How to hire a corporate director

How to hire a corporate director, step by step

Here's a step-by-step corporate 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 corporate director job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new corporate director
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your corporate director job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a corporate director for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a corporate 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 corporate director that fits the bill.

   Here's a comparison of corporate director salaries for various roles:

   Type of Corporate Director	Description	Hourly rate
   Corporate Director	Sales managers direct organizations' sales teams. They set sales goals, analyze data, and develop training programs for organizations’ sales representatives.	$49-112
   Director Of Operations And Finance	A director of operations and finance is in charge of overseeing and spearheading business and financial operations, ensuring efficiency and smooth workflow. Their responsibilities revolve around performing research and analysis to identify the best practices to optimize operations, coordinating with different departments to gather data, conducting research and analysis to identify new business and investment opportunities, and monitoring the progress of various projects and programs... Show more	$37-87
   Director Of Business Operations	The position of a director of business operations involves the direction and coordination of an organization. It is the main responsibility of the directors of operations to oversee the profitability and overall growth of their organization... Show more	$32-87

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Project Management
   • Oversight
   • Customer Service
   • Financial Statements
   • Patients
   • Business Development
   • Human Resources
   • Continuous Improvement
   • Risk Management
   • Process Improvement
   • Strategic Plan
   • Real Estate
   • Regulatory Compliance
   • Strategic Direction

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead corporate governance and compliance functions and manage securities law and relate issues for ESOP (employee-own) enterprise.
   • Manage RFP for selection of new benefit consultants.
   • Manage the RFP development and review process through to vendor selection and contract finalization.
   • Manage accounting staff to provide accurate financial close in compliance with all internal control and SOX requirements.
   • Manage EHS compliance for a large-scale construction company specializing in smokestack construction.
   • Manage activities of divisional quality representatives for compliance to ISO 9001 and quality initiatives.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your corporate director job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A corporate director can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, corporate directors' average salary in alabama is 32% less than in oregon.
   • Seniority. Entry-level corporate directors 56% less than senior-level corporate directors.
   • Certifications. A corporate director with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a corporate director's salary.

   Average corporate director salary

   $154,906yearly

   $74.47 hourly rate

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   Entry-level corporate director salary

   $102,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 17, 2026

   Average corporate director salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Oregon	$186,918	$90
   2	Pennsylvania	$173,447	$83
   3	District of Columbia	$171,481	$82
   4	Ohio	$170,378	$82
   5	California	$166,230	$80
   6	New York	$165,537	$80
   7	Wisconsin	$164,266	$79
   8	Connecticut	$161,469	$78
   9	Nevada	$158,543	$76
   10	New Mexico	$154,692	$74
   11	Indiana	$153,464	$74
   12	Maryland	$151,487	$73
   13	Arizona	$150,940	$73
   14	Georgia	$148,680	$71
   15	New Jersey	$148,309	$71
   16	Washington	$148,129	$71
   17	Delaware	$145,072	$70
   18	Texas	$144,652	$70
   19	Massachusetts	$144,587	$70
   20	Utah	$142,137	$68

   Average corporate director salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	AbbVie	$200,813	$96.54	36
   2	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$196,991	$94.71	137
   3	AstraZeneca	$195,865	$94.17	29
   4	Stitch Fix	$193,978	$93.26	8
   5	BridgePoint Healthcare	$191,436	$92.04
   6	Nike	$191,396	$92.02	6
   7	SHRM	$191,024	$91.84	1
   8	Estée Lauder	$188,380	$90.57	12
   9	Yahoo	$186,519	$89.67
   10	CommuniCare	$185,751	$89.30	6
   11	Walmart	$185,551	$89.21	141
   12	Stryker	$184,957	$88.92	18
   13	DocuSign	$184,005	$88.46	4
   14	Faribault Foods	$183,465	$88.20
   15	Adobe	$181,825	$87.42	88
   16	The Walt Disney Company	$179,838	$86.46	9
   17	Western Alliance Bank	$179,036	$86.08	47
   18	Barclays	$178,712	$85.92	16
   19	AdventHealth	$176,680	$84.94	18
   20	Nationwide Children's Hospital	$176,502	$84.86	6

4. Writing a corporate director job description

   A corporate 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. Below, you can find an example of a corporate director job description:

   Corporate director job description example

   • Bachelor’s degree in accounting from a four-year college or university. CPA or MS preferred

   8-10 year of experience in managerial accounting and financial reporting with a property management and/or non-profit accounting, preferred. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of work experience in a mid to large sized audit firm. The candidate will have experience in a corporate environment demonstrating progressive responsibilities

   • Demonstrative knowledge of accounting theory and principles
   • Strong Excel skills and knowledge of data base applications
   • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
   • Ability to effectively handle multiple projects concurrently
   • Capability to work in a faced paced environment
   • Excellent communication skills

   AGENCY PROFILE:

   Westhab is a prominent community development organization, providing housing and supportive services for more than 10,000 of the most vulnerable members of our community each year. We are staffed by an extraordinary group of hard working professionals that are fully committed to our mission - Building Communities. Changing Lives. Working at Westhab is not easy. Our expectations for all staff are high. We believe that the people and the communities that we have the privilege to serve deserve our very best every day. We are a results-driven organization that focuses on empowerment and impact. If you want to apply for this opportunity, it should only be because you feel ready for the challenges and expectations that come with joining this kind of team. (EOE)

   OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA):

   The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ensures safe and healthful working conditions to workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance. Westhab complies with all applicable OSHA standards, rules and regulations in addition to keeping our workplaces free of serious recognized hazards.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right corporate director for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with corporate directors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit corporate directors who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

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

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting corporate directors 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.

   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 corporate director

   Once you've found the corporate director 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.

   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.

   To prepare for the new corporate director 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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