Business Development Manager (North England) - Bridging

LendInvest; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech platform in the UK is seeking a proactive Relationship Management specialist who will build and maintain relationships across the North of England for short-term lending opportunities. You will manage broker relationships, assess new business prospects, and ensure high service standards. Candidates should have experience in real estate finance, strong communication skills, and the ability to construct long-term partnerships. The role offers a competitive salary, bonus scheme, and hybrid working model.

Benefits

Competitive salary + bonus scheme

Hybrid working policy

25 days holiday (increasing with service)

Private healthcare

Enhanced parental leave

Matched pension contributions up to 4%

Critical illness cover

Employee Assistance Programme & Mental Health support

Life assurance

Regular performance reviews

Leadership training for managers

Give as you earn scheme for charitable donations

Support for attending conferences

Discounts via Perkbox

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Electric car loan scheme

Monthly socials & annual offsite

Qualifications

• Prior real estate bridging & development finance experience at a similar lender would be preferable.
• A clear and confident communicator at all levels (face-to-face, verbal & written).
• Good quality presentation skills and the ability to form personable relationships quickly.
• An ability to build and maintain long-term business relationships.
• A detailed approach with excellent organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop & maintain relationships with key introducers and relevant market contacts.
• Work closely with the team head to assess new business opportunities.
• Liaise with relevant internal departments (i.e. Credit, Legal & treasury).
• Sourcing, establishing & nurturing relationships with brokers and direct borrowers.
• Promote and cultivate new business and partnership opportunities.
• Establish initiatives to generate both internal and external referral and enquiry pipelines.
• Undertake due diligence on prospective clients, investment & project opportunities.
• Prepare and present proposals to financial stakeholders.
• Heavily focused on meeting targets and generating new business opportunities.
• Manage your time effectively in the office and on the road.
• Ability to draft a credit paper if required on larger loan transactions.
• Grow the footprint and broker engagement.
• Hit personal and team targets by delivering high-quality bridging business.
• Maintain high service standards and strengthen reputation in the intermediary market.
• Be a visible and trusted partner to brokers across the UK.

Job description

LendInvest is the UK’s leading FinTech platform for property finance. Over the past 17 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 £7.5 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 the role

LendInvest has a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and target-driven Relationship Management specialist who is capable of procuring new business opportunities while delivering an exceptional level of service to clients in need of funding for short term lending. This will focus on coverage across the North of England and looking to initially transact deals up to £5m of bridging but there are further opportunities for larger transactions on a case by case basis.

This role is hands-on management of short-term lending broker relationships.

About your work

• Develop & maintain relationships with key introducers and relevant market contacts

• Work closely with the team head to assess new business opportunities

• Liaise with relevant internal departments (i.e. Credit, Legal & treasury)

• Sourcing, establishing & nurturing relationships with brokers and direct borrowers

• Promote and cultivate new business and partnership opportunities

• Establish initiatives to generate both internal and external referral and enquiry pipelines

• Undertake due diligence on prospective clients, investment & project opportunities

• Prepare and present proposals to financial stakeholders, present webinars and external presentations on bridging when required

• Heavily focused on meeting targets and generating new business opportunities

• Managing your time effectively in the office and on the road between driving business new and repeat, managing your pipeline, working closely with the underwriters, and admin work (such as email enquiries, portal enquiries and calls).

• Ability to draft a credit paper if required on larger loan transactions

• Grow our footprint and broker engagement

• Hit personal and team targets by delivering high-quality bridging business.

• Maintain high service standards and strengthen our reputation in the intermediary market.

• Be a visible and trusted partner to brokers across the UK

About you

• Prior real estate bridging & development finance experience at a similar lender would be preferable.

• A clear and confident communicator at all levels (face-to-face, verbal & written)

• Good quality presentation skills and the ability to form personable relationships quickly

• An ability to build and maintain long-term business relationships

• A detailed approach with excellent organisational skills

Benefits & perks

• 💰 Competitive salary + bonus scheme

• 🏠 Hybrid working policy

• 🏖️ 25 days holiday (increasing with the length of service)

• 🏥 Private healthcare

• 🍼 Enhanced parental leave

• 💸 Matched pension contributions up to 4%

• 🏥 Critical illness cover

• 🧠 Employee Assistance Programme & Mental Health support

• 🛟 Life assurance

• 📈 Regular performance reviews to promote a culture of growth and development

• 🏆 Leadership training for managers

• 🤝 Give as you earn scheme for charitable donations

• 🎓 Support for attending conferences and professional learning & development

• 🤑 Discounts via Perkbox

• 🚲 Cycle to work scheme

• 🚂 Season ticket loan

• 🔌 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.