Nicole Nadeau, Human Resources Consulting

Build. Grow. Create. The impact of the work HR Ignite delivers to your business will drive the way you implement your business ideas and strategic initiatives. My passion is building world class organizations through analysis, organizational design, total rewards design, coaching and development, and optimizing both HRIS and human capital.  As the Director of the HR Ignite consulting practice, Nicole. Nadeau partners with compensation survey experts, executive search consultants and HRIS partners to deliver the best human resources consulting services her clients.

Evaluate, Design and Drive Mission. Ms. Nadeau’s success as a member of the leadership team for a multibillion dollar Fidelity Investments wealth management spinoff was made possible by her ability to help business leaders assess needs, drive change, engage the best talents of the employee population and partner with stakeholders. Leverage her experience “walking the walk” with Executives looking to transform their businesses.  

Ms. Nadeau has lived in the Boston area since 1991, originally coming to Boston from New Orleans, LA.  She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Boston College. Ms. Nadeau has been cited in numerous industry periodicals and is a member of SHRM, FSHR and ESIX.  HR Ignite is also a proud member of  the Family Office Association.

Ms. Nadeau came to the Crosby Company of New Hampshire and Beacon Trust Company in 2010 as the Head of Human Resources. As a member of the firm's Senior Leadership team, she was responsible for leading strategy & execution in the areas of Leadership Development, Coaching and Training, Organizational Design, HR Compliance and Risk, Compensation Design and Total Rewards programs, Benefits and Payroll, HRIS Systems, and Employee engagement. Ms. Nadeau joined Fidelity in 2004 after many years at Merrill Lynch, where she was responsible for building HR delivery for regional offices on the East Coast within Merrill’s Private Client Group.  During her tenure with Fidelity's human resources executive team, she worked across all businesses of the firm and also had primary executive search responsibility for the venture capital businesses.      

Ms. Nadeau started her career within a specialized search firm in Cambridge, MA where she held the title of ‘Top-Biller’ for many years and won the ‘Presidents Circle’ national awards for Top-National recruiter. She is also a  Certified Women Empowerment Coach.