Our Lender Finance Team is a very successful and fast paced practice. They will promote a positive, high performance working environment alongside providing an excellent service for our Lender Clients.
This role will be accountable to the Partner, however, will have autonomy in managing operations and delivery including people management and resource planning.
This role requires strong operational management experience in a legal or regulated environment.
Responsible for leading the Lender Finance Team including day to day management of the management team and Lender Heads, ensuring efficiency and adherence to service level agreements.
Monitoring department financial targets and reporting to the senior partner / Lender Finance Partner on performance of department.
Implement and refine processes to ensure compliance, accuracy, and customer experience.
Ensure effective workload distribution and resource planning across the team.
Monitor performance indicators and service levels for improvements.
Ensure all activities comply with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
Proven experience in a leadership role within a legal environment – either a qualified solicitor with proven ability to lead a large team or candidates can be non-qualified yet with experience of leading a high performing team in a regulated environment.
Ability to act as a role model showcasing excellent behaviours to drive a high-performance culture
Proactive with commercial and financial awareness
Our staff are our greatest asset, and we work hard to provide a culture where you can thrive and enjoy a fantastic career. Our benefits package has been built around what our people value the most;
Competitive industry salary - with annual salary reviews & bonus scheme
Enhanced pension contributions
Discounted legal fees - discounted conveyancing & wills for you and your family
Personal financial advice - helping you achieve your financial goals
Discounts from a wide range of retailers
Employee Referral Scheme - up to £1000 bonus
Enhanced holiday allowance
~ Private Health Insurance - with Bupa
~ Healthcare Cash Plan - money back for everyday health expenses, for you and your dependents, such as optical & dental
~24/7 Virtual GP Access - help & support available for when you need it
~ Company Sick Pay - with the option to use this for caring for a dependant
~ Discounted Gym Memberships - as well as discounts for other health related retailers
~ Free fruit in all offices - fresh fruit delivered to the office each week
~ Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 access to counselling and support
~ Enhanced family leave - enhanced pay for Maternity, Adoption, Paternity & Shared Parental leave
Flexible working - our Flexible working policy helps with your work life balance
Flexible sickness entitlement - the option to use your own sickness entitlement if a dependent is unwell and needs care
Healthcare Cash Plan - money back for everyday health expenses, for you and your dependents
Learning & Development - access to hundreds of webinars and training courses
Paid study leave - with sponsored training opportunities
Long Service Awards - we celebrate & reward our long standing colleagues
As a Disability Confident employer, we promote diversity and provide equal opportunities for all individuals. We prioritise inclusivity and ensure we have a supportive and accessible workplace for those with disabilities. The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, Confidential malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by Fair Processing Notices for Cifas' Databases | Cifas