Why Hiring an HR Manager Doesn't Have to Mean a Full-Time Position

A common misconception is that a company either needs to hire a full-time HR Manager or do without one altogether.

The reality is quite different.

Recently, an Icelandic software company experiencing rapid international growth turned to Hoobla for assistance. The company develops specialized software, serves customers around the world, and has employees based in multiple countries. Despite its impressive growth, the organization had not yet reached a size that justified hiring a full-time HR Manager.

This is a situation that more and more companies are facing.

Growth Creates New Challenges

As companies grow, their needs evolve quickly.

They need someone to:

• Support managers and leaders
• Establish and streamline HR processes
• Manage recruitment
• Develop workplace culture and employee experience
• Drive performance management and employee development
• Create compensation policies and HR frameworks
• Ensure consistency in HR practices across multiple countries

These responsibilities are essential, but they don't necessarily require a full-time position.

The Solution: A Fractional HR Manager

Instead of recruiting a full-time employee, the company posted the assignment on Hoobla.is and received proposals from experienced HR Managers who were available to take on the role on a part-time basis.

This gave the company access to senior HR expertise that matched its actual needs, without the significant cost of a full-time hire. At the same time, the workload can easily be adjusted as the company continues to grow.

The Right Expertise at the Right Time

For many companies, the challenge isn't a lack of employees.

The challenge is having access to the right expertise, at the right time, and in the right capacity.

By working with independent professionals, companies can engage experienced HR Managers, CFOs, Marketing Managers, Project Managers, Software Developers, and many other specialists without committing to a full-time hire.

This creates greater flexibility, lowers fixed costs, and enables businesses to respond more quickly as new opportunities and challenges arise.

Flexibility Has Become a Competitive Advantage

An increasing number of companies operate across borders, manage distributed teams, and require specialized expertise that isn't needed every day of the year.

In these situations, engaging a specialist on a part-time or project basis is often a far more effective solution than making a traditional full-time hire.

At Hoobla, we help companies find experienced independent professionals who can step in exactly when they're needed—whether that's 10%, 30%, or a larger percentage of a full-time role.

Sometimes, the best hiring decision isn't hiring full-time at all. It's finding the right specialist for the right amount of time.