How to hire a senior management consultant

How to hire a senior management consultant, step by step

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

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

   Determine employee vs contractor status

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

   Type of Senior Management Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Management Consultant	Management analysts, often called management consultants, propose ways to improve the efficiency of an organization. They advise managers on how to make organizations more profitable through reduced costs and increased revenues.	$43-87
   Consultant/Project Manager	Consultants/project managers act as planners, leaders, and advisors in business enterprises. These professionals facilitate meetings and establish positive relationships with vendors, management, and clients... Show more	$35-65
   Business Consultant	A business consultant is a professional who works directly with business owners on developing a business plan and identifying their marketing needs. Business consultants offer business owners a wide range of services, such as supplementing existing staff, provide expertise in a specific market, and influencing other people... Show more	$30-56

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Analytics
   • Business Process
   • Business Development
   • Project Management
   • Portfolio
   • Business Analysis
   • Risk Management
   • Architecture
   • Infrastructure
   • Healthcare
   • HR
   • Java
   • Digital Transformation
   • Project Scope

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage / provide oversight to critical Medicare and Medicaid projects, with focus in system consolidation and reporting.
   • Define and manage: roles & responsibilities, resource allocations, roadmap and project milestones, and operating guidelines.
   • Lead systems analysis for payroll and accounting batch processing applications.
   • Achieve significant improvements in business alignment, application innovation, world-class infrastructure technology, customer service and stakeholder value.
   • Develop business case, CBA, governance plan, policies & architecture for automation effort ;.
   • Ensure end-to-end alignment of PMO projects and programs to technology portfolio roadmap

   More senior management consultant duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior management consultant job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A senior management 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 senior management consultant in Florida may be lower than in New Jersey, and an entry-level senior management consultant usually earns less than a senior-level senior management consultant. Additionally, a senior management 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 senior management consultant salary

   $128,259yearly

   $61.66 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior management consultant salary

   $90,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average senior management consultant salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New Jersey	$150,881	$73
   2	Massachusetts	$143,836	$69
   3	Washington	$140,314	$67
   4	New York	$140,189	$67
   5	Illinois	$140,052	$67
   6	Connecticut	$138,168	$66
   7	District of Columbia	$134,981	$65
   8	North Carolina	$134,228	$65
   9	Texas	$134,191	$65
   10	Colorado	$130,843	$63
   11	California	$130,495	$63
   12	Virginia	$128,480	$62
   13	Wisconsin	$126,633	$61
   14	Ohio	$125,536	$60
   15	Pennsylvania	$124,490	$60
   16	Minnesota	$124,218	$60
   17	Georgia	$122,873	$59
   18	Oregon	$121,968	$59
   19	Michigan	$117,899	$57
   20	Arizona	$116,948	$56

   Average senior management consultant salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Reed Smith	$175,391	$84.32
   2	Capgemini	$154,639	$74.35	270
   3	APCO Worldwide	$147,509	$70.92
   4	HM Health Solutions	$146,819	$70.59
   5	IBM	$144,399	$69.42	403
   6	Ernst & Young	$144,060	$69.26	2,042
   7	AECOM	$142,497	$68.51	316
   8	Slalom	$142,440	$68.48	523
   9	Point B	$142,372	$68.45	3
   10	Milliman	$140,114	$67.36
   11	Kaiser Permanente	$139,218	$66.93	172
   12	Nationwide Children's Hospital	$139,187	$66.92
   13	Arcadis	$139,045	$66.85	66
   14	State Street	$137,608	$66.16	41
   15	Publicis Sapient	$137,592	$66.15
   16	PTC	$137,404	$66.06	11
   17	Statoil	$137,089	$65.91
   18	Microsoft	$136,866	$65.80	52
   19	HDR	$136,009	$65.39	87
   20	Dell	$134,685	$64.75	9

4. Writing a senior management consultant job description

   A good senior management consultant 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 senior management consultant job description:

   Senior management consultant job description example

   What We Need & What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

   • Provides primary leadership in the initiation and management of integrated business and technical solutions for the most complex business problems
   • Participates and leads development in both business and technology strategies by utilizing knowledge of industry trends and key issues
   • Provides support to customers on the integration of systems in a senior consultant capacity
   • Defines the scope of system integration by understanding the customer's issues and conceiving deliverables
   • Contribute to the development and ongoing improvement of Compucom's industry best practices and standards for deploying enterprise technologies
   • Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results

   Who You Are (Qualifications)

   · Five to eight years of experience in system administration of mission-critical 24/7 redundant Microsoft systems

   · Experience as a Senior Implementation Lead and/or Architect Team Lead

   · Three to five years experience in the following:

   · Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM) assessment, design and implementation (SCCM/Config Manager, Intune, Autopilot, Desktop Analytics, Windows Servicing) and co-management solutions

   · Microsoft 365 / Office 365 migration (Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Defender, Apps)

   · Consultancy, vendor, or large enterprise

   · Multi-domain Microsoft Active Directory security architectures and Azure Active Directory

   · Knowledge of Microsoft security (Defender, ATP, patch management)

   · Significant experience within a enterprise scale (100+ users) Windows Enterprise

   · Strong DNS Services, DHCP Services, WINS, ISA, IIS Server, Cluster Server

   · Experience with Azure workload lift-and-shift migration and PaaS solutions a plus

   · Experience with automation scripting using Powershell, Jscript, etc.

   · Experience with server virtualization: Hyper-V, VMware a plus

   · Experience with Microsoft Teams Phone System deployment a plus

   · Experience with Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) and/or other VDI solutions a plus

   Education/Certifications

   · MCITP, MCSE or equivalent Microsoft role-based certifications

   · CCNA and/or VCP is a plus

   · Bachelor's degree, technical degree, or equivalent experience

   Equal Employment Opportunity

   CompuCom is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, age, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right senior management consultant 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 senior management consultants they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit senior management consultants 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 senior management consultant job on Zippia to find and recruit senior management consultant candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit senior management consultants, 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 senior management consultant

   Once you have selected a candidate for the senior management consultant position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new senior management consultant. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are 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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