SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The San Francisco 49ers have no set timeline for when they would like to hire a new coach and general manager. But the process of interviewing candidates continues Friday, with the team set to meet with Arizona Cardinals vice president of player personnel Terry McDonough.

McDonough is the seventh of nine candidates to interview for the general manager vacancy created by the firing of Trent Baalke. The Niners have already interviewed Green Bay executives Brian Gutekunst and Eliot Wolf, Minnesota's George Paton, Indianapolis' Jimmy Raye III, Carolina's Brandon Beane and ESPN's Louis Riddick for the general manager position.

Additional meetings are set to take place over the next week-plus, and more candidates could emerge.

Here's a quick look at McDonough's candidacy:

Experience: McDonough just wrapped up his fourth season with the Cardinals and third in his current position. In that role, he oversees the pro and college scouting departments and helps with player contracts. The Cardinals are 41-22-1 in McDonough's time with the organization. His first full-time job in the league was as a Southeast area scout for the Cleveland Browns, moving with the franchise to Baltimore, where he began handling East Coast scouting. He was part of a Super Bowl champion there, with the Ravens winning Super Bowl XXXV. He moved to the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2003 as a regional scout and spent time as their director of player personnel before joining the Cardinals in 2013.

Ties to the 49ers: McDonough actually got his start in the NFL with the Niners as a scouting intern in 1989. He got an opportunity to see what it takes to build a winner up close, as San Francisco won Super Bowl XXIV.

Competition: There are no other general manager jobs open right now, though the Los Angeles Rams could theoretically still make a change. The real competition should the Niners want to hire McDonough is whether they can offer a better opportunity than what he currently has and could have in the future at Arizona.