HR & People

Buffkin / Baker is please to welcome the addition of Frederickson Partners. This dynamic team has over three decades of unparalleled experience in the People industry and maintains a network of over 20,000 executives, including top HR and People officers globally. 

At Buffkin / Baker, we excel in transforming your human resources (HR) and People operations to create the agile workforce essential for today’s business environment. With three decades of unmatched experience placing People and HR leaders , we distinguish ourselves among retained executive search firms by leveraging a network of tens of thousands executives, including leading HR and People officers worldwide. Our commitment to excellence empowers us to link you with the executive talent that will propel your business to new heights.

HR Executive Categories for HR Recruiting

People Operations Executives
These executives are responsible for shaping organizational strategy, design, and culture. They recruit and develop leaders and individual contributors to manage systems, processes, and daily operations effectively.

Employee Success Executives
These executives excel at communicating to employees that the company’s success is a direct result of their contributions, and that the organization holds them in high regard.

Talent Acquisition (TA) and Talent Management Executives
Talent Acquisition and Talent Management executives play a crucial role in aligning a company’s goals and objectives with a robust strategy for recruitment, development, and retention. Their efforts are essential for attracting, motivating, and retaining the talent necessary for the organization’s growth in markets and product offerings. By staying ahead of global workforce trends, these leaders foster innovative talent pipelining and advancement opportunities, ensuring the organization maintains its status as a market leader.

Total Rewards Executives (Compensation, Employee Benefits, HRIS and Analytics)
Total Rewards executives enhance a company’s competitive edge in the labor market by overseeing executive compensation, both long- and short-term incentives, sales compensation, total rewards strategies, equity planning, employee benefits programs, job architecture, and guidelines for base and bonus compensation. Additionally, they monitor HRIS metrics and analytics to support each initiative effectively.

Learning and Development Executives
Organizations that prioritize continuous learning and development (L&D) tend to outperform those that do not offer such opportunities, as research indicates. L&D executives play a crucial role in enhancing marketplace performance by equipping the workforce with skills that set the company apart from its competitors.

HR and People Business Partners (HRBPs)
HRBPs possess the skills of an HR generalist combined with a strategic business-oriented mindset. By leveraging insights from functional leaders in their global Centers of Excellence (COEs), these astute HRBPs possess a deep understanding of their business line’s strategic objectives and plans. They effectively utilize appropriate rewards, performance, and development programs to drive their organization’s success within the company.

The Top HR Executive Roles Today

• CHRO and Chief People Officer Search
• Talent Acquisition
• Total Rewards
• Interim HR Executives