I help companies grow with steady, people-first systems that align HR strategy with operational success.
With over a decade of experience in HR, operations, and organizational development, I’ve built HR infrastructures from the ground up and helped leadership teams navigate growth, change, and culture with clarity and care.
What I do best:
🔹 Build and optimize HR frameworks, policies, and systems that scale with the business
🔹 Strengthen employee experience through engagement, communication, and leadership development
🔹 Partner with executives to align people strategy, workforce planning, and compliance
🔹 Implement data-driven processes to improve efficiency, retention, and decision-making
Core strengths: HR Strategy | Employee Relations | Payroll Processing | People Operations | Organizational Development
Payroll Reconciliation
Human Resources
Business Operations
Process Improvement
Process Documentation
Compliance
Hiring Strategy
Ashley J.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
$50/hr
5.0
27 jobs
SHRM-SCP certified HR consultant with over 10 years of experience supporting small and midsize businesses as a fractional HR partner. I hold a Master of Science in Human Resources Management and a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems and Business Analytics. My background includes HR operations, multi-state compliance, employee relations, compensation, recruiting, HR systems, and people analytics across the U.S. and UK.
I work with companies across technology, sales, retail, professional services, and multi-location operations. I typically step in when a business needs experienced HR leadership, additional operational support, or stronger processes, whether that means building the HR function from the ground up or managing ongoing day-to-day people operations.
I have supported early-stage startups, established small and midsize businesses, fully remote teams, and companies expanding into new states or countries. Much of my work involves helping businesses manage multi-state compliance, align practices across locations, and put consistent processes in place without creating unnecessary layers or complexity.
How I typically support clients:
- Serve as a fractional HR lead and manage HR operations, compliance, and the employee lifecycle
- Set up and manage HR systems, processes, and documentation
- Develop or update employee handbooks, policies, and core HR infrastructure
- Manage onboarding and offboarding, including workflows, documentation, and systems access
- Handle employee relations, performance concerns, disciplinary matters, terminations, and day-to-day HR guidance
- Conduct compliance reviews across multiple states and UK requirements, identify gaps, and implement corrections
- Build practical performance management, review, coaching, and feedback processes
- Support hiring from job postings and candidate screening through offers and new-hire setup
- Develop compensation structures, salary ranges, commission plans, and job levels
- Maintain HR records, organize employee files, and improve audit readiness
- Create SOPs, templates, checklists, and repeatable HR workflows
- Support payroll, benefits administration, leave management, and HR reporting
Tools and areas I work in regularly:
HR compliance, employee relations, policy development, compensation, performance management, recruiting, onboarding, offboarding, HRIS implementation, payroll administration, Excel, Power BI, ADP Workforce Now, Gusto, Rippling, BambooHR, Dayforce, Lattice, Paychex, and QuickBooks.
Education:
- Master of Science in Human Resources Management
- Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems and Business Analytics
Credentials:
- SHRM-SCP, Senior Certified Professional
- Google Data Analytics Certificate
- SAS Specialization in Statistics and Data Mining for Business
- HR Technology and Analytics for Decision Making Certificate
I am often brought into businesses that do not yet have an established HR function or have outgrown the systems and processes they put in place early on. My work is usually a combination of resolving immediate issues, building the right structure, and providing ongoing HR oversight so the function continues to operate effectively as the business grows.
Employee Relations
Human Resources Consulting
HR & Business Services
HR & Recruiting Software
Human Resource Information System
Analytics
Policy Analysis
Policy Writing
Spreadsheet Software
Implementation
Human Resources Strategy
Analytics Dashboard
Microsoft Excel
HR Policy
Employee Onboarding
Kristen W.
Denver, Colorado
$55/hr
5.0
1 jobs
Leadership Coach, Talent Acquisition Consultant and Organizational Strategist
Rate: Contact Me
Transformational leader leveraging 20+ years of nonprofit experience, educational administration and HR consulting, delivering strategic talent management solutions and organizational excellence. Proven track record in executive leadership and transitioning coaching, team development, and performance optimization, with expertise in creating customized growth strategies for organizations and individuals.
Work includes: talent searches, onboarding plans and coaching, interview screening, and performance management development/consulting, team building, workshops, retreats, content creation, strategy sessions, action planing and leadership coaching for new leaders.
Coaching
Training
Candidate Interviewing
Content Creation
Candidate Sourcing
Management Skills
Communication Skills
Strategic Planning
Jennifer G.
Littleton, Colorado
$85/hr
5.0
46 jobs
Dear Potential Client,
To start, I would love to share previous and current feedback from my amazing clients:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Jenn has been the absolute best to work with. She is incredibly knowledgeable and such a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend any business use Jenn for all their HR needs!"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Jennifer did an excellent job. She thoroughly understood the assignment and executed it fast and in the best possible quality."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Jennifer is extremely flexible and does outstanding work. She is busy and has other clients who rely on her but does a great job at juggling multiple priorities. If you need someone to come up to speed quickly, she is your person."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Great to work with. Highly knowledgeable. Shared lots of good ideas to implement."
About Me:
Experienced Human Resources professional with a demonstrated history of leading and providing support in all things HR, Payroll, Recruitment, Employee Development, Onboarding, Policies and Compliance.
I am highly equipped in helping startups and small businesses with HR and payroll set up, nationwide business registrations, employee onboarding, training, terminations, writing job descriptions, managing job boards, I-9 and E-Verify, background and reference checks, drug screening services, employee handbooks and policies, performance review templates, legal compliance, audits and more.
I have experience serving clients in the following industries: Finance and Accounting, Real Estate, Automotive, Cosmetic and Beauty, Health and Wellness, Speech Language Pathology, Nursing and Medical, Construction, Electrical, Education Technology, High Tech, IT, Engineering, Manufacturing, Travel, Telecom, Retail.
