How to hire a manager-strategic planning

How to hire a manager-strategic planning, step by step

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your manager-strategic planning 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 manager-strategic planning for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   A manager-strategic planning's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, managers-strategic planning 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.

   The following list breaks down different types of managers-strategic planning and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Manager-Strategic Planning	Description	Hourly rate
   Manager-Strategic Planning	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.	$41-83
   Sales And Marketing Manager	Marketing managers are experts in marketing a product or business. They take charge of a lot of responsibilities in the business... Show more	$20-74
   Marketing Services Manager	A marketing services manager is in charge of overseeing a company's marketing procedures, ensuring efficiency and smooth workflow. Their responsibilities often include developing promotional strategies, assessing the performance of staff, coordinating different teams, managing the budgets, researching new marketing and client opportunities, analyzing data, and developing solutions to optimize marketing services and operations... Show more	$42-75

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Project Management
   • Portfolio
   • Business Development
   • Strategic Plan
   • Financial Analysis
   • Corporate Strategy
   • Financial Models
   • Business Cases
   • Strategic Thinking
   • Strategic Projects
   • Strategy Development
   • Market Research
   • Macro
   • Business Plan

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead central team summarizing and prioritizing all DOD opportunities, enabling more efficient and effective resource allocation across several program departments.
   • Task with measuring marketing effectiveness and return on investments (ROI) on financial services products.
   • Initiate physician service product lines for comparability of physician services and ROI for each service line.
   • Develop several modifications, reports, and system enhancements for existing legacy MRP system.
   • Manage the development of strategic initiatives from concept to execution including the store format portfolio, international partnership and OmniChannel opportunities.
   • Maintain successful ISO certification through two 3rd party audits.

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3. Make a budget

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

   • Location. For example, managers-strategic planning' average salary in hawaii is 50% less than in nevada.
   • Seniority. Entry-level managers-strategic planning 50% less than senior-level managers-strategic planning.
   • Certifications. A manager-strategic planning 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 manager-strategic planning's salary.

   Average manager-strategic planning salary

   $123,429yearly

   $59.34 hourly rate

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   Entry-level manager-strategic planning salary

   $87,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 30, 2026

   Average manager-strategic planning salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Nevada	$145,165	$70
   2	California	$142,944	$69
   3	Arizona	$130,681	$63
   4	Connecticut	$129,375	$62
   5	New Jersey	$126,291	$61
   6	New York	$123,731	$59
   7	Massachusetts	$122,710	$59
   8	Oregon	$122,686	$59
   9	Illinois	$111,723	$54
   10	North Carolina	$110,411	$53
   11	Virginia	$110,093	$53
   12	Ohio	$109,092	$52
   13	Washington	$108,527	$52
   14	Minnesota	$104,020	$50
   15	Texas	$103,384	$50
   16	Georgia	$97,787	$47
   17	Florida	$96,264	$46
   18	Missouri	$91,191	$44
   19	Arkansas	$89,284	$43
   20	Colorado	$84,917	$41

   Average manager-strategic planning salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton	$201,133	$96.70
   2	Meta	$182,063	$87.53	366
   3	Airbnb	$173,108	$83.22	6
   4	Google	$168,341	$80.93	237
   5	Apple	$158,338	$76.12	47
   6	First Republic Bank	$157,248	$75.60
   7	PayPal	$153,287	$73.70	65
   8	DoorDash	$152,309	$73.23	174
   9	VMware	$150,159	$72.19
   10	Medallia	$146,077	$70.23
   11	ViacomCBS	$144,984	$69.70
   12	BNY Mellon	$141,478	$68.02	41
   13	BorgWarner	$140,016	$67.32	1
   14	Wells Capital Management	$139,583	$67.11
   15	American Tower	$139,444	$67.04
   16	Twilio	$139,168	$66.91	5
   17	Western Alliance Bank	$138,216	$66.45	13
   18	Bunge	$138,190	$66.44	6
   19	Koppers	$137,909	$66.30	1
   20	ServiceNow	$137,020	$65.88	77

4. Writing a manager-strategic planning job description

   A manager-strategic planning 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 manager-strategic planning job description:

   Manager-strategic planning job description example

   Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.
   
   The Strategic Planning Manager supports Institute leadership planning and decision-making regarding the company's most critical business issues and strategic priorities.
   
   The Strategic Planning Manager works with other members of the department to facilitate institute leadership decision making regarding key clinical/operational planning issues, providing leaders with in-depth analysis of various options and frameworks to support decision making. Works closely with Senior Planning Managers and Senior Director.
   
   · Supports Institute and department level planning through activities such as: scenario planning, environmental evaluations, contingency planning, visioning sessions, and focused 'deep-dive' analysis of various strategic topics.
   
   · Participates in multiple simultaneous projects as part of a project team and may lead planning efforts that are less complex or smaller in scope.
   
   · Works collaboratively with cross-functional teams and interacts with staff and mid-level leaders throughout the organization, supporting preparation for work with executive leadership team.
   
   · Participates in and summarizes stakeholder interviews and engages in other research methods to gather information relevant to assigned projects (quantitative and qualitative, internal and market related), in partnership with other project team members and team leads.
   
   · Develops clear and effective meeting materials, presentations, and project collateral, in partnership with other project team members/team leads.
   · Conducts impact analyses to assess Institutional/ stakeholder readiness for change adoption. · Supports the design, development, delivery, and management of project/change related communications. · Ensure transfer of knowledge and responsibilities to owning operational areas prior to close-out of projects. · Develops project work plans and status dashboards and manages key tasks/sections within the work plan, coordinating with other departments and identifying/mitigating potential risks and issues. · Contributes to SOE staff development, as well as internal departmental process and performance improvement. · May provide training and guidance to entry level professionals. Education: Bachelor's degree required; Relevant Master's degree strongly preferred (MBA, MPH, MHA, MSW). Minimum Experience (yrs/type): 3 years of experience in strategic planning, business planning, consulting, project management, healthcare administration, or similar field required. License/Certification/Registration: None required. · Basic knowledge of strategic or business planning and/or consulting, as well as experience within the healthcare field or academia; experience working with faculty a plus. · Skilled at cultivating and maintaining positive working relationships with leaders across an organization. · Strong oral communication skills with ability to deliver presentations to a wide variety of audiences. · Skilled at developing clear and effective meeting materials (e.g., agendas, presentations, etc.) and other written materials. · Understanding of basic planning and change management approaches. · Strong results-orientation, teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills. · Strong organizational and time management skills, including the ability to prioritize multiple projects and assignments. · Ability to operate moderately independently or as part of a team. · Ability to deal effectively with ambiguous situations and be flexible as appropriate. · Strong PC skills (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio). At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are equally committed to diversifying our faculty and staff. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and diverse professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.

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5. Post your job

   To find managers-strategic planning 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 managers-strategic planning they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level managers-strategic planning 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.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your manager-strategic planning job on Zippia to find and attract quality manager-strategic planning candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as swipe files, exit five, marketinghire, american marketing association.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit managers-strategic planning, 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.

   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 manager-strategic planning

   Once you've selected the best manager-strategic planning candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the 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 manager-strategic planning 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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