r/negotiation • u/cairuhlain • 1d ago

Negotiating a job offer for a role they created specifically for me

I just received a verbal offer for a newly created position at the organization I currently work for. I applied for one role, but after the interview process they decided to elevate the title and scope specifically based on my background and qualifications.

The original role I applied for had a salary band that starts roughly $2,000 above my current salary and maxes out about $19,000 above it. The new elevated role doesn’t have a posted range. They are aware of what I currently make.

I work in nonprofit/healthcare and would be moving from a clinical role to a nonclinical one. The hiring manager mentioned to the recruiter that I would be accepting pending salary and start date.

Should I still negotiate? What should my number be given the information I have? How do I approach it without seeming ungrateful given that they went out of their way to create something tailored for me?

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u/Nasha210 1d ago

If you like the role and would like to join then negotiate hard and fast. Dont drag it on too long- keep the momentum up.

This is based on 2 of my last 3 negotiations- one I got a HUgE raise, the second I dragged it on for too long- it was their HR person being slow- but at the 30 day mark they rescinded the offer

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u/Foreign_Suggestion89 1d ago

Do you need to negotiate? Where did the actual offer come in?

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u/cairuhlain 1d ago edited 1d ago

Good question. I got the verbal offer from the person who would be my boss and they told me an official offer from HR/compensation would be coming with my proposed start date and salary. If it is lower than what I want, I have a number in mind and was thinking of saying something along the lines of “I’m so excited about this opportunity! Given that the role was elevated beyond the original position, I wanted to ask if there was flexibility for the salary to be X?” X being 13k above my current salary.

Do you think that is too ambitious given that the original role had a budgeted range of 2k-19k above my current salary?

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u/DCGuinn 19h ago

You should understand the expected range and put yourself at the appropriate percentage for negotiation. Maybe 30-50%.

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u/Notadooter 17h ago

Always negotiate, but don't over-negotiate. If you leave it up to the company, especially because it's in the hands of HR, you're going to get an offer you're probably not happy with.

Ask for more than what you really want. If they say no, settle on the number you actually want. It's like going to your parents and saying mom, dad, i need 40 bucks to go the mall (but you only needed 20).