Interim Manager: expertise deployed
within 24 to 72 hours
Leadership gap, transformation,
turnaround, strategic project?
MANAGERIM deploys within 24 to 72 hours
a seasoned, immediately operational interim executive,
from its community of more than 20,000 premium managers
across Europe and beyond.
Partner of Bpifrance·▶ Featured in Forbes · Business Inside
* End-of-assignment client evaluations
Definition
What is an Interim Manager?
A seasoned executive or senior manager, external to the company, engaged for a limited period to lead a critical situation with a high level of operational expertise
Interim Manager: Definition and Operational Impact
An interim manager (also called an interim executive) is an experienced professional who joins a company for a fixed period (usually 3 to 18 months, with an average of 9 months at MANAGERIM). They can take on executive roles (Top Management: CEO / Managing Director, CFO, CHRO, CIO, Operations Director, Supply Chain Director, Sales Director…) as well as key management positions (Middle Management: HR Manager, Finance Manager, Production Manager, Logistics Manager, Payroll Manager, Project Manager…).
While perfectly able to carry out an assessment like a consultant would, the fundamental difference of an interim manager lies in their focus on execution. Their initial diagnosis is deliberately fast, concise and “flash”. They move swiftly into action: they join the organisation chart, take decisions, move the situation forward and roll out the roadmap, bringing teams along with a genuine results-driven culture.
Experience & situational intelligence
Proven track record in similar situations. Broad perspective, strong adaptability, immediately operational (“plug & play”) to grasp the company's challenges.
Functional mastery & Leadership
Sharp functional expertise combined with strong management skills and emotional intelligence (EQ). Listens, brings people along, keeps a cool head under pressure.
Objectivity & Neutrality
Free from internal politics, they bring a fresh, pragmatic perspective. Before leaving, they upskill the teams and secure the continuity of the work initiated.
Challenges & Contexts
When should you hire an Interim Manager?
An interim manager's assignment addresses major challenges for the growth, transformation or sustainability of your organisation.
Explore our 7 key areas of intervention
Interim Cover & Replacement
Fill the sudden absence of an executive or key manager: resignation, sick leave, maternity leave, unexpected departure, or cover during a lengthy recruitment process. Ensure business continuity
Transformation & Change Management
Lead organisational change, post-merger integration (M&A), process digitalisation, scale-up. Bring teams on board with the transformation
Performance Improvement
Increase the overall efficiency of a department or function (Finance, HR, Procurement), optimise and streamline internal processes, up to targeted industrial or supply chain performance improvement
Restructuring, Recovery & Turnaround
Step in during deep underperformance: drastic recovery, financial rescue (cash management, CRO role), management of sensitive social plans (redundancy plans, site closures)
Complex Project Management
Lead large-scale projects: company-wide ERP roll-out, construction of a new plant (greenfield), oversight of major construction or energy/utilities projects
Management Reinforcement & Interim Expert
Support your teams through a peak in activity, a temporary overload or a ramp-up phase. Deploy an Interim Expert with a rare or highly specialised skill set
Crisis Management
Regain control after a sudden event: industrial accident, quality crisis (product recall), cyberattack, sudden supply chain disruption, image and reputation crisis
Our methodology
The MANAGERIM approach to Interim Management
In urgent or high-stakes situations, time is your most precious resource. Our approach is built on absolute responsiveness and flawless execution, structured in 6 steps
Tailored scoping of your challenges
Assessment of the situation and its criticality, understanding of your DNA and joint definition of the target profile (management and technical skills, soft skills)
Manager Sourcing & Assessment
Tailored sourcing within our exclusive community of 20,000+ interim managers (or a wider search if required). Rigorous interviews by our Talent & Business Managers and total confidentiality
Shortlist & Interviews (24-72h)
Fast presentation of 2 to 3 perfectly matched profiles (profile, daily rate, availability), immediate scheduling of meetings and decision support
Contracting & Fast Start
Immediate set-up of a B2B service agreement (zero HR admin for you) and operational onboarding of the manager from day one (D1)
Onboarding & High-Impact Actions
Rapid immersion (D1-D15), roadmap refinement and short-loop validation. Team mobilisation and roll-out of the first high-impact actions (quick wins)
Tailored follow-up & Handover
Oversight by the Partner or Talent & Business Manager with follow-up fully adapted to your schedule. Anticipation of the end of the assignment and rigorous handover to secure your results over time
Cost & Daily rate
How much does an interim manager cost?
