Fractional

Executive HR leadership
at the table.

The HR leadership that used to require a $200K full-time hire. Now accessible to the businesses that need it most. Empact HR leads the people function while you lead the business.

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$200K+
Average cost of a full-time CHRO
Fraction
Of that cost with Empact as your Fractional CHRO
National
Serving founders, PE-backed, boards, and investors
What It Is

Not HR support.
HR ownership.

A Fractional CHRO is an executive HR leader who sits at your table, owns your people strategy, and drives the people function the same way a full-time CHRO would. The difference is that your business gets executive-level HR leadership without the full-time cost, the overhead, or the hiring timeline.

"The people function should be owned, not advised. A Fractional CHRO brings the seat at the table your business needs before it is ready to build that seat full-time."

Empact HR brings 15+ years of HR experience across every type and scale of organization. When we serve as your Fractional CHRO, we do not consult from the outside. We lead from the inside.

Fractional CHRO vs. Full-Time CHRO
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Same executive HR leadership. Strategy, governance, board reporting, people strategy ownership.
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Same seat at the table. Present for executive decisions. Aligned with leadership and investors.
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Same accountability. Outcomes and results owned by Empact the same way a full-time hire would own them.
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Fraction of the cost. No full-time salary, benefits, equity, or hiring timeline.
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Immediate deployment. No 90-day ramp. We are operational from week one.
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Scales with the business. Engagement level adjusts as the organization grows.
What We Own

The full scope of the
people function.

People Strategy

We build and own the people strategy that is connected to the business plan. Workforce planning, organizational design, and HR roadmap tied directly to growth targets.

Executive Team Partnership

We sit alongside the leadership team. People decisions, org changes, and cultural direction receive executive-level HR input before they are made, not after.

Board and Investor Reporting

We prepare and present the people function to boards and investors. Talent risk, HR infrastructure maturity, workforce metrics, and people-side diligence readiness.

HR Infrastructure and Compliance

We ensure the HR foundation the business operates from is built to the right standard. Documentation, policy, compliance, and process at the level the organization needs.

Manager and Leadership Development

We build the leadership capability inside the organization. Manager frameworks, coaching, accountability systems, and the consistency infrastructure that supports growth.

Talent and Retention

We own the retention strategy and the talent infrastructure. Compensation alignment, engagement, and the conditions that keep the people the business cannot afford to lose.

Three Levels of Fractional HR

The right level for where
the business is today.

The difference between levels is how much of the people strategy Empact leads alongside you. Every level delivers executive HR thinking. The scope of ownership is what changes.

01
HR Advisor
We advise. Your team executes.
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02
Fractional HR Business Partner
We advise and execute together.
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03
Fractional HR
Lead Offer
We lead and own the people strategy.
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Who It Is Built For

The businesses that benefit most
from Fractional HR.

PE-Backed Companies

Investor expectations, growth targets, and a people function that needs to perform at the level the portfolio demands. The Fractional CHRO brings the HR governance and reporting infrastructure investors expect.

Scaling Founder-Led Companies

The business has grown past the point where HR lives on the founder's desk. The people function needs executive ownership before the next stage of growth exposes the gaps.

Organizations in Transition

Acquisition, leadership change, rapid growth, or workforce restructuring. The Fractional CHRO provides the executive HR leadership the moment demands without a full-time hiring process.

Companies Not Ready for Full-Time

The business needs a CHRO-level people function but is not at the stage to justify the full-time cost. The Fractional model delivers the capability now and builds toward the full-time hire when the business is ready.

What Clients Have Experienced

Outcomes from executive
HR leadership in practice.

PE-Backed Growth Company
"What set Empact apart was the business fluency. Kareem understood our investor expectations, our growth targets, and what the people function needed to look like to support where we were going."
HR infrastructure built to investor standard. People function aligned to growth plan.
Scaling Founder-Led Company
"For the first time, the people side of the business was connected to how we were actually performing. That shift changed how we made decisions at the leadership level."
People strategy connected to business performance. Leadership decision-making strengthened.
Retention and Infrastructure
"Kareem built a retention strategy that moved our voluntary turnover from 34% down to 11% in under a year. We stopped losing people we could not afford to lose."
34% to 11% turnover. $280K in avoided replacement costs year one.
Let us Talk

Executive HR leadership
your business is ready for.

Book a discovery call and we will discuss what the Fractional HR engagement looks like for your specific situation.

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