Our work sits at the intersection of people strategy, talent management and organizational design - helping HR and business leaders strengthen the connection between people and structure to drive performance.
We believe people perform better if the structure around them ‘makes sense’: responsibilities are logical and clear, human behavior is taken into account, not ignored, and people are given accountability to achieve results.
Everything we do is grounded in deep expertise and shaped by your unique context. We work closely with you to design solutions that are scalable, seamlessly fit into your broader HR landscape and are aligned with your business needs.
Whether you want to explore a more skill-centric approach to talent, get help on aligning and prioritizing your HR initiatives, get people on the same page on roles and responsibilities, or maybe just need ad-hoc support from a senior HR professional – we’ll make sure you get the support and outcomes you need.
Build a clear, scalable foundation for growth by making roles, levels, and skills transparent and actionable.
Help your organization explore and move toward skills-focused talent practices
Develop skills frameworks to inform career development, learning, performance, mobility, and/or recruiting
Design job and career architectures that support growth and mobility
When everything feels urgent, we help you decide what will make the biggest impact.
Develop HR roadmaps that prioritize and align HR efforts based on business needs.
Integrate and sequence core people programs and initiatives to reduce noise and increase impact
Uncover root causes and systemic blockers, and design targeted interventions for (parts of) your workforce
When everything feels urgent, we help you decide what will make the biggest impact.
Design organizational structures that clarify roles, responsibilities, decision-making, and workflows
Guide leaders through organizational redesigns with clear principles and trade-off analysis
Org structure “health check” that assesses efficiency and effectiveness and provides key areas for improvement.
We offer ongoing support for HR leaders : from big decisions to quick advice, we’re here when you need us.
Flexible support for HR leaders or small teams: access to expert input without a full-time engagement
Thought partnership and sounding board for HR leaders, with practical help on both strategy and execution
Ongoing program management and integration across people initiatives
We offer ongoing support for HR leaders: from big decisions to quick advice, we’re here when you need us.
Flexible support for HR leaders or small teams: access to expert input without a full-time engagement
Thought partnership and sounding board for HR leaders, with practical help on both strategy and execution
Ongoing program management and integration across people initiatives
Brightside was founded to provide high-end HR consulting, in a collaborative and easy-to-work-with way.
We want to make sure solutions land and stick, so we work closely with you and your teams to make sure it’s designed for your people, your structure, and your strategy.
You’ll work directly with a senior consultant with 15+ years of experience – no ‘bait and switch’.
We’re familiar with how organizations operate and ramp up quickly—no long learning curve.
We approach projects transparently, with clear scopes, regular check-ins, and open conversations about what’s working (and what’s not).
We are flexible at all times —adapting to shifting needs and timelines, while remaining dependable and easy to work with.
Founded by a consultant with 15+ years of experience at leading global HR consultancies, Brightside offers the quality and rigor of a top-tier firm, with the agility and responsiveness of a trusted internal partner.
We work across industries, with a focus on organizations between 200 and 10,000 employees. Whether you’re implementing skills-based talent management, redesigning your org, or rethinking your HR priorities, we help you move forward – with insight and impact.
Interested in working together?
Email us at info@thebrightsideconsulting.com