Business Development Manager

LendInvest (LSE: LINV); Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Company bonus scheme

Matched pension 4%

Regular performance reviews

Give as you earn

Cycle to work

Electric car loan

Monthly socials

Annual offsite

Conferences support

Job summary

LendInvest, the UK’s leading property finance platform, is seeking a Business Development Manager to cover the North West. You will engage with brokers, manage a postcode-based panel, and build a high-quality pipeline of repeat introducers for Buy-to-Let, Residential, Bridging and Development products.

You’ll collaborate with internal sales and marketing to qualify leads, support brokers through the application journey, and help close deals.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Development Manager or similar intermediary-facing mortgage sales role.
• Knowledge of Buy-to-Let, Residential, Bridging or Development lending products.
• Strong communicator, confident in presenting face-to-face and remotely.
• Experience using CRM systems (Salesforce preferred) and comfortable working autonomously.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to feed back market insight to improve proposition and broker engagement.
• Self-motivated and able to manage your own time effectively, while aligning with company practices.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business across the North West, qualifying and structuring mortgage enquiries across product suite.
• Support brokers through the application journey, working with the internal sales team to convert leads into completions.
• Confidently communicate how to navigate origination systems and package deals successfully.
• Build and maintain a strong panel of brokers across the region, fostering long-term relationships for repeat business.
• Increase awareness of the brand and offering through proactive outreach with marketing and product teams.
• Promote criteria and process to brokers across the North West to ensure confidence in using platforms.
• Collaborate with internal teams to manage the pipeline and drive completions through to funding.
• Maintain market presence through broker visits, events, and remote meetings using CRM and digital tools.

Skills

Intermediary sales experience

Mortgage products knowledge

CRM familiarity

Excellent communicator

Self-motivated

Time management

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

LendInvest is the UK’s leading FinTech platform for property finance. Over the past 18 years, we have grown from just our two founders to a team of over 200 working to make property finance simple for everyone.

A workplace culture built around trying new things, getting things done, and having fun while we do it has helped us lend more than £9 billion of mortgages, put thousands of new or improved homes into the UK housing market, and successfully launch on the London Stock Exchange. We have big plans to continue growing the business, our products, our technology, and our people.

About your work

The Business Development team at LendInvest is the face of the business to the Intermediary market, and we’re currently looking for a Business Development Manager to focus specifically on the North West region. In this role, you’ll engage with brokers, both directly authorised and appointed representatives, across the region, including those affiliated with clubs and networks.

Your mission will be to work with our existing broker network, as well as increase awareness of the LendInvest brand and product suite across the North West, driving new mortgage business through strong, consultative relationships. You’ll manage a panel of brokers, sourced and allocated by postcode, and work to build a high-quality pipeline of repeat introducers. The role requires both product knowledge and the ability to educate intermediaries on how to work with us effectively.

You’ll be the key point of contact for brokers across our full product set; Buy-to-Let, Specialist Residential, and Bridging Finance, confidently presenting our proposition, guiding them through our application processes, and ultimately helping them close deals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive new business across the North West, qualifying and structuring mortgage enquiries across our product suite.
• Support brokers through the application journey, working closely with the internal sales team to convert leads into completions.
• Confidently communicate how to navigate our origination systems and package deals successfully.
• Build and maintain a strong panel of brokers across the region, fostering long-term relationships that generate repeat business.
• Increase awareness of the LendInvest brand and offering through proactive outreach and support, working closely with our marketing and product teams.
• Promote our criteria and process to brokers across the North West, ensuring confidence in using our platforms.
• Collaborate with internal teams to manage your pipeline and drive completions through to funding.
• Maintain a strong presence in the market through broker visits, events, and remote meetings, using CRM tools and digital collaboration platforms.

About you

• Proven experience as a Business Development Manager or similar intermediary-facing mortgage sales role, ideally with existing contacts across the North West.
• Knowledge of Buy-to-Let, Residential, Bridging or Development lending products.
• Strong communicator, confident in presenting both face-to-face and remotely.
• Experience using CRM systems (Salesforce preferred) and comfortable working autonomously.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to feed back market insight to improve proposition and broker engagement.
• Self-motivated and able to manage your own time effectively, while aligning with LendInvest’s culture and team practices.
• Competitive salary + company bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday (increasing with the length of service)
• Matched pension contributions up to 4%
• Regular performance reviews to promote a culture of growth and development
• Give as you earn scheme for charitable donations
• Support for attending conferences and professional learning & development
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric car loan scheme
• Monthly socials & annual offsite

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at LendInvest

At LI we believe in bringing your whole selves to work, we are committed to a culture of belonging where individuals can form a genuine community. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

We are happy to discuss and implement reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment process.