Fractional HR
Fractional HR: Scalable HR Expertise Without the Overhead
- Fractional HR gives your business access to experienced HR leaders on a part-time, flexible basis. Instead of hiring a full-time HR director or building a large in-house team, you get strategic and operational HR support tailored to your needs—whether it’s compliance, policies, recruiting, training, or employee relations. It’s the ideal solution for small to mid-sized businesses that want top-tier HR expertise without the full-time cost.
Get executive-level HR support—when you need it, for as long as you need it.
- Why SME’s Love Fractional HR
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- Cost-Effective: Hiring a full-time HR leader can cost well into six figures. Fractional HR gives you access to that same expertise at a fraction of the price.
- Flexible & Scalable: Support scales with your business. Start with a few hours per month, and expand as your team grows.
- Strategic & Practical: Combines big-picture HR strategy (culture, retention, compliance) with hands-on execution (hiring, training, onboarding).
- Market Trend: As businesses embrace lean operations and remote teams, outsourcing specialized functions like HR has become one of the fastest-growing solutions for SMBs.
- Explore our network of seasoned HR professionals and choose the partner whose expertise best aligns with your business needs. Each professional brings specialized skills and industry knowledge, so you can be confident you’re getting the tailored HR support from the right person.
TAPP Fractional HR Partners
Ron Parent
Principal of Parent and Associates
Ron Parent is the Principal of Parent and Associates, a Management and HR Consulting firm based in Calgary, Alberta.
Ron has been helping business leaders throughout his career to solve complex business issues that achieve better results for themselves, their teams and their organizations. His extensive experience as a human resource and corporate services executive in a variety of sectors such as oil and gas, power and gas utilities, manufacturing and workforce housing enables him to bring a broad and unique perspective to his clients. Ron has coached and consulted to leaders at all organizational levels from the boardroom to the shop floor. He has also worked with leaders in new business start-ups and not-for-profits to address the unique challenges facing these organizations.
Ron has held executive level roles in human resources and corporate services in a number of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies with global operations. In these roles and as a member of executive leadership teams, Ron advised senior leaders and boards of directors on the development of strategies and goals that support the direction of the business.
Ron is considered to be a progressive and accomplished senior leader that brings sound and practical solutions to the table. He takes a collaborative, frank and pragmatic approach to help tough-minded, talented leaders tackle the challenges facing their organizations. Ron’s expertise in all aspects of human resource management and leadership allows him to bring creative solutions to client issues and challenges.
For more information on the services provided by Parent and Associates please visit www.parentassociates.ca.
Parvin Abdullayeva
PCC - Career & Executive Coach
Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with 15+ years of HR leadership experience and 5+ years of professional coaching expertise, specializing in career transitions and executive development. Currently providing outplacement services with Careerminds and previously with LHH (Adecco Group), supporting professionals through job transitions, career pivots, and leadership development.
Key Services:
Outplacement & Career Coaching: Pre/post-termination support, career transition planning, resume optimization, interview coaching, job search strategies, and specialized support for entrepreneurial and retirement transitions
Executive Coaching: Individual and group leadership development, strategic decision-making support, and team performance optimization
360-Degree Feedback: Multi-source leadership assessment, feedback facilitation, and development planning to drive behavioral change and leadership effectiveness
DEIB Consulting: Workforce transition equity audits, DEIB metrics development, inclusive practice design, and data-driven accountability frameworks (DEIB Director, ICF Calgary Chapter)
Project Environment Expertise: Supporting professionals and leaders navigating project-based work cycles, team transitions, and contract-to-permanent opportunities
Workforce Strategy: Talent acquisition consulting, diversity program development (Women in Nutrien initiatives), data-driven hiring optimization, and organizational change support
Proven Results: Led talent teams across 18+ sites in North America at Nutrien, DEIB Director on ICF Calgary Chapter Board of Directors, Certified Executive Coach (Royal Roads University), Certified Entrepreneurial Coach and Retirement Coach (LHH), and multilingual capabilities (English, Russian, Azerbaijani, Turkish) supporting diverse client base across Canada, Middle East, and North America. Combines psychological expertise (MA in General Psychology) with practical business acumen from Fortune 500 companies to deliver measurable career advancement and equitable outcomes.
TAPP Into The Benefits Of Partnering With Us
Flexibility
Staffing plays a crucial role in maintainingorganizational stability. We can adapt rapidly to your changing business needs with our seamless versatile HR solutions.
Cost-Efficiency
Utilize our cost-effective hiring strategies to streamline your hiring process and reduce costs. Optimize your resources with cost-effective HR strategies tailored to your goals.
Specialized Skills
Having the ability to leverage expert talent is a game changer. It's the key to unlocking your teams potential and driving organizational success. TAPP can address your unique workforce challenges.
Quick Deployment
TAPP readily deploys HR solutions to meet urgent demands, increase efficiency and productivity. Hiring better and faster is where we excel and can help take you to the next level.