Alongside Fractional Leadership

Fractional Head of People / People Director support for scaling businesses

For businesses that need experienced People leadership, but are not ready for a full-time senior hire. Alongside works as a close partner to the CEO and leadership team — setting direction, overseeing day-to-day People priorities, and helping the organisation grow with more structure, clarity, and confidence.

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What’s included

What Alongside Fractional Leadership includes

CEO and leadership partnership

  • Trusted sounding board to the CEO and leadership team
  • Guidance on people decisions, team dynamics, and organisational priorities
  • Senior input on risk, sequencing, and stakeholder handling

People strategy and roadmap

  • Practical People strategy aligned to business goals
  • 6–12 month roadmap and priorities
  • Support on what to build now, later, or not at all

Day-to-day People oversight

  • Oversight across ER, hiring, onboarding, and performance
  • Support on live issues as they arise
  • Practical leadership through day-to-day People complexity

Manager coaching and support

  • Support for managers handling performance and team issues
  • Coaching on expectations, accountability, and communication
  • Building confidence across leadership layers

Structure, clarity and calm

  • Role clarity and accountability support
  • Better operating rhythm around People priorities
  • Steadier leadership handling during growth or change

Internal team support

  • Direction and oversight for a junior HR or People team member
  • Practical enablement to improve execution and momentum
How this works

Meaningful senior People leadership on a recurring basis

Designed to give businesses meaningful senior People leadership without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.

Weekly leadership meetings

Regular senior presence in the business, with consistent input into leadership decisions and priorities.

Manager coaching

Ongoing support for managers working through team dynamics, performance, and people challenges.

Roadmap ownership

Accountability for the People roadmap — prioritising what needs to happen and when.

Live issue support

Responsive guidance on ER and people matters as they arise — no overhead, no delay.

The aim is not to add more process. It is to give the business a senior People partner who helps it run more clearly and effectively.

Best suited to
  • Founder-led and scaling businesses
  • Newly funded companies
  • Series A–C teams
  • Companies not yet ready for a full-time Head of People
  • Organisations with a junior HR hire needing senior guidance
  • Leadership teams managing growth, ambiguity, or change
Typical outcomes
Clearer People priorities and direction
Better day-to-day handling of People issues
Stronger manager confidence and capability
Improved structure, accountability, and communication
A more scalable People approach without overbuilding

Pricing approach

Quoted based on the level of seniority required and the scope of work to be delivered.

  • Head of People vs People Director level
  • Business stage and headcount
  • Complexity of the leadership environment
  • Pace of hiring, change, or restructuring
  • Number of days or level of embedded involvement
A close-partnered model, by design

Because fractional leadership work is high-trust and closely embedded, Alongside only takes on a small number of fractional clients at any one time. This ensures the support remains thoughtful, responsive, and genuinely close to the business.

Need senior People leadership without a full-time hire?

Let’s talk through what support your business needs, how embedded that should be, and whether a fractional model is the right fit.