Fractional HR Director Services
Senior people leadership for your business, without employing a full-time HR Director.
You've built a business, you've got people around you, but you're still far too involved in making everything work.
Maybe your managers aren't quite stepping up. Maybe you're losing good people, or the team has grown but the way you run things hasn't kept pace.
Or perhaps you're looking ahead. You want to grow, step back or eventually sell, and you know the business needs to be less dependent on you.
I'm Maritsa, a People Strategist and the person behind The People Keeper.
As your Fractional HR Director, I work alongside you and your leadership team to make sure your people are helping you get where you want to go.
Not just advising from the sidelines, but getting involved in the decisions and changes that make a difference.
What could I help you achieve?
Every business is different. But there are some familiar challenges that tend to bring business owners to me.
A management team that takes responsibility
If every decision, problem or difficult conversation still lands on your desk, something needs to change.
I'll help you develop managers who can lead confidently, make decisions and take ownership of their teams.
Better performance and fewer people problems
If you're repeatedly recruiting for the same roles, losing good people or dealing with inconsistent performance, we need to understand why.
That might mean changing how you recruit, improving onboarding, setting clearer expectations or addressing what's making people leave.
The right people in the right roles
As businesses evolve, the roles and structures that worked before don't always make sense anymore.
We'll look at what your business actually needs, where responsibilities sit and if you've got the right capabilities in place.
A business that's ready for what's next
Whether you're preparing for growth, a change in ownership or simply want to spend less time running the day-to-day, your people need to be ready for it.
I'll help you plan ahead, develop the people you already have and make sure the business isn't relying on a handful of individuals to keep everything moving.
How would we work together?
This isn't a consultancy project where I come in, make some recommendations and disappear.
I become part of your wider leadership team, helping you make better decisions about your people as the business changes.
That might mean joining leadership meetings, working directly with your managers, reviewing performance and people priorities, or leading specific improvements that need attention.
Some months we'll be tackling a particular challenge. Other times, it's about looking ahead, spotting potential problems and making sure the business is moving in the right direction.
Fractional HR Director support is an ongoing relationship, with a minimum commitment of 12 months.
Most of our work can happen remotely, although I can also work on-site where it would be valuable, at an additional cost.
And while I'll take responsibility for the strategic people agenda, I won't be running payroll, processing holidays or acting as your day-to-day HR helpdesk. Where specialist employment law or employee relations support is needed, I can introduce you to trusted partners.
Investment
Fractional HR Director support starts from £2,000 + VAT per month, with a minimum 12-month commitment.
The exact fee depends on the level of involvement your business needs, including leadership input, management development and any hands-on implementation.
We'll work out what makes sense for your business rather than trying to fit you into a fixed number of days per month.
What can this look like in practice?
Helping agency owners step back from day-to-day people management
I worked with a small agency where the owners had become the people everyone turned to when something went wrong.
Employee turnover was high, certain roles were being filled again and again, and the CEO was spending far too much time dealing with day-to-day people issues.
We looked at what was driving the turnover, clarified responsibilities and made changes to recruitment and onboarding. I also helped develop the Office Manager so she could take greater ownership of managing the team.
The result?
No employee turnover for the following two years.
The Office Manager became more confident and capable, and the owners were able to step away from much of the day-to-day people management.
It wasn't about adding another layer of HR. It was about making the business work better.
Do you need a Fractional HR Director or a people strategy project?
Not every business needs ongoing senior people leadership.
Sometimes there's a particular problem to solve. Perhaps you need to improve recruitment, develop your managers or rethink how your team is structured.
In that case, a defined people strategy project might be the better fit.
But if your business needs someone who can take ongoing responsibility for the people side of things, help set priorities and work with your leadership team as those priorities change, a Fractional HR Director arrangement could make more sense.
We'll talk through what you need and I'll recommend the approach I think will genuinely help. I'm not going to suggest a 12-month commitment if a shorter project would do the job.
Let's talk about where you want your business to go
You don't have to have all the answers before we speak.
If you know your people are having an impact on what the business can achieve, let's have a conversation about what's happening and what you want to change.
We'll work out whether ongoing Fractional HR Director support is right for you, or whether there's a better way to tackle it.