Fractional & Project-Based HR Services

Strategic HR support when you need it, how you need it.

My Approach

You don’t need a full-time HR hire to run a people-first, compliant, high-performing organization. You need the right expertise at the right time.

That’s where I come in.

Whether you need ongoing HR partnership or targeted support for a specific initiative, I step in with experienced, strategic guidance so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.

Three Ways to Work Together

  • Consistent, embedded HR leadership to support your organization as it grows.

    Best for organizations that:

    • Need regular HR guidance but not a full-time hire

    • Want a strategic partner to advise on people decisions

    • Are ready to be proactive instead of reactive

    Examples include:

    • Ongoing guidance for managers on performance, feedback, and accountability

    • Reviewing and updating policies to stay compliant as your business evolves

    • Supporting hiring decisions, offers, and organizational structure planning

    • Advising on employee relations issues and navigating sensitive situations in real time

    • Acting as your go-to HR partner for day-to-day questions, decisions, and risk management

  • Focused HR expertise for specific projects, transitions, or gaps.

    Best for organizations that:

    • Need help executing a key HR initiative

    • Don’t have the internal bandwidth or expertise

    • Want it done right the first time

    Examples include:

    • HR system selection and implementation

    • Recruitment strategy and hiring support

    • Employee handbook creation and updates

    • Performance management design

    • Organizational restructuring or role clarity

    • Compliance audits and policy cleanup

  • You didn’t start your business to manage inboxes, chase follow-ups, and hold every moving piece together.

    But if everything still runs through you, you’ve become the bottleneck.

    This is ongoing, retainer-based support designed to bring structure, consistency, and actual operational relief so your business runs without you managing every detail.

    Best for: Business owners who are great at what they do—but need support to execute, organize, and scale sustainably

    Level 1: Foundation

    You bring the direction. I handle the follow-through.

    Support may include:

    • Inbox and calendar management

    • Client onboarding and coordination

    • CRM organization and maintenance

    • Scheduling, tracking, and follow-ups

    • Document and workflow organization

    • Social media scheduling (you create, I post)

    Outcome:
    Things get done, details don’t slip, and you’re no longer managing everything in your head.

    Level 2: Momentum

    You don’t just need help doing the work. You need the business to work better.

    In addition to Foundation, may include:

    • Workflow design and process improvement

    • SOP creation and documentation

    • Project and launch coordination

    • Identifying and fixing bottlenecks

    • Social media strategy + content drafting (you approve)

    Outcome:
    A more efficient, scalable business with systems that support your growth (not slow it down).

If it impacts your people and needs structure, strategy, or execution, I can support it.

What You Get

This isn’t surface-level HR. This is hands-on, strategic partnership.

Strategic HR Leadership

Clear guidance on structure, workforce planning, and people strategy aligned to your organization’s goals.

Employee Relations & Risk Management

Support navigating sensitive situations with confidence before they turn into bigger issues.

Policies & Compliance

Clean, compliant, and practical policies that actually get used and protect your business.

Performance & Accountability Systems

Frameworks that help your team perform without micromanaging or confusion

Manager Support & Coaching

Because most workplace issues start with unclear leadership. We can fix that.

Signature HR Projects

Focused support. Clear outcomes. No guesswork.

Not every organization needs ongoing HR, but most need help getting key pieces right. These projects are designed to give you structure, compliance, and confidence in the areas that matter most.

  • Get your core HR in place correctly, clearly, and compliantly.If your policies are outdates, inconsistent, or nonexistent, this is where we start.

    Best for: small to mid-sized teams building (or rebuilding) their HR infrastructure.

    Includes:

    • Employee handbook creation or full-review + revision

    • Core policy development aligned to your organization and state requirements

    • Compliance alignment (including I-9 process review and audit)

    • Practical guidance on how to roll everything out to your team

    Outcome: You walk away with a clean, compliant HR foundation you can actually use, not a generic template collecting dust.

  • Hiring shouldn’t feel like guesswork or a time drain. I bring structure, strategy, and clarity to your process.

    Best for: teams hiring for growth or struggling to find the right fit.

    Includes:

    • Role clarity and job description development

    • Interview structure and evaluation tools

    • Recruitment strategy and process optimization

    • Offer guidance and hiring best practices

    Outcome: A repeatable, effective hiring process that saves time, reduces risk, and improves quality of care.

  • If you’re not sure what’s compliant (or what’s quietly putting you at risk), this project gives you answers and a plan.

    Best for: organizations that have grown quickly or haven’t had formal HR oversight.

    Includes:

    • Targeted HR audit (policies, practices, documentation)

    • I-9 audit and compliance review

    • Identification of risk areas and gaps

    • Prioritized action plan with clear next steps for remediation

    Outcome: Clarity on what’s working, what’s not, and exactly what to fix before it becomes a bigger issue.

Not sure which project fits your needs? That’s part of the process.

I’ll help you identify where to start and make sure it actually moves your organization forward.

  • Niki helped AZSA essentially see where we could be better as an employer. A lot of time organizations are too busy running their day-to-day and hardly get a pause in to check for cleaner, or smarter or newer ways to run our HR. Thanks to Niki we have a clear picture of where we should focus on next and have a much friendlier and comprehensive employee handbook!

    Orlando Cazarez, CEO, Arizona Sustainability Alliance