture that attracts, retains and motivates top quality people.
• Formulate and administer all major policies for productive workflow and collaboration between people and departments.
• Approve Human Resource (HR) policies, accountability procedures, compensation policies/reward structures that promote strong working relationships throughout the company.
• Provide effective communication systems and guidelines for sharing critical information and ensuring they are understood throughout the company.

Qualifications

• Established track record of business plan development, execution and value creation.
• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree preferred), specializing in Business and Finance.
• 10-15 years of proven leadership experience in a like size and type of organization.
• Highly effective leader with the ability to build strong relationships with prospective and existing investors/partners as well as direct reports.
• Maintains a high level of professionalism, leadership and analytical skills.

Personal Skills & Attributes

• Working knowledge of development, construction, accounting and operations.
• Strong leadership and teamwork ability; provide support/direction to members of management team.
• Strong multi-tasking, time management, leadership and decision-making skills.
• Ability to set personal and project priorities and demonstrate strong organizational skills in day-to-day and long-term planning and execution.
• Strong analytical skills, problem analysis, project budget modeling and project scheduling. Ability to see the big picture.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to effectively delegate and negotiate.