Interim management
Interim management services for mid-sized companies
Senior interim executives for leadership gaps, financial pressure and transitions, in place within days.
We don’t consult from the sidelines. We step into the cockpit. Our interim leaders take operational responsibility immediately, stabilize cash and operations, implement corrective measures and realign the organization for a lasting recovery. Unlike an agency, we manage the assignment ourselves and back every interim executive with our analysts and AI tools.
Definition
What is interim management?
Interim management is the short-term appointment of an experienced senior executive to lead a business through a vacancy, crisis or transition.
Unlike a consultant, an Octobiz interim manager takes line responsibility from day one, delivers a defined mandate and then hands over to a permanent successor.
Stage 2 · Rescue execution
Four modules, booked as you need them
Billed monthly in advance, with a minimum term of three months and 30 days’ notice to month end after that.
Execution can follow our own rescue plan or a plan you already have.
Interim executive
A partner takes the leadership role, standard as CRO with power of attorney, or as interim CEO or COO. Full time or three days a week.
Transformation office
Program management, measure tracking and steering of all workstreams, sized to the team you need.
Rescue Monitor
AI-based 13-week cash monitoring, a KPI dashboard, early-warning signals and a monthly report to board and lenders. Also available after the interim mandate ends.
Performance component
Linked to a standstill, a refinancing, a cash target or an EBITDA improvement. Preferably paid by the sponsor.
Our standard is a mandate as chief restructuring officer (CRO) with power of attorney, without a formal board appointment. Where a formal appointment as managing director or board member is needed, we agree it as an exception, with D&O cover provided by the client, an indemnity and an immediate right to step down.
Roles
Choose the role you need
How we work
How an interim management assignment works
Four steps, each with a clear owner. Speed without shortcuts.
Step 01 of 04
Brief
We understand the situation, the gap and the outcome you need, and agree responsibilities, authority, objectives and measures of success with the decision-makers.
Match
We select the partner or interim executive whose experience fits your industry, situation and transformation needs.
Step in
The interim executive takes operational responsibility, sets priorities, leads the teams and makes the decisions that keep momentum.
Hand over
A structured handover: Decisions, progress and results are documented, and knowledge passes to the permanent successor.
Sector experience
Interim management across our core sectors
Construction, civil engineering, real estate, manufacturing, hospitality and tourism, and technology.
Construction
Cost overrun and liquidity squeeze. Material and subcontractor costs outrun the budget while payment milestones slip, and cash runs short mid-project.
Key executive departure mid-project. A COO or project director leaves at a critical stage, and banks, clients and crews lose their point of control.
Civil Engineering
Fixed prices, rising inputs. Long public contracts were priced before steel, energy and labor costs moved, and every month of delay erodes the margin.
Working capital locked in retentions. Delayed acceptance, retentions and disputed variations tie up cash while bonding lines tighten.
Real Estate
Overleveraged portfolio. Falling valuations and higher interest rates push loan-to-value ratios toward covenant limits.
Stalled development project. Construction stops over cost or financing gaps, and the asset ties up capital without generating income.
Manufacturing
Margin erosion. Energy, labor and material costs rise faster than prices can follow, and contribution margins shrink quarter by quarter.
Supply chain disruption. A key supplier fails or input prices jump, and delivery commitments and customer penalty clauses come under threat.
Hospitality & Tourism
Seasonal cash flow strain. Off-season revenue gaps stretch working capital while staff, lease and loan commitments run all year.
Leadership gap before peak season. A general manager leaves ahead of the season, and service standards and revenue targets are at risk.
Technology
Burn rate crisis. Spending outpaces revenue growth, the runway shortens, and the next funding round is uncertain.
Founder exit during scaling. The founder steps back just as the company scales, leaving gaps in leadership, product direction and investor relations.
Why Octobiz
Why choose Octobiz as your interim management company
Structured thinkers
A clear framework and hard data, with AI-supported analysis behind every recommendation.
Real senior managers
Executives who have led companies through real crises. You get their judgment from day one.
Global reach. On site within days.
Interim executives on site in developed markets worldwide, backed by a network of specialists.
Practical solution providers
Every measure is built to be implemented immediately and measured against agreed KPIs.
Backed by a senior team
Who leads your interim mandate
A small, senior team instead of a junior pyramid. Three partners lead every mandate in person. Our Chief AI Developer and his team build the tools that make them faster.
Oliver Herzog
Aurelio Doetsch
Kevin Waugh
James Kowalske
Confidential · Senior-led · Fixed fee to start
The earlier the call, the more options remain.
Every request is read by a partner and answered personally, in strict confidence. One conversation is enough to know whether we can help.