Hire a Fractional Head of Diversity
Pre-screened DEI leaders who have run pay equity audits, rebuilt interview loops, and launched ERGs, matched to your company in about 3 days and working inside your leadership team.
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When to hire a Fractional Head of Diversity
Bring in a Head of Diversity when DEI commitments exist on paper but nobody senior owns the data, the hiring process, or the follow-through.
Your hiring funnel loses diverse candidates and you cannot see where
Applicant pools look balanced, but offers do not, and no one has broken down pass-through rates by stage or interviewer.
The board or investors want DEI reporting you cannot produce
You are being asked for representation, pay equity, and retention metrics, and your HRIS data is incomplete or inconsistent.
Employee survey scores on belonging keep dropping
Engagement data shows specific groups feel excluded, attrition is rising in those groups, and managers lack a plan to respond.
ERGs and training exist with no strategy behind them
Volunteer-led groups are burning out and one-off workshops have not changed promotion or hiring outcomes.
Your People team is too stretched to lead DEI
HR is covering payroll, benefits, and recruiting, so inclusion work keeps getting pushed to next quarter.
The benefits of hiring a Fractional Head of Diversity
A fractional Head of Diversity gives you a senior owner for inclusion strategy, equitable hiring, and DEI reporting, scoped to what your headcount and goals actually require.
Fund the DEI roadmap, not another exec salary
Senior diversity leadership on a monthly retainer, so budget goes to programs like manager training and pay equity fixes instead of full-time overhead.
Start the pay equity audit next week
Meet pre-screened candidates in days and get your baseline workforce data, hiring funnel review, and first priorities moving while a full-time search would still be writing the job spec.
Bring in a leader who has built ERGs and audits
Every operator has run real DEI programs, from structured interview rollouts to board-level reporting, and is pre-screened by veteran executive recruiters before you meet them.
How to hire a Fractional Head of Diversity
No more juggling job boards and sorting through pools of unqualified applicants. Hiring a Fractional Head of Diversity is easy with Go Fractional.
Intro Call
Answer a few quick questions, then book a free 30-minute intro call with our team to review your goals, needs, and team dynamics.
Meet Experts
Our AI finds Fractional Head of Diversity candidates whose past clients and projects match your brief, which you won’t find on LinkedIn. A dedicated executive recruiter verifies each one’s experience, fit, and genuine interest, and you meet the ones who fit in about 3 days.
Start Work
Book time with candidates right from your shortlist, choose your operator, and sign a simple month-to-month agreement. We move as fast as you do.
Engagements that fit how you work
Every Go Fractional engagement is structured for senior leadership without full-time overhead. Start fractional, scale up, or convert to full-time when you’re ready.
Fractional Head of Diversity
- Senior leadership on a part-time schedule
- Monthly retainer, no recruiting fees
- Scale hours up or down as needs change
Contract-to-Hire
Trial a Fractional Head of Diversity on a fractional engagement before converting them to a full-time hire.
- Keep the expert's learnings or convert to full-time
- Try the fit before you commit, no hiring risk
- Faster speed to market, conserving time and resources
Interim Head of Diversity
Full-time coverage for a defined stretch: a leadership gap, a transition, or a critical project.
Fractional Head of Diversity rates average $141/hr across our live benchmarks. Pricing scales with hours and scope.
Head of Diversity Hourly RatesFractional vs full-time vs agency
Three ways to get Head of Diversity leadership, and where each one wins.
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| Factor | Fractional Head of Diversity | Full-time Head of Diversity | DEI Consultancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to hire | ~3 days to match | 3-6 months | 2-6 weeks |
| Engagement | Monthly retainer | Salary + benefits + equity | Project fees per workshop or assessment |
| Ownership of outcomes | Owns strategy and execution inside your team | Owns strategy and execution long term | Delivers recommendations, your team executes |
| Depth of context | Embedded with leadership and People team | Fully embedded | Limited to project scope |
| Flexibility | Scale scope up or down by phase | Fixed headcount | New contract for each project |
| Best for | Building or resetting a DEI program with senior ownership | Large orgs with a mature, permanent DEI function | One-off training or a single audit |
We’ve helped hundreds of organizations Go Fractional
Twelve years: the average experience across a network of handpicked executives ready to make an impact on day one.
“Partnering with Go Fractional allowed Enertiv to bring on our fractional Head of Talent, streamlining the recruitment process - saving us time and cost. They implemented a state-of-the-art ATS, developed customized interview kits and scorecards, and reduced the time-to-fill our roles. This swift process successfully placed top-tier talent, including a Solutions Engineer, a Growth Marketer, and an Onboarding Manager. If you’re a business looking to scale rapidly with elite talent - I strongly recommend you check out Go Fractional.”
“It was literally three days after he started with us fractionally, our CEO was calling me and asking if we could get a full-time offer out.”
“It's a can't-lose scenario. You either get the learnings from the subject matter expert, or you get the full-time capability. It provided a ton of flexibility, much faster speed to market, and conservation of time and resources.”
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