How to hire a business solutions consultant

How to hire a business solutions consultant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step business solutions consultant 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 solutions consultant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new business solutions consultant
• 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 solutions consultant you need to hire. Certain business solutions consultant roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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

   Type of Business Solutions Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Business Solutions Consultant	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.	$33-63
   Business Developer	A business developer specializes in conducting in-depth business analysis and crafting various strategies that would not just help a business grow, but also strengthen client base and brand awareness. One of their primary responsibilities revolves around identifying areas in need of improvement... Show more	$31-75
   Business Advisor	Business Advisors are consultants responsible for implementing business strategies to improve financial and operational efficiency. They are involved in preparing financial budgets, recommending a change in the operational process, identifying new business opportunities, evaluating a marketing strategy, and reviewing supplier and labor contracts... Show more	$32-66

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Satisfaction
   • Project Management
   • Client Facing
   • Pre Sales
   • Business Solutions
   • CRM
   • Management System
   • Technology Solutions
   • Cloud
   • HR
   • Software Solutions
   • RFP
   • Data Analysis
   • ERP

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage logistics, control engineering and design, order placement, vendor relationships, customer utilization and technology.
   • Facilitate technical troubleshooting to clients including HTML, Java, and pixels with guidance from tech support team.
   • Provide innovative solutions in order to address clinical requirements driven by healthcare compliance and clinician needs.
   • Facilitate information strategy sub team for the highest corporate priority that implement an innovative healthcare primary care incentive model.
   • Plan and design improvement to SharePoint performance as required through high availability solution using database mirroring and server clustering.
   • Assure that all PMO steps are adhered to.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your business solutions consultant job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A business solutions consultant salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, business solutions consultants' average salary in north dakota is 39% less than in massachusetts.
   • Seniority. Entry-level business solutions consultants earn 47% less than senior-level business solutions consultants.
   • Certifications. A business solutions consultant 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 a business solutions consultant's salary.

   Average business solutions consultant salary

   $96,777yearly

   $46.53 hourly rate

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   Entry-level business solutions consultant salary

   $70,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 17, 2025

   Average business solutions consultant salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Massachusetts	$116,792	$56
   2	New Jersey	$116,465	$56
   3	New York	$115,824	$56
   4	Washington	$109,159	$52
   5	Pennsylvania	$108,936	$52
   6	California	$107,736	$52
   7	Maryland	$107,355	$52
   8	Connecticut	$103,223	$50
   9	North Carolina	$102,999	$50
   10	Illinois	$99,080	$48
   11	Texas	$98,731	$47
   12	Virginia	$98,114	$47
   13	Minnesota	$97,548	$47
   14	Georgia	$96,363	$46
   15	Wisconsin	$95,041	$46
   16	Michigan	$94,349	$45
   17	Missouri	$92,402	$44
   18	Arizona	$92,172	$44
   19	Colorado	$90,725	$44
   20	Oregon	$90,666	$44

   Average business solutions consultant salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Google	$129,419	$62.22	132
   2	IFS	$114,336	$54.97	6
   3	Zilliant	$112,131	$53.91
   4	Temenos AG	$105,635	$50.79
   5	Lytx	$105,041	$50.50
   6	Visa	$103,528	$49.77	13
   7	Hyland	$103,041	$49.54
   8	American Century Investments	$102,902	$49.47	1
   9	HM Health Solutions	$102,246	$49.16
   10	International Decision Systems	$98,487	$47.35
   11	Highmark	$97,785	$47.01	482
   12	HCSC	$97,335	$46.80	34
   13	IBM	$96,735	$46.51	449
   14	Pwc	$94,311	$45.34	1,310
   15	Deloitte	$88,308	$42.46	4,139
   16	Bank of America	$87,538	$42.09	48
   17	Wells Fargo	$86,815	$41.74	118
   18	Accenture	$85,144	$40.93	677
   19	Olsen Thielen and Co., Ltd.	$84,108	$40.44
   20	Voya Financial	$83,896	$40.33	11

4. Writing a business solutions consultant job description

   A business solutions consultant 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. To help get you started, here's an example of a business solutions consultant job description:

   Business solutions consultant job description example

   About this role:
   
   The Data Management & Insights Business Solutions team is charged with delivering robust solutions, quickly, to a business's functional challenges using business-managed tools and software with delivery teams formed from business-side consultants and highly-skilled business-side configuration designers. In our solution set are offerings that drive efficiency and effectiveness through workflow automation, operational excellence, procedure execution efficiencies, dynamic content management, surveying, and other offerings that simplify and improve business health.
   
   Among the tools we leverage are the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, Service Desk, add-ons, and integration between them), the Microsoft 365 suite (SharePoint, add-ons, and integration between other M365 products), BI and display layer tools, and others.
   
   A critical role on this team is the Senior Business Solutions Consultant. Akin to the product owner/ownership discipline, the individuals in this role serve as Solution Owners and are responsible for the success of the solution, understanding the needs of the customer, frictionless adoption by users, and managing customer engagement lifecycle from beginning to end. To achieve this, this role operates with an agile mindset and works closely with the designer leads, the customer, analysts, testers, and other partners. This collective team leverages agile principles to convert customer ideas into epics and user stories, and ultimately into working business solutions.
   
   KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
   
   * Lead and facilitate working sessions and other routines to understand customer needs, write epics/user stories, and prioritize and parse the desired functionality into minimum viable and future releases
   
   * Develop, manage and strengthen relationships with key leaders from business and operational areas
   
   * Monitor and prioritize execution activities to meet desired delivery timelines
   
   * Leverage business relationships to support efforts to determine rationalization of existing solutions and disposition
   
   * Assist in creation, modifications and updates to Consultant Playbook to drive consistency across all consultant engagements and messaging
   
   * Assist and drive improvements to socialization materials related to Business Solutions offering set for marketability and ease-of-understanding
   
   * Prepare Executive-ready presentations that cover a scoped body of work for the customer, status updates, and other materials for recurring and ad-hoc routines
   
   Required Qualifications, US:
   
   * 4+ years of Management consulting, Strategy Consulting, or Business Operations experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
   
   Desired Qualifications:
   
   * Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
   
   * Knowledge and understanding of Agile delivery concepts and principles
   
   * Ability to interact with all levels of an organization; including senior leadership/management
   
   * Strong relationship management skills
   
   * Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
   
   * Experience leading complex change initiatives
   
   * Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
   
   Job Expectations:
   
   * Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
   
   We Value Diversity
   
   At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
   
   Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.
   
   Candidates applying to job openings posted in US: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
   
   Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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5. Post your job

   To find business solutions consultants for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any business solutions consultants they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level business solutions consultants with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

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

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit business solutions consultants, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   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 business solutions consultant

   Once you've found the business solutions consultant candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   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.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new business solutions consultant. 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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