Fractional HR Leaders
A fractional HR leader runs hiring, writes the handbook, and coaches managers. Hire fractional HR when people problems keep landing on you. You pay for a few days a month, not a full-time salary.
A PEO runs payroll and benefits. A recruiter fills a role, then leaves. An HR consultant finishes one project, then leaves. A fractional HR leader stays and runs the people work. A full-time HR leader holds the same seat every day. Read what fractional HR is, how it is priced, how it differs from a consultant or a PEO, and what to ask before you hire. Read who they serve, shortlist a few, and open their sites.
What is fractional HR?
Fractional HR puts a senior HR leader, often called a fractional CHRO or chief people officer, in your company part-time. They own people strategy, hiring systems, policy, and manager support for a set number of days a month.
What they do
- People strategy
- Hiring process
- Policies and handbook
- Manager coaching
- Employee relations
What they usually don't do
- Run payroll or benefits as the employer of record (that's a PEO)
- Fill roles for a fee (that's a recruiter)
- Do a one-off project and leave (that's an HR consultant)
Fractional HR Leaders
25 HR leaders listed.
Who they serve
| Name and who they serve | Location | Website | Shortlist | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hill Who they serve:Agency HR, People & Culture and Talent leaders already using tools such as ChatGPT or Claude. | Location– | Open their site (AI for People Leaders, opens external site)LinkedIn profile of Josh Hill, opens in a new tab | Claimed Oct 2026 | |
| Alex Townsend Who they serve:UK tech companies with 10 to 100 employees | Location– | Open their site (Act HR, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Alex Townsend's listing | |
| Amanda Mayo Who they serve:Early-stage founders and business owners in periods of growth and transition | Location– | Open their site (FIT HR, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Amanda Mayo's listing | |
| Amy Forrester Who they serve:Seed through Series C startups, especially first-time founders of mission-focused companies | Location– | Open their site (Ritual, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Amy Forrester's listing | |
| Angie Johnson Who they serve:Growing companies that need fractional HR leadership before they hire a CHRO | LocationSouth Jordan, UT | Open their site (Elle Mathis & Co, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Angie Johnson's listing | |
| Ashley Kelly Who they serve:Founders and CEOs scaling their people function, especially Series A to C startups | Location– | Open their site (kelly advisory co., opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Ashley Kelly's listing | |
| Cameron Logar Who they serve:New practices, growing teams, and well-tenured organizations | LocationNew York/New Jersey Metro Area | Open their site (Next Peak Advisors, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Cameron Logar's listing | |
| Dan Bonach Who they serve:Growing companies that need CHRO-level HR leadership or an HR function built from scratch | LocationDenver, CO | Open their site (Valhalla HR, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Dan Bonach's listing | |
| Donna M. Brown Who they serve:Founder-led, owner-led, early-scaling, and PE-backed companies | LocationDurham, NC | Open their site (Cultivation HR, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Donna M. Brown's listing | |
| Erin Teter Who they serve:Fast-growing, PE- and VC-backed companies | Location– | Open their site (Teter People Consulting, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Erin Teter's listing | |
| Hernán Rein Who they serve:Private equity sponsors, founders, and CEOs working through deals, restructurings, and growth | LocationHouston, TX | Open their site (HR² Advisory, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Hernán Rein's listing | |
| Iulia Mihai Who they serve:Founders and CEOs of growing Canadian teams of 10 to 200 employees | LocationVancouver, BC | Open their site (Success Path Coaching & Consulting, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Iulia Mihai's listing | |
| Jessica Donahue Who they serve:Venture-backed startups across the US and Canada | LocationMilwaukee, WI | Open their site (jessicadonahue.com, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Jessica Donahue's listing | |
| Joe Kitson Who they serve:PE sponsors and their lower middle market portfolio companies | LocationIndianapolis metro | Open their site (Kitson Human Capital Solutions, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Joe Kitson's listing | |
| Kelly Jeanes Who they serve:Series A-C startups growing from 10 to 150+ people | LocationDenver, CO | Open their site (NextLeap HR + Talent, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Kelly Jeanes's listing | |
| Kraig Docherty Who they serve:CEOs, founders, and boards at PE-backed, VC-funded, and founder-led companies | LocationWhite Rock, BC | Open their site (Why Talent, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Kraig Docherty's listing | |
| Michael Wertheim Who they serve:Seed-to-Series D founders, mission-driven organizations, and media companies | Location– | Open their site (Wertheim Leadership Services, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Michael Wertheim's listing | |
| Miriam Kerbache Who they serve:Founder-led tech, creative, and AI companies of 10 to 150 people | Location– | Open their site (Kerbache HR, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Miriam Kerbache's listing | |
