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About the role
What they do
An interim manager steps into a live business situation and takes responsibility quickly. The role is about leading, deciding, and delivering when a company needs experienced hands for a defined period. In Dusseldorf, that often means working with industrial firms, logistics companies, trading businesses, and service organisations that need calm execution and clear structure.
Typical mandates
- Stabilise a department after a leadership gap or organisational change
- Lead a turnaround, restructuring, or post-merger integration
- Improve operations, processes, reporting, or governance
- Take ownership of a project or function until a permanent leader is in place
- Align teams, set priorities, and push decisions through the business
A strong interim manager is not there to observe. They are expected to act, communicate clearly, and leave the company in better shape than they found it.
Core strengths
Good interim managers combine leadership with fast analysis. They can read a company’s situation, identify the real blockers, and create a practical plan that fits the organisation. Common strengths include change management, stakeholder handling, financial control, operations, and team leadership. Many companies also look for an interim executive, turnaround manager, or management consultant when the assignment needs a similar mix of authority and speed.
Common skills
- Rapid diagnosis of business problems and risks
- Clear communication with management, works councils, and teams
- Hands-on leadership in finance, operations, sales, or HR
- Delivery of measurable action plans and clean handovers
- Experience in crisis situations, transformation, and interim leadership
When companies hire one
Companies bring in an interim manager when time matters and the situation is too important for a slow search. That can be a vacancy in a key role, a plant or function under pressure, or a project that needs senior ownership from day one. In Dusseldorf, on-site presence is often useful in the start phase, while follow-up work can be handled remotely if the mandate allows it.
What good looks like
The best interim professionals are credible fast. They listen well, set direction early, and do not hide behind reports or theory. They work with the existing organisation instead of forcing unnecessary change. For companies, the right choice is someone who can lead with authority, deliver practical results, and hand over a stable setup at the end of the mandate.
Meet FRATCH Interim Managers
Alwin G.
Head of IT
Last position:
IT Interim Manager & AI Strategist
- AI product development: Design of an AI-supported GRC platform to automate compliance processes.
- AI expertise: Strategic deepening in Agentic AI and GenAI as a core asset for modern IT governance
- IT interim management and strategic consulting
Matthias Bullmahn
Interim Manager for Transformation, Change and Restructuring
Last position:
Member at Rotary – Passport Club Werderscher Markt
Dirk Volkmann
Interim Manager
Last position:
Interim Project Manager at Energy Producer
- Innovation division: Project development for a brownfield biofuel production partnership
Corinna Schmidt
Strategic Advisor Brand and Change
Last position:
Strategic Advisor Brand and Change at Targobank
- Strategic consulting for the Head of Brand on brand strategy and change processes
- Analysis of existing processes, resources, and interfaces within the team as well as with internal and external stakeholders
- Development and implementation of recommendations for action to improve processes and increase efficiency
- Project management and change management for the successful implementation of measures
- Management and selection of external service providers to ensure smooth execution
- Optimization of internal processes and interfaces through in-depth analysis and recommendations for action
- Effective acceleration of decision-making and management processes in brand management
- Successful management of external service providers and agencies for more efficient workflows and higher quality
René Servos
Finance / Controlling / Regulatory Management / Optimization / Reorganization
Last position:
Freelance Interim Manager and Project Consultant at Energy Utility Company
- Analyze the existing water price calculation for formal errors and factual gaps in argumentation regarding the legal regulatory framework (including AVBWasserV, KAG RP, statutes, NEV according to BGH) and water industry best practices
- Ensuring operational controlling of the water division
- Regulatory optimization of the existing pricing strategy
- Objective assessment of existing litigation in the water sector
- Technical support to all stakeholders in the water division
- Implementation and roll-out of a new water price calculation tool
- Knowledge transfer to the controlling department and professional onboarding of new employees
- Covered vacancy by performing water price calculations
- Reviewing the pricing strategy from a regulatory perspective
- Setting up a PMO and taking on PMO tasks
- Professional advice on preparing the annual financial statements
- Expert sparring partner for the board, legal and finance/controlling in the water segment
- Optimization, adaptation and redesign of business processes in the finance/controlling environment
- Regulatory adjustments of the existing controlling
- Advising the holding's board and collaborating with subsidiaries
- Support with impairments together with auditors
- Opportunity and risk analyses for existing legal proceedings and negotiations
- Drafting price adjustment clauses and assisting in mediations
- Reorganization of equity structures
- Reporting to the head of legal, head of corporate development, and the CEO and CSO
Bernadette Bosbach
Interim Recruitment Consultant & Talent Acquisition Manager
Last position:
Research Consultant & Talent Acquisition Manager at Self-employed
Profound experience in staffing positions in a wide array of industries at all hierarchical levels
Responsibility for the entire recruiting process (operational and strategic), starting with the clarification of the assignment, including coordination of the procurement strategy, on to the job description, pre-selection and conducting of interviews through to the development of the contract
Contact partner for human resource consulting and recruiter within the framework of the positions to be filled
Contact partner for the works council regarding transfers and employment of personnel
Project management of direct search mandates for management and specialist positions: development of the search field, identification and direct contacting of potential candidates
Anastasia Laska
Interim Executive and Advisor
Last position:
Interim Executive and Advisor at AMG co.
