Senior HR leadership,
without the full-time hire
25 years of senior HR expertise brought to your operational business exactly when you need it. Compliance, talent, culture and strategy — without the overhead.
"We've been fine up until now — but we're hiring in different states and I know the laws are different. I'm not sure we're even compliant anymore."
"It all feels reactive. We don't have sufficient systems in place because we've never needed them. But now we're growing and I don't have time to figure this out."
"The team used to get on really well. Now there's so much to do, tempers get frayed quickly. I don't want this for us."
"I want to sell this business in the next few years. I need to know the people side is in great shape before anyone looks under the hood."
Navigate labor laws and employment regulations across multiple states. Know where you stand — and stay there.
Explore →Recruitment, retention and development strategies that work for operational businesses at your stage of growth.
Explore →Organizational design and workforce planning that scales with you — without adding unnecessary complexity.
Explore →Someone who's
been here before
25 years in senior HR leadership — including eight as Head of HR for a multinational and eleven inside a 10,000+ person organization.
Now I bring that same thinking to businesses like yours. Right-sized, practical, and built for where you actually are.
"I've also been told I make the hard stuff less miserable. Take that as you will."
"From our first conversation, it was clear that Joanne combines deep HR compliance expertise with a collaborative approach that made the entire process seamless."
"Jo made a significant and lasting impact on both our people and performance — a rare ability to translate strategy into development that leaders actually use."
"Jo consistently displayed strong leadership and strategic thinking. She works exceptionally well with senior managers and executives — whoever she works with in future will be gaining an outstanding HR professional."
"They didn't just solve our immediate HR crisis. They built a foundation that lets us think strategically about where we're headed."
You don’t need a big HR department.
You need the right person.
Someone who knows what good looks like - because they’ve built it and can bring that thinking to your business at a level that actually works for you.
Commercial expertise.
Public sector capability.
Mercate People Partners supports government agencies, municipalities, nonprofits, and government contractors through subcontracting, teaming partnerships, and project-based HR consulting engagements.
Open to subcontracting, teaming agreements, and consultant partnerships with prime contractors, municipalities, nonprofits, and public agencies.
If any of this sounds like your week, let’s have a conversation.
30 minutes, no pitch and no pressure. You share with me what’s going on and I’ll tell you what I think - and whether I’m the right person to help.
