Business Development Manager - Bridging Finance - South / South West

Business Development Manager

Bridging Finance

South / South West UK

We are pleased to be working with a well established lender on their search for a Business Development Manager to join the growing team.

The overall responsibility of the role is focused on identifying, developing and managing relationships with mortgage intermediaries, professional introducers and direct applicants in order to originate new lending opportunities in line with company budgets and growth plans.

Responsibilities:

• Origination of new accounts within bridging/development brokers & intermediaries, in addition to successfully maintaining key accounts within the business.
• Work collaboratively with the internal sales team to book and manage your own diary.
• Complying with business Lending policies.
• Having a clear understanding of structuring loan facilities in line with company procedures & processes, ensuring suitability of the security and in turn delivering appropriate terms within an allotted time frame agreed. This will be done collaboratively with the internal sales and underwriting teams.
• Manage deal flow to maintain a strong sales pipeline in order to meet and exceed agreed targets

Key skills and experience:

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Proactive and able to work on your own initiative
• Strong negotiation skills, ability to persuade others and handle objections
• Technical ability to be able to facilitate and agree deals.
• Good PC/keyboard skills as well as proficiency in Microsoft Office (to include Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Proven achievement of meeting agreed sales targets within set timescales.
• A strong knowledge of bridging finance and Development finance.
• Experience in wider specialist finance market would be beneficial
• Understanding of Treating Customers Fairly, Money Laundering, Data Protection, Responsible Lending, FCA regulation