Job Description

Job Overview

The mortgage Business Development Manager (BDM) is responsible for driving growth and expanding the mortgage business by developing relationships with mortgage intermediaries, networks, clubs, and other key partners to promote the Society's lending proposition to generate new enquiries and applications.

Duties

- Develop and maintain highly effective, long-term relationships with existing and prospective mortgage intermediaries (brokers, networks, clubs, packagers)

- Proactively identify and convert new profitable business opportunities and sources of lending within your assigned panel

Signposting brokers to the website highlighting the tools and guides available to educate and support them

Conduct regular face-to-face and virtual meetings/visits with intermediaries to promote the societies mortgage products, lending criteria and service proposition

Developing the Society profile and increasing the Society's intermediary market share

Researching and feeding back industry news and trends, sharing broker feedback, product initiatives and market intelligence with the Commercial Managers

Maintain an up-to-date, comprehensive knowledge or the mortgage market, industry regulations and the Society's products and policies

Ensure a robust pipeline of high-quality mortgage applications is maintained

Work collaboratively with internal teams, including, Underwriting, Marketing and Intermediary Support to ensure seamless service delivery and case progression

Work with the Commercial Manager to drive the Society's sales and distribution strategy

Knowledge, skill and qualification requirements:

Proven experience as a Business Development Manager or in a similar field-based sales/relationship management role within the mortgage industry (essential)

Excellent working knowledge of the mortgage intermediary market, lending criteria, and the mortgage application process, ideally within the Building Society or Specialist Lender environment

A track record or consistently achieving and exceeding sales targets

Exceptional relationship-building, communication, presentation and negotiation skills

Strong problem-solving abilities and a solution orientated mindset, particularly when dealing with complex cases

Highly self-motivated, target driven and organised, with the ability to manage a diverse workload independently

Full UK driving license and willingness to travel extensively

Desirable: CeMAP qualified / CeMAP Diploma or willing to study

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 45,000.00-55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Free parking Life insurance On-site parking Paid volunteer time Sick pay Work from home
Application question(s):

Do you have proven experience as a Business Development Manager or in a similar field-based sales/relationship management role within the mortgage industry? Do you have working knowledge of the mortgage intermediary market, lending criteria, and the mortgage application process, ideally within the Building Society or Specialist Lender environment?
Work Location: In person