- Advisory roles across SaaS, retail, consumer, industrial tech, and life science
- Focusing on GTM, pricing, CRM and digital transformation
Johannes Pelzer
Interim Recruiter
Last position:
Interim Recruiter at CureVac SE
- Filling positions in permanent and freelance contracts
- End-to-end process management with hiring managers and HR business partners from needs analysis to contract negotiation
- Direct Search, Social Media Recruiting, Advertising, Active Sourcing
- Use of SAP Success Factors and LinkedIn Recruiter
- Project languages: German, English
Christian Wonneberger
Project Manager, Interim Manager, Application Manager
Last position:
Software Engineer, cross-platform Application Manager at International major bank
- Creating interfaces between the legacy platform and the new container solution
- Coordinating required contributions from line units
- Moderating regular status meetings with the software vendor
- Minimally invasive conversion of TWS scheduling from the old to the new platform
- Environment: IBM Mainframe, DB2, CICS, MQ, Red Hat Linux, Oracle, Kubernetes, Kafka, Helm, GitLab, Jenkins
Acelya Satir
Interim Senior Accountant
Last position:
Interim Senior Accountant at Gustavo Gusto GmbH & Co. KG
- Independently manage financial accounting
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements according to HGB and IFRS
- Create monthly reports
- Prepare booking documents and calculate provisions
- Submit VAT advance returns, annual tax returns, and summary reports
- Consolidate all relevant financial data from multiple entities in SAP BYD
- Optimize AP and AR processes
- Manage general ledger and fixed asset accounting
- Serve as direct contact for internal and external finance topics
- Prepare monthly forecasts, intercompany and account reconciliations
- Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bank accounting
- Submit factoring reports to banks
- Provide cash flow report to the CFO
- Train new finance staff
- Prepare and ensure compliance with financial statements
- Liaise with auditors and tax advisors
Marion Gunia
Trainer Communication & Leadership | Talent Acquisition Manager | HR Process Optimization
Last position:
Trainer Communication & Leadership | Talent Acquisition Manager | HR Process Optimization at Self-employed
As a freelance trainer and Talent Acquisition expert, I support companies in attracting, onboarding, developing, and retaining employees professionally.
My focus is on 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 in communication, leadership, onboarding, and knowledge transfer, as well as on 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 including active sourcing and candidate experience.
I combine many years of experience in sales, recruiting, team leadership, and process optimization (HR and sales) with a clear, hands-on approach. Companies benefit from trainings that provide concrete tools and recruiting processes that are fast, transparent, and efficient. The goal is always to strengthen collaboration, preserve knowledge, and make informed decisions.
In addition to training and talent acquisition, I optimize HR processes along the employee lifecycle – from talent acquisition and onboarding through role clarification, induction, knowledge transfer, and handovers to offboarding and knowledge retention. I emphasize clear responsibilities, structured workflows, and communication at eye level.
My work is aimed at companies that want to professionalize their recruiting processes, empower leaders and employees, or sustainably improve knowledge transfer and collaboration.
Key focus areas:
- Training & Workshops (communication, leadership, onboarding, knowledge transfer, offboarding)
- Operational recruiting & active sourcing
- Candidate experience
- HR process optimization along the employee lifecycle
- Knowledge transfer, handovers & role clarification
- Workshop design & moderation
I look forward to connecting with companies that want to strengthen training, talent acquisition, or HR processes – as well as with educational providers looking for hands-on training formats.
