Fractional HR Team · leadership, recruiting
Fractional HR Team · people leadership and hiring, part of the week
A fractional HR team pairs people leadership — a fractional CHRO or fractional HR director owning policy, compliance and culture — with hiring itself, usually a fractional recruiter or talent acquisition lead running the pipeline.
Some companies call this an outsourced HR department.
For the HR leadership seat alone, across every level, see fractional HR.
This page covers what the combined team does, what it costs, and when to buy leadership and recruiting together rather than one at a time.
We recruit fractional, interim, part-time, temporary and permanent HR leaders, and non-executive directors.
We come back with a shortlist of 3–5.
How a brief runswhat we undertake
- 01Brief30-MINUTE SCOPING CALLDay 0
- 02Shortlist of 3–5VETTED · RATE BENCHMARK · IR35After the brief
- 03InterviewsYOU MEET THE SHORTLISTYour diary
- 04Scoped startFIRST-MONTH OUTCOMES AGREEDYou set the date
- 05Fractional, interim and permanentIR35 POSITION SET OUTOn every brief
Shortlist3–5
15 minutes · video or phone
Book 15 minutes to hire a fractional HR team
Tell us the scope and the days a week. We come back with HR team candidates, their day rates and availability.
- 0115 minutes, video or phone
- 02We scope the role and the days a week
- 03A shortlist of 3–5 after the call
- 04Fractional, interim and permanent briefs
Pick a day that suits · live availability
On the board · last 3 months
Fractional HR Team jobs on the board
Current HR leadership roles
Fractional recruiting starts with the brief, not the CV pile. Send a HR team brief and we come back with a shortlist of three to five candidates, each through five-stage vetting.
01/ the role
What is a fractional HR team? leadership plus hiring
A fractional HR team pairs two things a growing company usually needs at once: people leadership — a fractional CHRO or fractional HR director who owns policy, compliance and culture — and hiring, usually a fractional recruiter or talent acquisition lead who runs the pipeline and closes roles.
Some call this buying an outsourced HR department.
Why they go together
A company hiring fast with no one owning HR policy builds up risk quickly; a company with strong HR policy but no dedicated recruiter spends leadership time on sourcing instead of strategy.
Buying both at once, each for the days it needs, covers the gap without a full-time hire in either seat.
See fractional recruiter jobs and fractional talent acquisition jobs for the hiring seat on its own.
02/ scope
When to buy the whole team
Scaling headcount fast
A company moving from a handful of hires a year to a steady pipeline needs dedicated recruiting capacity, and HR leadership to make sure policy and contracts keep up.
No one owns HR policy yet
Founders handling HR personally alongside everything else is the classic trigger for a fractional CHRO or HR director — often the same moment hiring volume makes a dedicated recruiter worthwhile too.
One role is already covered
A company with strong in-house recruiting but no senior HR voice often needs only the leadership seat; one with HR policy settled but a hiring backlog often needs only a fractional recruiter.
03/ the week
How a week divides.
Part of a week is the point of the model: the days you buy are yours, the rest of the week goes to other clients. Move the days a week and the week redraws.
Illustration only: one way a fractional HR team’s week can divide at 2 days a week for you. Each block is half a day.
04/ the board
What the board holds.
A read of the roles on the board on this page, counted as they stand: how each is engaged, whether the posting gives the days and the rate, and where the work happens.
On this board, last 90 days · 2 roles · Fractional HR Team
Engagement
- Fractional2
Seat
- CHRO1
- HRD1
Days a week
- Stated in the posting1
- Not stated1
Day rate
- Verified rate0
- Estimated (est)0
- Rate not stated2
Work arrangement (as the job feed classifies it)
- Remote0
- Hybrid1
- On-site1
Newest posting on the board: 6 Oct 2026.
05/ the route
Fractional, interim or permanent?
Four taps. The answer names the route for the seat and the page that covers it.
The route · Fractional
A fractional HR team.The work fills part of the week, so buy the days it needs.
A fractional HR team holds the seat on agreed days for as long as the seat is needed, and works for other clients on the rest.
The route · Interim
An interim HR team.The work fills the week, and it has an end: a programme, a cover, a transaction.
An interim HR team takes the seat full time for that stretch and hands it over when it is done.
The route · Interim, then permanent
Interim now, a permanent HR team after.The seat is full time and long term, and the need is now.
An interim HR team holds it while the permanent search runs, so the seat is not left empty.
The route · Permanent
A permanent HR team.A full-time seat that sits at the table for years is a permanent hire.
There is time to run a search, so run one.
06/ vetting
How we vet fractional HR teams
What we undertake on every brief, before a candidate reaches you.
- 01
Qualification screen
Verify HR team tenure, sector context and stage fit.
SOURCING - 02
Mandate fit
Match to your situation — stage, board dynamics, timing.
MATCHING - 03
Reference deep-dive
We take references ourselves, from recent past clients — real outcomes, not titles.
VERIFY - 04
Shortlist
Three to five candidates with day rate, availability and IR35 position set out.
SHORTLIST OF 3–5
07/ what it costs
What a fractional HR team costs by role
Exec Capital publishes UK fractional HR Director day rates of £600–£1,800 across three tiers: £600–£900 for SME/growth stage, £900–£1,400 for PE-backed/scaling companies, and £1,200–£1,800 for transformation or M&A work, typically one to three days a week.
No source we trust publishes a fractional day rate for a recruiter or talent acquisition seat, so we do not quote one — every shortlist we send states each candidate’s day rate or pay.
Our rate calculator turns a day rate and a number of days into a monthly and annual figure.
08/ questions
Fractional HR Team FAQ
The questions people ask before bringing in a fractional HR team.
Book 15 minutes · shortlist of 3–5
Bring the brief. We architect the team.
A shortlist of 3–5 with day rate, availability and IR35 position set out, after five-stage vetting.
