Fractional Talent and Employee Engagement Leader

Our client, a growing professional services firm is looking for a Fractional Talent & Employee Engagement Leader. This interim role will strengthen staffing, performance management, organizational design, and employee engagement during an important period for the business.

As the Fractional Talent & Employee Engagement Leader, you will be responsible for:

This is a highly visible, hands-on role partnering closely with senior leadership to address immediate people priorities and strengthen the organization’s talent infrastructure.

* Lead staffing and capacity planning, developing a strong understanding of employee skills, workloads, availability, and business needs.

* Partner with leadership on resource allocation and organizational design, ensuring teams are structured effectively to meet current and future priorities.

* Drive the successful closeout of the annual performance review process, providing quality control and ensuring reviews are thoughtful, consistent, and completed on schedule.

* Advise managers on performance management, feedback, employee development, and team dynamics.

* Support talent acquisition and workforce planning, including identifying hiring priorities and evaluating candidates as needed.

* Provide guidance on employee development, career progression, and professional growth.

* Support employee engagement initiatives and identify opportunities to strengthen culture, collaboration, and retention.

* Serve as a trusted and approachable resource to employees and leadership on talent and workplace matters.

To be successful in this role our client is looking for a:

* Talent or HR leader with approximately 7 to 10 years of relevant experience, ideally within a professional services or consulting environment.

* Hands-on operator with strong experience in staffing, resource management, performance management, talent development, and employee engagement.

* Professional with a strong understanding of how skills, employee capacity, client needs, and professional development intersect within a services-based organization.

* Trusted advisor who can establish credibility with senior leaders while remaining accessible and supportive to employees at all levels.

* Highly organized and resourceful professional who can quickly assess priorities and execute within a short-term fractional engagement.

* Strong communicator with excellent judgment, discretion, relationship-building, and project management skills.

* New York area professional who can work onsite approximately 20 hours per week, primarily Wednesdays and Thursdays.

As a specialist HR & Reward search and recruitment firm, we see this as a compelling opportunity to make an immediate impact within a people-focused professional services organization while working closely with its senior leadership team. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on and collaborative talent professional to join a growing organization on a fractional basis and contribute to critical staffing, performance, organizational design, and employee engagement priorities.

If this opportunity aligns with your experience, please apply. Please note that our client is unable to provide visa sponsorship or relocation for this role. The listed salary range serves as a guide and the salary offered within that range to the selected candidate will be based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Job: JN-112026-296994

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