How to hire a senior project implementation manager

How to hire a senior project implementation manager, step by step

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your senior project implementation manager 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 senior project implementation manager for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a senior project implementation manager 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 senior project implementation manager that fits the bill.

   Here's a comparison of senior project implementation manager salaries for various roles:

   Type of Senior Project Implementation Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Project Implementation Manager		$34-52
   Project Manager/Scrum Master	Project Managers or scrum masters are experienced employees who lead an agile team. They are in charge of managing a specific project in terms of the agile model... Show more	$33-61
   Release Manager	A release manager is responsible for supervising project releases across various platforms by closely coordinating with technology and project teams, ensuring the stability and efficiency of outputs according to clients' specifications and business needs. Release managers handle the delivery management procedures from conceptualization to production, maintaining budget requirements and adherence to timetables... Show more	$38-70

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Project Management
   • Process Improvement
   • Epic
   • Project Scope
   • Client Expectations
   • EHR
   • Customer Satisfaction
   • Client Facing
   • Party Vendors
   • Software Development
   • Business Process
   • Project Stakeholders
   • ERP
   • Implementation Projects

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage multiple implementations projects, support the team setting up multiple projects in clarity and SharePoint sites.
   • Manage the definition, purchase and implementation of the required infrastructure to successfully migrate the systems while providing disaster recovery.
   • Implement a repeatable process methodology base on the PMI PMBOK defining a systematic approach to delivering solutions and achieving customer objectives.
   • Render effectual support to technical teams in creating and instituting infrastructure process to address client needs.
   • Streamline process and establish procedures to improve international PMO practice and disaster recovery plans.
   • Implement a repeatable process methodology base on the PMI PMBOK defining a systematic approach to delivering solutions and achieving customer objectives.

3. Make a budget

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

   • Location. For example, senior project implementation managers' average salary in wyoming is 38% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level senior project implementation managers earn 35% less than senior-level senior project implementation managers.
   • Certifications. A senior project implementation manager 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 senior project implementation manager's salary.

   Average senior project implementation manager salary

   $89,534yearly

   $43.05 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior project implementation manager salary

   $72,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 17, 2025

4. Writing a senior project implementation manager job description

   A senior project implementation manager 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. Below, you can find an example of a senior project implementation manager job description:

   Senior project implementation manager job description example

   Responsibilities
   
   As a part of Baker Tilly, you will find that our global brand and entrepreneurial environment will give you the support you need to apply your industry and technical experience to build your career across a wide range of services to meet our client's important needs. As a member of our team, you will also contribute to some of the most important activities in our firm which include operating and growing the business, serving the client, developing the best people, and shaping our culture.
   

   • Leverage functional and technical skills to successfully implement leading ERP software solutions
   • • Understand and apply Baker Tilly's Package Software Implementation Methodology to successfully deliver transformational projects
     • Plan and lead client teams thru business process analysis and design work sessions
     • Define current and future processes; conduct business process mapping and requirements gathering sessions to determine system configuration and business requirements
     • Map business process requirements to software functionality, determine gap/fit, and design solutions for identified gaps
     • Perform hands-on software configuration in support of target business process requirements
     • Trouble shoot and resolve issues resulting from system configuration activities
     • Document functional requirements and use cases for custom-development items including data conversions, interfaces, reports, forms, etc.
     • Facilitate test script development and execution for assigned workstream(s)
     • Facilitate and perform implementation and cut-over activities
     • Provide business process, software, and project expertise to client teams
   • Communicate effectively at all levels with clients and internally
   • Manage assigned day-to-day project activities and development of work products and deliverables
   • Provide coaching and mentoring to less experienced consultants, clients and project team members
   • Contribute to the growth of the Consulting Practice and develop and implement a personal plan which sets goals for professional and practice development
   • Understand Baker Tilly's Change Management approach and tools to help clients increase user adoption of the ERP solution

   
   Qualifications
   
   

   • Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Management/Computer Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering or related program
   • Seven (7) or more years of related experience in external consulting experience with a large consulting firm, including design and implementation of ERP or similar solutions
   • Direct experience working on at multiple phases of least two ERP software implementations
   • Project-based accounting experience related to Construction industry knowledge preferred
   • Hands-on experience with software configuration, prototyping, and testing using leading ERP software solutions, for example SAP, Oracle E-Business Suite, JD Edwards, Microsoft AX, IFS, Infor, and Epicor.
   • Demonstrated expertise in business process analysis and design in one or more of the following processes: Order to Cash, Record to Report, Plan to Produce
   • Passion for serving clients in the Manufacturing and Distribution industry
   • Must have good presentation, organizational, and documentation skills and strong problem solving and business analysis skills
   • Ability to learn quickly, communicate ideas effectively, and utilize flexibility and creativity to present a variety of solutions
   • Excellent team leadership skills with proven success leading large sub-teams or small projects and the ability to manage multiple project tasks and adapt to changing priorities
   • Ability to engage effectively with business and technical resources, provide exceptional client service, demonstrate commitment to continuous learning, display appropriate ethical knowledge and commitment and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and the timely completion of projects
   • Demonstrated leadership, analytical, organization, interpersonal, project management, communication skills, and highly developed Microsoft Suite skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required
   • Flexibility for regular weekly travel to client sites and work as needed outside of normal business hours due to client demands

   
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   Overview
   
   Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) is a leading advisory CPA firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world's leading financial centers - New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. Baker Tilly is an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 148 territories, with 38,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $4.3 billion.
   
   Many of Baker Tilly's roles have the opportunity to work remotely. Please discuss with your talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.
   
   Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right senior project implementation manager 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 project implementation managers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit senior project implementation managers 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 project implementation manager job on Zippia to find and recruit senior project implementation manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit senior project implementation managers, 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.

   While interviews are great, you will only sometimes learn enough from a conversation with a senior project implementation manager applicant. In those cases, having candidates complete a test project can go a long way in figuring out who's the most likely to succeed in the role. If you aren't a technical person and don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   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 project implementation manager

   Once you've decided on a perfect senior project implementation manager 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.

   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.

   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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