Business Development Director

Let’s grow together!

A Platinum Investors in People employer and an award-winning UK bank, focused on growth. Our customers include savers and businesses across the UK and, working together, we use our specialist expertise to help them achieve their ambitions and build a sustainable future. If you’re an experienced Business Development professional in the asset finance sector looking for an opportunity to grow in a fast-paced, friendly environment, we’re looking for you!

We’re flexible, inclusive, committed to your wellbeing and passionate about you reaching your potential. Let’s grow together …

What you’ll be doing

• Management of Vendor partner relationships.
• Identifying and building relationships with new Vendors and Manufacturers.
• Engaging with end user customers in a direct capacity.
• Working closely with Head of Vendor to create and execute against an ambitious forward growth strategy.

What you’ll bring to the team

• Previous experience of managing Vendor partner and manufacturer relationships.
• Successful track record in Asset Finance Sales through both Vendor and Direct routes to market.
• Proven problem solving and credit analysis skills.
• Ability to build strong longstanding relationships and manage workload effectively

Paragon perks

• Generous holiday allowance, with a day off for your birthday!
• Paid community volunteering
• Company-wide, profit-sharing bonus
• Pension plan - we’ll contribute up to 10% of your annual salary
• Life assurance and personal accident cover

Be flexible

We promote flexibility around how and where we work so that you can achieve a healthier work-life balance.

Be yourself

We welcome diversity and we care about inclusion. That’s why we want you to be your whole self at work. We believe an inclusive workplace is good for each of us, great for our customers and better for our business. Formed in 2020, our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Network meets regularly to share challenges, experience, and ideas to build a more equal, diverse and inclusive business.

Be heard

We listen to your point of view, with our People Forum and regular employee surveys making sure you can use your voice and influence our future.

Be well

We offer a range of support to help you care for your wellbeing, from our free Employee Assistance Programme to our qualified Wellbeing team who are on hand to connect you with the help you need to get more out of life.

Be better

We want you to reach your potential and, as a Platinum Investors in People employer, we’ll encourage you to learn and develop by building a personalised development plan together with your manager.

Be a part of it!

Our employees tell us that the best thing about Paragon is the people! So, if you’re looking for an energetic, friendly team with a great set of values to help you take the next step in your career, apply now and let’s grow together!