How to hire a corporate manager

How to hire a corporate manager, step by step

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

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   A corporate manager's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, corporate 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 presents corporate manager salaries for various positions.

   Type of Corporate Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Corporate Manager	Top executives devise strategies and policies to ensure that an organization meets its goals. They plan, direct, and coordinate operational activities of companies and organizations.	$37-71
   Corporate Vice President	A corporate vice president is an executive professional who is vital in managing staff and supervising departmental operations of a corporation. Corporate vice presidents must assist the president and the board of directors in designing the overall mission, values, and strategic goals of the corporation... Show more	$54-116
   Director/Manager	A director/manager is responsible for developing strategic techniques to boost the operational efficiency of an organization in delivering high-quality services and satisfaction for the customers and business clients. Directors/managers identify business opportunities that would support the company's long-term goals and objectives, generating more revenues and closing contract deals for the business... Show more	$42-89

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Project Management
   • Healthcare
   • Oversight
   • Financial Statements
   • Continuous Improvement
   • Process Improvement
   • Lean Six Sigma
   • Business Development
   • Strategic Plan
   • Logistics
   • Human Resources
   • Due Diligence
   • Collective Bargaining
   • Regulatory Compliance

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage temperature control (HVAC system) for office space.
   • Manage building maintenance and HVAC, contract services (i.e.
   • Manage all aspects of mailroom operations, reproduction, facsimile department, courier services, and supply ordering and maintenance.
   • Lead implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley and develop training program used to instruct all domestic and international finance employees.
   • Manage elaborate software implementation projects relate to national convenience store/gas station point of sale (POS) technology.
   • Create presentations and training manuals for staff meetings using Microsoft PowerPoint.

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3. Make a budget

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

   • Location. For example, corporate managers' average salary in utah is 54% less than in district of columbia.
   • Seniority. Entry-level corporate managers earn 48% less than senior-level corporate managers.
   • Certifications. A corporate 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 a corporate manager's salary.

   Average corporate manager salary

   $108,486yearly

   $52.16 hourly rate

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   Entry-level corporate manager salary

   $78,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 15, 2025

   Average corporate manager salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$141,793	$68
   2	District of Columbia	$133,494	$64
   3	Nevada	$124,024	$60
   4	Massachusetts	$122,283	$59
   5	Connecticut	$121,440	$58
   6	Washington	$117,092	$56
   7	New Jersey	$113,457	$55
   8	Tennessee	$108,862	$52
   9	New York	$108,518	$52
   10	Arizona	$102,190	$49
   11	Colorado	$100,358	$48
   12	Virginia	$99,978	$48
   13	North Carolina	$99,905	$48
   14	Ohio	$99,631	$48
   15	Texas	$99,407	$48
   16	Pennsylvania	$98,353	$47
   17	Michigan	$96,888	$47
   18	Indiana	$96,511	$46
   19	Illinois	$95,960	$46
   20	Georgia	$91,596	$44

   Average corporate manager salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Macerich	$170,135	$81.80	4
   2	Apple	$167,383	$80.47	49
   3	Meta	$165,347	$79.49	150
   4	eBay	$163,509	$78.61	34
   5	Chegg	$158,721	$76.31
   6	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	$155,399	$74.71	5
   7	TripActions	$151,967	$73.06
   8	A+E Networks	$151,572	$72.87
   9	Intuit	$148,083	$71.19	55
   10	ServiceNow	$147,714	$71.02	57
   11	LinkedIn	$147,342	$70.84	11
   12	Chevron	$146,784	$70.57	15
   13	Five Below	$146,251	$70.31	152
   14	Cisco	$144,170	$69.31	122
   15	CME Group	$143,988	$69.22	4
   16	Microsoft	$142,603	$68.56	55
   17	LendingClub	$141,773	$68.16	3
   18	Walmart	$141,302	$67.93	1,007
   19	Pwc	$140,904	$67.74	1,857
   20	Wellington Management	$138,749	$66.71	2

4. Writing a corporate manager job description

   A good corporate manager job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a corporate manager job description:

   Corporate manager job description example

   Factory Direct Marine & RV, America’s premier boat and recreational vehicle dealership, has an immediate opening for an Assistant Corporate Manager. The prime candidate will be comfortable with extensive travel with the Corporate General Manager. This is a great opportunity for someone with managerial experience who wants to take their career to the next level. We are a large-scale operation with 5 stores currently throughout the eastern United States.
   • Overseeing company operations from a top-down level.
   • Streamlining operations in our various departments across the company, namely Sales, Finance, Service, Parts, and Legal.
   • Creating and implementing strategies to ensure communication and process is consistent throughout the company, at all of our stores.
   • Creating and implementing strategies to increase efficiency and profitability throughout the company.
   • Ensuring that our management staff are constantly improving their respective stores, departments, and employees and reporting issues to corporate management.
   • Analyzing Sales Profit Overviews to ensure that customers are receiving products in a timely fashion, and that the Sales and Finance departments are maintaining healthy profit margins.
   • Analyzing Hours Flagged Reports to ensure Service department employees are maximizing the department’s profitability.
   • Handling customer disputes in a professional and respectful, yet firm manner.
   
   Job Qualifications:
   • 4 year college degree preferred
   • Professional management experience
   • Reliable transportation and ability to travel extensively
   • Dependability
   • Ability to multitask and take on a large workload
   • Ability to manage many employees
   • Basic working knowledge of computers and office software Benefits:
   • Health insurance
   • Dental insurance
   • Vision insurance
   • 401k
   • Paid time off
   • Employee discounts
   
   At Factory Direct Marine & RV, we sell FUN, and we strongly encourage you to apply today to join our team of fun-loving people!

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find corporate 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 corporate manager job on Zippia to find and recruit corporate manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting corporate 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.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates 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 corporate manager

   Once you've found the corporate manager 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 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.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new corporate manager. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

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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