Portfolio HR Director.
Gain high-level HR expertise without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. Our Portfolio HR Directors bring clarity, capability and commercial insight – tailored to your business needs.
High-Level HR Expertise, Tailored to Your Business.
In today’s fast-paced and complex business landscape, the need for strategic HR leadership is greater than ever – but not every organisation requires a full-time HR Director.
A Portfolio HR Director offers the best of both worlds: high-impact support, on a flexible basis. Whether you're scaling, restructuring or refining your people strategy, we bring the experience and commercial acumen to move your business forward.
Why Portfolio HR Matters in a Changing Business Landscape
Today’s business environment is fast-paced and people-focused. Having the right leadership in your HR function can be the difference between thriving and treading water. A Portfolio HR Director gives you the expertise to lead through complexity – without the long-term cost of a full-time appointment.
Whether working alongside your current HR team or operating independently, our Portfolio HR Directors help you build robust people strategies, navigate transformation, and develop leadership capabilities. It’s about giving your business the HR leadership it needs, precisely when it needs it.
How We Work: Embedded, Commercial, Focused
Our approach is designed to deliver value quickly and sustainably. Each of our Portfolio HR Directors is a senior professional with experience at C-suite level in global organisations. They step into your business with credibility and impact from day one.
We tailor our support to your goals – whether project-based or ongoing. We're comfortable working independently, alongside your team, or in a hybrid model of remote and on-site presence. What remains consistent is our focus: clear direction, practical delivery, and meaningful outcomes. We don’t just provide advice – we drive change, shape culture and build confidence at all levels.
What You Can Expect: Impact You Can Measure
Clients choose our Portfolio HR Directors because they deliver tangible results. You can expect:
- Stronger people strategies aligned to your business vision
- Increased engagement and performance across your teams
- Improved leadership capability and cultural alignment
- Reduced risk and stronger compliance
- Commercially grounded solutions that make sense on the ground
Our work spans multiple sectors, including manufacturing, leisure, education and hospitality – always with a focus on results that matter.
Why Choose Clear Direction?
We bring together deep HR knowledge and sharp commercial awareness. Our consultants are more than HR professionals – they are trusted business partners who understand how people drive performance. With experience across diverse industries and Board-level roles, we offer a rare combination of strategic insight and hands-on delivery.
Organisations choose Clear Direction because we are practical, grounded and outcome-driven. We’re easy to work with and build trust quickly – a quality that’s essential when embedding into your team or supporting senior leaders. Our approach delivers immediate value, but also lays the foundations for sustainable, long-term change.
From leading culture change to managing complex HR risks, we’ve done it – and we know how to do it well. Our track record of success across varied sectors reflects our ability to adapt, lead and deliver in the real world of business.
Let’s Build a Strategy That Works
Ready to access senior HR expertise without the full-time commitment?
Get in touch and discover how a Portfolio HR Director can help move your business forward.
