Interim Managers in Frankfurt

• Strategic and operational leadership of the technical service organization
• Improvement of all processes and workflows
• Development and introduction of a service management IT tool incl. AI database, customer app, and self-service portal

• Senior agile practitioner in a complex, regulated pharmaceutical environment — facilitating Scrum ceremonies across three international teams (~40 people) while supporting delivery governance and agile coaching.
• Time-limited assignment to bridge the gap until the client could fill the role internally
• Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Review, Retrospective) across multiple international teams; kept sprints predictable and productive
• Coached teams and Product Owners in agile practices within a GxP-regulated environment, pragmatically balancing agile ways of working with QMS compliance requirements
• Tracked and visualized delivery metrics, managed dependencies, and produced status reports for senior stakeholders and Steering Committee
• Stepped up to project leadership of the internal CCMS product initiative: introduced structured processes and transparent tooling into a previously low-governance environment
• Actively contributed to the company-wide Agile Community of Practice, including authoring blog articles on agile topics
• Commended for analytical thinking, reliability under pressure, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously

• Head of the group-wide, international, and cross-functional IT Governance & IAM department within the central IT division of a large French-German private banking group. Disciplinary management of around 30 employees at five different locations within the group (Frankfurt, Paris, Tunis, Saarbrücken, Düsseldorf). Head of IT committees and key role in direct communication with management, the supervisory board, external stakeholders, and regulators.
• Definition and establishment of a state-of-the-art IT strategy process and related IT governance structures for the group's IT department with more than 600 employees (testified by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority and the ACPR) and successful process run.
• Establishment of a new future-oriented process framework for IT and necessary governance structures (process squads) for the continuous improvement of IT processes with regard to new regulatory requirements (including DORA, EU AI Act, etc.).
• Establishment of stringent processes to close a historical backlog of findings (> 100 IT findings, 40 overdue findings in 2022) from internal and external auditors (WP, ACPR, BaFin). Successful reduction of stock of overdue findings to 0 at the end of 2025.
• Supporting more than 20 IT audits per year and establishment of regulatory monitoring processes. Introduction of ServiceNow to revolutionize regulatory change and IT compliance processes with advanced AI functionalities.
• Realignment of IT control processes in conjunction with the newly established ICT risk function under DORA and the three lines of defense concept using the TopEase GRC solution.
• Reduction of the application landscape, by systematically analysing the purpose with application and business owners, identifying duplicates while implementing a One-Tool Strategy throughout the group. Successful reduction of one third of the application landscape within the CMDB.
• Onboarding of all group applications into One Identity's group-wide IAM solution, as well as operation and further development of the solution in connection with segregation of duties (SoD), role-based access management (RBAC), etc.

• Delivery of various end-customer projects in server and network infrastructure on time, in quality, and within budget.
• Project 1: Firewall renewal, replacement of an ASA firewall with a Fortinet firewall at an automotive supplier.
• Project 2: Migration of file services from dedicated servers at 5 branch locations into a central managed file service, including DHCP, directory, and print services, as well as decommissioning of the old domain controllers.
• Project 3: Renewal of the network infrastructure at the headquarters and branch locations of a logistics company and transition of the LAN, WLAN, and firewall environments into a managed network service.
• Project 4: Network renewal, replacement of the core and access switches at the headquarters of a medical technology company and transition into a managed network service.
• Project 5: Firewall renewal, replacement of an ASA firewall with a Fortinet firewall for a city.
• Environment: ASA and Fortinet firewalls, Cisco network components, ITSM Heat/Ivanti, Confluence.

I founded Nick's Advisory to make HR management, HR project delivery, and AI expertise available to companies on a temporary basis when internal capacity or experience is lacking.

