Hiring
Roles closed in weeks, not quarters.
Brief, source, interview, offer. We run the loop end-to-end while you stay focused on building.
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Maya R.
Senior Engineer
- JDInterview
James D.
Product Designer
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Aisha T.
People Ops Lead
Fractional HR that flexes with your team.
Flex HR is a fractional people partner for Australian founders and operators. We handle hiring, onboarding, and people ops — Fair Work-compliant, embedded with your team, without the cost of a full-time HR lead.
What we do
People work, off your plate.
Six areas we cover. Most clients start with one and grow into the others.
HR strategy & workforce planning
Align people decisions with the next stage of growth — org design, headcount planning, and a 12-month HR roadmap your leadership team can actually execute.
Learn moreHiring, recruiting & onboarding
Attract, hire, and integrate the right people. Role scoping, job ads, interview design, offers, and a first-30-days plan that keeps new hires shipping.
Learn moreEmployee relations & conflict resolution
Resolve workplace issues early and reduce risk. Investigations, difficult conversations, documentation, and the manager guidance that keeps small problems small.
Learn moreHR compliance, policies & handbooks
Keep your employment practices defensible. Policy reviews, employee handbooks, contracts, modern award interpretation, and Fair Work compliance audits.
Learn morePerformance management & manager coaching
Improve accountability and manager capability. Reviews, feedback systems, manager training, and performance improvement support that holds up under scrutiny.
Learn moreCompensation & benefits support
Make pay and benefits competitive and consistent. Salary benchmarking, pay band design, benefits review, and compensation frameworks that scale with the team.
Learn more Why us
A senior HR partner — without the headcount.
We embed with your leadership team, plug into your tools, and show up like an in-house lead. You get senior judgment on day one, scaled to the time you actually need.
Talk to usSenior
Operators only — no junior handoffs
Embedded
Weekly cadence with your leadership
Yours
Plug into Employment Hero, Xero, Ashby
Flat
Monthly retainer, no per-hire markup
Everything in one place
The work that keeps your team running.
The two retainers most clients start with.
People ops
Compliance & ops, fully handled.
Onboarding, HRIS, payroll handoffs, and the policy work nobody on your team wants to do.
- Day-1 onboarding kit 2d ago
- Payroll handoff (Q2) 2d ago
- Benefits enrollment
- Performance cycle prep
Open roles we're running
Open positions
1 role live
FAQ
How a Flex HR engagement works.
What does "fractional HR" actually mean day-to-day?
We work as your embedded people lead on a fixed weekly cadence — typically 1–2 days per week. You get a senior operator in your Slack, your hiring loops, and your leadership meetings, without adding a full-time headcount.
How is this different from a recruiter or an HR consultant?
Recruiters charge per hire and disappear after offer. Consultants drop a deck and leave. We embed for the long-term across hiring, onboarding, people ops, and compliance — under a flat monthly retainer, no per-hire markup.
What size company is this for?
Best fit for Australian teams of roughly 5–80 — past your first few hires, before you can justify a full-time Head of People. We've also worked with earlier-stage founders on a single hiring search.
Do you handle Fair Work, awards, and modern award interpretation?
Yes. Award interpretation, NES compliance, Fair Work obligations, contractor vs employee classification, and the policy work that keeps you defensible. For complex industrial cases we partner with employment lawyers.
Which payroll and HRIS tools do you work with?
Yours. We're tool-agnostic and have set up or run engagements on Employment Hero, Xero Payroll, KeyPay, MYOB, Rippling, and BambooHR. If you don't have an HRIS yet, we'll recommend one for your stage and migrate you in.
What's the engagement structure and pricing?
Monthly retainers based on the time and scope you need — typically a fixed fee for an agreed cadence (e.g. 1 day per week). No per-hire fees, no annual lock-ins. Pause or end with two weeks' notice.
How fast can you start?
We onboard in about a week — kickoff, access to your tools, a 30-day plan. For active hiring, we can be running interviews within the second week.
Want to talk through your people stack?
A 30-minute intro call, no deck. We'll tell you honestly whether fractional HR is the right fit for where you are.