Human Resources

Strategic Hiring. HUMAN Results.

HR leadership, talent acquisition, total rewards, and people operations. We recruit HR pros who understand HR is a strategy function, not a paperwork function.

Roles We Recruit

Human Resources talent we place.

Where we focus inside the human resources space.

HR Leadership

CHRO, VP HR, HR Directors, Heads of People

Talent Acquisition

TA Leaders, Recruiters, Sourcing, Employer Brand

Total Rewards

Comp & Benefits Directors, Comp Analysts, Benefits Managers

HR Business Partners

Senior HRBPs, HRBP Managers, People Partners

Learning & Development

L&D Directors, Training Managers, Instructional Designers

DEI & Culture

DEI Leaders, Culture Strategists, Employee Experience

Practice Areas & Sub-Specialties

Where human resources recruiting gets specific.

The sub-specialties we recruit across in human resources.

High GrowthM&A IntegrationWorkforce ReductionComp RedesignPerformance ManagementHR Tech ImplementationUnion EnvironmentsInternational HRHR OperationsHRISTalent StrategySuccession PlanningEngagementCulture TransformationWellnessEmployer Brand

HUMAN Recruiting

Strategic Hiring. HUMAN Results.

A candidate-centric approach that ensures alignment not just in credentials — but in values, motivations, and long-term fit with the leadership team, the culture you have, and the culture you are trying to build.

H — History

Examine where a candidate has built and led — company size, growth stage, M&A, layoffs, comp redesigns — and the patterns that predict how they will operate inside your environment.

U — Unique Values

Surface how a candidate thinks about people, culture, accountability, and where they will draw a hard line.

M — Motivators

Understand what is actually driving the move. Scope, seat at the table, mission, compensation, growth — and whether your role provides it.

A — Areas of Expertise

Pinpoint depth in comp, benefits, talent, employee relations, L&D, M&A, or whatever combination your moment requires.

N — Necessities

Comp, equity, scope, hybrid expectations, location, growth trajectory — the realities that determine whether someone takes the role and stays.

Intelligent Recruiting, Human Connection

HR hires run on judgment, culture, and influence.

HR leaders carry the culture, and the wrong hire shows up everywhere — engagement scores, turnover, leadership confidence, and the way people feel about coming to work. The resume tells you what they have done. It does not tell you whether they can build the culture you actually need or coach the leaders you actually have.

We screen for the technical realities — comp expertise, ER experience, M&A integrations, comp redesigns, scale managed — and then we do the harder work: understanding how a candidate handles a difficult executive, a workforce reduction, a contentious investigation, and whether their idea of HR matches what your CEO and your board actually want.

HR leadership is also about trust and influence, and that is hard to read off a resume. The strongest HR hires earn credibility with executives and frontline employees alike — they hold a hard line with empathy, coach leaders without flattering them, and build the kind of trust that makes people bring problems forward early. We take the time to understand your culture and what your leadership team actually needs, so the person we send strengthens the organization rather than just administering it.

And we do not disappear once the offer is signed. The first 90 days reveal whether an HR hire will truly stick — whether they earn leadership's trust, learn your culture, and start shaping it instead of just maintaining policy. We stay close through onboarding so the placement holds, the ramp-up is smooth, and the person you bet on becomes the steady hand your people and your leaders rely on.

How We Work

Three steps. One playbook.

The process is intentionally simple.

STEP 01

Diagnose the problem

We start with a conversation about what success looks like 90 days in.

STEP 02

Match for fit, not flash

You will see a small, qualified slate.

STEP 03

Hire and stay close

We are around through onboarding and the first 90 days.

Let's Talk

Hiring or looking in human resources?

Tell us what you are trying to solve. We will bring back a shortlist that is actually short.