Fractional HR Leadership

Choose the tier that fits where you are today. Add projects as your priorities come into focus.

Tier 1: Essentials
Build the foundation. Protect the business.
Best for California businesses with 10 to 30 employees that need a trusted HR advisor embedded in the team.

• Up to 10 hours of HR advisory per month

• California compliance monitoring and HR policy guidance

• Employee relations triage and advisory

• Manager consulting sessions with prepared talking points

• Custom HR communications guidance, drafted per situation

• Job description templates, up to 2 per month

• Process and policy walkthroughs built from your existing documentation

• Written recap after every advisory session

• Quarterly compliance flag report and business review

Tier 2: Growth
Develop managers. Scale with confidence.
Best for California businesses with 30 to 60 employees in an active growth phase.

• Everything in Essentials, plus:

• Up to 15 hours of HR advisory per month

• Hands-on support on active employee relations matters as they arise

• Hiring process guidance and interview panel advisory

• Standing monthly leadership touchpoint

• Job description templates, up to 4 per month

• Expanded process and policy walkthroughs

• Priority scheduling on urgent matters

Tier 3: Fractional CHRO
Senior HR leadership. Strategic. Embedded. Accountable.
Best for California businesses with 60 to 100+ employees that have an HR foundation but need strategic leadership to scale it.

• Everything in Growth, plus:

• Up to 20 hours of embedded HR leadership per month

• Monthly executive strategy session with your leadership team

• Advisory on organizational design, succession, and workforce planning

• Support on escalated and sensitive employee relations matters

• HR policies drafted or reviewed within advisory hours

• Executive session notes with follow-up action items

• Job description templates, up to 5 per month

Onsite meetings available as an add-on. Travel within Orange County included.

Add-On Projects

Projects are scoped, priced, and delivered as defined engagements with a written scope and completion date. Purchase standalone or add to any retainer tier.

• California employee handbook creation or full refresh

• Employee handbook audit with written findings and prioritized recommendations

• California HR compliance audit, deep dive

• Performance review process design, including templates and manager guidance

• Hiring and onboarding process build-out

• Recruiting process review and hiring workflow map

• Compensation philosophy, structure, and workflow build

• Organizational chart review with written recommendations

• People and culture strategy development

• HR infrastructure audit and implementation roadmap

• Leadership development workshops, half day, virtual or in person

• Custom training programs by topic, instructional design and facilitation

Additional services: supplemental HR advisory hours, onsite meetings and all-employee HR coverage, and project work outside a defined scope. All quoted before work begins.