New platform combines market-signal diagnostics, authority-building tools, and a structured daily workflow to help directors, VPs, and CTOs become the obvious choice — before roles are ever advertised
-- STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, UK — 7 April 2026 — AuthBuild (authbuild.com) today announced the full launch of its career intelligence platform, purpose-built for senior professionals navigating a hiring market where the majority of appointments at director level and above are filled through networks, reputation, and referral before a job posting ever goes live.
The platform addresses a structural problem in senior hiring that most job search tools ignore entirely: the gap between a professional's actual capability and how the market perceives them. AuthBuild's founding thesis, drawn from research across hundreds of senior hiring processes, is that online applications account for less than 20% of senior appointments yet consume the majority of most professionals' job search effort. The platform is built to invert that ratio.
The Diagnostic Engine: Job Researcher and Gap Score
At the core of AuthBuild is the Job Researcher — a market intelligence tool that audits live job descriptions against a leader's existing profile and expertise. The output is a proprietary Gap Score, a 0-100 metric that makes visible exactly how the market currently perceives a professional versus how they need to be perceived for their target roles.
The Job Researcher identifies a leader's Role Archetype — whether the market reads them as an AI Transformation Lead, an Operational Excellence Director, a Product-Led Growth CTO, or another category entirely — and maps precisely where their signal is strong and where authority is missing. The Authority Gap Signals feature surfaces recurring skill gaps from job market analysis, and the Job Market Coverage tool maps existing content against what the market actually demands.
"Executives don't need another job board," says Steve Butler, AuthBuild's founder and a veteran CTO with 20 years of technology leadership. "They need a strategic mirror. The Job Researcher doesn't help you apply for roles — it audits your professional footprint and shows you exactly where you're failing to signal the authority that hiring decision-makers are looking for. It's about understanding your market value so you can position yourself as the obvious, low-risk solution."
The Authority Architecture: From Diagnosis to System
Once the Gap Score identifies what needs to change, AuthBuild's Authority Architecture builds the framework to change it. The platform generates a complete thought leadership structure — pillars, topics, subtopics, outlines, and a monthly Content Planner — derived from real market signals rather than generic career advice.
The Content Engine produces LinkedIn posts, carousels, and content series in each user's authentic voice. A Style Card, trained on the professional's existing writing, ensures every AI-generated draft reflects their genuine voice and expertise. Posts can be scored, edited, regenerated, and scheduled directly from the platform. The Carousel and Infographic Generator creates visual content from drafts, and the Content Series Builder links outlines into themed series for sustained authority-building over time.
The Network CRM: Systematic Relationship Development
AuthBuild includes a full Network CRM with a Kanban pipeline, AI-crafted outreach messages, and a structured engagement funnel. The ICP Targets feature maintains a curated watchlist for daily LinkedIn engagement, and the Message Generator produces personalised multi-touch outreach sequences — Touch 1, Touch 2, and Touch 3 — calibrated to each stage of a professional relationship.
The Find Targets tool generates AI-assisted search strings for identifying ideal contacts. The Engagement Pipeline tracks relationships from initial comment through to closed opportunity.
The 15-Minute Daily Workflow
All platform systems converge into a structured daily practice. The 6-Week Sprint Tracker, Comments Logger, Progress Tracker, and Authority Score — a composite metric across consistency, engagement, network growth, and content volume — give users a clear picture of momentum and a daily action list designed to be completed in 15 minutes.
"The biggest failure mode for senior professionals trying to build authority isn't strategy — it's consistency," says Butler. "AuthBuild is designed so that the right actions happen every day, not in sporadic bursts when job search urgency peaks. Fifteen minutes a day, compounded over months, is what moves you from invisible to inevitable."
Availability and Pricing
AuthBuild is available now at authbuild.com with a 7-day free trial — no credit card required. The trial provides full platform access from day one, enabling professionals to complete onboarding, run their first Job Researcher audit, build their Authority Architecture, and generate their first week of content before any payment decision is required.
Monthly and quarterly subscription plans are available following the trial period.
AuthBuild is designed for senior job hunters, directors, VPs, CTOs, and heads of function operating in the UK market.
About AuthBuild
AuthBuild is a career intelligence platform built for senior professionals who want to become the obvious choice rather than one of many applicants. By combining market-signal diagnostics, structured authority-building tools, and a systematic daily workflow, the platform ensures that a leader's expertise is visible, verifiable, and aligned with how hiring decisions are actually made. AuthBuild was founded by Steve Butler, a veteran CTO and AI transformation leader with 20 years of technology leadership experience.
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