A transparent daily rate, invoiced only for days actually worked
Interim manager daily rate at MANAGERIM €900 to €1,950 excl. VAT per day, depending on profile and assignment
The average daily rate of an interim manager typically ranges from €900 to €1,950 excl. VAT per day. Assignments are billed on a time-and-materials basis: only days actually worked are invoiced.
This cost should always be weighed against the return on investment and the cost of inaction: a vacant position, a delayed transformation, a worsening crisis.
Role & function
General management, finance, HR, industry, supply chain, IT… The role entrusted and its scarcity on the market
Manager's background
Seniority: Middle-Top or Top Management, track record and sector expertise
Location
Country and region of the assignment, cross-border scope and travel
Complexity & urgency
Scope, stakes (crisis, turnaround, transformation), lead time and working pattern
Indicative example: an interim manager at €1,400 excl. VAT per day, full-time (around 20 working days a month) for 6 months, represents a budget of around €168,000 excl. VAT, with no recruitment fees or social charges.
Comparison
Interim manager, consultant or permanent hire:
which should you choose?
Three ways to meet a leadership need, three different commitments
| Criterion | MANAGERIM interim manager | Consultant | Permanent hire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Joins the organisation chart, decides and leads the teams | Analyses, recommends and produces deliverables | Takes the position for the long term |
| Lead time | Shortlist within 24 to 72h, start as soon as you decide | A few weeks | 2 to 6 months on average |
| Duration | 3 to 18 months, 9 months on average | One-off engagement | Open-ended |
| Responsibility | Operational responsibility for leading, within your teams | Responsibility for deliverables | Operational responsibility, over time |
| Selection & follow-up | Rigorous assessment, quality follow-up by MANAGERIM, replacement guarantee | Provided by the consulting firm | Probationary period |
| Contractual framework | B2B service agreement, zero HR admin | Consulting contract | Employment contract and social charges |
| Cost | Daily rate €900 to €1,950 excl. VAT, time and materials | Fees or fixed price | Salary, social charges and recruitment cost |
Why MANAGERIM
A premium & agile Interim Management firm
The senior expertise of a premium firm, the commitment of a dynamic team
and tailored responsiveness. Our 4 founding pillars
Premium excellence
Rigorously vetted premium profiles: 100% proven experience, demonstrated track record, strong emotional intelligence. Quality first, never sacrificed for speed
24-72h agility
Deployment within 24 to 72 hours thanks to our Fast Transition To Success© methodology. Unrivalled responsiveness without sacrificing precision
Top & Middle Management
A unique pool covering Top Management (CEO, CFO, CHRO, CIO, Operations Director…) AND Middle Management (functional managers, project managers). Full coverage of your challenges
The MANAGERIM team
by your side
Our Partners, Talent & Business Managers and Senior Advisors ensure responsiveness, a sharp understanding of your challenges, sourcing expertise, commitment and high quality standards throughout your assignment
As featured in
Forbes · Business Inside
Sébastien Baciocchini, CEO and founder of MANAGERIM, interviewed by Jean-Marc Sylvestre on executive interim management: contexts of intervention, interim manager profiles and the MANAGERIM methodology.
Geographic coverage
Europe at the core,
with a worldwide reach
An interim manager's effectiveness relies on their understanding of local specificities
and their ability to start immediately
From Munich to Madrid, Milan to Amsterdam: local interim managers across Europe
Europe is at the heart of MANAGERIM's model. We deploy interim managers who are native to the country, speak the language and know the local business culture, labour environment and stakeholders, or bicultural managers able to bridge headquarters and subsidiaries. And when your projects go further, we deploy beyond Europe.
🇪🇺 Europe — our core market
Germany, in every Land: Bavaria (Munich), Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart), North Rhine-Westphalia (Düsseldorf, Cologne), Hesse (Frankfurt), Hamburg, Berlin · Switzerland (Zurich, Basel, Geneva) · Italy (Milan, Turin, Genoa, Rome) · Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville) · Benelux (Brussels, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Luxembourg) · United Kingdom & Ireland (London, Dublin) · Austria & Portugal (Vienna, Lisbon) · and the rest of Europe. Local, native-speaking interim managers, deployed close to your sites.
🇫🇷 France — all regions
Paris headquarters and interim managers in every French region: Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes, Strasbourg… and the French overseas territories.
🌍 Beyond Europe · 30+ countries
Whenever your projects require it: Middle East (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon) · Africa (Morocco, Tunisia, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal) · North America (United States, Canada) · Latin America (Brazil, Mexico) · Asia (China, Japan, Hong Kong, India)
* Locations listed: countries and cities where our interim managers have recently completed assignments
Our clients
Who are our interim managers for?
