Franchise Development Manager

Franchise Development Manager

Location: Remote | Open to candidates anywhere in Ireland

Employment Type: Full-Time

Salary: Base Salary of €45,000 to €60,000 per year, depending on experience, plus uncapped commission and potential team-level revenue sharing.

About Blitz Franchise

Blitz Franchise is one of Canada's fastest-growing franchise development organizations.

Our team supports more than 200 franchise transactions annually, providing end-to-end expertise in franchise strategy, candidate qualification, franchise recruitment, sales, onboarding, and consulting.

Our vision is ambitious. We are building Canada's leading franchise development organization while expanding internationally to help exceptional brands grow in new markets.

Ireland marks the first step in that international journey, and we're looking for talented people who want to help build something exceptional from the ground up.

The Opportunity

Most franchise development roles ask you to manage an existing territory.

This role gives you the opportunity to help build one.

We're establishing Blitz's presence in Ireland and are looking for someone who wants to make a meaningful impact from the beginning.

You'll work directly with franchisors, entrepreneurs, and our Canadian leadership team to help grow our Irish business while building relationships throughout the franchise community.

We're open to hiring candidates anywhere in Ireland.

This position is advertised as Franchise Development Manager, but we're also open to hiring exceptional candidates as Franchise Development Specialists with the potential to grow into management as Blitz expands.

What You'll Do

• Guide prospective franchisees through the complete franchise development process
• Build trusted relationships with franchisors and emerging franchise brands
• Conduct discovery meetings and qualification calls
• Manage opportunities through our CRM
• Represent Blitz at networking events, exhibitions, and franchise conferences
• Help identify new franchisor partnerships throughout Ireland
• Collaborate closely with our Canadian leadership team
• Contribute to the systems, processes, and strategies that will support Blitz's continued growth
• For Manager-level candidates, help recruit, mentor, and lead future members of the Irish team

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for people who enjoy building relationships, solving business challenges, and helping companies grow.

Experience in one or more of the following areas would be valuable:

• Franchise development
• Business development
• Franchising
• Business consulting
• Recruitment
• B2B sales
• Account management
• Multi-unit hospitality or retail
• Entrepreneurship

Manager-level candidates should ideally have leadership experience, a proven commercial track record, and experience managing complex, relationship-driven sales opportunities.

Compensation

• €45,000 to €60,000 annually
• Performance-based commission
• Team-level revenue sharing
• Opportunity to build and lead Blitz's Irish operation

Why Join Blitz?

• Help launch Blitz Franchise in Ireland from the ground up
• Build relationships with some of the country's most ambitious franchise brands
• Work directly with company leadership
• Be part of an entrepreneurial, high-growth organization
• Help shape the future of franchise development
• Long-term leadership opportunities as our international presence continues to grow
• Remote position with flexibility to work from anywhere in Ireland

Build Something Bigger Than a Career

We're looking for people who want to help build an organization, not simply work for one.

If you're passionate about business growth, franchising, and making a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.