The Headcount Cost Reality Check

I am about to open this role: [TITLE, SALARY, LOCATION/REMOTE, WHY NOW]. Give me the true cost: fully loaded multiplier for salary (benefits, taxes, equipment, software, recruiting amortized), the management time cost in hours per week, and the months until the role pays for itself at realistic ramp. Then the harder part: three alternatives to hiring (contract, tool, process change, or dropping the work) and what breaks if I pick each. End with the question this hire answers that no alternative can.