Senior HR leadership,
without the full-time hire.
Metamedia helps growing education, healthcare, study-abroad and founder-led SME businesses build professional people systems (audits, policies, hiring and structure) without hiring a full-time senior HR leadership team.
"HR built by someone who has actually run it, not just advised on it."
A senior-led practice, not a large agency. AI and automation handle the repeatable work, so judgment stays human.
"The real product isn't HR support. It's turning founder-dependent, chaotic workplaces into structured organisations, with clear authority, accountability, documentation and people systems."
The Metamedia ApproachEight ways we build your people function.
Engage one service or the full stack. Every engagement is led by senior HR judgment, not junior staff.
Fractional CHRO Support
Ongoing, retainer-based CHRO-level guidance: strategy, structure and senior HR judgment without a full-time hire.
See retainer plans →HR Audits & Org Restructuring
A clear-eyed audit of your current people function, followed by a practical restructuring roadmap.
Request an audit →Recruitment & Leadership Hiring
Search and screening for leadership and specialist roles, with AI-assisted sourcing and hands-on evaluation.
Start a search →Policies, Contracts, KRAs & KPIs
Documented policies, employment contracts, and role-level KRAs/KPIs that hold up under scrutiny.
Build your documentation →Compensation & Incentive Structures
Compensation bands, incentive design, and payout structures that are fair, competitive and sustainable.
Design your structure →HRMS/CRM & Workflow Automation
Set up and automate the systems that run HR day-to-day: onboarding, tracking, dashboards and reporting.
Automate your HR →Employee Relations, Exits & Investigations
Sensitive matters handled directly and discreetly: grievances, exits and workplace investigations.
Discuss a sensitive matter →Leadership Coaching & Manager Training
1:1 coaching and manager training that builds the leadership layer your culture depends on.
Enquire about coaching →Social Media
Marketing
Brand and social media marketing, run the same senior-led way.
A distinct offering alongside our HR practice, for the same founder-led teams who want a consistent, professional social presence without hiring an in-house team or a large agency.
- ✓Content strategy and pillars built around your brand voice
- ✓Monthly content calendars, captions and on-screen copy
- ✓Day-to-day posting, scheduling and community management
- ✓Performance tracking and monthly reporting
Lean &
AI-Enabled
We stay small on purpose.
Metamedia isn't a large agency with a bench of juniors. AI and automation handle candidate screening, interview scheduling, documentation, policy drafts, reports and onboarding, so senior time goes only where judgment is actually needed.
- ✓Diagnosis and organisational judgment on every engagement
- ✓Negotiation and high-stakes hiring decisions
- ✓Sensitive employee matters, exits and investigations
- ✓Leadership advisory and coaching
Work with Metamedia the way that fits.
No bloated retainers by default. Pick a one-time project, an ongoing retainer, a recruitment search, or a single workshop.
One-Time Projects
Audits, restructuring, policy builds and system rollouts scoped as a single deliverable.
Monthly Retainers
Fractional CHRO support on a recurring basis: strategic HR leadership, always on call.
Recruitment Fees
Search and closure fees for leadership and specialist hires, billed on successful placement.
Workshops & Training
Manager training and leadership workshops, delivered in person or virtually.
Ranges shown as a starting guide. Final scope and pricing are confirmed after an initial consultation. There's also a fifth, self-serve model: HR toolkits and templates, below.
Ready-made HR resources, built by practitioners.
Our scalable digital product line: practical, plug-and-play toolkits for teams that need strong HR foundations without a full engagement.
HR Policy & Handbook Pack
Customizable policy documents and employee handbook templates aligned to Indian labour compliance.
New Hire Onboarding Toolkit
A structured 30-60-90 day onboarding framework with checklists, templates, and manager guides.
Performance Review Toolkit
Review cycles, rating frameworks, and difficult-conversation scripts for people-managers.
Leadership Development Kit
Workshop decks, coaching prompts, and self-assessment tools for emerging people-leaders.
Prices shown as placeholders. Add final pricing once packages are finalized. Purchases route to the contact form until online checkout is connected.
Ready-made marketing resources for a consistent brand presence.
Plug-and-play toolkits for founder-led teams that want to run their own social presence with a clear strategy behind it.
Social Media Content Calendar Kit
A ready-to-use content calendar with post ideas, captions and a posting cadence for consistent social media presence.
Brand & Content Strategy Toolkit
Frameworks and templates to define your brand voice, content pillars and social media strategy from scratch.
Prices shown as placeholders. Add final pricing once packages are finalized. Purchases route to the contact form until online checkout is connected.
Perspectives on building lean, structured HR.
More notes from the field are coming soon.
Why founder-led companies plateau without HR structure
The systems that separate a chaotic 40-person company from a scalable one.
What a good HR audit actually finds
The gaps in policy, accountability and documentation that quietly cost the most.
Recruitment vs. retention: where the real leadership gap is
Why hiring fixes get credit that retention and management systems deserve.
Trusted by education, healthcare & founder-led teams.
"Metamedia gave us CHRO-level thinking on retainer, with the structure and accountability we needed without a full-time senior hire."
"The HR audit surfaced gaps we didn't know we had. The restructuring roadmap made it simple to act on."
"Lean, senior-led and fast. Exactly what a founder-run company needs from an HR partner."
Placeholder testimonials. Swap in real client quotes once available.
Let's talk about your HR needs.
Whether it's a consulting engagement, a search, coaching or a toolkit, tell us where you're starting from.
Ready for HR structure without a full department?
Book a free 20-minute consultation to scope a retainer, project, or search.