City + Capital are currently representing a highly respected & ambitious bridging & development finance lender who are seeking a proactive and hungry Business Development Manager to join their growing team.   

The Company  

Our client has built a strong reputation with property developers & investors for their fast and flexible property finance offerings. Renowned for their bridging and development propositions, they work with the broader broker market to assist property professionals with access to funds for key projects.  

The business continues to demonstrate resilience and adaptability, backed by strong new funding lines, fueling further expansion. They invest in their people consistently, offering strong wellbeing benefits, professional development support and a clear promote-from-within culture where new opportunities prevail, enabling impactful and meaningful career progression.  

They are seeking an individual who will assist with the growth of their loan book, in line with their exciting growth plans.  

Role Overview  

As Business Development Manager you will work from home base and strategically manage your diary of appointments with brokers, with a view to originating lending opportunities that match appetite. Your ultimate objective is to achieve agreed lending targets which form a key part of the businesses growth strategy.  

Once deals are identified, you will support the initial preparation of the enquiry before handing the opportunity in to our clients experienced case management and underwriting teams, allowing you to continue to focus on meetings, relationships and new originations.  

You will play a key role in liaising with the broker and borrow throughout, collaborating with the internal teams to meet important funding deadlines and parameters.  

Responsibilities  

• Build and nurture stakeholder relationships to drive new high-quality business  
• Represent the lender at industry events, networking sessions and partner meetings 
• Train brokers and partners on products, criteria and lending processes  
• Manage stakeholder communication throughout the loan lifecycle (new and existing) 
• Prepare DIPs, indicative terms and credit submissions to support application progress 
• Identify and recommend improvements to products, documents and processes  
• Monitor applications for potential credit or financial-crime risks and escalate if needed 
• Produce data, reports and presentations for meetings, training sessions and briefings 
• Work closely with the underwriting teams and Sales Director to enhance workflows  
• Consistently meet or exceed lending and sales targets in line with company objectives  

Candidate Requirements   

The ideal candidate for this role will have experience working with brokers and borrowers in a current or previous property finance role. Direct experience within bridging or development finance would be highly sought after.  

You will be comfortable when taking an initial assessment of lending opportunities and will understand ‘what a good deal looks like’ to match the appetite of the firm.  

You will be an outstanding communicator and negotiator, confident in winning new relationships and growing existing ones, and will be happy to be a key face of the business at industry level.  

• Previous or current experience within property finance originations 
• A good understanding of the credit principles that underpin good property lending  
• A strong commercial awareness and up to date with market trends   
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills  
• Highly organised and able to manage diary to strategically drive appointments & results  
• Target-centric and confident of achieving lending objectives  

On Offer  

Our client is looking to pay up to £80k as basic package for the ideal individual. Higher offers may also be considered for exceptional talent. Salary will be complemented by a fantastic bonus structure to ensure an excellent OTE, based on performance.    

Notably, our client is growing company & consequently they are keen to identify someone who is keen to join and grow for the long term. To support this, they offer a fantastic promote from within policy for those who excel, offering opportunity to progress salary and career standing within, if achieved.    

As you may expect for such a role, you can expect to spend plenty of time on the road and with brokers. Our client’s HQ is in Central London.  

Next Steps 

There is a reasonable amount of urgency to fill this position in line with objectives.  

Due to the nature of the role & opportunity, you do not expect it to be on the market for long!   

If this role does sound like one that you are both qualified for and interested in, then we look forward to your application as soon as possible.  

Once we have reviewed your application we will be in touch with an update.   

We look forward to hearing from you.  

The City + Capital Team