Fractional HR Director

For founders and fast-growing startups and scaleups

For founders who've realised you can't bootstrap people.

You’ve reached the point where managing people is taking you away from growing the business. What felt manageable when everyone could fit around the same table now takes up far more of your week, especially when the same people issues keep resurfacing. You don’t need a full-time HR Director yet, but you can’t keep winging it either.

That’s where I come in.

Fractional HR is the 3rd way

A full-time HR Director isn’t right for your business yet. It’s too expensive and too soon. But no HR at all is like playing Russian roulette with your growth.

The third way: someone senior who’s seen it all before, without adding a full-time hire before you’re ready.

In when it matters. I take the big people decisions off your hands. I've made these calls many times before.
Out of your hair when it doesn't. No sitting on your payroll five days a week. 
Not outsourced HR. I'm not at the end of an email sending policy templates. 
Not your average consultant. I don't drop a deck of recommendations and vanish. I'm at the table with you, in the weeds, turning advice into action.

What does a Fractional HR Director do?

Think cultural paramedic and organisational architect in one. I'm commercial first — not someone who'll quote employment law at you for an hour, but someone who gets to the root of the problem before your best people walk out the door.

Foundations That Scale

Performance reviews, onboarding and policies built for where you’re headed, not just where you are — so they don’t fall apart the minute you double in size.

The Calls You Can't Afford to Get Wrong

Senior exits, restructures, and the high-stakes people decisions — handled with judgement, so you’re not making them up as you go.

Stop Your Best People Walking 

Coaching your people leaders so they lead instead of firefight — because that’s what stops your best people walking.

Core Services

Scalable HR Support.

COMPANY-WIDE ALIGNMENT & GOAL SETTING

Get everyone pulling in the same direction.

THE ESSENTIALS (FOUNDATIONS & RISK)

Fix the people basics before growth exposes the cracks.

FOUNDER & LEADERSHIP ADVISORY

Experienced guidance when decisions actually matter.

FRACTIONAL HR DIRECTOR

Senior HR leadership without full-time headcount.

MONTHLY RETAINER SUPPORT

Ongoing partnership without permanent cost.

UPSKILLING MANAGERS & PEOPLE TEAMS

Turn willing teams into high-performing ones.

When do you need a Fractional HR Director?

It's less about size, more about pressure, and it usually creeps in somewhere between starting up and scaling. Sound familiar?

Your managers were promoted because they were brilliant at their old job. Now they’re firefighting people issues instead of leading their teams.
Good people are leaving before you've even realised there's a problem.
Hiring is taking longer and costing more, yet still bringing in the wrong people.
You’re spending hours dealing with people problems instead of growing the business.
The people foundations that worked for a team of 10 are starting to creak at 30, 50 or 100.

None of the above points to something being broken - it means you've outgrown running HR on instinct. A fractional HR Director gives you senior judgement on tap, so your team scales as fast as the business does.

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Fractional HR Director FAQs

What is a Fractional HR Director?

A Fractional HR Director is a senior people leader who fits around your business and gives you the support you need, when you need it. You get the experience of a seasoned HR Director without the six-figure salary or the permanent headcount. Think of it as fractional HR consulting from someone who rolls their sleeves up and gets the work done.

How is fractional HR different from outsourced HR?

Outsourced HR typically focuses on the admin and processes from a distance. A Fractional HR Director is different. I’m at the table in your leadership conversations, helping you make the big people decisions. I don’t just tell you what to do. I get into the work with you.

When should I hire a Fractional HR Director?

It’s less about the size of your business and more about the pressure you’re under. If people issues start taking more of your week than the day-to-day business, but a full-time HR Director feels too expensive and too soon, it’s time to bring in a Fractional HR Director.

How much does a Fractional HR Director cost?

Far less than a full-time HR Director. You pay the support that fits around your business, so you get what you need without paying for a full-time hire. Book a call and I’ll give you a straight answer based on where you’re at.

Let's talk

If your team’s growing faster than you can keep up with, let’s talk. I’m based in London and work with founders across the UK, in person or remote.

We’ll find where the pressure is and work out if a Fractional HR Director is the right call for you right now.

Fractional HR Director

Fractional HR is the 3rd way