Are you an experienced conveyancing leader with strong commercial acumen and established lender relationships?
We’re looking for a strategic and commercially minded Head of Smoove Lender Panel Services to lead and grow our Lender Panel Management (LPM) and Fees-Assisted Remortgage (FAR) functions.
This is a hybrid role with travel to Thame or Leeds as required (around twice a month)
This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for someone who combines extensive conveyancing expertise with the ability to build lender partnerships, drive operational excellence and lead a high-performing team.
About the RoleReporting to the Chief Growth Officer, you’ll take ownership of the strategic direction, commercial performance and operational delivery of our LPM and FAR services.
You’ll lead a specialist team responsible for managing lender law firm panels, supporting lender relationships, ensuring compliance standards are maintained and identifying opportunities for future growth and innovation.
This role would suit a senior legal professional who has operated at Partner, Head of Department or equivalent leadership level within conveyancing and is now looking to move into a broader strategic and commercial leadership position.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Lender Panel Management and FAR functions
- Build and strengthen relationships with lender clients and key industry stakeholders
- Drive business growth through strategic planning and commercial initiatives
- Negotiate commercial agreements with lenders and suppliers
- Develop and execute departmental business plans aligned to wider company objectives
- Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team
- Identify opportunities for operational improvement and service innovation
- Manage departmental budgets and commercial performance
- Ensure compliance, governance and risk management standards are maintained
- Work collaboratively across the wider business to support strategic objectives
About You
- Extensive practical conveyancing experience
- Experience operating at Partner, Junior Partner, Head of Department or equivalent senior level
- Strong commercial negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- Experience working with lenders, lender panels or mortgage-related services
- Proven leadership and team management capability
- Strategic thinking with the ability to drive business growth
- Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills
- The ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment
We’re looking for someone who can bring both legal credibility and commercial leadership experience.
You will likely have:
A practising certificate is not required for this role.
- Annual Leave: 25 days per year (Jan-Dec), increasing to 27 days after 5 years, plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time).
- Annual Leave Purchase: Option to purchase up to 1 working week of additional leave.
- Wellness Days: 4 paid days per year to rest and recharge (pro-rata for part-time). We kindly ask you take 1 per quarter.
- Paid Volunteer Day: 1 paid day per year to volunteer at a charity of your choice.
- Pension scheme (Aviva): 6% employer contribution, 4% employee contribution.
- Life Assurance: 4x basic salary.
- Health Flex Pot via Benifex: – £800 flexible benefit to spend on health options of your choice, including: Private Health Insurance / Health Cash Plan / Dental Plan / Health Assessments.
- Additional Benifex perks: Voluntary opt-in for additional benefits including Activity Pass, discounts via Perkbox, Beauty and Fitness Discount Card, Cycle to Work, Motor Breakdown, Will Writing, or enhance your cover of benefits provided by company.
- Critical Illness Cover: 1x basic salary.
- Group-wide Equity Plan: Eligibility for participation in our Group-wide employee share plan, subject to annual invitation.
- Enhanced Maternity/Adoption Pay: Up to 20 weeks full pay. Enhanced Paternity Pay: Up to 4 weeks full pay.
- Performance-based Incentive Scheme: Eligibility for a discretionary Short Term Incentive plan, based on job role and level.
- Learning & Development: Access to LinkedIn Learning, reimbursement of your professional membership costs.
- Additional: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing resources, eye test vouchers and VDU glasses contribution.
- Office Space: Use of our PEXA office workspaces in Leeds and Thame. Our new Leeds office is in West Village, managed by Bruntwood SciTech and allows you access to Bruntwood hosted local events.
Skills Required
- Extensive practical conveyancing experience
- Experience operating at Partner, Junior Partner, Head of Department or equivalent senior level
- Strong commercial negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- Experience working with lenders or mortgage-related services
- Proven leadership and team management capability
- Strategic thinking with the ability to drive business growth
- Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment
What We Do
PEXA Group Limited is a world-leading digital property technology and insight solutions business. It operates an electronic lodgement network, a cloud-based platform that enables the secure digital settlement and title registration of property transactions. By connecting lenders, conveyancers, and governments, PEXA streamlines the property ecosystem, reducing friction, risk, and delays to make completions faster, safer, and more predictable for families and businesses across Australia and the UK.
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