Our community of interim managers is sized to meet the requirements of different types of organisations
SMEs & mid-caps
Structuring, growth milestones, replacement of executives and key managers
Large corporations & subsidiaries
Complex project roll-out, carve-out, interim cover on strategic positions
Private Equity & Funds
Accelerating portfolio company growth, integrating acquisitions (build-up), turnaround
Start-ups & Scale-ups
Hypergrowth, fundraising, process structuring, scaling up
They trust us
Large international groups, mid-caps and SMEs, across Europe and internationally · a few recent references
Case studies
Situations resolved by our interim managers
Concrete, anonymised examples of recent assignments
led by our interim managers, with feedback from our clients
International
Leading a subsidiary in Germany
An interim CFO fluent in French and German was deployed at a German subsidiary: financial management taken back in hand, smoother reporting and HQ-subsidiary relations, local teams stabilised
“An interim CFO fluent in French and German, immediately operational at our Stuttgart subsidiary, fully at ease with our business and the reporting requirements to our parent company.”
Group CFO, automotive supplier
Interim CFO · Automotive supplier, Stuttgart subsidiary (Germany)
Quality & Compliance
Securing quality at a pharmaceutical site in Switzerland
Under a tight regulatory timeline, an interim Quality Director, also a Qualified Person, was deployed to secure the compliance of a production site
“An interim Quality Director and Qualified Person, deployed at our pharmaceutical site in Basel to secure our GMP standards on a tight timeline.”
Site Director, pharmaceutical industry
Interim Quality Director · Pharmaceutical industry, Basel (Switzerland)
M&A Integration
Post-acquisition leadership
Following an acquisition, an interim manager leads the integration, aligns practices, brings the teams on board and secures business continuity
“… leadership, M&A experience, due diligence and PMI, a clear roadmap, synergies secured, a successful transition.”
Partner, investment fund
Interim CEO · Franco-German build-up, MedTech
Financial Transformation
Strengthening the finance function
An interim CFO was deployed to improve cash management, make closings more reliable and secure a critical transformation phase
“… group reporting taken back in hand, closing secured and cash position stabilised, with no disruption.”
Group Chief Financial Officer
Interim CFO · International pharmaceutical group, France
HR Reorganisation
Sensitive social dialogue & transformation
An interim CHRO was deployed to secure the human balance during an organisational transformation and tense social dialogue
“The interim manager led the dialogue with employee representatives and structured the redundancy plan in a calm climate, while preserving HR continuity.”
Group CHRO, industrial mid-cap
Interim CHRO · Industrial mid-cap, France
Interim Cover
Unexpected departure of a key manager
In a tense context, an interim manager was deployed to stabilise the organisation, restore confidence and bring performance back under control
“… carried out a flash diagnosis, re-engaged the teams and rolled out a Lean action plan: OEE, service level and productivity clearly improved, 6-month objectives achieved.”
CEO, food-industry SME (~180 employees)
Interim cover · Plant Manager · Food-industry SME, France
Functions covered
Top & Middle Management: 8 major function families
From CEO to operational manager, our interim managers cover every strategic and critical function of the company
General Management, Governance & Strategic Projects
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) · Chairman & CEO · Chief Operating Officer (COO) · Business Unit Director · Subsidiary Director · Profit Centre Director · Regional Director · Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO) · Chief Transformation Officer · Programme / Major Project Director · PMO · Site Director · Association Director · Clinic Director · Care Home Director · Hotel Director · Court-appointed Interim Administrator
Finance
CFO · Finance Director · Head of Management Control · Financial Controller · Management Controller · Chief Accountant · Head of Consolidation · Treasury Director · Treasurer · General Secretary · Finance & Administration Manager · Finance Manager
Human Resources
CHRO · HR Director · HR Manager · HRBP · Employee Relations Director · Payroll Manager · Payroll Director · Compensation & Benefits Director (Comp&Ben) · HRIS Manager · HRIS Director
Industry & Operations
Industrial Director · Plant Manager · Site Director · Production Director · Production Manager · Maintenance Director · Technical Director · R&D Director · Lean / Operational Excellence Director · Qualified Person (Pharma)
Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality & HSE
Supply Chain Director · Supply Chain Manager · Logistics Director · Logistics Manager · Transport Director · Planning Manager · S&OP Manager · Flow Manager · Purchasing & Supply Manager · Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) · Sales Administration Director · Customer Service Director · Quality Director · HSE/QHSE Manager
