HR4TEAM

What HR4TEAM does

HR4Team is a French HR consulting firm founded in 2020 by Cécile Plessis and headquartered in Paris, with a secondary office in Aix-en-Provence. The company provides part-time HR director (DRH à temps partagé) and People Ops services to French small and mid-sized enterprises (PME and ETI), particularly growth-stage startups and scale-ups. Its service catalog comprises seven modules: part-time HR director coverage, transition HR director, HR diagnostic, operational HR consulting, outsourced recruitment (delivered with Orah Talent), People Ops support, and payroll process audits. Engagements are structured flexibly on a time-shared basis — from a few days per week down to a few hours per month — and are billed on bespoke, quote-based terms with no long-term commitment required.

The company operates without any proprietary software platform; its delivery model is built entirely on the expertise of its 15+ salaried part-time HR directors and People Ops consultants, who embed with clients on strategic and operational HR work such as restructuring, collective-bargaining agreement changes, recruitment, governance setup, and compliance. Marketing is conducted through an HR-focused blog, LinkedIn, B Corp ESG communications (certified April 2025 at the 2CGroup level), and inbound contact forms. The reported customer base exceeds 200 clients, with named references including Tediber, Ector, Launchmetrics, Phenix, Citalid, Unlatch, OpendataSoft, and SATT LUTECH.

HR4Team is a subsidiary of 2CGroup, a diversified French professional services group whose sibling entities — 2CFinance (part-time CFO), R4Innov (innovation consulting), iytro, Collectively.life (impact/B Corp), and Orah Talent (recruitment) — provide cross-entity client collaboration and shared resources. No external funding has been disclosed; the company is a private SAS with €5,000 in share capital. Revenue is not publicly reported, and the firm is not currently pursuing any software, AI, or platform strategy based on available data.

Name

HR4TEAM

Legal name

HR4TEAM

Website

https://hr4team.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HR4Team is a French HR consulting firm, founded in 2020, that provides part-time HR director (DRH à temps partagé), People Ops, transition HR, and recruitment services to French SMEs, ETIs, and growth-stage startups, operating within the 2CGroup professional services group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Strategy & Operating Model Design (BPACAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Comprehensive HRO (Multi-Process HR Outsourcing) (BPACAKAA), HR Operations Administration (HRIS Admin, Records, Employee Data Mgmt) (BPACAKAC)

Keywords

• Part-time HR director
• HR consulting services
• HR transition management
• Outsourced recruitment
• Payroll process audit

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. HR Consulting and Advisory Services: HR4Team provides part-time HR director (DRH à temps partagé), HR transition, HR diagnostic, HR operational consulting, outsourced recruitment, and People Ops services. Revenue is generated through professional services engagements billed on a time-shared/part-time basis, with flexible scheduling (days per week or hours per month) adapted to client needs and budgets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HR4Team is an HR consulting firm that provides part-time HR Director (DRH à temps partagé), HR transition coverage, HR diagnostics, operational HR consulting, outsourced recruitment, People Ops support, and payroll process audits to SMEs and mid-market companies in France. Services are delivered by salaried HR experts on flexible schedules (days per week or hours per month), combining strategic HR vision with operational execution at client premises. The firm does not sell software products; its offering is professional services.

Product overview

HR4Team is an HR consulting firm that provides part-time HR Director (DRH) and HR expertise services to SMEs and ETIs. The offering consists of seven distinct service modules: (1) DRH à temps partagé for ongoing HR management, (2) DRH de transition for HR continuity during absences, (3) Diagnostic RH for HR practice assessment and roadmap, (4) Conseil RH for project-based consulting, (5) Recrutement Externalisé for outsourced hiring via Orah Talent partnership, (6) People Ops for operational HR support, and (7) Audit des process paie for payroll process review. Services are delivered by salaried HR experts working at clients' premises on flexible schedules, combining strategic and operational HR expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DRH à temps partagé (Part-time HR Director) Full HR management coverage where dedicated HR experts work part-time on-site for SMEs and mid-market companies, combining strategic HR vision with operational execution tailored to the company's needs and budget. Service is delivered on flexible scheduling (days per week or hours per month) without long-term commitment.
• DRH de transition (Transition HR Director) Complete HR function coverage during DRH or RRH absence to ensure business continuity, managing both operational HR matters (RRH recruitment, CSE animation, daily management) and strategic HR matters (COMEX support for HR strategy deployment).
• Diagnostic RH (HR Diagnosis) Analysis of current HR practices to ensure compliance, improve efficiency, and integrate automations, delivered with a concrete prioritized roadmap at the end of the engagement.
• Conseil RH (HR Consulting) Ad-hoc consulting missions of variable duration for specific HR projects, delivered using HR4Team's expert methodology.
• Recrutement Externalisé (Outsourced Recruitment) Headhunting and customized recruitment services from profile definition through interview management, delivered in partnership with Orah Talent.
• People Ops Operational HR management delivered by a consultant with senior supervision, or support for HR Directors to accelerate strategic projects.
• Audit des process paie (Payroll Process Audit) Comprehensive audit of payroll processes including organization, procedures, software configuration, legal and conventional compliance, and role distribution, resulting in a prioritized risk map and operational roadmap.

