Business Unit: Group Commercial, Group Mortgages
Salary range: £30,400 - £45,600 per annum DOE + red hot benefits
Location: Remote - work from anywhere within the UK with occasional travel required to the Newcastle hub.
Be the voice we need. Live a life more Virgin.
Our Team
Our Telephony Business Development Managers are the voice of Virgin Money and have fun whilst having a crucial role to play, delivering a heartfelt service to our intermediary partners daily. We do this over the phone and virtually helping them place business with us. No two days are ever the same and our team live to Make People Happier about Money, building long lasting relationships!
We have an exciting opportunity to work within our award-winning Intermediary Team as a Telephony Business Development Manager. We'll count on you to manage, develop, and nurture relationships with our Intermediary Partners by providing a truly differential and memorable experience.
What you'll be doing
- Work alongside your Field Business Development Manager, taking joint responsibility of managing a portfolio of intermediary partners.
- Collaborate with existing broker partners and explore new partnerships to drive growth through a variety of channels that include inbound/outbound telephone activity, Teams presentations and exploring other innovative ways to give our Intermediaries an unforgettable experience.
- Develop and implement sales and marketing strategies to drive product awareness and mortgage applications, demonstrated through a robust business plan.
- Become a brand expert promoting the benefits of our excellent proposition.
- Play a fundamental part in growing our business share in conjunction with our National Account Partners.
- Contribute to an open environment where you can propose new ideas which in turn creates a great place for colleagues to work.
- Commit to being part of a business that is differentiated by and known for, our Purpose, our unique colleague proposition and challenging the status quo.
We need you to have
- A mortgage background with knowledge of the Intermediary mortgage market.
- Be a great communicator, excellent time management skills and be a self-motivator.
- Proven sales experience and a desire to grow our mortgage business.
- Experience in account development and building relationships.
- Strong customer focus, with proven analytical ability to effective problem solve.
It's a bonus if you have but not essential
- CeMap or Industry equivalent qualification.
- Strong Analytical experience.
- Ability to analyse complex data.
Red Hot Rewards
- Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if Part–Time) plus the option to buy more
- Up to five extra paid well-being days per year
- 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt
- Market-leading pension
- Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance
- Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness
And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.
Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.
We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.
Say hello to Virgin Money We're making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK's best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we`re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, ‘Making You Happier About Money', underpins everything we do. We believe in doing banking differently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work.
Be yourself at Virgin Money Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team
Now the legal bit
Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.
If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.