Corporate Sales Director

As a Corporate Sales Director, you will be responsible for originating direct corporate sales. You will have a significant track record of driving ‘new to Group’ business opportunities across your network of corporate customers, professional sector firms such as accountants, solicitors, banks, wealth managers, and corporate finance firms to help us expand our lending across the UK.

We are looking for someone to:

• Build and leverage your direct network to develop relationships at all levels within the corporate sector across your area, with specific focus on professional sector firms (outside of the broker/intermediary market).
• Use product knowledge and your own drive to help deliver commercial growth targets.
• Develop a robust, strategic plan to focus on ‘new to Group’ business utilising PR, social media, and networking events, alongside a structured contact strategy.
• Actively manage the sales pipeline to maximise fundings and deliver to corporate customers.
• Create and implement defined strategies and plans with senior managers, telephone sales, operational teams, and marketing to effectively and efficiently maximise business opportunities in the region.
• Regularly attend appropriate meetings and events, conveying a professional image of the company to establish mutually beneficial relationships.
• Contribute to the delivery of a sales plan for new lending origination at individual and team levels.

Qualifications:

• Established network of corporate property and professional sector contacts capable of introducing transactions typically between £1M-£20M.
• Strong business development skills, with proven ability to drive performance from key accounts and develop new relationships.
• Resilient and comfortable working towards quarterly sales targets.
• Significant knowledge and experience of the financial and property sectors.
• Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Previous experience within a field-based role.

We welcome applications from candidates with some but not all of these skills, and we are happy to discuss your suitability for the role.

Additional Information:

We embrace diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate and support differences, valuing colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that reflects a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you require support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know when applying. All successful applicants will undergo employment reference, financial, and criminal record checks.