| Nadian Zak Who they serve:Organizations restructuring, merging, scaling, or preparing for a transaction | LocationNashville, TN | Open their site (Zak Human Solutions, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Nadian Zak's listing | |
| Neil Katz Who they serve:Growing U.S. businesses, nationwide, that need HR without a full-time HR team | LocationMelissa, TX | Open their site (Exceptional HR Solutions, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Neil Katz's listing | |
| Nikki Silvestri Who they serve:Organizations facing a CEO transition, a merger, layoffs, or a major strategic shift | Location– | Open their site (Soil and Shadow, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Nikki Silvestri's listing | |
| Phil Goodman Who they serve:Ministries navigating staff growth, role confusion, burnout, and cultural drift | LocationEdmonds, WA | Open their site (Talent Realized, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Phil Goodman's listing | |
| Rebecca Greenaway Who they serve:Founders and first people hires scaling from ten to a few hundred people | Location– | Open their site (Scale Up People, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Rebecca Greenaway's listing | |
| Ritesh Shah Who they serve:Small businesses in the Chicago area | LocationSchaumburg, IL | Open their site (FractnHR, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Ritesh Shah's listing | |
| Sara Riedl Who they serve:Fast-growing, venture-backed companies, from seed stage to IPO readiness | LocationBerkeley, CA | Open their site (Pathways People Consulting, opens external site) | UnclaimedClaim Sara Riedl's listing |
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Starts at 10 hours. The range is 1 to 40.
Posted rates for this seat run from $135 to $200 an hour.
The starting count is 8 session days, for year 1. Use 5 for a later year.
Starts at $149,280, the May 2025 median wage for human resources managers.
1.48 adds taxes and benefits to the salary.
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Recruiting fee starts at 0%. Turn it on and type the percent you will pay. This tool does not assume a search fee.
The cost
12-month cost
$7,930 a month at 10 hours a week.
You keep $125,774. That is 57% of the full-time cost.
Full-time costs less only past 23.2 hours a week.
Where these numbers come from
- Hourly rate
- $183 an hour is the CHRO rate, with a band of $135 to $200. Go Fractional rates
- Also cited
- Fractional Jobs lists a band of $175 to $225 an hour. Fractional Jobs: how much fractional talent costs
- Full-time base
- $149,280 is the median annual wage for human resources managers (11-3121) in May 2025. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: human resources managers
- Taxes and benefits
- Multiply salary by 1.48. In the June 2026 release, wages were 67.5% of employer cost for management, business, and financial jobs in private industry. BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, table 4
Before you reach out
- On the practice site, look for the work they stay to run: hiring steps, a handbook, manager habits. A page that only sells a one-time cleanup is a project, not this seat.
- Read who they serve for the kind of company. A startup, a ministry, and a company heading into a merger are different buyers.
Questions founders ask before hiring this seat
What is fractional HR?
Fractional HR puts a senior HR leader in your company part-time. People also call this seat a fractional CHRO or chief people officer. They own people strategy, hiring systems, policy, and manager support for a set number of days a month. A PEO, a recruiter, and a one-off consultant do other jobs.
How much does fractional HR cost?
The operator sets the price. This page does not list prices. Open the practice site and read what they charge, or ask them.
Fractional HR vs an HR consultant vs a PEO?
A fractional HR leader stays. They own people strategy, hiring, policy, and manager support for a set number of days a month. An HR consultant does a project and leaves. A PEO runs payroll and benefits as the employer of record. Hire the PEO to be the employer of record. Hire the consultant for a one-off cleanup. Hire the fractional leader when the people seat should be filled part-time.
Fractional CHRO vs fractional HR director?
A fractional CHRO and a fractional HR director are titles for the same kind of part-time people seat. CHRO, or chief people officer, is the senior name. Director is a title some practices use. This page lists both under Fractional HR. Read who they serve, then open their site, to see the level they sell.
How do I choose a fractional HR leader?
Read who they serve. Shortlist a few who fit your company. Open their sites, then ask for a call.
Is this a list of the "best" fractional HR companies?
No. Read who they serve. Shortlist a few who fit your company. Open their sites, then ask for a call.
Fractional HR vs a full-time hire?
This page lists fractional HR leaders: the same seat, a set number of days a month. A full-time hire is a different job. SuperHired appears on this site only as a labeled house ad for that different job. It does not place the HR leaders listed here.
Keep reading
- Fractional vs full-time cost
- Fractional CHRO vs full-time CHRO
- Fractional HR vs HR consultant vs PEO
- How fractional HR is priced
- How to find fractional HR jobs
- Questions to ask before hiring a fractional HR leader
- What is fractional HR?
- When does a small company need HR?
- The first call: seven questions to ask
- Download every listing as CSV