“I’ve become the HR department.”
Get employee questions, conflicts, and daily people decisions off your plate so you can focus on the business.
Herrera HR Growth Partners
Fractional HR Leadership.
When You Need It.
You’re focused on growing your business. I make sure your people, managers, and HR practices can keep up.
When employee issues take over your day, hiring gets ahead of your systems, or managers need help leading, it’s time for experienced HR leadership.
I help growing startups build the people, leadership, and HR foundations they need to scale, without the cost of a full time HR executive.
Let's Talk ↗One partner. The full HR picture.
From your first hire
to a stronger, growing team.
01
Build the foundationPayroll, benefits, policies, and systems
02
Grow your teamSourcing, recruiting, and onboarding
03
Support your leadersPerformance, people decisions, and change
Clear ownership. Connected HR. Less complexity.
20+ years of HR experienceStrategy and hands on supportFor startups and growing companies
You Have a Business to Build.
I Can Help With the People Side.
Growth brings people challenges. You need a partner who knows what to do next and can take the work forward.
Does this sound familiar?
“We’re hiring faster than our systems can keep up.”
Build clear roles, consistent interviews, and onboarding that helps new hires succeed.
“Our managers avoid the hard conversations.”
Give managers the tools to set expectations, coach performance, and hold people accountable.
“People decisions feel risky.”
Bring consistency to policies, pay, and employee issues, and identify gaps that need attention.
“What worked at 10 people isn’t working anymore.”
Clarify roles, reporting lines, and hiring priorities for your next stage of growth.
The right help. The right level of support.
HR Support That Fits Your Business
Choose ongoing HR leadership, help with a focused need, or temporary support. I can manage the daily work, build better systems, and help your team keep moving.
HR Management and Administration
Put your daily people work in experienced hands. I bring key HR functions together so you have one partner keeping the details on track.
- Payroll setup and coordination
- Benefits administration and broker relationships
- Employee leave management
- Employee questions and manager support
- Recruiting, sourcing, and onboarding
Support for the whole HR function or the areas you want to hand over.
HR Consulting and Projects
Get practical help with the systems, policies, and people practices your company needs to grow.
- Employee handbooks and compliance processes
- HR requirements and gaps as your team grows
- HRIS selection, setup, and ongoing support
- Hiring processes and recruiting support
- Manager training and employee development
- Pay practices, performance, and team structure
A clear scope, useful tools, and support to put the work into practice.
Fractional and Interim HR Leadership
Add senior HR support for the time and scope you need, whether you’re growing, facing change, or covering a gap.
- Ongoing fractional CHRO partnership
- Temporary coverage for an open role or leave
- Extra capacity for your internal HR team
- Specialized projects and organizational change
- Workforce planning and leadership guidance
Part time or temporary support that keeps your priorities moving forward.
Experienced leadership. Flexible support.
What Is Fractional HR?
Fractional HR gives your business access to an experienced HR leader for an agreed amount of time and scope. You get senior guidance and hands on help without adding a full time HR executive.
Who is it for?
Startups and growing companies that need help with hiring, managers, daily HR work, or planning for growth. It can also add leadership or capacity to an existing HR team.
How does it work?
We start with your priorities, agree on the work and level of support, and build a practical plan. I can take ownership of HR, manage specific functions, or partner with your team.
How is it different from a project?
A project tackles a defined need, such as payroll setup or a handbook. Fractional HR leadership provides ongoing support as your people needs change. We can choose the approach that fits your business.
The right fit
Who I Work With
I primarily work with startups and growing companies with up to 250 employees.
The best fit is a founder or leadership team whose company is growing faster than its people systems. You’re hiring, building a management team, or finding that the old way of working no longer fits. You need more structure and experienced HR leadership, but not yet a full time CHRO.
Strategy meets execution
What You Get
You get an experienced HR leader who can move between strategy and execution.
Someone who can sit with the CEO in the morning to discuss organizational design, help a manager address a performance issue in the afternoon, and build the HR process the company needs next.
More time to lead.
Stronger managers.
Clearer people decisions.
Simpler HR systems.
Whatever your HR needs,
I’m ready to step in.
I’ve built HR from the ground up and managed the full range of people work. With 20+ years of experience, I can help you decide what needs attention, build a plan, and handle the details.
Need payroll set up? Help finding and hiring the right people? Someone to work with your benefits broker, guide a manager through a difficult conversation, or bring order to your HR systems? I can jump in where you need me.
One partner for the whole HR picture
My experience covers recruiting and sourcing, onboarding, payroll, benefits, leave management, employee relations, compensation, performance, policies, and HR technology. I connect those areas so you have fewer handoffs, simpler processes, and one person who understands your business.
Built for growing companies
I joined a technology company when it had just six employees and built its HR function as it grew across the US and India. I also became the first HR leader for a hospitality group with five venues and 400 employees, expanding HR beyond payroll into a full people function.
My early work in large healthcare organizations gave me a strong foundation in HR and operations. I know how to bring structure to a business while keeping it practical for a smaller team.
Looking ahead to what you may not know to ask
Growing teams bring new responsibilities. As your headcount grows, different employment requirements may apply. I help identify what needs attention, spot gaps in your HR practices, and plan for the next steps, including when to involve employment counsel.
You don’t have to know every HR question to ask. I look beyond the issue in front of you to help catch the things you may not yet have on your radar.
Lean teams. Smarter ways to work.
I’ve incorporated AI into HR workflows to help keep headcount lean and productivity high. I look for practical ways to reduce repetitive work, simplify processes, and give people more time for work that needs their judgment and attention.
You get an experienced HR leader who can advise your leadership team and do the daily work. Whether you need one project handled or someone to take ownership of HR, I’m ready to help.
Let’s Talk
Tell me about your business.
What’s taking up your time, and where could HR support help? Share a few details so we can start with what matters most.