Hybrid
London
About us
At Lenkie, we're on a mission to help small businesses turn their bold ambitions into reality. Our lending products transform the way small and medium-sized businesses access capital and empower them to thrive. Our platform has delivered millions in funding to hundreds of UK businesses, and we’re just getting started.
We are a friendly and collaborative team with a fast-paced and high-performing culture. We are headquartered in London with teams across Nigeria and South Africa. We’re backed by top-tier investors and have recently closed a £49M equity and debt Series A investment round to significantly scale our business across the UK in 2025.
About the job
We’re looking for a driven and detail-oriented Business Development Representative (BDR) to manage and grow our broker-led sales channel. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys relationship-building, and has strong commercial instincts. You will be responsible for progressing deals introduced by our broker network through the sales funnel - from initial lead qualification through to funding. You’ll be a critical part of our growth story, acting as a trusted point of contact for brokers and building high-quality relationships with our clients.
Key Responsibilities
• Qualify and progress leads from brokers, ensuring alignment with Lenkie’s lending criteria.
• Build and maintain deep and trusted relationships with brokers to become their go-to partner for funding.
• Collaborate closely with credit, underwriting, and account management teams to move deals efficiently through the funnel.
• Own and improve the broker sales funnel: identify bottlenecks, propose improvements, and implement better processes.
• Track and report on key sales metrics, broker performance, and deal pipeline status.
• Deliver an excellent customer experience to brokers and their clients.
• Support strategic sales initiatives and special projects as needed.
Qualifications/Required Skills
• 1-2 years of experience in sales, business development or partnerships is required, ideally in financial services, fintech, or B2B SaaS.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills - you can build trust and influence stakeholders.
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
• Commercially minded with a focus on driving results.
• Comfortable with data and using CRM tools to manage a sales pipeline.
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-moving environment.
Nice to have
-
How we reward performance
• Competitive salary.
• Hybrid working from our London office.
• Autonomy to own, shape and drive a new acquisition channel
• Steep learning curve and career acceleration in a high-growth fintech
• Regular team and company socials.
We’re building a diverse, inclusive and supportive team where everyone can do their best work. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and we do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
If you would like to apply for this role please send a CV and any other relevant information you want to share to careers@lenkie.com