Your Decisions. Our Execution.
You lead the strategy. We manage the execution.
NorthStar People & Payroll Group
Payroll & HR Outsourcing
Your Decisions.Our Execution.
A Partnership Keeping Pace with the Changing World of Work.
NorthStar is your external HR and payroll department. We run the day-to-day execution, processes, and controls, and stand behind the results.
Why NorthStar?
Enterprise Expertise. Personalized Execution.
Enterprise payroll and HR expertise with personalized service. Unlike software providers and traditional processors, we become an extension of your leadership team.
Retain Control
Maintain ownership of your workforce, policies, and employer status.
Flexible by Design
Services, technology, and engagement models built around your needs.
Built for Growth
Support that scales as your organization evolves.
Services
What We Take On
Payroll Outsourcing
HR Outsourcing
Compliance
Governance
Shared Services
Payroll Leadership
Flexibility
Built Around Your Organization.
There is no standard package. Service models, technology, and engagement approaches are shaped to how your organization actually operates, and the scope can expand or contract as your needs change.
Choose Your Scope
Payroll only, HR only, or the full operation run as one department.
Your Platform or Ours
We operate inside the systems you own, or bring the technology with us.
Project or Ongoing
Defined project support, advisory alone, or fully managed delivery.
Scale on Your Terms
Scope expands or contracts as entities, states, and headcount change.
Leadership
Ken Adamek
Founder & CEO
Over 25 years in HR and global payroll technology, guiding Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups through complex payroll and HR decisions.
Meet Our Leadership TeamLet's Find the Right Approach
Tell us where your payroll and HR stand today. We'll recommend an approach tailored to your organization's needs.
Global Expertise. Operational Excellence. Lasting Impact.