About Flex HR


Flex HR, co-located in the Atlanta, GA metro area, as well as the Chicago, IL metro area is a full service, Human Resources firm, providing critical HR support to growing businesses across the United States. Our fractional HR and payroll experts provide your business the HR strategy it needs to remain competitive and compliant in an increasingly complex business landscape. With our customizable offering, you have the opportunity to choose only the services your business currently requires, while having the flexibility to add on services as your business evolves.
Our business model allows you to outsource HR and payroll entirely, but without losing the personal touch an in-house HR team provides. Your organization will benefit from the dedicated support of a reliable, fractional HR expert who is focused on your business, understands your needs, and who works within your existing systems. The services provided by our seasoned experts include high-level strategic consulting and planning, payroll and HRIS management, people operations, onboarding support, recruitment solutions, regulatory compliance, organizational development, benefit solutions, mergers, training, and risk management – and we’re just getting started.
If you value the importance of strategic HR to a successful business, but are unable to invest in the full-time HR team you want, Flex HR is the partner you need. We are available to enhance, or take the place of your company’s Human Resource function, allowing your business to remain competitive and compliant as you advance. We are powered by decades of HR experience, and we can’t wait to share it with your team.
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Our goal is to make quality consulting accessible and affordable to small and mid-sized companies.
Flex HR builds solutions based on client needs.
Our approach is highly collaborative. We align core human resources competencies to achieve the value expected from your company’s human assets.
Industries We Serve
We touch almost every industry in all 50 states, including Georgia, Florida, California, North Carolina, and Tennessee, as well as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Canada and Europe supporting U.S. subsidiaries of foreign owned companies.
- Accounting & Finance
- Aerospace
- Architectural
- Banking
- Building Materials & Equipment
- City & Local Governments
- Construction
- Credit & Collections
- Distribution
- Education
- Energy
- Engineering
- Environmental
- Equine Practices
- Federal Government
- Food & Beverage
- Healthcare
- Hotels & Hospitality
- Law Firm Practices
- Manufacturing
- Marketing & Advertising
- Medical Clinics
- Medical Supply & Services
- Merchandising
- Municipalities
- Non-Profits
- Pharmaceutical Health Products
- Private Equity & Investment Firms
- Professional Consulting
- Property Management
- Publishing & Printing
- Real Estate
- Research & Development
- Restaurants
- Sales
- Service Companies
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Technology
- Veterinary
- Waste Management & Recycling
HR Expertise
Our mission is to be irreplaceable as strategic and problem-solving HR and payroll business partners, allowing quality consulting that is accessible and affordable to small and mid-sized businesses. We aim to maximize their success by providing strategic HR management by a dedicated, flexible consultant at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.
Press and Recognition

Flex HR is honored, for the 5th time, to make the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution named Flex HR as one of the AJC’s “Best of Atlanta” business profiles.

Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce awards Flex HR CEO Jim Cichanski ”Business Person of the Year”.

Several of Flex HR’s consultants, and CEO, have been invited to speak multiple times on Atlanta’s Business Radio X regarding various HR topics.

Flex HR was among the “Top 25 Most Promising HR & Staffing Service Vendors.”

Flex HR Named Catalyst Business Magazine’s “Companies I Wish I Owned”
Small business owners, mid-size corporate heads and HR managers alike all know the value in running a smooth human resources department.
We don’t require you to purchase services that you don’t need and the results speak for themselves. Our clients rave about working with Flex HR.
Flex HR does not provide human resources outsourcing services to client companies through the use of a co-employment relationship.
Frequently asked Questions
Our consultants have been helping clients launch HR initiatives and policies since 2001, so we understand exactly what you need. Get in touch with us and we will be delighted to help.
What kind of HR services does Flex HR Provide?
Flex HR covers all Human Resource functions. We customize our deliverables to your organization’s needs and requests. Our comprehensive service offering includes basic business needs such as back office administration, staff and leadership team recruiting, HR employee websites, HR management solutions, ethics hotlines or high-level strategic consulting, affirmative action planning and HR training initiatives. We perform our job based on the necessities of your business, when you need us. Visit our services page to learn more about our offering.
How many employees does my company need to have in order to receive help with HR services?
We work with companies of all sizes – from small start-ups with only a few employees, all the way to multi-billion-dollar firms. No project is too small nor to large for Flex HR. We engage many different levels of HR support to your organization.
How many consultants will be servicing my company?
Usually we have one dedicated consultant assisting your need(s). However, on large support projects we have the ability to expand our subject matter experts, placing a dedicated resource on each function needing simultaneous action.
What makes Flex HR different from a traditional HR department?
HR departments in small to mid-size businesses have a difficult scalability dilemma. We’ve heard numerous stories from companies that goes something like this: They hire a HR manager thinking it was the right step to take, when in fact that person could not support the organization due to lack of skill level. They went on to hire a VP-level individual, only to see that their high-priced VP did 90% clerk level tasks, so they hired a Director and that person wants to bring in a whole new staff to do their work. It’s hard finding the right fit. Our head of HR fractional role provides the top-level person you require with the knowledge that will meet your strategic needs.
How do you work with us if we already have a designated HR manager?
70% of the organizations we work with have some sort of HR person in place. Simply put, we work with that HR representative and step into a supplemental role delivering higher expertise providing any key tools that person or function may be lacking. Our goal is to get your HR staff and compliance obligations organized and to perform more effectively and efficiently. We also mentor the staff to learn, and meet compliance standards of all the different HR functions.
What Mergers and Acquisition support can you provide?
We have completed well over 350 mergers or acquisitions. Flex HR begins with a deep due diligence audit review to assess the risk in both a stock or asset purchases. We assist in developing, managing and executing the transition plan, typically 60 days prior to through 180 days after the acquisition date. We also prepare all communication messages and work with the senior executives and any other parties that are required to explain the acquisition in ways of protecting your human capital.
What industries does Flex HR support?
We are based just outside of Atlanta, GA, but we in work nearly every industry, covering every state in the USA, plus Canada, Europe, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. See a list of industries we cover.