YOUR PEOPLE DESERVE BETTER THAN A CEO DOING HR ON THE SIDE
FRACTIONAL HR LEADERSHIP
Where Leadership Takes Flight Through AI, Human Connection, and a New Era of Fractional Excellence
Most CEOs own People and Talent by default, not by design.
Our Fractional HR leaders fix that. Fast.
Most CEOs own People and Talent by default, not by design. Our Fractional HR leaders fix that. Fast.
HR without a leader is already costing you.
You hire on gut instinct because there is no real process. And it has cost you before.
New people join and figure it out as they go. Your onboarding is whatever someone had time for that week.
You are the one handling the hard conversations that should not land on your desk.
Your team is growing but the culture is not keeping up. You can feel it.
A bad hire derails momentum, demoralizes your best people, and takes months to fix.
HR is always the thing that gets pushed to next week, until it becomes a crisis.
80%
of employee turnover is caused by bad hiring decisions.
Source: Harvard Business Review
30%
of first-year salary is the minimum cost of a single bad hire.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Hiring and onboarding are two of the highest-return investments a growing business can make.
Most small and medium businesses are not getting either right, not because they do not care, but because HR has no real leader.
A Double U Fractional HR leader, often placed as a Fractional CHRO or Chief People Officer, steps in and builds it properly.
Hiring systems that find the right people faster
No more gut-instinct decisions. We build a repeatable process that brings in people who fit your culture and hit the ground running.
Onboarding that turns new hires into contributors immediately
Your investment in a new hire starts working from day one, not after three months of figuring it out.
People leadership that frees you to lead the business
We take what has been sitting on your plate and elevate it. You get your time back. Your team gets the leadership they deserve.
We Understand.
And we have been in your seat.
We know how frustrating it is to care deeply about your team and still know HR is falling short. You did not build this business to run an HR department. You built it to lead.
Investing in people leadership should yield real results, not another process binder that collects dust.
That is why every Double U Fractional HR leader, whether placed as a Fractional CHRO, Fractional Chief People Officer (CPO), or Interim CHRO, arrives vetted, AI-enabled, and trained in the frameworks that actually move businesses forward. We place Fractional Leaders across North America.
There is no guesswork. No wasted ramp time. Your Wingman steps in and gets to work.
The future of leadership belongs to those
who combine Al-powered efficiency with
human-powered intentional connection.
THREE STEPS TO A PEOPLE FUNCTION
THAT RUNS WITHOUT YOU
Here's How It Works
Let’s Talk
Tell us where people and HR are costing you time and momentum. We listen first.
Meet Your Wingman
We match you with a vetted, AI-enabled Fractional HR leader (CHRO or CPO) who fits your culture and understands your stage of growth.
Lead with Confidence
Your people get the leadership they deserve. You get your time back. The business gets unblocked and starts moving again.
They don’t just fill a seat, they move your business forward.
They don’t just strategize, they implement.
They don’t just lead, they uplift.
They don’t just fill a seat, they move your business forward.
They don’t just strategize, they implement.
They don’t just lead, they uplift.
Are you carrying HR because no one else is?
You are not alone. And it does not have to stay this way.
At Double U, we know you want to be a confident business leader with a team that runs without you holding it together. In order to do that, you need people systems that actually work and a leader who owns them.
The problem is HR keeps landing back on your desk, which makes you feel stretched, guilty, and like your team deserves better than what you have been able to give them. Because the truth is, they probably do. Not because you have not tried. Because HR without a dedicated leader does not work. It just gets managed.
Bad hires derail momentum and damage culture in ways that take months to repair. Weak onboarding means your best new people start doubting their decision before they have even contributed. And every week HR stays leaderless is another week your best existing people consider whether they want to stay.
We believe every growing business deserves real people leadership, not HR by default. We understand how hard it is to prioritize this when everything else feels urgent. That is why we place experienced, AI-enabled Fractional HR leaders who step in immediately and build what your people need, without disrupting what is already working.
Here is how we do it: we talk, we match, and we activate. So schedule a call today. And in the meantime, take our DEPEND Assessment to see exactly where your leadership capacity is breaking down.
Your people are ready for real leadership.
Stop carrying HR alone. Your Wingman is ready to step in, take ownership, and build the people function your business actually needs.
BEHIND EVERY DOUBLE U PLACEMENT IS A PHILOSOPHY:
Intentional Connection
is our North Star
FAQs
What is a Fractional CHRO?
A Fractional Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), sometimes called fractional HR leadership or Fractional CPO, is an experienced people and talent leader who joins your leadership team on a part-time contract basis.
They provide the same strategic HR leadership as a full-time CHRO, hiring systems, onboarding, culture, performance, and people strategy, without the cost or commitment of a permanent hire.
For small and medium businesses where the CEO is still the HR department, a Fractional CHRO is how you build a people function that actually works.
When does a growing business need a Fractional CHRO?
If the CEO is handling HR by default, your hiring is based on gut instinct, new people are figuring it out on their own, or a bad hire has cost you more than money, it is time.
Most owner-led businesses between $4 million and $20 million in revenue have a capable team but no real people leadership.
A Fractional CHRO steps in before the gaps become crises.
Is fractional HR the same as outsourced HR?
No.
Outsourced HR usually means handing off transactional HR tasks (payroll administration, benefits paperwork, compliance forms) to an external vendor.
Fractional HR is leadership.
A Fractional CHRO or Fractional Chief People Officer (CPO) joins your leadership team, owns the people strategy, and builds the systems that drive hiring, onboarding, culture, and performance.
Outsourced HR keeps the lights on.
Fractional HR builds the function.
Our Fractional CHROs work with your outsourced HR or your internal team.
What is the difference between a Fractional CHRO and an HR consultant?
An HR consultant advises and delivers a report or completes a project. A Fractional CHRO joins your leadership team and owns the work. They show up as a Business Leader, not a vendor. They build your hiring systems and your onboarding, handle hard conversations, and are accountable for outcomes, not just recommendations. The difference is execution versus advice.
How much does a Fractional CHRO cost?
A Fractional CHRO typically costs a fraction of a full-time hire. A full-time CHRO can run $200,000 or more annually in total compensation.
A fractional engagement through Double U starts at significantly less, structured around the days per week and duration your business actually needs. Most Fractional CHRO engagements through Double U start at approximately $8,000 per month for one day per week. You get C-level people leadership without the full-time overhead, employee liability, or long recruiting process.
Can a small business afford a Fractional CHRO?
Yes.
And for most small businesses, it is the only model that makes sense.
You get experienced HR leadership without a six-figure salary, benefits package, or long-term commitment.
For a small business, one bad hire at the leadership level can cost more than an entire year of fractional HR support. The question is not whether you can afford it. It is whether you can afford not to have it.
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