How to hire a country director

How to hire a country director, step by step

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

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

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

   Yes

   No

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

   This list shows salaries for various types of country directors.

   Type of Country Director	Description	Hourly rate
   Country Director		$27-62
   Managing Member	A managing member is an individual who has an ownership interest of a limited liability company (LLC) and is involved in its daily management. Managing members have an authoritative position that allows them to represent the company in contract negotiations and agree to the terms of a binding contract... Show more	$23-82
   Program Manager	A program manager is responsible for monitoring the project's progress, improving and developing new strategies, and coordinate various projects across the organization to ensure the success of the business objective. Program managers also manage the program's expenses, ensuring that the projects adhere to the budget goals without compromising the quality and accuracy of the result... Show more	$31-67

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Financial Management
   • Capacity Building
   • Strategic Partnerships
   • Country Program
   • NGOs
   • Strategic Plan
   • Organizational Development
   • Human Resources
   • Logistics
   • Government Officials
   • Financial Oversight
   • Business Development
   • Public Health
   • Donor Agencies

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage multiple research databases, perform data entry and conduct cost-effectiveness statistical analysis using SPSS.
   • Arrange team activities, housing, food, driver, and other logistics for volunteers to live in-country.
   • Supervise program accounting/finance, logistics and administrative functions.
   • Develop and maintain ISO qualifications to support all existing and newoperations.
   • Lead efforts in finalizing business requirements, solution architecture and PMO governance.
   • Establish a transparent procurement and requisition protocol for local (in-country) expenditures.

3. Make a budget

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

   • Location. For example, country directors' average salary in nebraska is 37% less than in massachusetts.
   • Seniority. Entry-level country directors 55% less than senior-level country directors.
   • Certifications. A country 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 country director's salary.

   Average country director salary

   $86,916yearly

   $41.79 hourly rate

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   Entry-level country director salary

   $58,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

4. Writing a country director job description

   A job description for a country director 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 country director job description:

   Country director job description example

   Digital Banking Country Director - Poland
   Do you want to drive in-market customer delivery for a leading global financial network that bridges over 200 countries and territories and over 130 currencies? Do you have what it takes to help us accelerate digital adoption and expand our digital banking customer base? Join Western Union as a Country Director for Digital Banking based Poland.
   
   Motivated by our values: purpose driven, globally minded, and trustworthy & respectful
   Western Union is a global leader in international money transfer across more than 200 countries and territories, approximately 600,000 retail locations, and one of the most downloaded money transfer apps. We aim to serve all customers with the fast, reliable financial services they need to connect with others around the world and provide unique services for those without access to traditional financial institutions.
   
   We recently launched a Digital Wallet in several markets as part of a global initiative to enhance our customers' experiences and build closer relationships. We are investing heavily to develop innovative, trusted financial products and services, building our value proposition, and driving business growth. We're hiring at all levels in the organization and looking for entrepreneurs at heart, who have experience building banking businesses, and want to do so in an environment focused on global migrant, mass-market, and under-served customers. If this aligns with your skills and passion, Western Union Digital Banking will be an unrivaled professional career opportunity.
   
   Relentless pursuit of better
   As the Country Sales Director for Poland and Romania, you will need to be comfortable working in start-up mode and will need to exercise entrepreneurial skills and driving in-market strategies. You will bring the mindset of a strategist, a marketer, an operations leader, a risk manager, a regulatory and licensing expert, and a business champion.
   
   You will be responsible for the overall success of the build and roll-out of Western Union's consumer digital banking offering in your country market. You will act as a general manager, working with key in-market groups and businesses to understand customers' needs, reaching target customers groups, and bringing together group and bank functions (including marketing, GTM, product, operations, compliance, risk, fraud and finance) to ensure that the proposition and its delivery meets those requirements. Additionally, you will work with other Western Union country leaders (e.g., of Money Transfer) to ensure a seamless omnichannel experience is delivered to WU's customers in the country market.
   
   For such an important role, you will need to have extensive experience in retail consumer banking and/or payments, preferably in a digital environment; you will have experience engaging with customers and selling in a regulated environment. You will have demonstrated an ability to manage and communicate with stakeholders at various levels internally and externally while having excellent verbal and written business English skills. You are a team player with the ability to prioritize workload in line with tight deadlines and under pressure, and with organizational and project management skills with the ability to break large tasks into smaller tasks that can be monitored and tracked. To be successful in this role, you will need to be native in Polish or Romanian and fluent in English.
   
   Join us, and let's connect the world
   Western Union is transforming its business and shaping the financial services sector by driving quality, convenience, and customer service to new levels of excellence. It's an exciting time for our organization, as the largest cross-border money transfer operator, trusted by millions of consumers around the world. If you're ready to unleash your potential to help drive change through bottom-up innovation, apply now.
   
   We're a company on the move, and we want our people to grow and develop. You'll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as a great salary and benefits package.
   
   We are passionate about our diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran (U.S.) status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, in accordance with applicable laws.
   
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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right country director 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 country director job on Zippia to find and recruit country director candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit country directors, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   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 country director

   Once you've found the country 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.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with 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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