Franchise Partner

TFI Partner – City Lead (Founding Cohort)

The Franchise Insiider | Clevism Private Limited

Position Type: Entrepreneur Partnership (Not Salaried Employment) Locations Open: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata Reports To: Founder & MD, The Franchise Insiider Commitment: Full-time, long-term

This is not a job. It is an exit from one.

The Franchise Insiider is India's most ethical franchise advisory firm, founded in 2014. We are now opening a founding cohort of City Partners — professionals who are ready to leave the safety of a salary, take ownership of a city, and build a real business under the TFI brand.

You bring the hunger, leadership, and capital commitment. We bring the brand, the IP, the systems, the lead flow, and 11+ years of franchise advisory depth.

If you are looking for a job, this isn't it. If you are looking for a way out of employment without starting from zero — read on.

The Opportunity

As a TFI City Partner, you will own and operate The Franchise Insiider's advisory presence in one major Indian metro. You will build and lead a regional team that delivers TFI's three flagship services to brands in your city:

• DB Franchise Framework (DB-FF) — Structural franchise design for emerging brands
• Virtual Franchise Sales Office (V-FSO) — End-to-end franchise sales channel execution
• Strategic Advisory — Founder-level guidance on scale, governance, and expansion

All work is delivered through our proprietary DB-7™ Method: Discover → Blueprint → Build → Deploy → Track → Scale → Harvest.

You will not be selling franchises. You will be running a regional advisory practice — and upholding the ethical standards that make TFI the firm it is. Six out of ten brands that approach us do not become our clients. As a City Partner, you will be the one making those calls in your market.

What You Will Own

• Full P&L responsibility for your city operation
• Hiring, training, mentoring, and leading a team of franchise advisors, project managers, tele-callers, and support staff
• Running the client lifecycle — from Franchise Eligibility Test (FET) → Online Meeting → Closure
• Building TFI's regional ecosystem (co-working operators, CA firms, business consultants, marketing agencies, investor networks)
• Upholding TFI's ethical filters, including the 60% ethical gate that decides which brands deserve to be franchised
• Delivering on growth and revenue targets aligned with TFI's 2030 IPO roadmap

What TFI Provides

This is a turn-key partnership. You are not building from scratch.

• Hiring Support — Centralized recruitment frameworks, candidate sourcing, KRA/KPI structures, interview panels, onboarding playbooks
• Training & Certification — Full immersion in the DB-7™ Method, V-FSO playbooks, advisor certification track, sales pitch decks, pricing systems, and FET/OFA protocols
• Qualified Lead Flow — Inbound leads from TFI's central marketing engine; access to drip campaign infrastructure and the FET → OFA pipeline
• Technology Stack — TFI OS, Odoo CRM and operational dashboards (19 dashboards across six tiers), Fireflies meeting intelligence, WhatsApp automation, reporting infrastructure
• Brand & IP — Operate under The Franchise Insiider brand with full use of DB-7™, DB-FF, V-FSO, and all proprietary client frameworks
• Strategic Mentorship — Direct working relationship with Founder & MD Dhinal Baxi, Co-founder Sameer K. Dessai, and the central leadership team

Investment & Equity Structure

This is a serious entrepreneurial commitment, structured transparently.

You are not just running a city. You become a shareholder in the parent company we are building toward public listing.

Who We Are Looking For

• Experience: 8–10 years in sales, business development, consulting, franchise industry, retail expansion, or general management
• Leadership: Demonstrated track record of building and managing teams (minimum 5+ direct reports in past roles)
• Mindset: You are leaving employment because you want to build — not because you are escaping
• Network: A real, working network in your target city (business owners, founders, investors, brand operators)
• Financial Readiness: ₹15 lakhs license fee plus personal working capital runway
• Ethics: If you measure success by volume over substance, this is not for you
• Commitment: Full-time, hands-on. TFI Partner is not a side project or a passive investment

Selection Process

We treat this with the same rigour we apply to selecting brands for our advisory roster.

1. Application — Submit profile, current role, target city, and a short note on why you want to leave employment and build with TFI
2. Partner Eligibility Conversation — 60-minute discussion with the central team
3. Founder Interview — In-depth session with Dhinal Baxi
4. City Plan Submission — Selected candidates submit a 12-month plan for their target metro
5. Reference & Financial Verification
6. Partner Term Sheet, License Fee, and Onboarding

Timeline: 4–6 weeks from application to onboarding for selected candidates.

Why This Programme Exists

TFI is on the path to becoming India's most trusted franchise advisory firm — and a publicly listed one by 2030. We will not get there by hiring city managers. We will get there by partnering with people who treat their city like a business they own — because they do.

If that is you, we want to meet you.

Apply: hr@thefranchiseinsiider.com About: The Franchise Insiider is operated by Clevism Private Limited, headquartered in Ahmedabad, founded in 2014 by Dhinal Baxi.