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Fractional and adhoc HR Services for sme's

Let’s face it, most HR advice is either terrifyingly corporate or suspiciously vague. We’re neither.


At High Performing HR, we become your trusted partner - calm in the chaos, sharp in the detail, and always commercially grounded. We help growing businesses move from people problems to people strategy.


Whether it’s your first hire, a tricky restructure, or simply a sense that things aren’t quite working....we’re the sounding board and safe pair of hands you didn’t know you needed.


Our HR consultancy services are not here to tick boxes or bury you in policies. We’re here to build strong, human-centred foundations so your business can grow, without the people cracks.


We’ll tell you if something’s risky, and help you get it right.

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Whether you need help with everyday HR questions or big-picture strategy, you’ll get practical advice, clear documentation, and the confidence that your business is protected and your people engaged - without the overheads of a full-time HR hire. 

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HR support keeping your business protected & people engaged

HR Essentials

Strategic HR Director

HR Essentials

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For small teams who need to get the basics sorted.


Perfect if you’re growing fast and need compliant, clear, and future-proof people practices and HR consultancy services .


Includes:

  • Contracts & onboarding documents
     
  • Employee handbook & policies to keep you compliant
     
  • Templates for disciplinaries, grievances, and performance
     
  • HR advice by phone/email whenever you need it - no jargon, no confusion.
     
  • 1x annual compliance check-in
     

💡 Ideal for start-ups, family-run firms, or anyone who’s been winging it (until now).

HR Partner

Strategic HR Director

HR Essentials

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For businesses ready to build structure, culture and accountability.


Ongoing, proactive support with a focus on performance, compliance and people leadership.


Includes:

  • Everything in HR Essentials, plus:
     
  • Line manager coaching & toolkits
     
  • Handling employee relations issues 

 

  • Monthly HR strategy check-ins
     
  • Support with recruitment and onboarding
     
  • Performance and appraisal frameworks
     

📈 Best for growing teams who need a steady HR hand, and want to avoid expensive people problems.

Strategic HR Director

Strategic HR Director

Strategic HR Director

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Fractional HR leadership when you need someone in your corner at a senior level.


We’ll act as your outsourced People Director, embedding strategy, leading change and guiding your people through growth, restructure or transformation.


Includes:

  • Everything in HR Partner, plus:
     
  • HR planning aligned to business goals
     
  • Culture, values and Employee Value Proposition development
     
  • Change management & restructures
     
  • HR representation at board/leadership level
     
  • Monthly or bi-weekly strategy sessions
     

🚀 For ambitious SMEs who want HR that thinks like a business leader, not a policy writer.

Bespoke Projects

Bespoke Projects

Strategic HR Director

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Got a one-off challenge? 


From TUPE to talent mapping, we love a good project. 


We’ll scope it with you and build a fixed-fee or flexible package to suit.

Still not sure?

Bespoke Projects

Still not sure?

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Let’s talk. We’ll help you figure it out—no pressure, no up-sell, just clear thinking.


  • All packages are flexible and can grow with your business
  • Remote and on-site support available
  • Real humans, not helplines 
  • A collaborative approach that builds trust with your team.
     

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Bespoke Projects

Still not sure?

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Deep Tech & Quantum HR Support

Fractional HR, people strategy and leadership development for quantum, AI and deep-tech companies

Growing a deep-tech or quantum company isn’t simple.


Whether you’re building quantum hardware, scaling an AI platform, or developing high-performance computing systems, the people challenges usually arrive before anyone is ready for them.

That’s where I come in.


I provide fractional HR support, leadership development, and people strategy specifically for quantum spin-outs, AI start-ups, HPC companies, and scientific scale-ups that need structure, clarity and high-performing teams, without the cost of a full in-house HR function.

Why deep-tech and quantum companies need a different kind of HR

 Most HR support isn’t built for scientific or research-led organisations.
But quantum and deep-tech teams face unique pressures:

  • Transition from academic culture to commercial operation


  • Multidisciplinary teams (physics, software, electronics, product, operations)
     
  • Rapid headcount growth with no leadership infrastructure
     
  • Scaling across multiple sites, labs and international partners
     
  • Specialist hiring and high turnover risk
     
  • Conflicting priorities between research deadlines, customer pilots and hardware timelines
     
  • Founders balancing technical leadership with people management
     

This mix creates bottlenecks, friction and eventually burnout.

You need people, structure and leadership support tailored to this world, not generic HR templates.

Fractional HR for Deep Tech & Quantum

 What I help you build:

  • People strategy for quantum and deep-tech scale-ups

Clear workforce planning, role definitions, organisational structure and growth pathways that match your technical roadmap.

  • Leadership development for scientists and engineers

Practical coaching, training and support that helps technical experts become confident, credible leaders — without losing their authenticity or research focus.

  • Culture building & values alignment

Move from ad-hoc communication and academic habits to a healthy, scalable culture where people know what good looks like.

  • Performance & feedback systems

Lightweight, modern frameworks that support innovation, accountability and team cohesion across diverse functions.

  • Hiring foundations & onboarding

Build repeatable processes for recruiting and integrating physicists, engineers, software developers and commercial talent.

  • Scale-up readiness & organisational design

Support during rapid growth phases (20 → 50 → 100+ people) so you don’t lose momentum or overwhelm your founders.

Who I work with

 This service is designed for organisations such as:

  • Quantum computing spin-outs (hardware, photonics, trapped-ion, superconducting, silicon qubits)
     
  • Quantum networking and quantum-secure communications companies
     
  • AI and machine learning startups
     
  • AI infrastructure and GPU cloud / HPC engineering companies
     
  • Deep-tech research labs turning into commercial businesses
     
  • Advanced sensing, photonics, and scientific hardware companies
     

Most clients are 1–10 years old, scaling fast, and either pre-HR or have minimal PeopleOps capacity.

Common challenges I help solve:

 These patterns show up in almost every deep-tech and quantum organisation I support:

  • Academic-to-commercial transition

Brilliant researchers taking on leadership for the first time, often without guidance.

  • Cross-disciplinary friction

Hardware, software, physics and product teams struggling with communication and ownership.

  • No clear leadership structure

Growing headcount creates confusion, duplication and decision bottlenecks.

  • Culture drift

Values are well-intentioned but not embedded, especially as hiring accelerates.

  • Founder overload

The team grows faster than the operational backbone so everything ends up on the founders’ plates.

  • High hiring pressure

Demand for specialists increases before talent processes exist.

If your company is experiencing any of this, you’re exactly the type of team I support.

Why deep-tech founders choose this approach

  Because it’s built for the reality of your world:

  • Fast growth
  • High uncertainty
  • Technical complexity
  • Limited leadership experience
  • External pressure from investors, customers and government funders
  • Teams that want autonomy, but need clarity
     

You don’t need a corporate HR department.
You need someone who understands complexity, scientific culture and commercial reality ....and can help you scale without becoming bureaucratic.

 Whether you're growing fast, navigating change, or just need a fresh HR perspective -  I’m here to help your people and your business thrive.  

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