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Business Development Manager (North of England) | Mortgages

A new opportunity to work in our Mortgages team where you will be responsible for the intermediary sales that are generated from our packaging partners who are located in the North Region. The role seeks to optimise origination levels for UTB, whilst at the same time aims to ensure that there is a proactive lead who seeks to continually drive service and quality in this region.

Job Reference: MG075-24
Department: Mortgages
Reporting to: Sales and Marketing Director
Location: North of England 
Work pattern: Fully remote with a car allowance 

Job description

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This is a home based role with a car allowance

Role Purpose:

To be responsible for the intermediary sales that are generated from our packaging partners who are located in the North Region. The role seeks to optimise origination levels for UTB, whilst at the same time aims to ensure that there is a proactive lead who seeks to continually drive service and quality in this region.

Responsibilities: 

  • To proactively build and maintain key relationships with packagers within the North region, in aim of optimising upon originations
  • Create and implement a training plan for each of the key accounts to ensure that there is continuous support and development provided to their advisers and case managers
  • To remain close to competitor lender movement and report that back regularly with view of impact to UTB
  • Occasional attendance at distributor events – in aim of raising the profile and awareness of UTB’s specialist products
  • Be the key point of contact for our key broker firms
  • Segment the Northern broker pool to drive contact strategy (Tier 1, 2, 3)
  • Responsible for all sales, pipeline and completions (across all product verticals – Seconds, Residential and Buy to Let)
  • Work closely with the roving account management team in the North to drive quality and commercials, whilst maximising presence
  • Maintain a close working relationship with all areas of the mortgage division, with monthly focused discussions with underwriting
  • Arrange and run bespoke regional events/hospitality for brokers – to raise profile and be seen as a Best in Class lender
  • Adhere to internal policy and regulatory requirements – FCA, PRA, AML, Prevention of Financial Crime, Data Protection etc.
  • Undertake project and ad-hoc pieces of work at management request

 

Skills and Experience sought:

Essential Experience/skills

  • 10+ years’ experience within a mortgage lending environment
  • Strong relationship management experience
  • Understanding of the regulatory environment
  • Excellent Presentation skills

Desirable Experience/skills

  • Understanding of the customer sales to servicing lifecycle

 

About UTB

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UTB is a dynamic and expanding specialist bank that provides solutions to our customers and brokers, which help them achieve their ambitions. Recognised as being one of the most dependable and well-respected Specialist Banks in the UK, we were delighted to see our balance sheet exceed the £2bn mark in 2022.

Exceptional customer service and the ability to provide rewarding deposits accounts and flexible lending solutions have helped us to develop productive and enduring relationships with our customers. We understand that their success is our success and that the quality of our people and teams, is key to delivering special outcomes for them.

We also understand that the performance of our people is directly linked to the culture in which they work. There is a strong sense of community at UTB and as well as promoting a clear set of internal values, and providing a wealth of facilities for training, personal development, and team building, we run a busy and varied calendar of engagement and social activity. Typical recent examples include: Pizza Lunch Days and Coffee Catch-ups; London Marathon and Sahara Challenge Sponsorships; Success Sharing and Value Awards; and Awesome Autumn social events ranging from Theatre Trips, Cocktail Mixology, and Cookery Classes, to Go-karting, Mini Golf and Clay pigeon shooting.

Employee benefits

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  • competitive salary and discretionary bonus scheme
  • matched pension contributions up to 7%
  • 26 days annual leave plus two wellbeing days and opportunity to purchase additional holiday
  • flexible and hybrid working
  • private medical insurance via Vitality
  • life, income protection and critical illness insurance
  • enhanced family leave pay
  • extensive learning and personal development opportunities
  • electric car scheme and cycle to work scheme
  • season ticket loan
  • wellbeing support – discounted gym membership, employee assistance programme, 24/7 private GP access for staff and their immediate family (online), 1:1 key life stage coaching

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