Clark Schaefer Strategic HR (CSSHR) operates as an outsourced HR function for other companies. Founded in 1995, the firm handles recruitment, HR strategy, compliance, benefits administration, and employee relations on behalf of its clients. In May 2021, it was acquired by Clark Schaefer Hackett (CSH), a Top 100 Business Advisory firm, expanding its service reach within the CSH ecosystem.
The company's client-facing work covers the full HR stack: designing compensation structures, managing training programs, and navigating the regulatory and communications layer that keeps organizations compliant. For cybersecurity professionals, CSSHR represents the hiring side of the equation - the entity writing job descriptions, managing candidate pipelines, and structuring offers for security roles at client organizations. The firm was recognized as an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company in 2017 and 2019.
CSSHR has been a Best Places to Work finalist from 2015 through 2020 and won Woman Owned Business of the Year in 2019. As a subsidiary of CSH, it now functions within a broader advisory network that includes accounting, tax, and business consulting services. The firm's model is straightforward: companies outsource their HR operations to CSSHR, which then staffs and manages those functions as an embedded partner.
