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Fractional CHRO

People leadership for growth, culture and change.

When team, culture and structure grow or change at the same time, people leadership needs more than administration. A fractional CHRO brings that experience once team growth, structure or change outgrow what office management and line managers can carry.

Typical mandates: building the people function from scratch, professionalising compensation and development, and steering the human side of growth or restructuring.

When it makes sense

  • The team is growing fast, and onboarding, levels and compensation are improvised.
  • A restructuring or cultural change needs experienced, fair handling.
  • Leadership development is left to chance.
  • HR is administrative. Nobody owns the people strategy.

Typical problems solved

  • Scaling team growth and onboarding
  • Compensation bands, levels and career paths
  • Restructuring and workforce change, handled with care
  • Leadership development and internal succession
  • People strategy, culture and retention

What a mandate looks like

Fractional CHRO mandates often accompany a defined phase, such as a growth push, a reorganisation or a cultural reset, with one to two days per week and a clear handover to internal ownership.

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