Fractional Glossary Terms

Fractional HR Director

frak-shuh-nl aych-ar duh-rek-ter (noun)

A Fractional HR Director is a senior people and culture leader hired on a part-time or advisory basis to build and oversee HR strategy, organisational structure, and people operations - without the overhead of a full-time hire.

They handle the things growing businesses can't afford to get wrong: hiring frameworks, performance management, compliance, remuneration structures, culture design, and the difficult conversations no one else wants to have.

Most businesses between 10 and 100 people are underserved by HR - too big to wing it, too small to justify a Head of People salary. A Fractional HR Director fills that gap with genuine seniority and practical experience.

Think: the people leader who builds the systems that make great teams possible.

Hiring for this? See the fractional HR and people hiring page for when to bring one in, what the engagement looks like, and how Fractionus places them.