General Manager – Construction

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General Manager owning construction-sector strategy, partnerships, P&L, and growth. Building Flex’s AI-native private bank for business owners.

Responsibilities:

  • Build and run Flex’s construction business
  • Own the construction sector strategy, relationships, partnerships, product priorities, and P&L
  • Make Flex the primary financial institution for construction businesses
  • Own the sector P&L and report weekly on construction owners banking with Flex and the revenue they generate
  • Identify the 200 people who move construction and create a coverage plan for each within 90 days
  • Originate owners and firms through dinners, site visits, conferences, portfolio days, and referrals
  • Represent Flex in the construction sector and maintain an active presence
  • Identify, negotiate, and own strategic partnerships such as surety or construction-lender referral programs, trade associations, franchisors, buying groups, construction ERP integrations, and portfolio sponsors
  • Set the product agenda for construction-sector needs
  • Build and lead a sector team as the pipeline grows
  • Use AI-native tools for research, relationship tracking, outreach, and modeling
  • Report directly to the CEO
  • Submit and defend a one-page construction-to-Flex coverage pitch covering the sector, owners, banking needs, relationship map, first partnerships, investment and return, plan, and team

Requirements:

  • 7 to 12 years in investment banking, private credit, private equity, venture, or a senior commercial seat inside construction
  • Demonstrable record of originating business, not servicing it
  • Active network in construction; ability to name the 50 people who matter and reach most of them this week
  • Fluency in contractor payment flows and capital constraints, including margins, working capital, pay applications, retainage, and bonding
  • Ability to structure partnerships, negotiate referral economics, and work through a term sheet independently
  • Ability to build own financial models
  • Banker-level Excel proficiency
  • Working understanding of the unit economics of deposits, cards, and credit

Benefits:

  • Variable compensation targeted at 100% of base, paid on revenue generated by the sector, with no ceiling
  • Equity compensation eligibility
  • Guaranteed variable component in the first year while the book is built
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Paid time off
  • 401(k) plan