Fractional HR: A smarter way to build your HR team.
Fractional HR support has taken off.
And for good reason.
You get the HR expertise your business needs
But only pay for the time you actually use.
That means no bloated salaries.
No overhiring.
No HR Directors buried in admin.
Here’s what we often see.
A growing business knows it needs senior HR input.
Someone who can think strategically and guide the business through growth.
So they hire a full-time HR leader.
But they’re not quite big enough to justify that level of spend.
And that leader ends up spending half their time firefighting or chasing references.
That’s a waste of resources.
You’re paying a premium for strategic advice,
But using that person for day-to-day ops.
There’s a better way.
Hire a Fractional HR Director.
You still get:
- Strategic HR input at a senior level
- A long-term, consistent relationship
- Flexibility to scale support up or down as needed
But you also save money.
And that saving can be reinvested into building out your operational HR support.
Let’s run the numbers.
A full-time HR Director might cost you 100k.
A fractional HRD for 3 days a week might cost around £60k.
That leaves roughly £40k to bring in a capable early-career HR person to handle the day-to-day.
These are rough figures, of course.
There are other considerations like on-costs, benefits, and setup.
But you get the point.
You can stretch your budget further
And build a better-balanced team.
If you’re thinking about how to grow your team in a smarter way
We are supporting several immediately available Fractional HR Leaders.
Let’s find the right one for you.
Check out some of our Fractional HR Network
Fractional CPO – Cambridge/London – c165k FTE
Fractional CPO – London – c£750 per day
Fractional CHRO – DACH Region – c2000€ per day
Head of HR – Cambridge/East Anglia- c£650 per day
Head of HR – Berlin – c650€ per day
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