A fractional Sr. People Business Partner (Sr. PBP) is a high-impact consultant who joins an organization on a part-time or project basis to lead and refine People strategy. A Sr. PBP offers executive-level insight—without the full-time cost—to help navigate growth, complexity, and organizational change with clarity, care, and precision.

🛠 Core Responsibilities

A seasoned fractional BP can lead or support:

• Organizational Design Reimagining structures, roles, and reporting lines to support scale, clarity, and agility

• Performance & Feedback Systems Designing goal-setting frameworks, feedback rituals, and developmental conversations that foster belonging and excellence

• HR Strategy & Advisory Supporting leadership through complex people decisions, equity considerations, and change navigation

• Policy Development & Audit Readiness Drafting and refining policies that are compliant, clear, and culture-aligned—often through an ISO-informed lens

• Culture Shaping & Change Management Facilitating values alignment, culture audits, and rituals that reflect your mission and stick with your team

• Leadership Coaching Equipping managers and execs with emotionally intelligent tools for growth planning and team dynamics

• Diagnostics & Tool Design Creating assessments and frameworks to surface systems gaps, identity friction points, and guide action

🧭 Why Hire Fractionally?

• Cost Efficiency Access senior HR expertise at 25–50% of the cost of a full-time hire

• Scalable Support Flexible scope—ideal for a 6-week initiative, seasonal refresh, or ongoing strategic partnership

• Fresh Perspective Objective insight rooted in evidence, equity, and lived HR experience

• Velocity & Depth Meaningful transformation—often in just 15–20 hours/month