How to hire a business analyst/manager

How to hire a business analyst/manager, step by step

Here's a step-by-step business analyst/manager hiring guide:

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the business analyst/manager you need to hire. Certain business analyst/manager roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   A business analyst/manager's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, business analyst/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.

   This list shows salaries for various types of business analyst/managers.

   Type of Business Analyst/Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Business Analyst/Manager	Management analysts, often called management consultants, propose ways to improve the efficiency of an organization. They advise managers on how to make organizations more profitable through reduced costs and increased revenues.	$41-75
   Project Manager/Analyst	The primary job of project managers/analysts is to manage and develop new projects. They have varied duties and responsibilities, which include giving analytical support for projects, assisting in budget and financial analysis, and analyzing market trends, statistical data, and regulations relevant to the projects... Show more	$34-66
   Staff Analyst	Staff Analysts are employees who oversee the activities related to the employees. They monitor the performance of the employees and assess whether particular employees suit the role they have... Show more	$34-65

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Business Analysis
   • Project Management
   • Business Process
   • Sigma
   • QA
   • Scrum
   • Business Analysts
   • User Stories
   • Direct Reports
   • Data Analysis
   • Scrum Methodology
   • ISO
   • Visualization
   • Process Improvement

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   Responsibilities:

   • Enhance CRM database model to effectively manage company's interactions with customers, clients, and sales prospects.
   • Manage CRM database including pipeline and forecasts.
   • Lead development of custom quoting tool build in Salesforce from requirements definition to implementation.
   • Work with the testing team in coming up with test plans and conduct UAT sessions as well as chaired UAT meetings.
   • Create test scripts and facilitated/coordinate UAT testing.
   • Design, create and maintain the project relate documentation using SharePoint.

   More business analyst/manager duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the business analyst/manager job description is a good way to get more applicants. A business analyst/manager salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a business analyst/manager in Mississippi may be lower than in Maryland, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level business analyst/manager. Additionally, a business analyst/manager with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average business analyst/manager salary

   $117,198yearly

   $56.35 hourly rate

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   Entry-level business analyst/manager salary

   $87,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 20, 2025

   Average business analyst/manager salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Maryland	$136,205	$65
   2	Massachusetts	$134,726	$65
   3	New Jersey	$133,902	$64
   4	New York	$133,006	$64
   5	Washington	$130,181	$63
   6	California	$128,318	$62
   7	Oklahoma	$120,404	$58
   8	Delaware	$119,468	$57
   9	Ohio	$118,302	$57
   10	Georgia	$117,580	$57
   11	Connecticut	$116,575	$56
   12	North Carolina	$115,472	$56
   13	South Carolina	$115,370	$55
   14	Illinois	$115,055	$55
   15	Virginia	$114,927	$55
   16	Michigan	$111,705	$54
   17	Minnesota	$109,956	$53
   18	Texas	$109,703	$53
   19	Oregon	$109,032	$52
   20	Nevada	$109,026	$52

   Average business analyst/manager salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Zeta	$140,959	$67.77
   2	AstraZeneca	$139,729	$67.18	7
   3	Ernst & Young	$133,132	$64.01	1,361
   4	Sanofi US	$129,523	$62.27	59
   5	J.P. Morgan	$129,391	$62.21
   6	Cisco	$128,041	$61.56	37
   7	Capgemini	$126,026	$60.59	239
   8	Avon Product	$125,825	$60.49	1
   9	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$125,539	$60.36	438
   10	RSM US	$125,219	$60.20	168
   11	Amd	$125,111	$60.15	15
   12	Starbucks	$125,070	$60.13	6
   13	Amgen	$125,061	$60.13	10
   14	AIG	$124,948	$60.07	16
   15	Yahoo	$124,477	$59.84
   16	Sandia National Labs	$124,058	$59.64	3
   17	Microsoft	$122,835	$59.06	154
   18	Morgan Stanley	$122,832	$59.05	36
   19	Avanade	$122,359	$58.83	1
   20	Accenture	$122,098	$58.70	225

4. Writing a business analyst/manager job description

   A job description for a business analyst/manager role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a business analyst/manager job description:

   Business analyst/manager job description example

   We're not yesterday's IT department, we're Digital Technology. The world around us keeps changing and so do we. We're redefining what it means to be IT with a mindset centered on transformation, experience, AI-driven automation, innovation, and growth. We're all about delivering delightful, secure customer and employee experiences that accelerate ServiceNow's journey to become the defining enterprise software company of the 21st century. And we love co-creating, using, and highlighting our own products to do it.
   
   Ultimately, we strive to make the world work better for our employees and customers-when you work in ServiceNow Digital Technology, you work for them. As ServiceNow continues its unprecedented growth, the company seeks to further establish its data and advanced analytics foundation and capabilities. ServiceNow is seeking a proactive, passionate data leader to deliver the most strategic insights to the company. The GTM Insights Manager will provide insights and recommendations to guide the business by conducting in-depth analytical studies as well as proactively monitoring the real-time health of the business. This role is a hybrid of traditional roles in strategy, business/customer analysis, research, and data visualization - requiring a mix of strategic thinking, analytics and data management, and business operations skills. This position will be reporting to the Director of Finance Analytics and GTM Insights.
   
   We are looking for a talented individual with a strategic viewpoint who can grow and adapt along with our fast-paced business. The ideal candidate is relentlessly curious, has high analytical capability and is passionate about creating innovative analysis to understand trends and identify opportunities. This individual is energized by creating actionable insights and recommendations for business leaders and is highly collaborative with both business and technical audiences at all levels of the organization.
   What you get to do in this role:
   
   Manage and mentor a team of analysts that contribute to analysis on business performance.
   
   Proactively uncover trends and anomalies, understand relationships and develop actionable insights from analysis that will drive business decisions and actions.
   
   Apply expertise in quantitative analysis and presentation/visualization of data to see beyond the numbers; transform raw data into actionable insights and recommendations.
   
   Create frameworks to better understand and monitor key business activities. Contribute solutions to improve monitoring and alert systems for Data and Analytics.
   
   Partner with key business leaders. Prepare analysis and recommendations for strategic decision-making.
   
   Improve operational excellence through proactive identification and execution of initiatives that create efficiency, remove obstacles, or create improved processes and approaches to the business. This includes identifying ways in which tools can be built and deployed to improve workflows.
   
   Build cross-functional relationships and be able to establish resources to help solve complex interdisciplinary problems on behalf of the business. Proactively identify areas for deeper analysis and study.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right business analyst/manager for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

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

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting business analyst/managers requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to 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 business analyst/manager

   Once you've selected the best business analyst/manager candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new business analyst/manager first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

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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