Senior Director of Security & IT
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Senior Director Of Security & It

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 include:

• 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 posturenot 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 security integration into the dev lifecycle
• Partner with Legal and Compliance to ensure audit readiness, third-party risk management, and policy alignment

Additional responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute a clear vision for Built's internal technology stack
• Manage internal IT infrastructure, endpoint management, MDM, SaaS tooling decisions, and collaboration environments
• Direct the IT/ITE/facilities leader and team to ensure reliable, efficient delivery of service across the company
• Scale IT automation, asset management, onboarding/offboarding, and employee support
• Maintain the health, security, and architecture of enterprise platforms like Okta, Google Workspace, Slack, Crowdstrike, and Kandji

Built's salary range for this position is $260,000-$290,000 USD per year. The pay range is designed to accommodate upward mobility in the role, therefore it encompasses the full span of proficiency levels for this role and we believe that the midpoint of the range is competitive in the market. Salary is just one component of Built's total compensation package for employees. Your total rewards package at Built will include equity, top-notch medical, dental and vision coverage, an unlimited PTO policy, and other benefits.