Quantifiable outcome

• Twice as fast recruitment with more targeted profiles compared to unassisted hiring
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Orah TalentcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrah Talent is a recruitment entity launched by HR4Team and 2CGroup, dedicated to recruiting strategic profiles and executives. HR4Team offers 'Recrutement à temps partagé' (part-time recruitment) in partnership with Orah Talent, providing bespoke headhunting and recruitment from profile definition to interview management.
• 2CGroupflagshipOthersHR4Team is part of 2CGroup, a multi-entity professional services group. HR4Team is listed alongside other group entities: 2CFinance, R4Innov, iytro, and Collectively.life, all certified B Corp together. The group provides cross-entity collaboration and shared resources.
• 2CFinancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner2CFinance provides part-time CFO services. HR4Team works alongside 2CFinance on client engagements such as CoffeeB/Delica project, where both firms provided integrated CFO and HR support.
• R4InnovminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerR4Innov provides innovation consulting services. HR4Team worked alongside R4Innov and 2CFinance to support Delica/Migros on the CoffeeB project.
• Collectively.lifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollectively.life is the internal impact consultancy of 2CGroup that structured and led the B Corp certification process for all group entities. It drives the group's sustainability and ESG practices.
• Captain CauseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHR4Team participates in Captain Cause's 'Cadeau pour la Terre' campaign for Earth Day, offering employees a pre-funded donation gift to support environmental associations of their choice. Captain Cause is a corporate giving platform founded by BlaBlaCar's Frédéric Mazzella.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aliantel: French HR and management consulting firm providing outsourced HR (HRBP-as-a-service), payroll, and HR transformation to SMEs — directly competes in the externalized/part-time HR director space.
• RH Partners: French executive search and HR consulting firm focused on HR transformation, leadership development, and HR outsourcing — direct overlap with HR4Team's DRH à temps partagé and HR diagnostic offerings.
• Leyton France: French HR consulting and innovation funding consultancy serving SMEs and mid-caps with HR structuring, compensation, and HR process optimization — comparable to HR4Team's conseil RH and diagnostic RH services.

Broad incumbents

• Edenred PEO / Edenred HR Services: Large French benefits/PEO-style platform that bundles HR administration, payroll, and benefits — competes with HR4Team on the operational/people-ops side of the SME market.
• Cegid HR (formerly Talentsoft): French HR tech and services vendor combining HRIS software with HR consulting/implementation; a tech-enabled competitor to HR4Team's HRIS-adjacent advisory mandates.
• Grant Thornton France Conseil RH: Mid-tier advisory firm with HR and social relations consulting for French mid-market; overlaps with HR4Team on HR transformation and compliance mandates but operates at larger deal size.
• BDO France Advisory: Big-Four-adjacent professional services network with an HR advisory practice serving French mid-market clients — competes for the same SME/ETI HR structuring mandates as HR4Team.
• Sopra Steria People Services: Large European IT and HR services group with HR outsourcing, HRIS, and HR transformation practices — overlaps broadly with HR4Team's DRH de transition and People Ops offerings but at much larger scale and with proprietary tech.
• Randstad Sourceright / Randstad HR Solutions: Global staffing and HR solutions provider (RPO/MSP) with a French presence serving mid-market recruitment and HR services — overlaps with HR4Team's outsourced recruitment partnership with Orah Talent.

Emerging players

• Sunday: Emerging French platform matching companies with part-time and fractional executives (including HR leaders) — addresses the same fractional CHRO/DRH pain point but via a marketplace model rather than HR4Team's in-house salaried team.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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