Mortgage Business Development Manager - Field Based - Herts, Beds, Bucks

Established in 2005, our client has grown to become one of the largest non bank lenders in the UK.

They are a leading provider of specialist mortgages and property finance, helping homeowners, landlords and property investors achieve their financial goals.

Specialising in creating integrated lending solutions across the property investment lifecycle, encompassing acquisition, planning, development and sale.

Through continued growth, an oppotunity has opened up for an experience Mortgage BDM.

The overall responsibility of the role is focused on identifying, developing and managing relationships with mortgage intermediaries, professional introducers and direct applicants in order to originate new lending opportunities in line with company budgets and growth plans.

Key Accountabilities:

• Originate, manage and develop relationships with mortgage intermediaries, professional introducers and direct borrowers within your given region.
• Manage deal flow to maintain a strong sales pipeline across both bridging finance and buy-to-let mortgages in order to meet and exceed agreed targets for both product lines.
• Work collaboratively with the Head of Sales and internal sales team to book and manage your own diary with a primary focus on face-to-face appointments.
• Use phone and email to effectively respond to new business enquiries and record these appropriately on our CRM system, whilst providing an exceptional level of service to our broker partners.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of products, criteria and lending policy in order to deal with new business enquiries effectively and provide suitable training to intermediary partners.
• Develop an understanding of how to use the broker portal in order to provide suitable training to intermediary partners.
• Complying with Responsible Lending policies.
• Attendance at industry roadshows and events, when required.
• Attendance at Watford head office, when required.
• Keep abreast of competitor product offering and market conditions to enable feedback internally for further product developments.

Key Competencies:

• Strong sales and presentation skills
• Proven track record of success in a sales environment - Specialist Mortgages
• Strong negotiation skills, ability to persuade others and handle objections
• Technical product knowledge in order to facilitate and agree deals.
• Highly skilled written and verbal communication
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (to include Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Proven achievement of meeting agreed sales targets within set timescales.

Knowledge and Qualifications:

• A strong knowledge of bridging finance and Buy-To-Let finance.
• Experience in wider specialist finance market would be beneficial
• Understanding of Treating Customers Fairly, Money Laundering, Data Protection, Responsible Lending, FCA & PRA regulation