How to hire a manager of business services

How to hire a manager of business services, step by step

Here's a step-by-step manager of business services hiring guide:

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

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

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   Hiring the perfect manager of business services also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of managers of business services.

   Type of Manager Of Business Services	Description	Hourly rate
   Manager Of Business Services	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.	$32-67
   Division Manager	Division managers supervise a section of the company and are responsible for that division's success. General duties include organizing, planning, allocating resources, and managing the daily operations of the sector... Show more	$24-62
   Area Manager	An Area Manager's responsibility is to oversee the business operations of all company branches within a particular area. Among the tasks involve creating strategies to achieve the sales target, monitoring and evaluating the performance and progress of stores including their workforce, adhering to the budget and regulations of the company, and focus on attaining the image and financial goals... Show more	$24-51

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • CPA
   • Risk Management
   • Business Operations
   • Taxation
   • Project Management
   • Digital Marketing
   • Client Facing
   • Customer Service
   • Strong Analytical
   • Business Services
   • Business Development
   • Customer Satisfaction
   • Process Improvement
   • Human Resources

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage negotiations with insurance carriers and negotiate prompt pay discounts with patients.
   • Lead team through documentation and implementation of key controls in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley regulation and provide guidance to strengthen control environment.
   • Resolve problems with patients, practice staff and physicians.
   • Focuse on food processing, healthcare and financial services sectors.
   • Direct and provide oversight of online banking operations ensuring efficiency to drive business objectives.
   • Generate financial reports, maintain QuickBooks database and meet with legal and accounting professionals when necessary.

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3. Make a budget

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

   • Location. For example, managers of business services' average salary in kentucky is 51% less than in district of columbia.
   • Seniority. Entry-level managers of business services earn 52% less than senior-level managers of business services.
   • Certifications. A manager of business services 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 manager of business services's salary.

   Average manager of business services salary

   $98,244yearly

   $47.23 hourly rate

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   Entry-level manager of business services salary

   $68,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 29, 2025

   Average manager of business services salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$110,254	$53
   2	California	$105,816	$51
   3	Virginia	$105,379	$51
   4	Massachusetts	$103,571	$50
   5	Wisconsin	$100,925	$49
   6	North Carolina	$99,475	$48
   7	Michigan	$94,729	$46
   8	Washington	$92,919	$45
   9	Minnesota	$90,963	$44
   10	Illinois	$88,678	$43
   11	Indiana	$87,007	$42
   12	Colorado	$86,033	$41
   13	Pennsylvania	$85,538	$41
   14	Ohio	$85,187	$41
   15	Texas	$83,458	$40
   16	Georgia	$83,438	$40
   17	Arizona	$83,342	$40
   18	Nevada	$82,994	$40
   19	Tennessee	$80,332	$39
   20	Oregon	$79,397	$38

   Average manager of business services salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Google	$169,521	$81.50	99
   2	Citi	$148,768	$71.52	41
   3	Microsoft	$148,110	$71.21	45
   4	ViacomCBS	$146,731	$70.54
   5	Bank of the West	$144,726	$69.58
   6	BNY Mellon	$141,285	$67.93	56
   7	American Tower	$141,223	$67.90
   8	BNP Paribas	$139,629	$67.13
   9	Applied Materials	$139,167	$66.91	29
   10	Stanford Health Care	$137,657	$66.18	16
   11	Northwell Health	$135,569	$65.18	33
   12	Bunge	$135,506	$65.15	19
   13	Arkadium	$133,631	$64.25
   14	Amazon	$133,194	$64.04	1,140
   15	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$132,827	$63.86	436
   16	Starbucks	$129,871	$62.44	339
   17	Thomson Reuters	$129,200	$62.12	4
   18	Morgan Stanley	$128,282	$61.67	47
   19	VF	$128,017	$61.55	30
   20	Lucid Motors	$125,914	$60.54	10

4. Writing a manager of business services job description

   A job description for a manager of business services 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 manager of business services job description:

   Manager of business services job description example

   This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.
   
   Minimum qualifications:
   
   + Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
   
   + 15 years of experience in one or more of the following: business development, distribution, and/or partner marketing
   
   + Experience in a partner-facing role
   
   Preferred qualifications:
   
   + Knowledge of consumer electronics and the mobile value chain (e.g., silicon, operating systems, app developers)
   
   + Ability to operate with attention to detail and to function effectively with multiple cross-functional teams, including partner-facing teams
   
   + Ability to manage multiple projects with priorities, and work to drive projects to completion with attention to detail and minimal guidance
   
   + Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation writing and delivery across a wide range of audiences
   
   Google's line of products and services to our clients never stops growing. The Partnerships Development team is responsible for seeking and exploring new opportunities with Google's partners. Equipped with your business acumen and extensive product knowledge, you are right on the front line of interacting with our partners, and helping them find ways to grow using Google's newest product offerings. Your knowledge of relevant verticals and relationships with key industry players will help shape our great applications and content for products such as YouTube, Google TV and Commerce.
   
   You will lead a team to work with other service teams, such as: Search, Assistant, Discover, YouTube, Google One, and Photos.
   
   The Global Partnerships organization is responsible for exploring new opportunities with Google's partners. Google's Global Partnerships team works with a wide range of partners to bring the best of Google to power their business. The Global Partnerships team supports Google's own Product teams with essential partnerships to help Google's user experiences in advertising, Search, Assistant, Maps, Travel, Shopping, Payments and more. Teams create product-enabling partnerships, go-to-market strategies and incubate business growth for a variety of products.
   
   + Develop and drive Google service partnership strategy with device partners on Google platforms
   
   + Build, manage, and develop a team that drives the success of Google services while fostering a culture that encourages creative thinking and risk taking
   
   + Lead facilitation and execution of terms/agreements with partners, from driving app distribution, enhanced promotion, and GTM with Marketing commitments
   
   + Manage and optimize ongoing operational aspects of strategic partnerships. Track partner performance, developing key performance indicators and data driven approaches to measure impact and success
   
   + Collaborate with adjacent Google service partnership teams proactively developing and delivering initiatives that drive developing partner growth and success. Work with executive leaders and cross-functional teams in bridging internal and external priorities

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5. Post your job

   To find the right manager of business services 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 managers of business services they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit managers of business services 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 manager of business services job on Zippia to find and recruit manager of business services candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit managers of business services, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   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 manager of business services

   Once you've decided on a perfect manager of business services candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   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 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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