Hiring Plan Template
One worksheet to sequence headcount, budget and sourcing — and defend the plan in the room.
- Estimated time: 15 min
- Updated for 2026
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Hiring Plan Template
One document to sequence headcount, budget and pipeline — and to defend the plan in the room. Built for a rolling 12-month horizon; revisit it quarterly.
Plan summary
Compensation plus acquisition cost
Roles by quarter
Sequence, don't just list. Which hires unblock others? Priority A = the plan fails without it this quarter.
| Role | Level | Team | Quarter | Priority | |
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Budget
Bands × headcount, with variable pay modeled — validate bands against current market data
Sourcing, search partners, job boards, tooling, referral bonuses
Pipeline assumptions
Work backwards from hires to top-of-funnel. If you don't know a rate, write your best guess and mark it — a wrong number you track beats no number.
Typical: 10–20%
Typical: 15–25%
Below 80%? Fix the offer, not the funnel
Candidates needed at top of funnel per hire
Single points of failure: one interviewer, one sourcing channel, one approver
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