Sales, Marketing & Communications
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) / Chief Sales Officer · Sales Director · Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) · Communications Director · Digital Marketing Director · Business Development Director · Store / Flagship / Retail / Network Director
IT & Digital
CIO · IT Manager · Chief Digital Officer (CDO) · Chief Technology Officer (CTO) · Chief Data Officer · CISO (Cybersecurity) · Data Scientist · BI Manager · IT / ERP Deployment Project Manager
Legal, Compliance, ESG & Real Estate
Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel · Legal Counsel · Contract Manager · Compliance Director · ESG / CSR Director · Real Estate Director · Facility Manager · Property Manager · General Services / Infrastructure Manager
Sector expertise
9 major sector families covered
Our sector expertise spans the entire European and international economy, from advanced industry to retail, non-profit and health and social care
Manufacturing & Equipment
Automotive · Aerospace · Space · Defence · Naval · Railway · Mechanical Engineering · Industrial Machinery & Equipment · Metallurgy · Steel · Foundry · Mining · Robotics · Metrology · Electronics · High Technology · Materials
Process Industries & Agri-Food
Food & Beverage (F&B) · Agriculture · FMCG · Chemicals · Petrochemicals (Oil & Gas) · Agrochemicals · Building Materials · Glass · Plastics · Rubber · Paper · Wood · Cardboard · Packaging · Seveso · ATEX
Healthcare, Life Sciences & Social Care
Pharmaceutical Industry (Pharma) · CDMO · Pharma CMO · Biotechnology (Biotech) · Medical Devices · Cosmetics & Beauty · MedTech · HealthTech · Healthcare · Clinics · Care Homes · Specialised Care Facilities · Health & Social Care · GMP · HACCP
Consumer Goods, Luxury & Retail
Luxury · Fashion · Textiles · Furniture · Household Appliances · Consumer Goods (FMCG) · Mass Retail · Specialist Retail · Retail · E-Commerce · Wholesale · DIY
Logistics, Transport & Mobility
Logistics Providers · Supply Chain · Freight Transport · Railway · Maritime · Air · Road · Multimodal · Mobility Operators
Construction, Energy & Environment
Energy · Utilities · Nuclear · Renewables · Cleantech · Greentech · Oil & Gas · Water · Waste · Environment · Construction · Public Works · Civil Engineering · Roads · Infrastructure · Engineering · Multi-technical Services
Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Banking · Insurance · Mutual Insurance · Financial Services · Fintech · Insurtech · Asset Management · Private Equity · Investment Funds · Real Estate · PropTech · Property Management · Property Companies · Social Housing
Tech, Digital & B2B Services
Tech · Technology · SaaS · Software · Digital · Start-ups · Scale-ups · New Technologies · Software Publishers · EdTech · FoodTech · IT Services · Consulting · Audit · Telecoms · Media · Cybersecurity · Cloud · Data Centres · Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Big Data · Facility Management
Non-profit, Hospitality, Tourism & Media
Social & Solidarity Economy · Associations · Foundations · Non-Profit · Hospitality · Food Service · Tourism · Leisure · Publishing · Printing
FAQ
Everything you need to know about Interim Management
Role, cost, duration, lead time, contract: answers to our clients' most frequent
questions about interim managers
What is an interim manager?
What does an interim manager do day to day?
How much does an interim manager cost (daily rate)?
How do you estimate the total budget of an interim management assignment?
Interim management, executive interim management, transition management: what is the difference?
What is the difference between an interim manager and a consultant?
Why work with an interim management firm?
Interim management or permanent hire: which should you choose?
When should you hire an interim manager?
How long does an interim management assignment last?
How quickly can MANAGERIM deploy an interim manager?
How does MANAGERIM select and follow up its interim managers?
What contract links the company, MANAGERIM and the interim manager?
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Take action
Hire an Interim Manager
Whether your challenge involves interim cover, a transformation, a turnaround, a crisis or a strategic project, MANAGERIM helps you identify and deploy, within 24 to 72 hours, the interim manager that fits your context
- Are you facing thesudden absence of a manager in a key position? A leadership emergency?
- Need to replace a manager at short notice ?
- Looking for a seasoned interim manager to lead a transformation project?
ALL OUR FUNCTIONS
General Management, Finance, HR, Industry, Supply Chain, Sales, IT, Legal… 8 major function families covered
ALL OUR SECTORS
Industry, Food & Beverage, Chemicals, Aerospace, Automotive, Equipment, Materials, Packaging, Pharma, Cosmetics, Retail, Luxury, Tech, Construction, Energy, Services, Non-profit… 9 major sector families
ALL OUR CHALLENGES
Interim Cover, Transformation, Performance, Restructuring, Projects, Reinforcement, Crisis… 7 contexts of intervention in detail