Services:

• HR interim management: taking over the HR business partner or HR manager role during restructuring, growth, or a vacant leadership position, on a daily or hourly basis
• HR consulting: projects around reorganization, talent acquisition, separation processes, and building HR structures
• AI consulting for HR teams: selection, introduction, and use of AI tools in HR processes

• Conceptual design and implementation of modular AI assistants for sales and business processes in the Microsoft ecosystem (Agentic AI, Copilot extensions)
• Frontend architecture and development with React + TypeScript for embedded chat and assistant surfaces (streaming UI, hooks, React Query, OpenAPI clients)
• Enterprise-level agent development: reusable skill/agent library, MCP server, review and compliance gates
• LLM integration into the user experience: Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI, tool use, RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, guardrails
• Architecture and code review consulting as well as mentoring in the AI development team
• Integration with Microsoft Graph, Power Platform, and Azure services
• Technologies: React, TypeScript, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, MCP, RAG, Microsoft Graph, Power Platform, Azure

• Analysis of the production and logistics relocation to Poland, development of an action plan, logistics process analysis

• 100% Remote | Germany & Europe
• Freelance and interim support in talent acquisition, recruiting and executive search
• Flexible and short-term support for companies during recruiting peaks, temporary resource shortages and project-based talent acquisition needs
• Fast assumption of operational recruiting responsibility through many years of experience in in-house recruiting, RPO and recruitment consulting
• End-to-end recruiting from requirements analysis through active sourcing, direct search and interviews to selection, offer management and onboarding
• Targeted support for hard-to-fill positions through active sourcing, direct search and executive search
• Advising HR and hiring managers on recruiting, sourcing and hiring strategies
• Support with recruiting process optimization, standardization and further development of existing recruiting processes
• Independent management of parallel vacancies and recruiting projects with a short onboarding period and a high degree of operational independence
• Project-based engagement without long-term headcount expansion – 100% remote and flexible in Germany and Europe

• Operational implementation of the growth levers of growing E-Com brands: SEO, GEO, SEA, shop, conversion, and automation of recurring processes.
• Building and managing specialized AI agent systems that work as roles (SEO, content, conversion, Shopify engineering) instead of single prompts.
• Working either as done-for-you execution or as done-with-you setup, where the brand's team can continue working on its own afterward.
• Customers and projects include TeamTex and Original Veddel, Störtebekker, ConstructionX.
• AI workshops and enablement formats for specialist and leadership teams, plus the joint webinar series AI Vibe Club with Xentral.

Lead project manager for live seminars and hybrid implementation. Creation of the run-of-show, definition of all on-site designs in line with corporate identity, and optimization of the digital setup. On-site show direction.

• Interim responsibility for the affiliate marketing activities of MediaMarkt and Saturn
• Planning and execution of Q3 activities with a focus on Black Friday preparation
• Management and development of existing partner programs through EasyMarketing
• Expansion and activation of publisher and partner networks
• Project and account management, as well as campaign control and reporting
• Analysis and optimization of performance to increase revenue and efficiency
• Ensuring a smooth handover to internal teams

• Business area: Automotive / exteriors
• Lead recruiter for all plant areas (technicians, operators, engineers - blue and white collar)
• Supporting central talent acquisition for manager and back-office positions
• IT/HR systems: SuccessFactors, SAP HCM
• Creating reports on recruiting activities and maintaining and customizing the applicant management system (ATS/HRIS)
• Conducting telephone and virtual interviews to make an initial assessment of candidates
• Creating and publishing job ads on internal and external platforms to attract candidates
• Managing candidates from application to contract drafting
• Actively sourcing and recruiting candidates through various business platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, XING, Stack Overflow)
• Supporting department heads in selecting suitable candidates and optimizing interview processes
• Employer branding and personnel marketing
• Advising HR management on all matters related to the recruiting process and strategic talent acquisition
• Reviewing and evaluating applications as well as organizing and moderating interviews with departments

• Building an international B2B placement network for HR service providers and end customers
• Analyzing and matching HR service providers and clients to improve recruiting and onboarding processes
• Developing strategic projects, business development, and network management
• Responsibility for customer acquisition, project management, and long-term partnerships