More about the interim manager
The interim manager has 15 years of experience in structuring and supporting complex change processes, such as outsourcing, reorganization and the introduction and optimization of large IT systems. He often acts as the COO's or CFO's right-hand man at the interface between the commercial or administrative departments and IT. He mediates and translates between the various departments, company hierarchy levels and national cultures. They also coordinate internal teams as well as external service providers.
The focus of their work is on redesigning and increasing the efficiency of processes as well as setting up and reorganizing parts of the company and standardized workflows. He is often called upon as a troubleshooter to clearly define vague tasks, untangle complex situations and get projects that have gotten out of hand back on track. His broad background in the commercial sector and process optimization, his analytical expertise, his consulting background, his multilingualism and international experience set him apart.
Operative experience in finance and controlling as well as database expertise
Before his freelance career, the interim manager worked as a Big 4 consultant, assistant to the board and project manager and built up the Business Development & Controlling department for a start-up. The combination of his operational experience in various finance and controlling activities with his expertise in database programming enables him to mediate between different technical languages and ways of thinking. This allows him to quickly create clarity and a common denominator in complex, confusing situations and to defuse conflicts.
The interim manager is characterized by a clear and direct approach as well as his hands-on mentality and high focus on results. They feel most comfortable when they can create structures in a dynamic environment, combine ideas from different specialist areas into a functioning whole and drive a team of motivated experts to deliver top performance.
In addition to his dual role as content facilitator, technical advisor and final quality control authority on the one hand and structured organizer and communicator on the other, the interim manager also brings experience in creating project and program management standards, as well as in employee training in these areas and in making work processes more efficient.
