01 / First hires
Set the basics up cleanly.
Job descriptions, interviews, offer letters, onboarding plans, I-9s, tax forms, and the first-week experience.
- Hiring process
- Offer and onboarding materials
- Simple employee file setup
New York HR, built for lean teams
HR support for founder-led teams.
TiffinHR helps small and growing teams handle hiring, onboarding, policies, documentation, and employee issues without hiring a full-time HR person.
“A calm room, a sharp read, and a willingness to name the thing nobody else wants to.”Client testimonial
Why founders call
- Senior People judgment before you hire full-time HR.
- US, UK, and EU experience across growth, change, and messy decisions.
- Practical support for teams that need structure without bureaucracy.
HR help for the moments founders actually feel.
I focus on the practical HR work that often lands with founders, operators, office managers, or whoever is simply good with people.
02 / Cleanup
Bring structure to messy people systems.
Policies, handbooks, documentation, sick leave, harassment prevention, workplace basics, and processes that people can actually follow.
- Employee handbook
- NYC and NY policy basics
- Documentation habits
03 / Support
Get a steady second brain for people issues.
Performance concerns, difficult conversations, terminations, role clarity, manager support, and the questions that come up midweek.
- Employee issue guidance
- Termination planning
- Fractional HR support
Who this is for
Built for teams that are growing, but still personal.
You do not need enterprise HR. You need clear judgment, clean documentation, and someone who understands that small teams cannot hide behind bureaucracy.
You are making your first real hires.You want to get the basics right before habits harden.
HR lives in the founder's inbox.People questions are taking up more space than they should.
Your team has outgrown informal practices.Policies, roles, feedback, and decisions need more consistency.
You need structure, not bureaucracy.Simple systems, plain language, and practical next steps.
Clear pricing, scoped to what you need.
No enterprise contracts. No bloated process. Just practical HR support for founder-led teams in New York and beyond.
Project-based
One-time help
From $750
For first hires, handbooks, policy reviews, and cleanup projects.
- First Hire Setup, $750
- Employee Handbook, from $1,200
- Termination Planning, $400
- Custom projects, $200/hr
Most useful
Monthly HR office hours
$600/mo
For small teams that need someone to call before people issues get expensive.
- 2 hours per month
- Email, phone, or video support
- Use it for hiring, policies, employee issues, and documentation
- Cancel anytime
Flexible
Fractional HR
Custom
For growing firms that need regular support, usually from $1,000/month.
- Recurring people operations support
- Manager and founder guidance
- HR cleanup and system-building
- Scoped to your team and pace
TiffinHR
Small enough to be personal. Experienced enough to be useful.
Small enough to be personal. Experienced enough to be useful.
About Sophie
HR judgment from high-growth companies, translated for smaller teams.
I'm Sophie Malik. I spent 15+ years building HR systems for companies going through hypergrowth, from early teams to companies with 1,000+ people, through acquisitions and IPO-level complexity.
Now I help founder-led teams get the same quality of people infrastructure without the full-time HR hire or the corporate overhead. That can mean hiring your first employee, cleaning up policies, handling an employee issue, or building simple systems before things get messy.
I am not a replacement for employment counsel. I help with the operational HR side, and I help you spot when a legal question needs legal review.
Clear thinking when people questions get loaded.
Founders usually call before something has an obvious answer: a hard conversation, a strained team, an unclear role, or a People function that needs more structure.
“In just two sessions, Sophie helped me find the confidence and clarity to make a decision I don’t think I would have taken without her support.”Brittany, Senior Tech Recruiter, Berlin
“A calm room, a sharp read, and a willingness to name the thing nobody else wants to.”Client testimonial
Let's talk
Have an HR question sitting on your desk?
Start with a free 30-minute consultation. We will talk through what is happening, what your team needs, and whether TiffinHR is the right fit.