Mario Robert
Senior Interim Manager | B2B / B2C Partner Management & Sales Excellence | Expert in Outsourcing & Performance Management
Last position:
Consulting / Interim at Self-employed
- Developed modular standard deliverables for vendor management (e.g. KPI scorecards, escalation logic, business review agendas)
- Created benchmarking models and market analysis of current trends in B2B inside sales to increase external partner efficiency
- Designed onboarding packages and campaign templates for faster time-to-market
- Explored current digitization trends and AI-driven tools in customer service/sales (self-learning)
Marc Schmöger
Consultant / Interim / Freelance
Last position:
Consultant / Interim / Freelance at Self-employed
- Hybrid/Remote
- Digitalisation introduction and optimisation of software
- Advice on the introduction of AI
- Data & AI strategy
- Interim / tech consultant
- Product, process & management
- Vendor management
- Compliance management platforms (ISO 27001, GDPR, EU AI Act)
- M&A due diligence & analysis
Julian Hillebrand
IT Project Manager (Senior) | >10 years of experience | Interim Manager IT, Digitalization, Infrastructure
Last position:
IT/Software Program Manager XR/VR Training Platform Life Sciences / Pharma
- Overall responsibility for planning, managing, and delivering multiple parallel custom software/product development projects in the life sciences environment, ensuring budget, schedule, and quality targets within an agile, regulated software development process (release/quality gates)
- Interface management between engineering, UX/UI, QA, IT security, compliance, and client project teams, including clarity on responsibilities and handovers
- Managing external service providers and development partners (vendor/contract management) for on-time release delivery
- Supporting product and roadmap definition in coordination with business and tech leadership (backlog, prioritization)
- Close coordination with international clients for requirement analysis, sprint/release progress tracking, and acceptance of deliverables
Stefan Schröder
Interim Director Finance / CFO
Last position:
Interim Director Finance / CFO at Hemovent GmbH
- Transition of processes from garage-style to series production
- Establishment of financial processes including monthly reporting to the Chinese parent company
- Development of long-term planning (5/10 years) and budgets for 2024 and 2025
- Ensuring sufficient financing
- Creation and implementation of a restructuring plan with over 60% reduction in staff and costs
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Interim Managers statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
3.6 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Project Management, Operations, Strategy
Top industries
Professional Services, Manufacturing, Information Technology
Certification focus areas
Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
77%
Master's degree or higher
47%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
92%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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An interim manager takes over a leadership or specialist mandate for a limited period and focuses on delivery from the start. The work can range from stabilising a department to leading a transformation, restructuring, or replacement assignment. The key point is ownership: the person is there to make decisions and move the business forward.
A freelance interim manager makes sense when the company needs immediate leadership, a temporary replacement, or specialised change expertise. A permanent hire is better when the role is stable, long term, and not tied to a specific situation. Interim work is usually the stronger option when the mandate has a clear goal and a clear end.
Look for fast analysis, clear communication, and the ability to lead without long onboarding. A strong interim manager also needs practical experience in change, operations, finance, or the relevant business function. The best candidates can manage stakeholders, make decisions, and hand over a stable result.
A consultant advises and a project manager coordinates delivery, while an interim manager usually takes line responsibility and acts inside the organisation. That means the role is closer to a temporary executive or department head than to an external adviser. If you need someone to own outcomes, interim leadership is the better fit.
The scope should define the business problem, decision rights, key stakeholders, and the expected outcome. A good interim manager mandate also names the area of responsibility, the transition plan, and what a successful handover looks like. Without that clarity, the assignment can drift into vague support work.
Many interim managers need at least some on-site time, especially at the start of an assignment or when they lead teams, plants, or sensitive change. Remote work can fit reporting, planning, and follow-up tasks once the setup is stable. In Dusseldorf, many clients prefer a blended approach with regular presence where it matters most.
Ask for examples that match your situation, not generic success stories. A strong interim manager can explain the problem, the action taken, and the result in simple terms. References, structured interviews, and a clear mandate are the best way to judge whether the person can deliver in your environment.
Freelance interim managers need to build trust quickly, understand the business context fast, and stay practical under pressure. They also need to manage expectations well, because every mandate depends on alignment with senior stakeholders. In Dusseldorf, strong German communication is often important when teams and decision-makers work locally.
The average hourly rate for Interim Managers in Dusseldorf is 131 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,051 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Interim Managers in Dusseldorf, 77% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 47% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Interim Managers in Dusseldorf have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Interim Managers in Dusseldorf are German (100%), English (92%), and French (42%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Interim Managers in Dusseldorf are Professional Services (68%), Manufacturing (61%), and Information Technology (53%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Interim Managers in Dusseldorf are Project Management (84%), Operations (66%), and Strategy (58%).
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