Mortgage Market Intelligence & Sourcing Lead

West One Loans; Watford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical healthcare

25 days annual leave

Volunteer days

Job summary

West One Loans in Watford is seeking a Mortgage Market Intelligence and Sourcing Manager to maximise origination across Residential, Buy-to-Let, Second Charge, Bridging, Commercial and Development Finance. You will shape pricing and product criteria through market intelligence to inform strategy and drive growth.

You will lead intermediary partnerships, manage distribution platforms, and drive end-to-end product launches with cross-functional teams, delivering high-quality market insights and

Qualifications

• Experience in mortgage distribution, intermediary partnerships, pricing or market analytics within a UK lender, network or sourcing provider.
• Strong knowledge of the UK mortgage and specialist lending market, including intermediary distribution models.
• Understanding of pricing, placement and product positioning principles.
• Advanced Excel skills with ability to build and maintain automated reporting.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and technology initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead relationships with sourcing, criteria, affordability and other distribution platforms.
• Own product loads, sign-off controls and resolve load errors across systems.
• Manage end-to-end product launches, rate changes and withdrawals across platforms.
• Act as business owner for distribution tech integrations including DIP APIs and pricing engines.
• Monitor competitor rates, fees and criteria and analyze ranking by product and channel.
• Develop data-backed pricing and positioning recommendations for Product and Pricing.

Skills

Mortgage distribution

Intermediary partnerships

Pricing analytics

Market analytics

Advanced Excel

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Education

CeMAP or equivalent

Tools

Twenty7tec

Iress

Mortgage Brain

Job description

West One Loans in Watford is seeking a Mortgage Market Intelligence and Sourcing Manager to maximise origination across Residential, Buy-to-Let, Second Charge, Bridging, Commercial and Development Finance. You will shape pricing and product criteria through market intelligence to inform strategy and drive growth.

You will lead intermediary partnerships, manage distribution platforms, and drive end-to-end product launches with cross-functional teams, delivering high-quality market insights and