Hire a
Fractional CHRO
Complete guide to finding, vetting, and hiring the perfect fractional Chief HR Officer for your business.
Where to Find Fractional CHROs
Fractional Job Boards
Platforms like Fractional.Quest with pre-vetted HR executives.
LinkedIn Search
Search for CHROs using hashtags #FractionalCHRO, #FractionalHR, or "People Director".
CIPD Networks
CIPD communities and certified HR professionals seeking fractional work.
HR Consultancies
Interim HR networks and boutique HR consultancies.
VC & Founder Referrals
Ask your investors or founder network who they've used for HR leadership.
People & Culture Communities
Slack groups like People Geeks, HR Open Source, or industry HR forums.
What to Look For
1. Scale Experience
Have they scaled teams from 50 to 200+ employees? A CHRO who's only worked in enterprises won't know the challenges of high-growth scaling.
Experience at companies 50-500 employees, built HR from scratch
Only worked at large corporates or very early stage
2. Culture & Engagement Expertise
Can they build and maintain culture as you scale? Look for evidence of engagement programs, values work, and retention improvements.
Measurable engagement scores, retention improvements, values implementation
No culture transformation experience or only compliance-focused
3. Employment Law Knowledge
Do they understand UK employment law deeply? TUPE, redundancy, tribunal experience are valuable.
CIPD qualified, tribunal experience, TUPE/M&A experience
Limited UK employment law knowledge or no CIPD qualification
4. Performance Management
Can they implement performance systems that actually work? Review cycles, feedback culture, career frameworks.
Built performance systems, OKR/goal frameworks, career ladder design
Only knows one approach or hasn't built systems from scratch
5. Hiring & TA Experience
Have they built recruitment processes and employer brands? Look for volume hiring and quality bar maintenance.
Built TA functions, employer brand work, hiring process design
No hands-on recruitment experience or only agency background
6. Fractional Working Model
Do they know how to work fractionally? Clear communication, async updates, prioritisation.
Works with 2-4 companies, clear systems, communication cadence
First fractional role or working with 6+ companies
The Hiring Process
Brief
Tell us about your needs, company stage, and what you're looking for in a fractional executive.
Match
We curate a shortlist of pre-vetted fractional executives who match your specific requirements.
Meet
Interview your top candidates. We handle scheduling and provide interview frameworks.
Start
Your fractional executive begins within days. We support onboarding and ongoing success.
Brief
Tell us about your needs, company stage, and what you're looking for in a fractional executive.
Match
We curate a shortlist of pre-vetted fractional executives who match your specific requirements.
Meet
Interview your top candidates. We handle scheduling and provide interview frameworks.
Start
Your fractional executive begins within days. We support onboarding and ongoing success.
Frequently Asked Questions
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