Strategic Human Capital Advisory
People strategy, squared.
HR² Advisory partners with founders, CEOs, and HR leaders to build people operations that scale. Senior-level HR expertise without the overhead, at every inflection point, whether you are standing up HR for the first time, navigating rapid growth, or rethinking how your people strategy aligns with where the business is headed.
Two decades in the CHRO seat across
About
Senior HR leadership, elevated and multiplied.
HR² stands for both Hernan Rein and Human Resources, and the conviction that people strategy must be elevated, multiplied, and reimagined. The firm brings former global CHRO judgment to organizations at every inflection point, helping them move from ambition to action.
Hernan Rein spent 25 years building and leading people functions inside Fortune 500, private-equity-backed, and multinational companies. He has served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Fortifi (KKR), PerkinElmer (New Mountain Capital), Vopak, and Schneider Electric, sitting at the table for the restructurings, acquisitions, and leadership transitions that shape a company's trajectory.
Today he works directly with a select group of leaders and investors across the globe. Clients get an operator who has done the work, held accountability, and knows where the real friction lives, across markets, cultures, and languages.
Hernan holds a BS in Political Science from Universidad de Buenos Aires and an INSEAD MBA, and can advise in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French.
Services
People operations built for where the business is headed.
Senior-level HR partnership across the full lifecycle, from first hire to global scale.
Fractional CHRO & Interim HR Leadership
Executive-level HR partnership scaled to your stage, your budget, and your pace of growth.
HR Strategy & Organization Design
Aligning structure, roles, and operating models to the business you are building, not the one you have outgrown.
Global & Regional Scale-Up Support
Expanding into new markets with the right people infrastructure, local compliance, and talent strategies in place from day one.
PEO Exit & ASO Transition
Hands-on guidance for companies ready to bring HR in-house and own their infrastructure.
Total Rewards & Benefits Optimization
Smarter compensation and benefits design that attracts talent and manages cost.
Talent Acquisition
Building the sourcing, screening, and hiring processes that land the right people, faster.
Compliance & Risk Management
Keeping you ahead of regulatory requirements so you can focus on running the business.
DEI Strategy
Practical, measurable approaches to building diverse and inclusive teams.
M&A HR Integration
People-side due diligence and post-close integration so deals deliver on their promise.
Employee Relations
Navigating complex people situations with clarity, fairness, and minimal risk.
CHRO & HR Leader Coaching
Thought partnership for HR leaders who want to sharpen their impact and executive presence.
Why HR²
The advantage of working with one seasoned advisor.
Partner-level, always
The person you meet is the person who does the work. No hand-offs to junior teams, no diluted attention on the decisions that count.
An operator's judgment
Perspective earned in real CHRO seats, through real restructurings and integrations. Advice that accounts for how organizations actually behave.
Senior expertise, no overhead
Executive-level HR partnership scaled to your stage and budget, so you get the strategy without the fixed cost of a full-time hire.
Contact
Start a conversation.
Whether you are standing up HR for the first time, scaling across borders, or rethinking your people strategy, a short conversation is the best place to begin.
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