How to hire a senior project manager, digital

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

Here's a step-by-step senior project manager, digital 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 manager, digital job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior project manager, digital
• 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 project manager, digital you need to hire. Certain senior project manager, digital roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

   Yes

   No

   A senior project manager, digital's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, senior project managers, digital 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 shows salaries for various types of senior project managers, digital.

   Type of Senior Project Manager, Digital	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Project Manager, Digital		$38-70
   Scrum Master	A scrum master is a job that's rooted in leadership. It is the scrum master's responsibility to ensure a scrum process over the development of a project... Show more	$31-54
   Digital Marketing Manager	As the digital marketing manager, you are responsible for managing the various aspects of your company's digital marketing plan and strategy. It is your job to develop, implement, and manage marketing campaigns that promote the company's products and services... Show more	$34-66

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Project Management
   • Digital Marketing
   • Digital Projects
   • WordPress
   • User Experience
   • Project Scope
   • Architecture
   • CMS
   • QA
   • Web Development
   • Client Expectations
   • CRM
   • Client Relationships
   • Customer Satisfaction

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Hire and manage 3 web writers , 1 content manager and SEO agency.
   • Project manage all customer connectivity projects involving EDI and CXML configurations and feature development efforts.
   • Fill account management, business analyst, strategy, creative, and QA gaps
   • Establish a development and production infrastructure for a major utility to enable migration from a traditional centralize computing environment to client/server.
   • Coordinate product and editorial teams to develop premium one-off editorial packages through rapid prototyping and iteration on custom node+webpack build framework.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior project manager, digital job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A senior project manager, digital can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, senior project managers, digital' average salary in wyoming is 44% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level senior project managers, digital 45% less than senior-level senior project managers, digital.
   • Certifications. A senior project manager, digital 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 senior project manager, digital's salary.

   Average senior project manager, digital salary

   $109,274yearly

   $52.54 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior project manager, digital salary

   $81,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 21, 2026

4. Writing a senior project manager, digital job description

   A senior project manager, digital 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 senior project manager, digital job description:

   Senior project manager, digital job description example

   BravoTECH, a leader in IT staffing and staff augmentation services, seeks a perm Senior Digital Project Manager for premier client in the Plano, Texas area. Work options include Hybrid – 2 days a week onsite.
   
   Retail industry experience highly preferred, especially related to any of the following areas: e-commerce, marketing, merchandising, store operations, store allocation, accounting, and finance.
   Environment: Retail, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Agile/Scrum, PMO, Change Management
   
   The IT Senior Digital Project Manager reports to the PMO as part of the Information Technology team and leads project teams made up of Digital Business Analysts, Digital Developers and Digital QA Analysts that provide gathering and analysis of requirements, development of designs, identification and execution of testing, and implementation of reporting needs for the Company Digital channel. This role works closely and collaboratively with the Digital Channel Solutions team, leaders from all departments and is involved with all aspects of the corporate systems lifecycle including design, development, and support of the deployed solutions.
   
   Key Roles & Responsibilities:
   Provide senior level project management expertise for all digital initiatives for the website, mobile and online marketing campaigns. Partner with the senior digital business stakeholders to understand and execute against the digital roadmap from an IT perspective. Provide comprehensive project support for all digital IT initiatives, including production support, major projects, and minor enhancements. Align with Internal Audit and Information Security leadership to ensure projects are following established procedures to meet SOX compliance requirements. Oversee all digital project tasks through the establishment and adherence to the project schedule, scope definition, and estimations of time and effort. Effectively communicate project expectations to project team members, stakeholders and senior leadership when needed in a timely and clear manner. Define project success criteria and communicate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle. Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend budget changes, when necessary. Partner with Digital Business Analysts in the development of Business Requirements Definition (BRD) documents and related design documents when needed. Partner with Development Management resources to ensure new applications and application modifications meet business requirements and are accurate and complete. Define, collect and review level of effort estimates and timelines for setting delivery dates on production support issues, major projects and enhancement deployments. Provide estimates to senior leadership. Develop and deliver progress reports and presentations for senior management and key stakeholders. Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks, and devise contingency plans. Conduct project post mortems to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements. Build, develop and collaborate with team resources; identify and align talent to facilitate the completion of team goals and objectives. Promote the use of shared applications and reusable components to reduce costs and improve information flows. Create an environment that welcomes change and creative problem solving and one that values feedback, coaching, and general talent development. Coach, develop, train, retrain, hire and discipline team members when appropriate. Responsible for all digital projects adhering to the PMO framework for project delivery.
   Qualifications:
   Seven or more years of experience as a digital project manager. Proficient project planning skills, including the ability to organize, prioritize, and control job responsibilities in order to meet deadlines and an environment with overlapping and potentially conflicting priorities. Strong understanding and hands on experience with Waterfall, Iterative and Agile/SCRUM Methodology. Working ability to remain effective under stress and respond to pressure in a manner acceptable to others and the organization. Ability to remain flexible and adapt to changing priorities with promptness, efficiency and ease. Possess desire for continued development and growth. Proficient ability to communicate effectively with others using written and spoken English, including the ability to provide clear, constructive direction and feedback to team members. Expert understanding of change management strategy and practice. Ability to manage disagreements through consensus building, relationship management and the formation and presentation of logical, data and fact-based arguments. Experience managing Business Analysts and QA Analysts preferred. Knowledge of the e-commerce platform Demandware is preferred. Knowledge of the Order Management System KIBO is preferred. Must have excellent communication skills and the ability to work across the business stakeholders. Expert understanding of Change management strategy and practice Must be a US Citizen or Green Card. No sponsorship options.
   Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in Information Systems, Computer Science or related field or equivalent year-for-year experience required.
   
   Ability to pass drug screen and criminal background check

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5. Post your job

   To find senior project managers, digital 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 senior project managers, digital they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level senior project managers, digital 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 senior project manager, digital job on Zippia to find and recruit senior project manager, digital 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

   Recruiting senior project managers, digital requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   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.

   Sometimes, it's not enough to interview senior project manager, digital candidates, so you can ask them to do a test project. If you are not a technical person and don't know what a test project should be, you can use these websites:

   • 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 manager, digital

   Once you have selected a candidate for the senior project manager, digital 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 good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new senior project manager, digital. 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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