Practical solutions for businesses of every size.
Practical solutions for businesses of every size.

At Gravitas, we help organizations move from reactive HR to strategic people operations. Whether you’re building your first HR department or overhauling outdated practices, we bring senior-level expertise to compliance, culture, and everything in between.

We perform in-depth reviews of your HR practices to ensure compliance across jurisdictions. From wage and hour laws to local sick leave ordinances, we identify where you're vulnerable and provide a prioritized action plan—tailored to your state footprint. We have specific expertise in high-risk states like California, New York, and Illinois.

We create handbooks that actually reflect your operations, culture, and legal obligations. Whether you need to build one from scratch or modernize an outdated version, we ensure policies are clear, enforceable, and compliant with federal and state law. We also help train your managers on how to use them effectively.

We implement structured, defensible discipline systems—no more ad hoc decisions or documentation gaps. We also design internal investigation protocols that ensure employee concerns, misconduct, and harassment claims are addressed consistently, thoroughly, and in compliance with legal standards.

We help you build repeatable systems to attract, screen, and select the right candidates—without wasting time or risking bias. From job descriptions to structured interviews to hiring manager training, we design an approach that supports diversity, minimizes risk, and delivers better-fit hires.

We evaluate your current pay practices against market benchmarks and internal equity standards. Whether you need to create a new compensation structure or address pay transparency laws, we help you stay compliant and competitive—while reducing the risk of pay-based claims or turnover.

We bring order to the chaos of medical leave, intermittent FMLA, ADA accommodations, and overlapping state or local requirements. We help you build systems that track leave accurately, maintain compliance, and support both your people and your bottom line.

Whether you're upgrading from spreadsheets or replacing a clunky legacy system, we help you choose and implement the best-fit HR software for your size, industry, and goals. Already have an HRIS? We’ll audit your use of it, streamline workflows, and ensure you’re maximizing ROI.

We design onboarding processes that do more than fill out paperwork—they align new hires with your culture and expectations from day one. We also build retention strategies tied to real data (not perks), and create performance management systems that actually drive growth, not anxiety.
We’ve led HR operations in various industries, including startups and multi-state service organizations. That breadth gives us a practical, cross-sector lens—and the ability to solve nuanced problems without getting boxed in by a single-industry mindset. We don’t just know what works in theory; we know what works in your world.
We understand the resource constraints of a 10-person startup and the compliance complexity of a 500+ employee organization. We’ve scaled HR from scratch, navigated messy growth, and helped established companies modernize systems that haven’t been touched in a decade. We bring structure without red tape and strategy without bloat.
Every Gravitas engagement is led by a certified HR professional—no interns, no handoffs. Our consultants hold advanced credentials from HRCI and SHRM, including SPHR®, SHRM-SCP®, and PHR®. We match certification level to the scope of your project, ensuring deep expertise in compliance, strategy, and execution—whether you need high-level advising or tactical HR support.
We don’t just advise—we execute. Gravitas consultants directly handle tasks ranging from drafting policies and conducting investigations to managing employee relations and leave administration. For clients who need more than guidance, we can step in as your interim or outsourced HR function, overseeing day-to-day operations with precision and discretion. Every deliverable is actionable, every system is built to last.
With years of senior-level HR leadership in multi-state industries, Alex brings a grounded, compliance-driven approach to people operations. As a certified SPHR and co-founder of Gravitas, Alex works directly with clients to design HR systems that are strategic, scalable, and legally sound. Whether you're building HR from scratch or fixing what’s broken, you'll have a partner who knows how to navigate complexity—and get things done.

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