How to hire an adoption services manager

How to hire an adoption services manager, step by step

Here's a step-by-step adoption services manager hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an adoption services manager job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new adoption services manager
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The adoption services manager hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   An adoption services manager's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, adoption services managers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of adoption services manager salaries for various roles:

   Type of Adoption Services Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Adoption Services Manager	Social and community service managers coordinate and supervise social service programs and community organizations. They manage staff who provide social services to the public.	$12-26
   Youth Leader	A youth leader is a young individual who is responsible for building a sense of community within the church youth that can provide an opportunity for both spiritual and social development. Youth Leaders organize regular social, educational, and spiritual oriented events with parents and volunteers to maintain a vibrant program... Show more	$11-17
   Youth Coordinator	A youth coordinator is mainly focused on developing and facilitating programs for children in various settings that enhance and support personal youth education and development. As a youth coordinator, you need to understand recreational and Educational Services and activities with strong leadership skills... Show more	$12-25

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Adoption Process
   • Quality Customer Service
   • Adoption Services
   • Adoption Program
   • Animal Handling

   Responsibilities:

   • Lead a special DSS project to give pre and post adoptive services to families.
   • Increase pet adoptions and donations by generating interest from the community and potential adopters.
   • Assist with sales and payments in the SPCA retail shop

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your adoption services manager job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. An adoption services manager salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, adoption services managers' average salary in georgia is 34% less than in new jersey.
   • Seniority. Entry-level adoption services managers earn 53% less than senior-level adoption services managers.
   • Certifications. An adoption services manager with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in an adoption services manager's salary.

   Average adoption services manager salary

   $38,413yearly

   $18.47 hourly rate

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   Entry-level adoption services manager salary

   $26,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 13, 2026

4. Writing an adoption services manager job description

   An adoption services manager job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of an adoption services manager job description:

   Adoption services manager job description example

   **Job Family:** Sales
   
   
   Mendix is a low-code app development platform:
   
   First, what is low-code? Low-code is a visual approach to software development that enables you to abstract and automate every step of the application lifecycle. Gartner predicts that "by 2024, low-code application development will be responsible for more than 65% of application development activity." Mendix is repeatedly ranked a Leader in analyst reports from Gartner and Forrester. In the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Multiexperience Development Platforms, Mendix placed at the very top of the Leaders quadrant.
   
   Mendix, the global leader in enterprise low-code, was created to promote collaboration between Business & IT teams. Thousands of forward-thinking companies around the world like Ford Auto, Rabobank Netherlands, Zurich Insurance, and Red Bull, can unleash their best ideas faster with the help of the Mendix Platform.
   
   Mendix is a Siemens Business:
   
   Siemens is a Top 10 Global Software Company and a leader on Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in the World! With the acquisition of Mendix in 2018, Siemens Digital Industries Software is driving transformation to enhance the digital enterprise where engineering, manufacturing and electronics meet the future of innovation. Mendix employees have the opportunity to work in a hyper-growth environment with the support of Siemens' unbeatable market position and resources.
   
   You are part of a great new Team
   
   The Mendix Manufacturing Industries Cloud team is a newly founded organization in the Mendix segment. It was formed to support the new verticalized G2M model in FY22 and beyond. It is the mission of this team to grow the business of the best in class low code platform in the Manufacturing Industries. For this mission we leverage all sales (direct selling, partner selling, digital selling) and marketing (field, product, industry) channels. Furthermore, we shape strategic partnerships with Siemens segments and business units to also increase the amount of products built on Mendix that Siemens brings to the market.
   
   The Industry Managers in this team are subject matter experts for one manufacturing industry. In this they identify use cases where their industry needs low code, then they create narratives and presentation materials on how to address this use case as well as organize a template or a demo for this to be built by our developers. When that is done the industry managers enable the field sales organization on these use cases and support customer engagements directly with presentations and portfolio workshops.
   
   The Challenge and The Areas of Responsibilities:
   
   + You are co-responsible for the strategy and performance of the Mendix Business (ARR, logos, growth).
   
   + You act as an industry expert setting the priorities to successfully ramp-up and sustainably grow the Mendix business.
   
   + You identify and validate new business opportunities in your industry in closed collaboration with other Industry Adoption Managers, the Mendix Solutions BU as well as the field Sales organizations.
   
   + You identify emerging industry trends and find ways to use them to promote the existing Mendix portfolio as well as align functional needs for advancements.
   
   + You pro-actively drive our engagement model, supporting customer-facing activities (solution incubations, "must win" projects) and realizing portfolio and revenue synergies with other DI SW segment offerings or with the Mendix platform standalone.
   
   + You develop strategic ARR-generating partnerships and share best practices across the G2M channels.
   
   + You create industry-specific value prop. of solutions and content for sales and mktg. collaterals. In that you prioritize the ideas for required centrally sourced demonstrators, templates and solutions; you also help to specify them.
   
   + You enable our G2M channels building and training on the defined industry solutions and collect feedbacks .
   
   + You manage the qualification process for inbound about collaboration and solution opportunities within DI SW, DI, broader Siemens as well as partners.
   
   + You create customer executive presentations, review and validate operational reports and monitor independently the progress of you industry towards the annual target.
   
   Mission of the role:
   
   + Proven track record in successful customer engagements and growing business, identifying improvement areas and creating win-win situations in the manufacturing industries.
   
   + Ability to navigate in complex organizations, identify and build a collaboration environment with the relevant stakeholders.
   
   + Proven ability to actively listen to customers, understand their expectations and document/formalize them as well as respond in a result driven manner preparing and presenting successful proposals. In that familiarity with the Challenger Sales or SPIN methodology is a plus.
   
   + In-depth knowledge of how industry processes with the ability to translate such knowledge into comprehensive strategies and market value for Mendix and its low-code offering.
   
   + Demonstrated ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries and in cross functional and matrix organizations, a customer-oriented mindset and a strong results orientation.
   
   + A high level of communications skills and a proven ability to structure executive and presentations and present relevant business content.
   
   + Multi-year experiences in Industrial Manufacturing, strong knowledge of the business processes in domains like Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Sales, Aftersales, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain & Logistics.
   
   + Proven experiences with SaaS / PaaS business model.
   
   + Strong business English, written & spoken - any additional languages are always an asset.
   
   **Organization:** Digital Industries
   
   **Company:** Siemens Industry Software GmbH
   
   **Experience Level:** Experienced Professional
   
   **Full / Part time:** Full-time

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find adoption services managers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your adoption services manager job on Zippia to find and recruit adoption services manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with adoption services manager candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new adoption services manager

   Once you have selected a candidate for the adoption services manager position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new adoption services manager. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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