Loan Manager

If you’re looking for a role where your ideas matter, progression is rapid, and you get to help shape the direction of a growing lender from the inside out, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Our client is a fast‑expanding specialist lender operating across bridging, development, and structured real‑estate finance. Backed by a strong leadership team and a rapidly growing loan book, they have built a reputation for speed, service, and commercially astute decision‑making. With an entrepreneurial culture and ambitious growth plans, they are now hiring foundational team members who will play a pivotal role in driving the next phase of the business.

As a Loan Manager
, you will sit at the heart of the lending operation, underwriting deals, managing broker relationships, and ensuring each case moves efficiently from initial enquiry to completion. This is a true blend of underwriting discipline and commercial sales instinct; ideal for someone who thrives on balancing risk with opportunity.

You’ll report directly to the Head of Credit, working within a high‑performing, collaborative environment where your voice is heard, your expertise is valued, and your career can accelerate quickly.

• Underwrite bridging, development and specialist property finance applications
• Work closely with brokers and intermediaries, maintaining excellent relationships and providing timely updates.
• Structure deals in line with credit policy while applying sound commercial judgement.
• Manage cases end‑to‑end, identifying issues early and driving swift, accurate completions.
• Prepare clear credit papers for internal approval.
• Collaborate with the Credit, Sales, and Operations teams to ensure seamless customer journeys.
• Contribute to ongoing process improvements within a scaling business.
• Represent the lender professionally and proactively across all communication channels.

• Background in underwriting, or a combined underwriting/sales role
• Bridging and or Development finance experience (preferred)
• Residential and or BTL finance experience(considered)
• Strong understanding of secured lending, property‑backed risk, and loan structuring.
• Confident, commercially minded, and comfortable communicating with brokers and borrowers.
• Detail‑driven with the ability to balance speed with accuracy.
• Ambitious, proactive, and eager to grow within a fast‑moving lender.
• Willingness to take initiative and help shape a growing team.
• Excellent organisation and workflow management skills.

• Liverpool Office - Hybrid - 2-3 days per week

• Significant long‑term career growth in a scale‑up environment.

You’ll join a business at a crucial high‑growth stage where early team members can rapidly climb the ranks, work directly with senior leadership to influence lending strategy, enjoy far more autonomy, visibility and input than they would in a larger institution, and step into a role where the impact of their work is genuinely felt across the business, the customer experience, and their long‑term career trajectory.