I am experienced in the following payroll systems: Gusto, ADP (Run, Workforce Now, Enterprise HR, Global Payroll,) Paycor, Paychex, Paycom, OnPay, Patriot, QuickBooks.
Pricing:
Retainer-Based Pricing (Most Common)
Monthly Retainer Range: $3,500 – $5,000/month
Best For: Ongoing, embedded HR support where the consultant becomes the company’s fractional HR team.
Typical Services Included:
-Compliance management
-Employee onboarding & offboarding
-Benefits administration
-Payroll management
-Employee relations support
-Policies & handbooks
-Light recruiting assistance
-Day-to-day HR inbox and team email responses
-Multi-state payroll and HR administration
This model is most common for teams of 20-30 employees, who require consistent HR coverage but not a full-time hire. Please contact me for a quote tailored to your team.
I look forward to working with you!
Human Resource Management
Office Administration
Administrative Support
Human Resources Strategy
LinkedIn Recruiting
Candidate Interviewing
Gusto
HR & Business Services
Staff Orientation & Onboarding Materials
Business Operations
ADP Workforce Now
Erin B.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
$100/hr
5.0
8 jobs
After building a 20+ year career across employee relations, investigations, compliance, leadership support, and HR operations, I launched BloomWell LLC to provide practical, senior-level HR support for small and growing businesses.
I partner with business owners and leadership teams that need experienced HR guidance without the cost of a full-time HR department. My work helps organizations navigate hiring, employee relations, investigations, workplace conflict, compliance, performance management, onboarding, handbooks, and leadership challenges with clarity and confidence.
My background includes HR leadership roles across government, highly regulated environments, hospitality, healthcare-adjacent services, and community-focused businesses. I’ve supported organizations ranging from small owner-operated companies to large and complex workforces requiring strong compliance, documentation, and employee relations expertise.
Clients often hire me when:
• Employee situations are becoming complicated
• They need help handling performance or disciplinary issues
• Their policies or HR practices are outdated
• They need employee handbooks or compliance support
• They want strategic HR guidance from an experienced professional
• They need an HR partner they can trust to handle sensitive situations professionally
Areas of expertise include:
✔ Employee Relations & Investigations
✔ HR Compliance & Policy Development
✔ Employee Handbooks
✔ Fractional HR Support
✔ Performance Management
✔ Leadership Coaching & Guidance
✔ Workplace Investigations
✔ Recruiting & Hiring Support
✔ Onboarding & HR Processes
✔ Organizational Change & Culture
✔ Conflict Resolution & Mediation
Credentials:
• SPHR Certified
• SHRM-SCP
• M.S. Organizational Change Leadership
• Certified Mediator
• Certified Brain-Based Coach
My approach is practical, people-centered, and grounded in real-world business operations — balancing compliance, culture, and leadership support in a way that helps businesses move forward confidently.
Employee Relations
Human Resource Management
Recruiting
Change Management
Business with 1-9 Employees
Leadership Coaching
Coaching
Diversity & Inclusion
Employee Motivation
Mediation
Career Coaching
Leadership Development
Business with 10-99 Employees
Life Coaching
Tricia H.
Golden, Colorado
$120/hr
5.0
8 jobs
If your company has outgrown ad-hoc HR but isn't ready for a full-time HR Director, I can help. I partner with founders and leadership teams as a Fractional HR Leader, bringing senior-level HR strategy and hands-on execution without the overhead of a full-time hire.
I frequently work with organizations that are developing, scaling, restructuring, or formalizing HR practices, helping them move from ad-hoc HR management to structured, compliant people operations.
Clients engage me to:
• Serve as a trusted HR advisor to founders and executive teams
• Align HR policies and practices with business strategy
• Develop or review employee handbooks and HR policies
• Conduct HR compliance assessments across federal and multi-state employment laws
• Provide guidance on employee relations, investigations, and performance management issues
• Build scalable HR processes and documentation for growing organizations
• Develop and implement competitive compensation and total rewards programs
• Lead HRIS selection, implementation, and process optimization
• Improve talent acquisition, retention, and workforce planning
My background spans a wide range of industries including oil & gas, medical device manufacturing, healthcare, digital marketing, construction, food & beverage manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, broadcasting, interior design, and nonprofit organizations. This breadth allows me to quickly understand business operations and provide HR solutions that are both compliant and practical. By combining strategic insight with practical execution, I deliver HR solutions that are immediately practical and built to scale.
Areas of Expertise
• Fractional HR Leadership
• HR Compliance & Multi-State Employment Law
• Employee Handbooks & HR Policy Development
• Employee Relations & Workplace Investigations
• Compensation & Total Rewards
• HRIS Implementation & Optimization
• Organizational Development
• Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
• Performance Management
• Culture & Employee Engagement
• Training & Leadership Development
• Change Management
• HR Infrastructure
Typical engagements range from targeted HR compliance reviews to ongoing fractional HR leadership supporting executive teams. One client has engaged me continuously for over three years as their Fractional HR Leader.
If this sounds like what your organization needs, I'd love to connect, most engagements start with a simple conversation.
Compensation & Benefits
Human Resources Consulting
Human Resource Management
Human Resources Strategy
Employee Engagement
Governance, Risk Management & Compliance
Compensation
Performance Management
Quality, Health, Safety & Environment Management
Policy Development
Human Resources Analytics
Change Management
Risk Assessment
Workday
Human Resource Information System
Human Resource Information System Implementation
Succession Plan
Total Compensation Structuring
Employee Onboarding
Startup Consulting
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