Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager | London | Specialist Property Finance Lender Build Relationships. Win Business. Help Shape a Growing Lender.

Are you a Business Development Manager with experience in bridging finance?

Do you enjoy being in front of brokers, generating new opportunities, and building long-term relationships that deliver results?

We're exclusively representing a well-funded, entrepreneurial specialist property lender seeking a Business Development Manager to play a key role in the next stage of its growth. This is an opportunity to join a close-knit business where your contribution is visible, valued, and directly impacts the growth of the lending book.

Our client is a growing specialist lender providing residential, commercial, mixed-use and property investment finance solutions across the UK. Backed by institutional and private capital, the business has established a strong platform and is now focused on expanding its broker network and increasing lending volumes over the coming years.

Operating from Mayfair, the business offers a collaborative environment, quick decision-making, and direct access to senior leadership.

As Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for originating new lending opportunities, developing broker relationships, and driving loan book growth. This is a relationship-led, field-focused role requiring regular broker meetings, networking activity, and proactive business development.

You will work closely with underwriting and senior management to structure transactions and deliver an excellent experience for brokers and borrowers alike.

• Develop and maintain relationships with brokers, introducers, and property professionals.
• Generate new business opportunities across residential, commercial, and specialist property finance.
• Conduct regular face-to-face broker meetings and networking activity.
• Identify, originate, and progress lending opportunities through to completion.
• Promote the lender's property finance proposition across the intermediary market.
• Work closely with underwriting to structure and deliver appropriate facilities.
• Maintain a strong presence within the specialist finance market.

• Competitive Salary based on experience
• Commission & additional performance-related incentives.
• Prime Mayfair office location.
• Direct exposure to senior decision-makers.
• Opportunity to join a growing lender at an exciting stage of its journey.

• 2-4 years' experience within bridging finance?
• Proven business development and relationship management experience.
• Existing broker relationships within the specialist lending market.
• Strong understanding of bridging and specialist property finance products.
• Confident networking and communication skills.
• Positive, energetic and highly motivated approach.

This is an opportunity for a Business Development Manager who wants more visibility, responsibility, and influence than a larger organisation can typically offer.

You'll join a growing lender with ambitious plans, strong funding lines, and a genuine appetite for growth, giving you the platform to build your profile, develop your network, and directly contribute to the success of the business.