FAQs

1. Who do you work with?

We specialize in helping tech startups between Series B and beyond  with 50–500 employees. Our clients are typically CEOs or leadership teams facing high-stakes transitions—such as funding rounds, IPO prep, or executive exits—who don’t yet have a full-time senior level HR leader but urgently need strategic HR execution.

2. What problem do you solve?

Many startups struggle with chaotic, reactive HR during critical growth phases. This often looks like:

  • Fragmented people strategy

  • Poor leadership alignment

  • Compliance risks

  • High turnover

Left unaddressed, these issues stall growth, delay funding milestones, and distract leadership. We provide the expert HR leadership needed to guide companies smoothly through these transitions.

3. How is EMP HR Consulting different from other HR solutions?

We offer fractional HR leadership exclusively for tech scaleups facing transitions. Unlike generic consultants or slow-to-hire full-time executives, we provide:

  • A plug-in fractional HR C-suite partner

  • A proprietary HR playbook tailored to high-pressure transitions

  • Hands-on execution, not just advisory reports

This means faster deployment, deeper impact, and transition-specific expertise that typical HR consultants can’t match. We strive for speed to execution.

4. What makes your approach unique?

  • Exclusive focus on tech startups in transition (Series B - pre transaction)

  • Fractional executive model: strategic HR leadership without the cost or delay of a full-time hire

  • Rapid onboarding through our proprietary HR playbook

  • Embedded partnership: we operate as part of your leadership team, not just as outside advisors

5. What’s the alternative if we don’t work with you?

Most CEOs either:

  • Spend months hiring an expensive full-time HR leader, or

  • Piece together HR through ad-hoc consultants

  • Good enough instead of quality HR leadership

Both options are slow, costly, and unreliable. We eliminate those barriers by giving you immediate, expert HR leadership that scales with your company.

6. Who are your competitors?

Some boutique fractional HR consultancies exist, but they usually:

  • Sell broad advisory retainer models

  • Offer cookie-cutter packages

  • Lack deep experience in tech transitions

EMP HR Consulting closes this gap by combining transition-specific expertise with fast, hands-on execution.

7. How do you activate and deliver value quickly?

We start with a Transition HR Quick Audit:

  • A 30-minute video call with the CEO or board member

  • Identify bottlenecks and transition risks in your current HR setup

  • Ends with a clear 90-day fractional HR action plan

This immediate value replaces generic sales pitches with actionable insights tailored to your company.

8. How much does it cost?

We use a monthly subscription model with three tiers:

  • Starter – $8,000/month
    10 hours of fractional HR leadership + access to our HR playbook

  • Growth – $10,000/month
    20 hours of leadership + transition-specific strategic projects

  • Premium – $20,000/month
    30+ hours of dedicated executive support + priority delivery + direct board advisory

This structure balances startup affordability with executive-level impact.

9. How do you help startups get results quickly?

We:

  • Provide a rapid HR diagnostic toolkit to uncover risks within 30 days

  • Deploy custom HR playbooks aligned with stage of growth

  • Offer hands-on coaching for internal HR staff to boost their strategic capacity

The result: a fast transformation from reactive HR to a strategic growth engine. 

10. What transformation do clients experience?

Before: chaotic, unsupported HR that risks growth.
After: a seamless HR function that drives engagement, reduces risk, and supports rapid scaling.

In other words, we turn HR from a bottleneck into a growth driver during your most critical transitions. By offering the Transition HR Quick Audit, we create urgency and secure early adopters who are already feeling HR pain points.