The Interim Executive Management Profession

Valtus Transition believes Interim Executive Management is a standalone specialization or profession in itself. We seek managers who choose this profession at a specific point in their career path.

Skill sets

Expertise:

High-level operational experience in complex situations
Experience in a consulting firm (advantageous): focus on pre-sales and reporting, for example
Experience leading large strategic initiatives, preferably on an international scale with command of methodology, deliverables, risk management and reporting.
Fluency in English can be key

Soft skills:

Exceptional interpersonal skills/extroverted
Strong ability to analyze, reason, and summarize
Excellent leadership skills, natural authority
Results-driven
Adaptable

Benefits and drawbacks

Being an interim manager has many advantages. The interim management profession offers relative freedom, removing office politics while allowing you to independently manage your work/downtime balance, and constantly provides variety and new challenges.

Like all good things, however, Interim Executive Management also has a few drawbacks:

Availability for geographic mobility
Varying activity levels: intense assignment periods alternate with downtime