For Companies
When your company needs senior HR judgment — without the full-time hire.
Dr.CHRO gives growing businesses access to experienced CHRO-level advisors for specific high-stakes situations, structured engagements, or ongoing advisory — managed from intake to resolution.
Who this is for
Designed for businesses at a critical people moment.
Dr.CHRO is built for founders, CEOs, and operators who are making — or need to make — important people decisions, and need senior HR input to do it well.
Founders & CEOs
Making senior people decisions without a CHRO in the room.
Growing SMEs
20–200 employees and navigating employment law, hiring, and HR risk.
Operators & COOs
Responsible for people operations and needing a credible external advisor.
Common situations
When do companies come to Dr.CHRO?
Most engagements start with a specific situation — often one the founder has been weighing alone.
Termination or exit situation
You need to let someone go and want to do it legally, cleanly, and without creating new problems.
Compliance uncertainty
You're hiring employees and not confident your contracts, policies, or statutory filings are correct.
HR risk you can't diagnose
Something feels wrong in your people setup — high attrition, informal processes, missing documentation.
Building your first HR function
You need a credible HR voice to help design the structure before it becomes urgent.
A people decision you can't get right internally
A promotion, compensation dispute, or restructuring where you need an independent senior perspective.
Growing faster than your HR foundations
20–100 employees is the highest-risk zone for employment law exposure. You need someone who's seen it before.
What support looks like
Two paths in: Starter Pack or managed advisory.
Dr.CHRO offers structured entry offers for common situations, and a managed advisory model for more complex or ongoing needs.
Starter Packs
Defined, structured entry offers.
Four structured packs cover the situations we see most often: HR Risk Check-Up, Termination Playbook, HR Compliance Starter Pack, and Expert Advisory Sprint. Each has a clear scope, deliverable, and outcome.
- —Fixed scope, no ambiguity
- —Fast entry — often within days
- —Good for specific, contained situations
- —Can lead into broader advisory if needed
Managed Advisory
Ongoing or complex HR advisory, matched to you.
For situations that aren't contained in a single pack — ongoing fractional CHRO support, complex restructurings, or multi-phase HR projects — Dr.CHRO matches you with the right senior advisor and manages the engagement from scoping to delivery.
- —Custom scope and timeline
- —Matched CHRO based on your situation
- —Dr.CHRO manages the process
- —Right for complex or ongoing needs
Why not alternatives
Why companies choose Dr.CHRO over the alternatives.
The other options exist for a reason. Dr.CHRO is purpose-built for a specific gap we see repeatedly in growing Indian businesses.
Full-time CHRO hire
Right only when you genuinely need someone full-time — not for advisory moments.
- ×Premature cost for the stage you're at
- ×6–18 months before they're effective
- ×You're hiring for judgment you need now
- ×Senior talent is scarce and expensive
Generic HR consultant
Useful for transactional work. Less reliable for high-stakes situations.
- ×Usually focused on administrative HR, not strategic judgment
- ×No guarantee of seniority or domain depth
- ×Often process-led, not outcome-led
- ×Variable quality, hard to verify
DIY / templates
Useful for reference only. Not a substitute for expert review of your actual situation.
- ×Employment law in India is complex and state-specific
- ×Templates don't account for your specific situation
- ×Mistakes are expensive and often irreversible
- ×No accountability when something goes wrong
The process
What happens after you get in touch.
We believe transparency about process reduces uncertainty. Here's what to expect.
You reach out
Fill out the contact form or send us a note. No need to have the problem fully defined — a rough description is enough.
We review your situation
We assess what you described and identify whether a Starter Pack or managed advisory is the right starting point.
We recommend a path
We'll tell you honestly whether Dr.CHRO is the right fit, and what the first step should be — even if that's not us.
Engagement begins
Once you're comfortable, we scope the engagement, match you with the right advisor, and manage the process from there.
Ready to start?
Tell us what you're dealing with.
No obligation. No hard sell. We'll tell you honestly whether Dr.CHRO is the right fit for your situation.