Strategic HR & Compensation Solutions Built Around Your Organization
Partner with experienced consultants who understand that your challenges are unique—and your solutions should be too. We bring deep expertise and practical wisdom to help you attract and retain top talent, drive performance, and build a workforce that fuels your business growth.
Why Clients Choose The HR Group
Real Partnership, Real Results
We don’t show up with ready-made answers. We listen to what’s really happening in your organization, collaborate with your team, and build solutions together—ones you can actually implement and sustain.
Expertise That’s Been Tested
Our consultants bring 20+ years of hands-on experience, backed by corporate leadership roles and industry-leading certifications like CCP and GRP. We’ve seen what works, what doesn’t, and why.
Solutions Built to Evolve
Business doesn’t stand still, and neither should your HR strategies. We design practical, flexible solutions that can adapt as your needs change—not rigid frameworks that break under pressure.
How We Help
Every organization faces unique people challenges—and cookie-cutter solutions rarely work. We partner with you to build strategies, structures, and approaches tailored to your reality. Whether you’re navigating growth, managing change, or refining what’s already in place, we bring hands-on experience and practical solutions that actually fit.
Total Rewards Strategy
We work alongside you to understand what makes your organization tick—and what your people truly need. Together, we’ll build a rewards strategy and compensation philosophy that reflects your unique culture and guides every decision you make about how you pay and recognize your team.
Compensation Assessment
Your pay structures should work as hard as you do. We design market-competitive, internally fair compensation frameworks based on real market data and best practices tailored to your needs. The result? Structures that help you attract and keep great people while staying strategically sound and financially responsible.
Incentive Plans
The right incentive plan doesn’t just reward results—it inspires them. We design programs that motivate your people and connect their daily work to your bigger goals. Whether it’s short-term bonuses, long-term incentives, or sales incentive programs, we make sure every dollar drives performance.
International Compensation
Taking your team global? International compensation involves navigating different markets, regulations, and cultural expectations. Whether you’re expanding into new countries, harmonizing pay structures, or managing a cross-border acquisition, we build global compensation strategies and infrastructure that works. that work for your business and your people. We partner with you to create practical, equitable approaches so you can focus on building great teams around the world.
Executive Compensation
Your leadership team shapes your organization’s future. We help you build executive compensation packages—base pay, incentives, equity, and retention tools—that compete for the talent you need and keep your best leaders invested in your success.
HR Audits & Compliance
When’s the last time someone looked under the hood of your HR function? We conduct thorough reviews of your practices, policies, and compliance to spot gaps before they become problems—and find opportunities to work smarter, not harder.
HR & Compensation Communication
We believe the work we deliver is only as valuable as how well it’s understood. At The HR Group, communication isn’t a final step—it’s woven into everything we do. The most sophisticated compensation strategy or thoughtfully designed HR framework falls flat if employees and managers don’t understand it. We help you turn complexity into clarity, creating communication materials that bring your HR and compensation programs to life. Whether you’re launching a new incentive plan, restructuring your organization, or simply want employees to better understand their total rewards, we ensure your message lands with clarity and impact.
Workforce Planning & Design
Structure matters. We help you build organizational frameworks where roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships actually make sense—aligned with how work gets done and what you’re trying to achieve as a business.
Organizational Development
Your organization is only as strong as your people systems. We design talent evaluation and development frameworks, support critical leadership searches, and build diversity and inclusion programs that don’t just check boxes—they create cultures where everyone can contribute their best work.
Family Business Strategy
Family businesses face unique complexities where relationships and results intersect. We help you build governance systems, succession plans, and development paths for next-generation leaders—so your business can thrive across generations without sacrificing what makes it special.
Leadership Development & Coaching
Great leaders aren’t born—they’re developed. We work with your leadership team through one-on-one coaching, executive workshops, and structured mentorship programs that build capabilities and create a pipeline of future leaders ready to take on bigger challenges.
Why The HR Group?
We believe great HR consulting starts with understanding your unique challenges—not applying one-size-fits-all approaches.
Genuine Partnership
Your challenges become our challenges. We work alongside your team, not above it.
Personalized Service
We take time to understand your specific context before recommending any strategy.
Expert Knowledge
Decades of experience mean you get solutions grounded in proven methodologies.
Custom Solutions
We design strategies unique to your organization—scalable, practical, and built to evolve.
Experience That Makes a Difference
The HR Group was founded on a simple belief: organizations deserve HR consulting that’s as unique as they are. For over two decades, we’ve partnered with startups to Fortune 100 businesses to develop strategies, frameworks, and solutions that actually work—because they’re designed specifically for them.
Our approach combines deep technical expertise with a genuine commitment to your success. We roll up our sleeves, work within your reality, and adapt as circumstances change.
Principal Credentials
- 20-30 years of consulting experience
- Held corporate HR leadership roles across industries
- Ability to effectively work at both strategic and tactical levels
- Hands on, practical, and flexible approach
- Strong business and financial acumen
- Industry expertise and certifications
- CCP: Certified Compensation Professional
- GRP: Global Renumeration Professional
- Certifications in Organizational Development
- Certified in Hogan Assessment, Team Management Profile, Korn Ferry High Potential Assessment, and Leadership Versatility Index
“Working with The HR Group transformed how we approach compensation and organizational structure. Their hands-on approach and deep expertise helped us create solutions that truly fit our company culture and business goals.”
“Jennifer supported our organization with a comprehensive compensation and benefits analysis, and her work was exactly what we needed. She brought a thoughtful, customized approach that reflected the unique structure and needs of our diverse organization.”
“Jennifer Bergmann and the entire HRLink team have been a tremendous resource for my Human Resource department. Their expertise is impressive and is evident in the quality of their work. Having a group of highly competent experts available to assist with projects that require significant breadth has allowed flexibility in how we approach our departmental objectives. In short, by utilizing HRLink, we are able to have a broader reach and get more done with a department that is fairly modest in size.”
“Jennifer spent time getting to know our values, philosophy and our people. We loved the collaborative approach she took to provide us with the best solutions. As a fast-growing company, we often find that we don’t fit the standard formula. We appreciate her creative approach to compensation. She is very hard working, patient and talented. I highly recommend her work.”
“Jennifer Bergmann is an exceptional partner and professional who consistently delivers high-quality, thoughtful work while maintaining a strong understanding of both organizational needs and industry dynamics. She approaches her work with a rare balance of strategic insight and hands-on execution, adapting her style to meet the specific needs of the business and the individuals she supports.”
“Jennifer Bergmann is an exceptional partner and professional who consistently delivers high-quality, thoughtful work while maintaining a strong understanding of both organizational needs and industry dynamics. She approaches her work with a rare balance of strategic insight and hands-on execution, adapting her style to meet the specific needs of the business and the individuals she supports.”
Let’s Talk
Whether you’re working through a specific challenge or exploring what strategic HR partnership could look like for your organization, we’d love to talk.
Get in Touch
We’re just a phone call or email away. Whether you have a specific question or want to explore working together, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out for a complimentary consultation—just a genuine, no-pressure conversation about your needs and how we might help.