Senior Director of Security & IT

Company Overview

Built is a growth-stage company at the intersection of FinTech and PropTech. We are on a mission to change the way the world gets built with technology and services that streamline the $1.4T U.S. construction industry.

By providing a centralized platform for all industry stakeholders, Built enables increased efficiency, collaboration, transparency, and business agility—allowing customers to build and manage the communities around us more profitably and with more confidence. The Built platform is used by hundreds of leading North American lenders and asset managers, and thousands of developers, home builders, and contractors. Since our founding in 2015, we've partnered with over 140 of the top financial institutions in the U.S. and Canada, including 35+ of the top 100 U.S. construction lenders.

With our latest $1.5B valuation, we’re on a continued growth trajectory and are committed to attracting the best talent in the world. We want you to be a part of this exciting journey.

About the Role

Built is hiring a strategic and delivery-focused Senior Director of Security & IT to lead enterprise security and information technology enablement. As we transform how lending, financial management, and payments work in construction and real estate, security is central to our mission as we protect our clients, their customers, and Built.

This role is responsible for defining and executing a security and information technology strategy that empowers our teams to do their best work through secure, scalable systems. You will join a fast-moving, high-ownership, mission-driven team operating at the intersection of business enablement and enterprise resilience.

The ideal candidate is a security-first leader who understands IT operations, can operate effectively at both architectural and execution levels, and thrives in an environment that demands measured risk-taking, rapid decision-making, and hands-on engagement. Success in this role requires pragmatic leadership, strong cross-functional collaboration, and a clear focus on outcomes.

This high-impact role reports directly to the CFO, is part of the senior leadership team, and has broad responsibility for security, identity governance, internal tooling, enterprise architecture, IT service delivery, and facilities across our enterprise environment. This includes defining and enforcing security standards, scaling internal enablement through IT systems, and representing Built’s security posture to clients during sales and implementation processes.

Key Responsibilities

Security Posture & Enablement

• Define and communicate Built's enterprise Security and IT strategy in alignment with business objectives, regulatory needs, and long-term vision
• Own the entirety of security oversight, programs and operations, and partnership with leaders across the organization.
• Drive measurable improvements to Built’s day-to-day security posture—not for compliance optics, but for architectural resilience and operational soundness
• Oversee endpoint, network, and infrastructure security including monitoring, configuration, logging, and access control
• Define and implement policies and technical controls across identity, access, endpoint protection, encryption, and data retention
• Lead vulnerability management and remediation in partnership with Engineering, including scanning, classification, tracking, and burn-down reporting
• Own internal security incident response and detection processes, including playbooks, tabletop exercises, and escalation protocols
• Ensure centralized log collection and threat detection visibility through SIEM and related tooling
• Champion employee awareness, phishing simulations, and behavior-focused training programs
• Guide application security and secure SDLC processes including tooling, risk assessment, and securi