Get a full-time, senior project or account manager from Latin America, embedded in your team at $3,500 to $4,500 per month, all-in. Talent Scout's most-requested role of 2026, working your hours, month-to-month, nothing owed until you hire.
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Delivery falls apart quietly, one missed handoff and one client update sent a day late at a time. A senior project or account manager is the person who keeps that from happening: the single owner of timelines, client communication, and the handoff between strategy and execution. It is the most-requested hire on our board this year, and for good reason. Hiring one full-time in the US is expensive; a senior project or account manager from Latin America, embedded in your team, gives you that ownership for far less, working your hours.
A project manager and an account manager solve two sides of the same problem: keeping delivery on track and keeping the client informed, and at agencies under a certain size, one senior hire often does both. A senior project manager owns timelines, resourcing, and the handoff between strategy and execution, the person who makes sure nothing slips silently. A senior account manager owns the client relationship: status updates, expectation-setting, and catching scope creep before it becomes a fight. Many of our clients hire one person to cover both, especially at the size where a dedicated PM and a dedicated AM would be redundant. Either way, this is the role that turns good creative and strategy work into work that actually ships on time and keeps the client happy.
Mike Bodkin, Co-Founder & CEO, Talent Scout. Before I built Talent Scout, I ran a marketing agency for a decade, and a strong project or account manager was the difference between a team that scaled and a team that drowned in its own client list. That is the bar every PM/AM hire gets screened against today.
This is a real-time role. A PM or AM who is asleep during your client's business hours cannot catch a status update slipping or a deadline at risk before it becomes a problem. A nearshore project or account manager from Latin America works US hours, joins your standups, and is on the client call live, not catching up after the fact, which is why nearshore beats offshore for this work, as we cover in nearshore vs offshore staffing. You get a senior specialist, five-plus years deep, screened for 8+/10 English and client-facing readiness, at $3,500 to $4,500 per month, all-in.
| Option | What you get | Typical cost |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded nearshore hire (Talent Scout) | Full-time senior PM/AM, dedicated to you, US hours | $3,500 to $4,500/mo, all-in |
| Full-time US hire | Dedicated employee; slow to hire, permanent | $12,290 to $14,484/mo fully loaded (about $147,000 to $174,000/yr) |
| Agency | A shared team, not dedicated to you | $3,000 to $10,000/mo retainer |
| Freelancer | Per-project execution, variable availability | Per project, variable |
A senior project or account manager costs roughly $125,000 a year less as an embedded LATAM hire than as a US hire at fully loaded cost. That is the largest gap of any role we place, which is part of why it is the most-requested seat on our board this year.
Tell us the mix of PM and AM work the role actually needs. We source and vet from our Latin American network, screening for five-plus years of relevant experience and 8+/10 English fluency. We present the first round of candidates within 10 business days. You interview and choose. We handle employment, compliance, contracts, and cross-border payments, so you manage the specialist like any team member. It is month-to-month, nothing is owed until you hire, and every placement includes a full 30/60/90 onboarding arc and free replacements at any time. It is the same embedded model behind outsourced marketing and marketing staff augmentation.
Hire one when deadlines are slipping and nobody owns the timeline; when your team has grown past the size where informal check-ins are enough; when client communication is falling on whoever has time instead of one dedicated owner; or when you are ready to free up a founder or senior strategist from day-to-day delivery work. If ownership is the gap, this is usually the first hire that closes it.
How much does it cost to hire a project or account manager?
Through Talent Scout, a full-time embedded senior project or account manager from Latin America costs $3,500 to $4,500 per month, all-in. A full-time US hire in this role runs $12,290 to $14,484 a month fully loaded, so the embedded hire costs roughly $125,000 a year less.
What is the difference between a project manager and an account manager?
A project manager owns timelines, resourcing, and internal delivery. An account manager owns the client relationship and expectation-setting. Many teams combine both into one senior hire, which is exactly what this page is built for.
Do you place people who do both roles?
Yes. It is one of our most common placements: a single senior hire who runs delivery and owns the client relationship, rather than two separate seats.
How fast can I hire one?
We present the first round of candidates within 10 business days. Placements are month-to-month with no fee until you hire.
Explore every role we place at our hire Latin American talent hub.
Tell us how the role splits between project management and account management, and we will shortlist senior candidates who can own it from day one. Book a discovery call to get started.
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