United Franchise Group™ (UFG) is one of the world's leading franchising organisations, with an award-winning portfolio of brands spanning business services, retail, food & beverage, and consulting.
With more than 1,600 franchise locations across 60+ countries, UFG has decades of experience developing successful brands and supporting entrepreneurs around the world. Our franchisee-first philosophy, proven systems, and commitment to long-term growth have made us a trusted leader in international franchising.
As we continue our expansion throughout in the region, we're looking for an ambitious Franchise Development Manager to help drive the next phase of our growth.
Job DescriptionAs Franchise Development Manager, you will be responsible for managing prospective franchisees throughout the sales journey—from initial enquiry through to qualification and discovery.
You'll engage with inbound enquiries, re-activate dormant leads, nurture qualified prospects, and confidently present our franchise opportunities. You'll also be proactive in generating your own pipeline by networking within the business community, attending events, and identifying new franchise prospects.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys consultative selling, building relationships, and helping entrepreneurs find the right business opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
- Respond promptly to all franchise enquiries.
- Qualify prospective franchisees and assess their suitability.
- Present UFG's franchise opportunities through virtual and face-to-face meetings.
- Re-engage inactive leads and nurture warm prospects through the sales process.
- Generate new leads through networking, referrals, exhibitions, and local business development.
- Conduct discovery meetings and support candidates through the franchise recruitment process.
- Travel with qualified candidates to visit existing franchise locations where appropriate.
- Represent UFG at trade shows, franchise exhibitions, and industry events.
We're looking for someone who is:
- A confident and professional communicator.
- Comfortable spending a significant portion of the day on the phone and in virtual meetings.
- Self-driven, proactive, and capable of achieving high targets
- Organised, resilient, and able to manage multiple prospects simultaneously.
- Passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve business ownership.
Experience & Requirements
- Proven experience in sales is essential.
- Experience in franchise development or franchising is highly advantageous.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Strong presentation and relationship-building skills.
- Willingness to travel throughout the UK, Ireland, and occasionally internationally.
Applicants should be able to travel to London for internal meetings as required. Regular travel throughout the UK and Ireland—and occasional international travel—will also form part of the role for prospect meetings, franchise tours, exhibitions, conferences, and company events.
Join us at United Franchise Group – a global leader for entrepreneurs!
Apply today!
Additional InformationAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- Proven experience in sales
- Experience in franchise development or franchising
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Strong presentation and relationship-building skills
- Willingness to travel throughout the UK, Ireland, and occasionally internationally
- Ability to travel to London for internal meetings as required
- Comfortable spending significant time on phone and virtual meetings
- Self-driven, target-oriented, organised and resilient
What We Do
United Franchise Group (UFG) is an organization made up of a group of award-winning franchise brands. Our franchised concepts specialize in a number of different industries including Signs and Graphics, Promotional Products, food concepts and networking. With over 35 years of experience in the franchising industry and more than 1600 franchisees throughout the world, UFG has been a consistent industry leader throughout decades of economic change. At its foundation are three core values – keep growing, sales first; positive attitude, enthusiasm, and passion for the company; a family-owned company that operates like a family – that guides approximately 200 employees in the United States and around the world. United Franchise Group brands and services include Signarama, the world’s largest sign and graphics franchise; Fully Promoted (formerly EmbroidMe), the world’s largest embroidery franchise; Transworld Business Advisors, a Business Brokerage, Franchise Sales and consulting franchise; John Smith Subs, a grilled steak and chicken sub franchise; Venture X, a shared office space franchise; Accurate Franchising Inc., a franchise consulting firm that helps turn existing businesses into a franchise
