Job Description

Senior Business Development Manager

Salary: Up to £75,000 plus bonus

Location: Home-based anywhere in England, with attendance at the Doncaster office once a month. North West, North East and South East locations are particularly welcome; the Midlands will also be considered.

Type: Full-time, permanent

Our client is an established alternative lender supporting SME businesses with unsecured loans of up to £500,000 through two managed funds. Lending opportunities are available across the UK, subject to the relevant fund's eligibility criteria.

This autonomous role centres on developing and managing broker and introducer relationships: approximately 98% of the client's business comes through broker introductions. You will build new relationships, maintain an existing introducer network and turn introductions into lending opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain productive broker and introducer relationships.
• Originate SME lending opportunities and manage the pipeline through assessment and drawdown.
• Assess financial information, structure lending proposals and prepare clear credit reports.
• Work closely with credit and operations colleagues on underwriting and loan completion.
• Manage an extensive territory, attend relevant networking events and report on pipeline and lending activity.

Requirements

• Candidates from any industry will be considered where they can demonstrate relevant business development capability and the credit skills needed for SME lending. Bank or alternative-lender experience is welcome.
• A track record of developing and managing broker and introducer relationships.
• Practical credit analysis and underwriting knowledge, including assessing deals and writing credit proposals or reports.
• The ability to work independently and combine business development with sound credit judgement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to attend Doncaster monthly.

The client is particularly cautious about broker backgrounds and is focusing this search on candidates from other industries.

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