Hire a project manager
A project manager plans, executes, and delivers projects by coordinating teams, managing timelines, mitigating risks, and ensuring stakeholder alignment. They are the person accountable for turning a plan into a delivered outcome.
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What does a project manager do?
Key responsibilities you can expect from this role
Define project scope, milestones, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders
Create and maintain project plans with task dependencies, resource allocation, and timelines
Run daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives using agile or hybrid methodologies
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks before they become blockers
Manage stakeholder communication — status updates, demos, and escalation when needed
Track project health metrics — velocity, burn rate, scope changes, and team capacity
Skills & tools
What to look for when hiring a project manager
Key skills
Tools they use
Project manager salary guide
Typical annual salary ranges in Europe (EUR)
Junior
€38,000–€48,000
0–2 years
Mid-level
€50,000–€65,000
2–5 years
Senior
€68,000–€90,000
5+ years
Ranges reflect full-time salaries in Northern & Western Europe. Actual compensation varies by location, company stage, and candidate experience.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about hiring a project manager
How it works
From request to hire in 3 simple steps
Tell us what you need
Share your role requirements, team culture, and timeline. We will scope the search and confirm fit within 24 hours.
Meet pre-vetted candidates
We present 3–5 qualified candidates. Each has been screened for skills, motivation, and cultural fit.
Hire with confidence
Interview your top picks and make an offer. Our 90-day guarantee means zero risk if the hire does not work out.
Hiring tips from our team
Advice for finding the right project manager
Ask about a project that went wrong. The best PMs own failures, explain what they learned, and describe specific process changes they made afterward.
Test communication skills with a role-play: "The engineering team says the deadline will be missed by 2 weeks. How do you communicate this to the CEO?"
Look for a balance of process and pragmatism. Over-processed PMs slow teams down; under-processed PMs let things fall through the cracks.
Check their tool flexibility. The best PMs adapt their methodology and tools to the team, not the other way around.
What companies say
Feedback from founders who hired through us
Keto Software
€1.7M ARR startup • Hired 4+ positions • Focus on European expansion hires
What we've delivered:
"Working with Herizon has been an absolute turning point for our hiring. They have already helped us successfully bring on board a Growth Marketing Manager and a RevOps Manager, and are now supporting us in finding the right AEs and a Partnership Development Manager. What sets Herizon apart is not only their deep understanding of every role in a revenue organization, but also their ability to truly grasp what we are looking for as if they were part of our own team. They don't just present candidates — they challenge our thinking, help us sort through priorities, and go deep with candidates to ensure we're meeting the right people. I couldn't recommend Herizon highly enough for any company looking to build out their revenue teams with the right people."
"Found people who actually understand the problem. They're from regions where sustainability challenges are real and motivation to solve them is high."
Sustainability tech company at €2M ARR
Hired 2 in 14 days
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Listed tech company
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"Found our PM in 6 days. Remote worker from Finland is super cost-efficient for our German company."
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