Regional Sales Manager (South)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced intermediary leader to join our highly successful and evolving Accord Sales Team!

About the role

As a Regional Sales Manager, you will lead a team of telephony and field-based development managers, executing the strategy for the Accord Intermediary business while supporting the broader mortgage distribution division. Additionally, you will lead the implementation of Accord’s Inclusion & Diversity strategy, ensuring these principles are embedded in business operations. Other responsibilities include:

• Coaching and developing the team, ensuring that lending quality and service objectives are achieved and support all direct reports to build and continue strong effective long-term relationships with intermediaries and internal colleagues.

• Understanding the strategic direction of Intermediary Distribution and its regional impact.

• Developing comprehensive business plans (short, medium, and long term) to meet mortgage goals and enhance skills.

• Ensuring the business development team supports sales and operations to achieve lending, quality, and service targets, collaborating with Underwriting and other teams.

• Partner with all departments to deliver a top-tier customer experience based on simplicity, empathy, and trust.

• Support the retail broker program, retail sales network, and other cross-functional areas.

• Act as the first line of defence to ensure compliance with Accord’s terms, policies, governance framework, and inclusion & diversity charter.

Please Note: This role covers London and the South East, and includes a company car allowance.

About you

We are seeking an experienced leader with a deep understanding of inclusive leadership within the intermediary industry. In addition, you will also have:

• Previous experience in mortgage sales including successful management of large national/regional accounts ideally in the intermediary sector

• Sales, negotiation and presentation skills to senior levels i.e. CEO, CFO & Business Owners

• Excellent knowledge of lending products, criteria, systems and regulatory procedures and of the wider market developments, including competitor activity.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills internal and external with the ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders.

• Demonstrates strong digital literacy and proactively embraces new and emerging technologies to work more efficiently, improve effectiveness, and implement digital developments that drive operational improvement.

• Understanding of proposition development and risk

• Proven ability to foster and manage relationships effectively.