Director of Fundraising

About Us

LendInvest is the UKs leading FinTech platform for property finance. Over the past 16 years we have grown from just our two founders to a team of over 200 working to make property finance simple for everyone.

A workplace culture built around trying new things getting things done and having fun while we do it has helped us lend more than 6 billion of mortgages put thousands of new or improved homes into the UK housing market and successfully launch on the London Stock Exchange. We have big plans to continue growing the business our products our technology and our people.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced Director of Fundraising to join our Fund Management & Sales team and lead in capital raising activities across various markets. Your main responsibilities as Director of Fundraising will include:

Lead generation

• Generate new business through leads events market mapping and other avenues

• Introduce prospective new thirdparty introducers and placement agents

• Lead on investor due diligence efforts for the fundraising period

• Maintain uptodate information on family office and institutional investors on CRM and internal systems

Relationship management

• Act as the first point of contact for ongoing investor requests

• Systematically record feedback and meeting information from investors in the CRM

• Actively develop and maintain client relationships

• Actively introduce develop and manage thirdparty introducer or placement agent relationships

Marketing

• Oversee the creation and management of sales materials

• Contribute to clientfacing updates on the market business and portfolio

• Lead the preparation of pitches and proposals

• Development of marketing materials for fundraising roadshows AGMs and investors calls

• Attend and speak at industry events as a representative of the Funds business

• Working with the investor relations team to ensure the registration of new funds for distribution in appropriate target markets

Line management

• Manage a small fund sales team to deliver results

Internal reporting

• Produce market research competitor analysis and presentations for internal strategic meetings

• Carry out quarterly reporting and other adhoc bespoke reporting

• Prepare annual fund sales strategy to feed into the funds business plan

• Working closely with the fund management and investor relations team to prepare and maintain target market assessments for each fund strategy

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong track record of raising capital coupled with private markets investment experience with a particular focus on family office and institutional investors in fundraising or a placement agent role

• Knowledge of private credit and/or real estate strategies is an advantage

• Knowledge of institutional allocators and the consultant community is an advantage

• Strong interpersonal and relationshipbuilding skills able to build strong and lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Ability to clearly and accurately communicate complex business and financial product information

• Precise and persuasive verbal and written communication skills attention to detail and creative flair

• Team player with a high level of integrity professionalism and honesty

• Proficient command of English and demonstrable ability to transform financial performance details into investorfriendly messages

• High proficiency in GSuite

• Knowledge of the regulatory requirements and obligations relating to carrying out marketing activities in different jurisdictions

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary commission on capital raised
Hybrid & flexible working policy
25 days holiday increasing to 30 days with length of service
Private healthcare
Enhanced parental leave
Matched pension contributions
Critical illness cover
Employee Assistance Programme & mental health support
Life assurance
Matched pension contributions
Leadership training for managers
Volunteering day
Give as you earn scheme for charitable donations
Support for attending conferences and professional learning & development
Discounts via Perkbox
Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Electric car loan scheme
Monthly socials & annual offsite

Diversity Inclusion & Belonging at LendInvest

At LI we believe in bringing your whole selves to work we are committed to a culture of belonging where individuals can form a genuine community. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills.