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Fractional HR — Des Moines, Iowa

Fractional HR for Des Moines small businesses

Bevel HR runs the people function for Des Moines companies with 10–75 employees — compliance, onboarding, payroll, and employee relations — so founders can get back to the business. Senior HR and people & culture support, starting at $1,800/month.

$1,800/mo
Starting retainer
~25%
Of a full-time HR hire
Days
To start, not months
Who we help in Des Moines

Des Moines businesses that need real HR — not another tool.

We work with insurance and financial services, agribusiness and agtech, data centers, healthcare, and bioscience across the Des Moines metro. If you have 10–75 employees and HR keeps landing on the founder or ops lead, that's exactly who Bevel HR is built for.

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HR keeps landing on the founder
As a major US insurance hub, Des Moines is dense with financial-services employers scaling steady, credentialed teams — often building remote staff across the Midwest for the first time — and every offer letter, complaint, and policy question routes straight to the top. That's founder time you can't get back.
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Hiring fast with no system
You're adding people quickly but onboarding is improvised, and new hires are left to figure it out. It shows up as avoidable turnover six months later.
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Iowa compliance gaps piling up
Iowa is at-will with specific final-pay rules and relatively light state mandates, following federal overtime. For Des Moines employers, the risk usually arrives with growth: remote and multi-state hiring into neighboring states with paid-leave, sick-time, and pay-transparency rules Iowa doesn't have.
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A full-time hire doesn't pencil out
A full-time HR manager runs $70,000–$90,000/year fully loaded. At 10–50 employees you don't need 40 hours a week of HR — you need senior judgment at the volume you actually use.

HR compliance in Iowa — what Des Moines employers need to know

Iowa is at-will with specific final-pay rules and relatively light state mandates, following federal overtime. For Des Moines employers, the risk usually arrives with growth: remote and multi-state hiring into neighboring states with paid-leave, sick-time, and pay-transparency rules Iowa doesn't have. If you're also hiring remotely across state lines, the complexity compounds fast. We track state-specific requirements for every client so you're never blindsided by a rule you didn't know applied. See our multi-state hiring and HR compliance services.

Fractional HR in Des Moines

Why Des Moines businesses bring in fractional HR

As a major US insurance hub, Des Moines is dense with financial-services employers scaling steady, credentialed teams — often building remote staff across the Midwest for the first time. That mix shapes the people problems we see most in the Des Moines metro.

Our Des Moines clients span insurance and financial services, agribusiness and agtech, data centers, healthcare, and bioscience, and the common thread is growth arriving faster than HR infrastructure.

On the compliance side, iowa is at-will with specific final-pay rules and relatively light state mandates, following federal overtime. For Des Moines employers, the risk usually arrives with growth: remote and multi-state hiring into neighboring states with paid-leave, sick-time, and pay-transparency rules Iowa doesn't have. We keep that handled in the background so it never becomes the thing that blindsides you.

Fractional HR services & pricing

Senior HR for Des Moines businesses. A fraction of the cost.

Monthly retainers that flex with your company. Minimum 3-month engagement, cancel anytime after. Fully remote — we can start the same week you sign. Full pricing & comparison →

Foundation
$1,800/mo
6–8 hrs/mo · 1–20 employees

  • Dedicated HR request channel
  • Compliance monitoring & calendar
  • On-call Q&A (up to 2 hrs/mo)
  • New-hire paperwork guidance
  • One policy update per month
  • Monthly People Report
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Embedded
$6,500/mo
22–26 hrs/mo · 40–75 employees

  • Everything in Growth
  • Leadership team attendance
  • People strategy & org design
  • Comp benchmarking
  • Manager coaching
  • HRIS implementation
  • Quarterly board report
  • 4-hr urgent response SLA
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Common questions

Questions from Des Moines businesses

How much does fractional HR cost for a Des Moines business?

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Bevel HR retainers start at $1,800/month for Des Moines businesses with 1–20 employees. Most Des Moines clients at 15–40 employees land on the Growth package at $3,500/month — roughly 25% of the ~$70,000–$90,000 fully loaded annual cost of a full-time HR manager.

What Iowa employment laws do Des Moines employers need to know?

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Iowa is moderate — at-will, specific final-pay rules, federal overtime, few extra mandates. Des Moines employers most often add exposure when they hire remotely into states with stricter paid-leave and wage rules.

Do you work with Des Moines businesses remotely?

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Yes. Bevel HR is fully remote, and Des Moines clients get the same responsiveness as anywhere else — over video, Slack, email, and shared HR platforms. Most find remote HR faster than an in-house hire juggling other duties.

How quickly can you start with a Des Moines business?

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Within days of a signed agreement. Book a free 30-minute HR Assessment this week; if it's a fit, you'll have a proposal within 24 hours. Week one is your HR Audit — we review your current setup and surface what actually matters in the Des Moines metro.

What size Des Moines companies do you work with?

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We focus on Des Moines businesses with 10–75 employees — the stage where HR is too complex to ignore but a full-time hire doesn't pencil out yet. We commonly work with insurance and financial services, agribusiness and agtech, data centers, healthcare, and bioscience.
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