I work alongside founders and leadership teams who value their people and recognise the commercial contribution that excellent HR leadership can make. Typically partnering with businesses of 20–50 employees, I provide experienced, pragmatic people leadership without the need for a full-time HR Director.
As an organisation develops, people decisions become more complex. Structure, leadership, performance, culture and risk can no longer be managed reactively or added to a founder’s already full workload.
I bring clarity to what matters most, help leaders make sound decisions and put the right foundations in place for the next stage of growth. My role is not to add process for its own sake. It is to make sure your people approach supports the business you are building.
I become a trusted member of your leadership team: close enough to understand the organisation properly, experienced enough to challenge constructively, and practical enough to turn decisions into action.
Turning business ambitions into clear people priorities, structures and plans.
Helping leaders manage with greater confidence, consistency and clarity.
Creating the conditions in which people understand what matters and can perform at their best.
Providing calm, experienced leadership through growth, restructuring, employee relations and organisational change.
I do my best work with growing businesses whose founders and leaders genuinely value their people—and want HR to make a meaningful contribution to commercial success.
Most of my clients employ approximately 20–50 people. They have reached the point where senior people leadership is needed, but a full-time HR Director may not yet be the right investment.
You are likely to benefit from a Fractional HR Director if:
01 | Your business is growing or changing
02 | People decisions are becoming more complex
03 | Managers need greater support and accountability
04 | Your leadership team needs a clearer, more commercial people strategy
“It is without hesitation that I say Fiona has completely changed my opinion of how the HR function can be embedded in an organisation without the need for bureaucracy. I sincerely hope to continue working with - and learning from - Fiona for a long time.”
I’m Fiona Colliver, a CIPD-qualified HR leader with extensive in-house and consulting experience.
I have worked across established organisations, start-ups and growing businesses, supporting leaders through complex employee relations, organisational change, restructuring, culture development and day-to-day leadership decisions.
My approach is straightforward: understand the business, focus on what will make a difference and build people practices that leaders can genuinely use.
