Manager, Franchise Sales - Midwest

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts; Chicago (IL); Remoto; USD 60.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life/AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation time

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Volunteer day

Bereavement time

Jury duty time

Descrizione del lavoro

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is seeking a Manager, Franchise Sales - Midwest to drive development opportunities across the Midwest, focusing on both conversion and new construction for Full Service & Lifestyle brands. The role entails market analysis, strategic outreach, and strong relationship-building with owners, developers, and brokers.

Ideal candidates will have solid sales experience, hospitality background, and the ability to influence across internal teams.

Competenze

• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning ability.
• Excellent organizational and relationship-building skills.
• Judgment in evaluating opportunities and market data.

Mansioni

• Identify and cultivate franchise development opportunities through market analysis and networking.
• Analyze market conditions, competition, and trends to inform sales plans.
• Develop strategies for conversion and new construction across Full Service & Lifestyle brands.
• Evaluate prospective franchisees for brand alignment and development potential.
• Build relationships with owners, developers, brokers, and operators.
• Advise sales teams and leadership on opportunities and resource allocation.
• Collaborate with Sales Directors and regional leaders to advance opportunities.
• Conduct market and feasibility analyses to support discussions and brand recommendations.
• Vet inquiries for viability and fit for long-term sales potential.
• Guide prospective franchisees through licensing and application steps.
• Maintain ongoing communication with partners to support growth.
• Meet lead generation, pipeline, and conversion targets.

Formazione

College degree

Descrizione del lavoro

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is now seeking a Manager, Franchise Sales - Midwest to join our team at the Remote in the United States location in Remote, Remote.

Why Wyndham?

By joining Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, you will play an integral role in our mission to make hotel travel possible for all. You’ll be part of one of the largest hotel franchise companies in the world, where we strive to deliver the best value to our owners and guests. Most importantly, you’ll be entrusted to live our unique Count on Me culture, set by our core values of integrity, accountability, inclusive, caring and fun. At Wyndham, we provide all team members the opportunity to grow through best-in-class training and career development, leadership training, mentorship opportunities and educational support. Supporting our team members is a top priority, which is why we offer competitive compensation and benefits, vacation, team member appreciation days, workplace flexibility and much more. At Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, we value and embrace a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion that supports team members of all backgrounds and experiences. We can’t wait to welcome you!

The Role

The primary responsibility of this role is Drive franchise development growth by identifying and cultivating new opportunities through market research, strategic outreach, and industry networking. Analyze market conditions and ownership goals to align prospects with the appropriate Iconic brands, while supporting both conversion and new construction opportunities. Build relationships with owners, developers, brokers, and management companies, provide strategic guidance on market positioning and feasibility, and partner with sales leadership to advance opportunities through the pipeline and support successful deal execution.

This role requires approximately 80% travel.

What You’ll Do

• Independently identify and cultivate new franchise development opportunities through market analysis, business intelligence, networking, and industry research.
• Analyze market conditions, competitive landscapes, and industry trends to create strategic sales and lead-generation plans for assigned territories.
• Develop and execute strategies focused on both conversion and new construction opportunities across Full Service & Lifestyle brands.
• Evaluate prospective franchisees and determine appropriate brand alignment based on market conditions, ownership objectives, and development potential.
• Build and maintain relationships with prospective owners, developers, management companies, brokers, and industry stakeholders.
• Serve as a strategic consultant to sales personnel and leadership by identifying high-potential opportunities and recommending effective sales approaches and resource allocation.
• Partner with Sales Directors and Regional Vice Presidents to advance opportunities through the sales pipeline and support the closing process.
• Conduct market and feasibility analysis to support development discussions and brand recommendations.
• Vet inbound inquiries to determine viability, strategic fit, and long-term sales potential.
• Assist prospective franchisees through various stages of the licensing and application process.
• Maintain consistent communication with prospective and existing franchise partners to strengthen relationships and support long-term growth initiatives.
• Achieve established lead generation, pipeline development, and opportunity conversion goals.

You’ll be successful if you have

• The position requires strong analytical skills, strategic planning, and the ability to influence and collaborate across internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Excellent judgment in evaluating potential opportunities for the company.
• Ability to understand market data and identify trends to develop lead generation plans that will result in qualified applications and a higher percentage of sales.
• Excellent project management skills.

Required Qualifications/Experience

• College degree preferred.
• Practical sales experience preferred.
• Hospitality experience preferred.

Company Overview

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is one of the largest hotel franchise companies in the world by number of properties with approximately 8,400 hotels across over 95 countries on six continents. Through our network of approximately 869,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveler, Wyndham commands a leading presence in the hospitality industry. Headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. with offices around the world in London, Shanghai, Buenos Aires, Dubai and more, Wyndham employs more than 2,000 corporate team members worldwide who are dedicated to the Company’s mission of making hotel travel possible for all. Supporting thousands of franchisees and a growing global portfolio of 25 hotel brands—think household names like Wyndham, La Quinta, Ramada, Days Inn and Super 8—Wyndham team members are a widespread group of individuals with diverse interests and backgrounds. Our unique Count on Me culture, commitment to flexibility and core values of Integrity, Accountability, Inclusivity, Caring and Fun are just part of what continues to make Wyndham an award-winning best place to work.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Job Location:

Remote in the United States, Remote, Remote, Remote 00000

Employment Status:

Full-time

Compensation & Benefits

For U.S. based positions only, the expected pay range for this position is $60,000 - $70,000 annually.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts carefully considers a wide range of factors when determining compensation such as work location, background, experience, and performance. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

In addition to the base pay, this role is eligible to receive an incentive payment pursuant to the Franchised Development US Incentive Plan with a N/A% annual target, subject to the terms of the Plan.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Is Committed To Attracting, Motivating, And Retaining Talented Team Members Who Align With Our Company’s Core Values. We Are Proud To Reward Our Full-time Team Members With Comprehensive Benefit Programs And Resources Which Include

• Health insurance with HSA and FSA options
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life/AD&DD insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) with generous company match
• Vacation time- Accrue 2.019 hours of paid vacation per week
• Paid holidays- 11 Core Scheduled Paid Holidays with potential additional paid days off as business operations and the calendar permit (e.g. in 2026, there is an additional 7 days of paid company closure).
• Paid sick leave accrued as state and local laws require
• Additional paid time off in the form of one volunteer day, bereavement time, as well as jury duty time.

Participation in any of the benefit plans and programs made available to team members is subject to satisfaction of eligibility requirements. More information can be found on Our Benefits Page. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts reserves the right to amend or terminate any benefit plan or program at any time in accordance with applicable law.

11/01/2026