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Services/Fractional HR

A senior HR lead, part-time.

Experienced HR practitioners who run your people function in Rippling, a few days a month, until you’re ready for a full-time hire.

Talk to an HR leadHow it works
Sample month
Your HR lead’s priorities
4 days / month80 employees
✓Handbook refreshDone
✓Manager training: reviewsDone
3Compensation bandsIn progress
4Employee relations caseThis week
5Leadership updateNov 28
Run in Rippling, documented as we goNamed HR lead

Fractional HR fits when…

You need senior HR judgement, but not 40 hours a week of it.

01HR is handled by a founder, office manager or finance lead.
02You’re between 20 and 200 people and growing.
03Policies and handbooks are out of date.
04Managers need help with tricky people issues.
05You want reviews, comp and onboarding done properly.
06Your HR person is on leave or has just left.
What we cover

The full people function, run properly.

Policy
✓Handbooks
✓Leave policies
✓Employment law updates
✓Multi-state compliance
People
✓Employee relations
✓Investigations
✓Terminations
✓Manager coaching
Programs
✓Performance reviews
✓Compensation bands
✓Onboarding
✓Engagement surveys
Rippling
✓Workflows
✓Reports for leadership
✓Documents and e-sign
✓Benefits renewals
How it works

Embedded in your team, on your schedule.

Choose the days per month you need. Scale up or down as you grow.

Assess

Understand your people

We meet leadership, review policies and data in Rippling, and agree priorities.

Your time:2–3 meetings
Run

Lead HR day to day

Your HR lead handles issues, programs and managers, working inside Rippling.

Your time:Weekly check-in
Grow

Build for scale

When you’re ready, we help hire your first full-time HR lead and hand over.

Your time:As needed
HR lead meeting with a manager
“We act like part of your leadership team, not an outside helpdesk.”
Fractional HR lead, thePeopleStack
What you get

Senior HR, without the senior salary.

1:1
A named HR lead
One experienced practitioner who knows your people and your business.
DOC
Policies that fit
Handbook and policies written for your states and stage.
PDF
Monthly people report
Headcount, turnover and risks, pulled from Rippling.

Fractional HR or managed services?

Fractional HR runs your people function. Managed services runs Rippling itself.

Fractional HR
Managed services
Full-time HR hire
Focus
People, policy and programs
Rippling admin and changes
Everything HR
Commitment
Days per month
Monthly
Full-time salary
Best for
20–200 people
Any size without an admin
200+ people

Questions we get asked

Can't find what you need? Talk to our team.

How many days a month do we need?
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Most clients start with two to six days a month, depending on headcount and how much is in flight.

Can you handle sensitive employee issues?
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Yes. Our HR leads handle investigations, performance issues and terminations, and bring in legal counsel when needed.

Do you work in the US and Canada?
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Yes, with policies written for the states and provinces where your people work.

What happens when we hire full-time HR?
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We help you hire them, then hand over everything we’ve built so they start with a running function.

Need HR leadership without a full-time hire?

Talk to an HR leadhello@thepeoplestack.co