BDA TEAM LEADER - Job Description
Estate Agency - Business Development Advisor – Team Leader
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5:30pm, every other Saturday 9-4 with a day off in lieu
Salary: £28,000 – £33,000 basic (DOE) + performance bonus (OTE £40,000 – £50,000)
About Preston Baker
Set up in 2008 by Ian Preston and James Baker, the business has evolved and grown significantly over the years keeping forward thinking and dynamic estate agency at the heart of what we do.
About the Role
At Preston Baker, we’re known for doing things differently — delivering outstanding results for our clients through energy, expertise, and genuine care.
We’re looking for a Business Development Advisor Team Leader to join our Leeds HQ and lead from the front in driving new business generation. You’ll head up our high-performing BDA team — the engine room of our business — responsible for identifying new opportunities, nurturing relationships, and booking appointments across our core services:
* Property Market Appraisals
* Mortgage & Protection appointments
* Solicitor referrals
This is a hands-on leadership role: you’ll actively prospect yourself while inspiring, coaching, and managing your team to deliver exceptional activity levels, conversion rates, and client experiences.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, motivate, and develop the Business Development Advisor team to achieve daily, weekly, and monthly targets.
* Personally prospect and convert database leads into appointments for our valuers and financial services teams.
* Drive performance through real-time coaching, quality monitoring, and data analysis.
* Manage team KPIs: call volumes, talk time, conversion rates, and outcomes.
* Collaborate with marketing and branch leaders to maximise lead quality and campaign success.
* Maintain data accuracy and compliance standards across all systems.
* Foster a culture of accountability, enthusiasm, and continuous improvement aligned with our PACE values.
The Ideal Candidate
* Ideally proven experience in both call-center and estate-agency environments – you understand the pace, structure, and commercial drivers behind new business generation.
* A confident communicator and motivator who can inspire others and lead by example.
* Track record in appointment setting, telesales, or lead conversion, ideally within property or financial services.
* Data-driven, disciplined, and results-focused with high attention to detail.
* Comfortable managing performance through metrics, coaching, and accountability.
* High personal standards, strong work ethic, and a positive, growth-oriented mindset.
* Proficient with CRM and call-tracking systems; confident using Excel and performance dashboards.
What We Offer
* £28,000 – £33,000 basic salary (DOE)
* Performance bonus – OTE £40,000 – £50,000
* Career progression – opportunity to grow into senior management or commercial leadership roles.
* 28 days holiday.
* Company pension and performance incentives.
* Ongoing professional training.
* Supportive, high-energy culture focused on personal and team success.
* Modern North Leeds office with state-of-the-art systems and a collaborative team environment.
Our Culture – The PACE Way
At Preston Baker we live by our values:
* Premium: We aim high and deliver excellence.
* Attitude: We’re proactive, positive, and take ownership.
* Community: We support each other and our clients.
* Energy: We bring enthusiasm and drive every day.
If you’re ambitious, commercially minded, and ready to lead a motivated team that turns opportunity into performance, this is your chance to make an impact.
Apply Now
Send your CV and a short note explaining what drives you in business development and leadership to claire.scott@prestonbaker.co.uk.
Join a company where your results, standards, and attitude truly make the difference.