About AlzaHR

Your strategic partner for the people side of growth.

AlzaHR, powered by Alza People Collective was founded to give growing companies the kind of senior HR leadership that used to be reserved for the enterprise. We're not traditional outsourced HR. We're your strategic partner, building lift, clarity, and momentum.

What we believe

The values that shape every engagement, every hire, every conversation.

People first

Every decision starts with the humans behind the work.

Practical, not performative

Real tools and frameworks that work in messy, growing companies.

Compliance as the floor

We protect you legally, and then we go further.

Steady when it matters

Calm, experienced guidance through the toughest people moments.

Here when it matters most.

When your team is growing, your culture is shifting, or compliance starts to feel overwhelming, the right people partner becomes essential. Moments like a first hire, a new manager, a difficult employee issue, or the need for clearer systems can either move your mission forward or stall it. This is where AlzaHR steps in, providing steady guidance, practical structure, and leadership support exactly when your organization needs it most.

Get to know us

The people behind AlzaHR.

Senior HR leaders who've sat in your seat and built the playbooks to back it up.

Ben Gaines, Ed.D.

Founder & Principal HR Consultant

Ben Gaines, Ed.D., is a strategic people executive who helps organizations navigate complexity, growth, and change. With a doctorate in Leadership and deep expertise in organizational design and change management, he brings a leader’s perspective to building high-performing, people-centered organizations. His early career began in education, where he transformed one of California’s lowest- performing schools into a nationally recognized model. The discipline of leading through change has carried into his 15+ years of people leadership across the business, start-up, and non-profit sectors. As founder and Senior People Business Partner with Alza, Ben advises executive teams and leads the people function across start-ups, mid-size companies, and complex organizations undergoing mergers, acquisitions, and redesign. He is known for developing highly technical professionals into capable, confident people leaders. Ben is recognized for steady leadership, practical guidance, and an ability to reimagine structure and culture while sustaining trust. His approach blends strategic clarity with human-centered execution, ensuring leaders and employees can succeed through periods of transition and growth.

Let's start a conversation.

However you prefer to connect, we'd love to hear what you're working on. No pitch, no pressure.

We work in English and Spanish. Hablamos español.