Head of Legal, Risk, and Compliance

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About Built

Built is the AI-powered platform transforming the way real estate is financed developed and managed. Purpose-built for real estate and construction Built began by fixing construction draw management for lenders and has grown into a comprehensive operating system addressing some of the industrys most complex challenges. Through its connected product suite Built enables stakeholders to finance develop build own and operate smarterall in one place. The platform brings together loans deals portfolios payments inspections and collaboration to deliver faster execution greater transparency efficiency and trust across the industry.

Today Built is a partner to more than 350 lenders over 80000 borrowers and owners and thousands of contractors powering 86000 active projects valued at more than $300 billion. Learn more at :

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• Series D Financing Round
• Built Recognized in Two American Business Award Categories
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Head of Legal Risk & Compliance

We are seeking a Head of Legal Risk & Compliance to lead Builts legal enterprise risk and compliance and procurement process with a strategic commercial mindset. This is a high-impact opportunity to own all aspects of legal at a fast-growing venture-backed company at the intersection of fintech proptech and SaaS - merging together complex client needs business models and risk management. This is not a black-and-white legal job. We are looking for a business-first risk advisor who thrives in ambiguity pushes for optimal outcomes in negotiations and builds scalable legal infrastructure that enables growth.

Youll be a member of the senior leadership team and report to the CFO acting as a key advisor to leadership helping guide our contracting strategy managing legal risk supporting M&A and ensuring compliance all with a strong bias for action and potential for greater scope

Legal & Commercial Contracting

• Lead all client partner and vendor contracting - including enterprise SaaS and services data and payment-processing agreements.
• Develop systems and processes that balance speed risk and commercial acceleration - enabling swift and clear decision support for operational counterparts and leadership.
• Personally step into high-stakes negotiations with banks financial institutions and enterprise clients.

Enterprise Enablement & Stewardship

• Partner with People leadership and outside counsel on employment law matters including policies multi-state compliance investigations and sensitive employee issues.
• Oversee protection and management of Builts IP including software data rights trademarks and licensing terms in client/vendor agreements.
• Manage litigation strategy and dispute resolution in partnership with outside counsel ensuring alignment with business and risk priorities.
• Monitor regulatory developments in fintech payments privacy and AI; advise leadership on implications and represent Built with regulators and industry bodies as needed.
• Oversee corporate insurance programs (cyber D&O E&O liability) as part of the broader enterprise risk management framework.
• Oversee equity administration and management at Built including equity approval processes and board consents in partnership with our People and Finance functions.

Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Leadership

• Own enterprise governance risk and compliance (GRC) including oversight of our compliance function SOC 2 and similar compliance frameworks.
• Build out privacy/data programs to ensure commercial adoption and risk management.
• Oversee client due diligence processes and compliance with financial institution standards.
• Stand up policies for AI use responding to emerging use cases and internal opportunities to safely accelerate our pace of delivery.
• Guide decision support on payments and funds disbursement practices for regulatory compliance and payment partner requirements making payments compliance a differentiator for Built.
• Build out and oversee Builts enterprise risk management (ERM) practice acting as a risk advisor - framing decisions tradeoffs and policy recommendations.

Corporate & Board Management

• Manage corporate governance and board processes in coordination with external counsel building Builts sophistication and future-proofing future corporate evolutions.
• Aid in the drafting and review of Board of Directors materials governance materials and aid in the consistent improvement of our Board practices at Built.
• Support M&A and partnership activity alongside Corporate Development leading legal due diligence agreement drafting in coordination with outside counsel and contribute to negotiation strategy.
• Prepare the company for future evolutions including potential capital raises IPO-readiness and other transaction types.
• Manage external counsel across corporate contract and employment firms.

Procurement Oversight

• Oversee our end-to-end procurement process coordinating corporate functions to deliver a seamless experience that manages cost risk and enablement.
• Lead select high-stakes negotiations and vendor contracting.
• Establish standardized vendor management policies that scale with enterprise expectations.

Role Requirements

Must Have

• Prior role as a Deputy GC or #2 legal leader in a growth-stage SaaS or fintech company or comparable at a law firm.
• Demonstrated ability to drive negotiations with enterprise financial institutions and win balanced outcomes.
• Strong risk management mindset: able to design frameworks not just execute checklists.
• Executive presence: able to represent Built credibly in the room with client GCs regulators and the board.
• Builder mentality: thrives in ambiguity creates systems from scratch and scales processes.
• Leadership ability: track record of mentoring teams and collaborating across functions.
• Corporate oversight: experience leading or as a key contributor to corporate/entity management corporate governance and/or board management.
• Exposure to M&A deal execution and integration.

Nice to Have

• Proven success leading commercial contracting in SaaS fintech or payments.
• Experience with AI governance fintech regulatory structures or data/privacy compliance.
• Experience leading procurement
• Global entity management experience

Builts salary range for this position is $250000 - 275000 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 Builts 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.

Perks:

• The rare opportunity to radically disrupt a $1.5T industry
• Competitive benefits including: uncapped vacation health dental & vision insurance
• 401k with match and expedited vesting
• Robust compensation package including equity in the form of stock options
• Flexible working hours paid family leave ERGs & Mentorship opportunities
• Learning grant program to support ongoing professional development

Built brings together passionate people who are driven in a variety of disciplines each bringing their unique perspective to everything they do.

Were committed to building a safe inclusive workplace where every employee can succeed and we recruit hire and promote fairly - without bias based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity marital status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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