People. Organization. Value.
Fractional HR services for growing businesses
We help growth-stage companies and private equity firms scale, integrate and prepare for what’s next. Led by Finesse Blumenthal, a Chief People Officer in the seat, fractional or project-based, with an AI strategy for the people function when you want one.
Over 20 years in people leadership. First Chief People Officer of a private-equity-backed SaaS platform.
Built for what’s next
Where we step in
Leadership gap
The CPO seat is open, and the business cannot pause.
Acquisition
The deal closed. Now leadership, roles and ways of working need to come together.
Next stage
Growth has outpaced the current organization, managers or people systems.
Executive judgment, in the seat
Finesse works with the CEO and leadership team, with visibility to the board. She sets priorities, leads the people function and owns the decisions that move the plan forward. The engagement is fractional when the company needs the seat held, project-based when the problem has a clear boundary, and it can include an AI strategy for the people function.
Built in the seat, under real operating pressure
20+
years in people leadership
First
Chief People Officer of a PE-backed SaaS platform
3x
company growth led through, as head of people
M&A
acquisition integration experience, in the seat
Selected examples from Finesse’s prior executive roles, shared with permission and attributed to the role in which they occurred.
A partner to the CEO, accountable to the plan
Meet Finesse Blumenthal, Founder and Managing Partner. She has led the people function inside companies moving from founder leadership to institutional ownership and through repeated change.
“There’s real trust between them, and almost no ego in the room. They argue when they disagree, move on quickly, and don’t get territorial about who owns what.”
Have a specific decision in front of you?
Tell us what is changing
In 30 minutes, we will talk through the decision in front of you and what we would examine first.