Business Development Manager - Commercial Lending

Business Development Manager - nationwide

As our next Business Development Manager, you’ll support the development and implementation of our Intermediary Distribution Strategy for YBS Commercial. In this exciting opportunity, you will expand and develop key relationships on a National basis that help shape and grow our Commercial Lending business.

About the Role

In this role, you will be required to develop broker relationships, generating high quality new business applications and deepening relationships across our broker panel. In addition you will gather market intelligence and use your own market knowledge to contribute to the strategic direction in which our Commercial Lending business is heading.

You will build and maintain effective relationships with other colleagues across our Regional hubs and Marketing team to ensure that we have an effective promotional approach in the market. You will be the external face of YBS Commercial Mortgages through presenting at key industry events which will raise our brand profile and awareness.

A big part of this role is to ensure you have an appropriate intermediary governance framework in place. This will ensure that when any meetings with existing and potential intermediaries are had, all of the information is gathered and analysed to mitigate any risks to the society.

About You

• You’ll bring your excellent knowledge of the Commercial Lending industry to YBS and also provide market knowledge on competitors and products

• You’ll have the ability to build and maintain strong key relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

• We’ll require you to be able to evidence your sales techniques, negotiation and presentation skills when dealing with senior stakeholders at CEO, CFO & Business Owner level

• Within this role, you will be asked to provide your practical knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory requirements

• You’ll often be asked to translate strategic priorities into clear business and sales outcomes and be able to confidently discuss these

About us

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility. We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you.

Development. We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.

• Bonus. We work together to reach for better at YBS, so when we reach our goals we’re all rewarded, with up to a 10% annual bonus.

• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.

• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.

• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts,

Ready to apply?

If you’re excited about this role and want to be part of the YBS team, click apply now to send us your application.

Want more information?

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Jess Wilkinson on jewilkinson@ybs.co.uk

Please note, applications are reviewed frequently therefore this advert may close earlier than the date shown