HR Companies & HR Consultants in Lake Oswego, OR

Overview

Inde HR, marketed as IndeHR, is the human resources arm of Inde, a Lake Oswego, Oregon company that has operated since 2006. The firm provides outsourced, part-time HR leadership. A sister brand, Independent Retirement, handles 401(k) and related plan administration.

For owners without an internal people function, this means one provider can cover employment matters and retirement benefits side by side. Inde reports serving more than 600 businesses over roughly two decades. Those clients range from two-person startups to manufacturers with around 200 staff.

The client base is organized by company size. Founder-led startups with up to ten workers typically need help with first hires, offer letters, I-9 paperwork, a starter handbook, and answers to employment questions as they come up.

Firms of 11 to 50 people with no dedicated HR employee rely on IndeHR for payroll coordination, onboarding, compliance oversight, and performance management structures. Organizations past 50 employees often already have a single HR staffer. They bring in IndeHR for senior-level strategy, specific projects, and leadership support.

Services

IndeHR describes its offering as a range that runs from reactive help to an ongoing strategic relationship. Core service lines include:

• On-demand HR advice with no retainer commitment
• Routine HR administration managed by the Inde team
• Strategic HR work such as organizational design, long-range planning, and coaching for leaders
• Custom employee handbooks written to reduce legal risk
• Payroll coordination, onboarding, and ongoing compliance oversight
• Help addressing rising benefit costs, workers' compensation spikes, and lawsuit exposure

Independent Retirement administers Safe Harbor and traditional 401(k), cash balance, Solo(k), new comparability, and 403(b) designs. Compliance testing, Form 5500 filings, and plan documents are included. Its higher service tiers add HR support, handbook upkeep, and 3(16) fiduciary services on top of plan administration, which may appeal to buyers who want a combined arrangement.

Industries and specialties

On the HR side, Inde highlights construction, the skilled trades and contractors, manufacturing, and agriculture. It also offers a prevailing wage bid tool for contractors pricing public work. The retirement practice additionally works with professional services firms, medical practices, technology companies, nonprofits, and restaurants. The firm's educational content covers Oregon employment law along with DOL, IRS, and ERISA topics, delivered through webinars, workshops, and a blog.

Team and approach

Inde lists a staff of 16. It says its HR professionals hold SHRM certification and its plan administrators carry QKA and QPA credentials. The HR team is US-based and includes people with operating backgrounds.

Among them are Lisa Goodnight, who previously directed HR for construction and real estate employers, and Denise Diamond, who led HR for organizations with as many as 19,000 employees. Each client gets a named contact supported by the wider team rather than a ticketing system, and pricing is structured as flat rates.

The company is headquartered in Lake Oswego and also lists service areas in Portland, Eugene, Salem, and Bend, plus Vancouver, Washington. Prospective clients can start with a free consultation that produces an initial action plan.