Company DescriptionBenefits of working at Together26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidaysFree access to company holiday homesBuy & sell holidaysDiscretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward BonusMatched pension contributionHealth cash plan plus Private medical insuranceLife assurance and Critical illness coverTravel season ticket loans and Ride to work schemeFree local gym accessLocal bar / restaurant discounts–––––––––––––Company DescriptionWe’re Together. For over 50 years, we’ve helped thousands of people, businesses and professionals unlock their property ambitions with our common-sense approach to mortgages and secured loans.We take the time to understand our customers and our door is always open, so we can often help when other lenders can’t or won’t. Based in Cheadle, Cheshire, our 750 colleagues help our customers throughout the UK, backed by the power of a £7 billion loan book.Job DescriptionAs a
Collections Operations Manager
you will be responsible for leading the end-to-end customer journey and operational performance of the function. The role ensures the effective management of customers experiencing financial difficulty while balancing customer outcomes, compliance and commercial performance.The role provides strategic leadership across early arrears management, forbearance, recoveries (including LPA receivers and enforcement activities, with accountability for supporting customers reducing credit losses, maximising recoveries and protecting the organisation’s reputation.As a
Collections Operations Manager
we are looking for someone to:Lead the day-to-day operations across the full commercial collections and recoveries lifecycle, from pre-arrears and early arrears through to late arrears, litigation support, enforcement, recoveries and account resolutionCreate clear end-to-end accountability for commercial collections and recoveries, ensuring colleagues understand the full customer journey and can make balanced, commercially sound decisionsPromote fair and sustainable customer outcomes through appropriate forbearance solutions.Oversee high-volume collections activity and relationship-led case management across commercial accounts, ensuring activity is appropriately segmented by risk, exposure, behaviour, affordability and recoverabilityAct as the point of escalation and decision maker for complex commercial cases, including non-responsive customers, unsustainable arrangements, restructuring options, litigation referral, enforcement strategy, settlement proposals and exit routesMaintain effective contact, case management and recovery strategies that support early intervention, sustainable rehabilitation where appropriate and timely progression to recovery action where requiredEnsure adherence to commercial credit risk controls, in-life and arrears management standards, mandates, policies, procedures, conduct expectations and agreed governance frameworks.Partner closely with Credit Risk, Portfolio Risk, Legal, Asset Management, Corporate Recoveries, Finance, Strategy, Data and third-party suppliers to optimise commercial recovery outcomes and protect the Group’s balance sheet and reputationUse MI, portfolio insight and root-cause analysis to improve commercial treatment strategies, prioritise effort, reduce avoidable arrears progression and increase operational effectivenessSupport transformation, automation and service modernisation initiatives, including improved workflow, contact strategy, decisioning, data quality and performance reportingMaintain robust operational governance, including quality assurance, issue management, risk event management, audit readiness, supplier oversight and clear decisioning recordsDeliver a supportive, career-focused coaching culture where colleagues have clear objectives, understand the role they play in delivering business outcomes and receive regular high-quality management interventionEnsure colleagues are recruited, onboarded, trained and managed in line with business expectations, with appropriate capability development and succession planningRole model Together’s beliefs, champion inclusion and contribute to the delivery of the firm’s wider objectives across customers, colleagues, communities and sustainabilityQualificationsEssential:Extensive experience leading commercial collections and recoveries within financial services.Proven strategic leadership of large operational teamsExperience leading managers, relationship managers, collections representatives, commercial support teams or operational specialists in a performance-led environmentStrong commercial judgement with the ability to balance customer circumstances, affordability, asset position, recoverability, legal options, cost, time and risk appetiteGood understanding of secured lending, property-backed commercial finance, commercial arrears management standards, credit risk controls and in-life portfolio managementExperience using operational MI, portfolio insight, segmentation and performance data to diagnose issues, prioritise effort and improve outcomesStrong stakeholder management skills, with experience working across Credit Risk, Legal, Asset Management, Finance, Operations, Strategy and third-party suppliersUnderstanding of legal and recovery routes relevant to commercial lending, including litigation, enforcement, LPA receivership, insolvency, administration, settlement and shortfall recovery optionsProven ability to operate with strong governance, clear decisioning records, effective controls and appropriate challengeConfident communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead through change and translate strategy into operational executionLeadership Capabilities and Behaviours:Commercially focused: makes balanced decisions that support customers where appropriate while protecting value, reducing loss and delivering sustainable customer outcomesOutcome-focused: creates clarity, pace and accountability across operational priorities, case progression and performance deliveryRisk-aware: embeds disciplined controls, governance, mandate adherence and assurance into everyday commercial collections and recoveries activityCollaborative: works across commercial, credit, legal, asset management, finance and supplier teams to remove friction and improve the end-to-end journeyInclusive leader: builds capable, engaged teams where colleagues understand expectations and are supported to perform and developChange-Orientated: identifies opportunities to simplify, automate and modernise commercial collections and recoveries deliveryAdditional InformationTogether embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference – we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.If you feel you’d benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.Click here for more information on our
Recruitment ProcessPlease note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.#TMHP…