Summary: Seeking an entrepreneurial CEO & Co-Founder with deep real estate expertise to lead Roomli, a venture revolutionizing access to homeownership through co-ownership of individual rooms. Highlights: 1. Lead a category-defining business with real societal impact 2. Opportunity to reshape how an entire generation accesses homeownership 3. Co-create a venture at the intersection of real estate, fintech, and community **We’re looking for an entrepreneurial leader to take the reins of Roomli: a venture that turns rent into ownership by letting people buy individual rooms in shared homes. Roomli revolutionizes access to housing empowering people and boosting their savings and wealth.** ### **Who are we?** At Byld, we don’t just build businesses, we create game\-changing ventures in collaboration with leading corporations. Since 2017, we’ve been designing, validating, and launching new companies, blending the best of the entrepreneurial and corporate worlds to develop scalable businesses with real impact. Today, accessing homeownership in major cities is nearly impossible. Prices keep rising, renting has become a dead\-end trap, and buying a whole property is out of reach for most people. In Spain, 70% of young households are over\-indebted, spending more than 40% of their income on rent, and the average time needed to save for a first home is 15 years. This lockout has created a new need: a more accessible, fair, and flexible path to start building wealth—without literally mortgaging your life. **Roomli** is one of our latest ventures. It was born to challenge the status quo in real estate and push towards a society where property ownership is more accessible for everyone, especially in big cities. The model allows people, particularly young professionals, to **become co\-owners of a home by purchasing individual rooms, instead of renting**. This isn’t just a new real estate model; it’s a new way of living, investing, and building community. It brings together real estate, fintech, and community into a single experience. Roomli is now at the go\-to\-market stage: We’ve already validated demand, built the legal framework, secured access to properties and now we’re ready to scale. We’re looking for a **CEO \& Co\-Founder** with **deep real estate expertise and network**, who can lead Roomli from first operations to institutional scale. Someone who thrives in ambiguity, knows what it takes to go from zero to one, and wants to reshape how an entire generation accesses homeownership. Join us in making access to property fairer, smarter, and more flexible. ### **About the role** We are looking for a **hands\-on, strategic CEO** with **strong experience in real estate operations and ecosystems**, capable of turning a validated concept into a scalable, investable company. This role is not for a generalist founder learning real estate on the fly. We need someone who **already understands how the real estate market works**, who speaks the language of owners, developers, investors, banks, and operators, and who can activate that network from day one. **Start Date** February 2026 **Contract Duration** Permanent ### **Responsibilities** We're looking for an exceptional Founder/CEO to bring Roomli to life, who will be responsible for: * **Owning Roomli’s strategic direction**, defining and executing the vision to make room co\-ownership a mainstream alternative to renting. * **Leading real estate operations end\-to\-end**: sourcing properties, structuring deals, coordinating with owners, developers, and operators, and launching the first homes. * **Activating your real estate network** to unlock access to properties, investors, financing partners, and strategic stakeholders. * **Driving the first commercial traction**: converting demand into signed pre\-reservations, sales, and closed deals, learning fast from real users and real assets. * **Building and leading the core team** across operations, sales, legal, product, and partners. * **Managing P\&L, unit economics, and KPIs** from day one, ensuring a solid and scalable operational model. * **Leading fundraising efforts**, engaging with real estate investors, funds, banks, and institutional partners. * **Ensuring legal and financial robustness**, including ownership structures, contracts, resale mechanisms, and compliance. * **Expanding the value proposition**, co\-creating services around renovation, management, rental, resale, and financial products. * **Being the public face of Roomli**, representing the company in the real estate ecosystem, media, and proptech/startup events. * **Reporting to Byld and strategic stakeholders**, sharing monthly progress, decisions, and milestones. ### **Who are we looking for:** * **\+8 years of experience in real estate** (mandatory), including operations, transactions, asset management, development, or investment. * Previous founder or co\-founder experience in a startup. * **Deep understanding of the Spanish real estate market**, its dynamics, regulations, and stakeholders. * **Proven network in real estate**, including property owners, developers, operators, investors, or financial institutions. * Experience leading or building **operational businesses** (startups, scale\-ups, or complex asset\-heavy models). * Strong entrepreneurial mindset: you’ve built, launched, or scaled things before. * Experience managing teams and driving cross\-functional execution. * Comfortable operating in ambiguity and early\-stage environments. * Hands\-on, execution\-driven, and accountable. * Strong communication skills, high empathy, and natural leadership. * Native Spanish and advanced English (C1\+). ### **Desirable:** * Experience in **alternative ownership models**, co\-ownership, fractional real estate, or proptech. * Background working with **real estate funds, family offices, or institutional investors**. * Knowledge of **renovation processes**, construction budgeting, permits, and timelines. * Exposure to **fintech or structured financial products** linked to real assets. ### **Benefits:** * This is a role with reduced or no salary during the first 6 months, in exchange for a meaningful equity stake as co\-founder. The expectation is to raise our first round during this period and set a competitive salary going forward. * A strong equity package (up to 40% for the entrepreneur team). * Co\-create a category\-defining business with real societal impact. * Full support from Byld: methodologies, resources, strategic backing, and team of experts. * Join a unique ecosystem of founders and innovation professionals. * The opportunity to build a **category\-defining real estate company** with real societal impact. * Potential for exponential growth and impact in Spain and beyond.