Lending Manager

London, England, United Kingdom

7/9/2025

Overall Summary

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

Join Close Brothers Property Finance Team as our Lending Manager where you will actively seek and promote new business propositions in accordance with agreed origination targets and all relevant Lending Policies and Criteria.

Our ideal team member will have previous experience in managing your loan portfolio, dealing with clients and maintaining professional relationships. You will also support the career development of your lending team.

Responsibilities

• Drive high-quality new business growth by identifying and pursuing well-researched opportunities that align with lending policies and credit risk appetites.
• Achieve ambitious targets by delivering on annual goals for new business, income generation and cost efficiency across the division.
• Lead with excellence in client management, ensuring exceptional service standards while actively overseeing a diverse portfolio of customers.
• Own the full lending lifecycle from initial enquiry through due diligence, credit assessment, account management and final redemption.
• Champion credit quality and governance by preparing and reviewing credit applications, attending Credit Committees, and ensuring full compliance with regulatory standards.
• Inspire collaboration and culture, building strong internal and external networks, mentoring your team, and promoting a customer-first, risk-aware environment.
  
  
  
  

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE/ARE:

• Bring deep industry insight and a strong understanding of market dynamics to help shape strategic decisions and drive growth.
• Showcase your business development flair with a proven ability to generate new opportunities and manage client relationships, even in challenging scenarios.
• Communicate with confidence and clarity across all levels of the Division and wider Group, building trust and collaboration.
• Demonstrate sound judgement and resilience, making logical decisions under pressure while adapting swiftly to change.
• Apply sharp analytical thinking and strong numeracy to produce consistently high-quality credit applications and correspondence.
• Balance commercial acumen with empathy, understanding client perspectives while aligning with the Bank’s credit risk policies and appetite.
  
  
  
  

IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU:

• Have extensive property lending skills and experience.
  
  
  
  

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at [email protected] or request a call back.

About Us

At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.

To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers

To find out more about life at Close Brothers:

https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541

To find out more about our benefits:

https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits

To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:

Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion ¦ Close Brothers Group