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title: "HR Benchmark: Right Size, Different Shape | Case Study"
description: How a financial services firm compared its HR function with 11 peers, role by role, and found the question was not how many HR people, but where.
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# [HR Benchmark: Right Size, Different Shape | Case Study](https://www.peoplecentrix.eu/blog/hr-headcount-and-structure-benchmark-at-a-financial-services-firm)

 Written by [Tanguy Dulac](https://www.peoplecentrix.eu/blog/author/tanguy-dulac) | October 02, 2026

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