HR Placement

The Problem Isn’t Finding HR Talent.

It’s Knowing Exactly Who You Need.

Most HR hires don’t fail because of a thin talent pool. They fail because the role was mis-scoped, the context was misunderstood, or no one planned for what happens after Day One. Cura HR is an outcome-based placement partner that helps growing and enterprise organizations define the right role, find the right person, and make sure they succeed. Start with a free consultation to get clarity on what you actually need before you start searching.

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HR Placement That Starts with Strategy, Not a Job Posting

We provide end-to-end HR placement services built around your business reality, not a job description template. Whether you’re hiring your first HR professional, replacing a departing leader, or adding specialized expertise to an established team, Cura designs the engagement around your organization’s needs today and where you’re headed. Our placements don’t end at offer acceptance. They end when your new hire is aligned, productive, and set up to succeed.

Why Organizations Choose Cura as Their HR Placement Partner

HR Experts Recruiting HR Professionals

We’re not a general staffing agency. Our team understands HR competencies across disciplines and career levels, including the difference between theoretical HR knowledge and the operational judgment that makes someone effective. Every candidate is assessed against real-world capabilities using PXT Select assessments and structured evaluation, not just resume keywords.

Built for Mid-Market and Enterprise Organizations

HR placement looks different at a 100-person company than at a 5,000-person organization with an established HR team. Both deserve the same level of strategic attention. We work with growing mid-market businesses building their HR function and enterprise organizations that need staff augmentation, specialized expertise, or support hiring talent their internal team lacks the bandwidth to recruit.

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Intentionally Capacity-Constrained

To protect quality and candidate experience, we limit the number of concurrent placement engagements our team supports at any given time. The work we deliver, particularly correct role scoping and post-hire support, requires focus and judgment. We’d rather slow intake than dilute quality.

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HR Professionals We Place

Vice President HR

HR Director

HR Manager

HR Business Partner

HR Generalist

HR Coordinator

Talent Acquisition Specialist/Recruiter

Compensation & Benefits Specialist

HRIS & HR Operations Specialist

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What Our Clients Say

We currently outsource our HR strategy work to Cura HR. They are cutting edge with culture and I've finally found a partnership that just "gets" my visionary. Whatever they say, he approves which has made my job so much easier in this realm. HR is tricky—you have to lead with Culture and these are hands down my favorites.

Adrienne Weir

Chief Integrator, Parable

Cura HR is fantastic. As soon as we engaged with them, they worked with us to establish a process first to review our existing HR functions, policies and procedures and establish new services to help our growing organization.

Alisande Rozynko

VP, General Counsel, Outrider Technologies

The Cura team is professional, diligent, and flexible with organizational needs and priorities. The Cura staff provided training, advice and templates for us to work with.

Lara Knuettel

Former CEO, Denver JCC

The team is great! They are always helpful, knowledgeable and wonderful to work with. The Cura HR team is very professional. We could not have completed our projects without their help.

Yaneth Zaragoza-Reinel

HR Director, Talent Management & Compensation, GCC

It was clear that the Cura HR staff was committed to us learning from them and ultimately being successful on our own (i.e. not reliant on them) which I've found to be unique compared to other comp consultants I've used. I see them as true experts in their space, and also a joy to work with. Absolutely use Cura HR to have professional and collaborative expertise as an extension of your own HR team.

Sara Thom

VP of Human Resources, Native Roots

Our experience working with Cura HR has been exceptional. Our employees are happier now that they have a dedicated rep to reach out to regarding HR needs and are able to get fast, intelligent responses. Cura HR has helped our company to streamline employee on-boarding, off-boarding, PTO policies as well as develop more robust benefit plans to aid in talent retention.

Angie Gibson

CFO, Community.co

Overall experience has been great. Very open dialog amongst the team members. Cura HR is always up for the challenges we face and comes to the table with a possible solution. Cura communicates well and keep us up to date. They are looked at as an extension of the Warren Team.

Dan Strong

Director of Operations, Warren Equity Partners

Cura possesses an outstanding commitment to client service and a deep knowledge of HR best practices.

Robyn Fergus

Former CHRO, Colorado State University

Organizations That Trust Cura

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Our Placement Team Is Built to Deliver

Every member of our placement practice is an experienced HR professional, not a recruiter who happened into HR. We bring deep expertise across talent acquisition, compensation, organizational development, and HR operations. We’re creative problem solvers and strategic thinkers committed to getting your placement right. And because we intentionally limit our caseload, you get focused attention from a team that knows your engagement inside and out.

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Whether you’re ready to start a search or just thinking through what the right hire looks like, we’re here. Complete this form and one of our placement specialists will be in touch within one business day.

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