FRACTIONAL PEOPLE LEADER
The people foundations you keep meaning to get to
Because the setup that got you here won't carry the next stage of growth.
Beccy Ingram
VP People · Fractional
01 · How I help
How I help
I know what happens when the foundations come too late: I've scaled 20 to 600+ people with them playing catch-up, and built them early with a team grown 4x in a year, revenue up 20x and AI baked in. Working directly with founders throughout.
Now I help lay those foundations before the cracks appear and before HR debt distracts from the mission.
Signs it's time to firm up your foundations
- Your growth (or a pivot) depends on hiring, but no one owns the hiring plan
- Good candidates drop out at offer stage
- New starters take weeks to find their feet
- Everyone's asking about pay, and there's no clear answer
- The team's growing, but people feel less connected
- It's unclear what top performance looks like, and poor performers sit in key seats
- Your best people are leaving because they can't see what's next
- No one's sure who owns what, and decisions still land on you
- Everyone knows AI should be changing how you work, but adoption is patchy and nobody's driving it
Foundations I can help with
01
Hiring, onboarding & People Ops engine
02
Compensation & Benefits
03
Culture & Connection
04
Performance & Growth
05
Becoming AI‑Native
02 · Impact
Results from leading People teams in-house
18 → 80
people, fully remote across 20 countries
4x
team growth in one year, revenue up 20x
100%
offer acceptance, with offers out in hours, anchored to a solid comp system
10% → 25%
female representation, through intentional hiring and culture
96%
engagement, held for three years
50%+
less onboarding admin with AI, so new starters get to their first win faster
AI in every perf review
AI-first expectations across teams; usage, output and cost tracked
600+
people scaled at Babylon, hiring 75+ a month at peak
"Beccy is an incredible people leader. Professional, empathetic and a true culture carrier. She put in place processes, structure and team appropriate to Dune's stage and became a trusted part of the leadership team quickly."
03 · Work together
How to work together — three ways in, depending on what you need.
01
Advisory Retainer
A senior sounding board, with regular weekly or fortnightly check-ins and support in between.
TYPICALLY a fixed monthly fee, rolling month to month after the first 3 months.
Good fit if
You want ongoing perspective on the people questions landing on your desk.
02
Projects
One focused fix, or multiple builds across your people foundations.
TYPICALLY a focused fix 4–6 weeks; multiple builds 8–12 weeks. Fixed price, agreed up front.
Good fit if
You know what needs fixing, or have a growth stage to prepare for.
03
Embedded People Partner
Hands-on People leadership, one to three days a week.
TYPICALLY a 3-month minimum, priced on a day rate.
Good fit if
You need a senior leader, without a full-time VP People commitment.
Not sure which fits, or need a mix? Let's talk it through
On pricing
Every engagement is fixed or capped, so there are no surprise invoices. You'll have a clear number within 24 hours of our first call.
What I don't do
Direct sourcing, legal advice or payroll. I can help with sourcing strategy and agency selection.
I'm Beccy, based in London. Over fifteen years in startups and scale-ups across healthtech, web3 and data infrastructure, from Ops Manager to Chief of Staff to People Leader.
Babylon Health is where I learned what scaling really takes, and how much it pays to get the foundations in early.
At Dune, I put that into practice as VP People, building the function from scratch and tackling the meaty challenge of keeping a fully remote team connected, engaged and high performing.