How to hire a director, managing consultant

How to hire a director, managing consultant, step by step

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a director, managing consultant, 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 director, managing consultant 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 director, managing consultant that fits the bill.

   This list presents director, managing consultant salaries for various positions.

   Type of Director, Managing Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Director, Managing Consultant	Advertising, promotions, and marketing managers plan programs to generate interest in products or services. They work with art directors, sales agents, and financial staff members.	$50-101
   Marketing Director	Marketing directors are responsible for the overall branding and marketing direction of the company. They are in charge of identifying goals and strategies related to marketing... Show more	$32-92
   Consultant/Marketing Director	A consultant/marketing director is responsible for conducting data and statistical analysis of the current market trends to identify opportunities that would strengthen the company's brand image on the market. Consultant/marketing directors evaluate the company's marketing techniques and determine methods to improve promotional campaigns and media presence... Show more	$37-76

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Pre Sales
   • Project Management
   • Lifecycle Management
   • Financial Services
   • Portfolio
   • Cycle Management
   • Client Relationships
   • Process Improvement
   • Business Process
   • Business Strategy
   • Cloud
   • Emerging Technologies
   • Strategic Thinking
   • Shared Services

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   Responsibilities:

   • Provide oversight to ensure projects and programs within various portfolios are in compliance with establish standards to achieve business transformation objectives.
   • Provide oversight to ensure projects and programs within various portfolios are in compliance with establish standards to achieve business transformation objectives.
   • Provide business coaching, establishment of infrastructure and interim general management services.
   • Collaborate with technical teams and customer to allocate resources and propose cost-saving infrastructure requirements.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your director, managing consultant job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A director, managing consultant salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a director, managing consultant in Louisiana may be lower than in Rhode Island, and an entry-level director, managing consultant usually earns less than a senior-level director, managing consultant. Additionally, a director, managing consultant with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average director, managing consultant salary

   $150,262yearly

   $72.24 hourly rate

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   Entry-level director, managing consultant salary

   $106,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average director, managing consultant salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Rhode Island	$178,142	$86
   2	Washington	$177,318	$85
   3	California	$167,109	$80
   4	Ohio	$165,990	$80
   5	Virginia	$161,916	$78
   6	Michigan	$160,735	$77
   7	Georgia	$160,075	$77
   8	Pennsylvania	$159,138	$77
   9	Florida	$158,695	$76
   10	South Carolina	$156,934	$75
   11	North Carolina	$156,578	$75
   12	New Jersey	$154,776	$74
   13	Minnesota	$154,227	$74
   14	Massachusetts	$152,956	$74
   15	Texas	$151,654	$73
   16	New York	$150,638	$72
   17	Connecticut	$148,320	$71
   18	Illinois	$148,111	$71
   19	District of Columbia	$144,270	$69
   20	Maryland	$142,892	$69

   Average director, managing consultant salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	AlixPartners	$172,718	$83.04	6
   2	CNA Insurance	$170,612	$82.03
   3	FTI Consulting	$169,134	$81.31	44
   4	Vista Equity Partners	$167,216	$80.39	3
   5	Epsilon	$166,650	$80.12
   6	Huron Consulting Group	$165,944	$79.78	245
   7	Publicis Sapient	$165,766	$79.70
   8	Ocean Tomo	$164,350	$79.01	1
   9	BNP Paribas	$163,902	$78.80	5
   10	Pwc	$163,409	$78.56	1,841
   11	Deloitte	$161,799	$77.79	1,590
   12	UnitedHealth Group	$161,309	$77.55	36
   13	DISCO	$159,774	$76.81
   14	ICF	$159,407	$76.64	10
   15	The Hackett Group	$158,374	$76.14	12
   16	BIAS	$158,142	$76.03
   17	EAB	$156,997	$75.48	12
   18	Medical Billing	$156,144	$75.07
   19	GEP Worldwide	$156,010	$75.00	6
   20	Hewlett Packard Enterprise	$155,346	$74.69	47

4. Writing a director, managing consultant job description

   A director, managing 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 director, managing consultant job description:

   Director, managing consultant job description example

   Senior Real Estate & Insurance Leadership Opportunity!
   
   We've got a Managing Director position available for a high paced growing insurance risk management consulting firm. This role comes with massive upward potential as well as significant enhancement in compensation dependent upon performance.
   
   You will have the opportunity to help define your role, but some of the key responsibilities are as follows:
   

   • Lead, manage, and train their team of tenured/beginner consultants
   • Oversee the implementation of Standard Operation Procedures
   • Develop operating efficiencies in consulting deliverables
   • Proudly represent the firm at conferences and speaking engagements

   
   This position is completely remote , and this company is a united front in continuing to expand their business and build their brand. The ideal person for this role will have proven leadership experience and capabilities. They will be intimately familiar with insurance due diligence and risk management consulting for life companies, banks, investors, private equity firms, etc. You will need to be comfortable in all Microsoft Office software.
   
   Competitive compensation is available dependent upon experience. There's a full benefits package, and an opportunity for equity within the company.
   

   The Newman Group is the Commercial Risk & Insurance Search division for Sanford Rose Associates. Sanford Rose Associates has more than 150 Offices worldwide and has been recognized for more than a decade as one of North America’s Top 10 Search Firms by Executive Search Review. The Newman Group is an industry leader and is known for working with well-respected insurance groups to build powerful teams who maximize results for their firms. We pride ourselves on being great insurance recruiters who support the best in the industry.

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5. Post your job

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

   To find director, managing consultant candidates, you can consider the following options:

   • Post your job opening on Zippia or other job search websites.
   • Use niche websites that focus on engineering and technology jobs, such as swipe files, exit five, marketinghire, american marketing association.
   • Post your job on free job posting websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with director, managing consultant 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 director, managing consultant

   Once you've found the director, managing 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.

   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.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new director, managing consultant. 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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