How to hire a computing services director

How to hire a computing services director, step by step

Here's a step-by-step computing services director hiring guide:

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a computing services director, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a computing services director to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a computing services director that fits the bill.

   This list presents computing services director salaries for various positions.

   Type of Computing Services Director	Description	Hourly rate
   Computing Services Director	Computer and information systems managers, often called information technology (IT) managers or IT project managers, plan, coordinate, and direct computer-related activities in an organization. They help determine the information technology goals of an organization and are responsible for implementing computer systems to meet those goals.	$47-96
   Technical Manager	A technical manager is responsible for maintaining the company's information systems database and analyzing technology system matters to ensure its efficiency and accuracy in supporting business operations. Technical managers perform network checks regularly to assess any possible malfunctions that might compromise the company's cybersecurity... Show more	$40-77
   Delivery Manager	A delivery manager oversees the delivery process and workforce in a company, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Their responsibilities primarily revolve around coordinating all personnel, managing budgets and schedules, and monitoring all shipments and logistics... Show more	$39-75

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Cloud
   • HPC
   • Linux
   • Direct Reports
   • Unix
   • Computer System
   • ITIL
   • Windows
   • Network Infrastructure
   • Desktop Support
   • Software Development
   • Disaster Recovery
   • Virtualization
   • Database Administration

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   Responsibilities:

   • Segregate application and operations release functions into pre-defined windows to eliminate conflicting implementation schedules and manage dependencies and exceptions across organization.
   • Coordinate with ADP for the creation of payroll journal entry.
   • Study the feasibility of implementing a new billing system in workshops and payroll.
   • Provide oversight to an electronic timekeeping system implementation project design to ensure compliance with wage and hour laws for all employees.
   • Deploy, sustain, troubleshoot and repair standard voice, data, video network and cryptographic client devices in fix environments.
   • Recommend and implement new mainframe computer hardware and college software package.

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3. Make a budget

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

   • Location. For example, computing services directors' average salary in wyoming is 41% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level computing services directors earn 51% less than senior-level computing services directors.
   • Certifications. A computing services director 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 computing services director's salary.

   Average computing services director salary

   $141,081yearly

   $67.83 hourly rate

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   Entry-level computing services director salary

   $99,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

   Average computing services director salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$172,637	$83
   2	New York	$154,925	$74
   3	Washington	$147,238	$71
   4	Massachusetts	$144,334	$69
   5	District of Columbia	$136,249	$66
   6	Colorado	$134,112	$64
   7	Texas	$126,586	$61
   8	Pennsylvania	$119,892	$58
   9	Indiana	$104,582	$50
   10	Nebraska	$99,920	$48

   Average computing services director salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	NVIDIA	$173,348	$83.34	2
   2	Stanford University	$160,983	$77.40	4
   3	Microsoft	$153,843	$73.96	6
   4	Southwest Airlines	$150,582	$72.40
   5	Lilly & Company	$147,631	$70.98	6
   6	Glaxosmithkline	$147,512	$70.92
   7	Kelly Services	$147,271	$70.80	3
   8	Grabango	$147,126	$70.73
   9	Art of Problem Solving	$146,563	$70.46
   10	AIG	$146,410	$70.39	3
   11	Eli Lilly and Company	$145,639	$70.02	9
   12	Pfizer	$134,696	$64.76	2
   13	Horizon Media	$124,612	$59.91	3
   14	Hanu an Insight Company	$124,437	$59.83
   15	Carnegie Mellon University	$119,935	$57.66	3
   16	Catholic Health East	$111,374	$53.55	2
   17	University of Nebraska System	$70,978	$34.12

4. Writing a computing services director job description

   A computing services director 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 computing services director job description:

   Computing services director job description example

   Responsibilities

   • Drive the strategic product vision for our platform, hardware, and machine learning teams to delight our customers, deliver business results, and ensure system reliability
   • Lead agile product development using data, feedback from the field, interviews with users and experts, competitive analysis, and qualitative and quantitative research
   • Design clear requirements and success metrics to align and drive our team's work efforts
   • Conduct QA and post-release follow-ups to ensure successful product rollouts
   • Identify, track, and solve for issues, bugs, and obstacles impacting our success
   • Own product roadmaps, communicate and manage deadlines, and contribute to the vision of the larger product ecosystem
   • Understand and decompose complex problems into manageable components
   • Build strong relationships with engineers, operations, customers, and executives to lead development efforts, gather feedback, drive adoption, and measure our success

   Requirements

   • Bachelor's degree or related experience
   • 6+ years of product management experience
   • You have owned multiple significant product initiatives with measurable business impact, preferably with an emphasis on platform infrastructure and reliability across complex technical systems
   • Strong working knowledge of modern web technologies, distributed computing, and system design
   • Experience with cameras, embedded systems, and machine learning is a plus
   • Strong user empathy and a knack for brilliant user-centric design
   • Superior written and verbal communication skills
   • Entrepreneurial drive and ability to thrive in open-ended environments
   • Positive, open, and team-oriented approach to work
   • High attention to detail
   • Ability to identify, assess, and prioritize trade-offs
   • Comfortable using data to shape decision making
   • Willingness to travel occasionally.

   When you join Metropolis, you'll join a team of world-class product leaders and engineers, building an ecosystem of technologies at the intersection of parking, mobility, and real estate. Our goal is to build an inclusive culture where everyone has a voice and the best idea wins. You will play a key role in building and maintaining this culture as our organization grows.

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5. Post your job

   To find computing services directors 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 computing services directors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level computing services directors 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.

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6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with computing services director 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 computing services director

   Once you've selected the best computing services director 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 good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is 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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