Loan Manager

Loan Manager – Bridging & Development Finance

A high-growth specialist lender is expanding and looking to appoint a Loan Manager to play a central role in driving deal flow and execution. This is a hands-on position combining underwriting, deal structuring, and broker relationship management within an ambitious, entrepreneurial environment.

The Opportunity

You’ll join a business with a strong reputation for speed, service and commercial decision-making, underpinned by an experienced leadership team and a rapidly scaling loan book.

Working directly with the Head of Credit, you’ll benefit from:

• Real exposure to lending strategy and decision-making
• A high level of autonomy and ownership
• The ability to influence deals from enquiry to completion

This role suits someone who enjoys balancing risk and opportunity while building strong broker relationships in a fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll manage transactions end-to-end, ensuring deals progress efficiently and commercially.

• Underwriting bridging and development finance applications
• Structuring deals in line with credit policy and commercial judgement
• Managing cases from initial enquiry through to completion
• Building and maintaining strong broker and intermediary relationships
• Providing timely updates and resolving issues early
• Preparing clear, concise credit papers for approval
• Working closely with Credit, Sales and Operations to deliver a smooth process
• Contributing to process improvements as the business scales

What’s on Offer

• Direct exposure to senior leadership
• The opportunity to develop both credit and commercial expertise
• A collaborative, fast-paced working environment
• Clear long-term progression as the business grows
• Competitive salary
• Liverpool location, with 2–3 days per week in the office
• Defined progression pathway within a scaling lender

Experience & knowledge:

• Background in bridging and/or development finance
• Experience in underwriting or a combined underwriting and sales role
• Strong understanding of secured lending and property-backed risk
• Commercially minded with strong deal structuring ability
• Confident communicator with brokers and borrowers
• Highly organised with strong pipeline management skills
• Detail-focused while working at pace
• Proactive, ambitious and eager to grow within a scaling team

If you’re looking for a role where you can take ownership, influence outcomes and grow with a high-performing lender, this would be a great next step.