Transition & Interim Management

When a key role is vacant, your business cannot wait.

 

A key manager leaves, goes on maternity leave or is absent for a long period. Or the person you have recruited will only be able to join in several months.

 

In the meantime, the workload remains high, projects are moving forward, and operational or strategic priorities cannot be put on hold.

 

This gap creates pressure on your teams, slows decision-making and increases operational risk.

 

A manager in the role. From day one.

 

The Links supports organisations facing a gap in a key role by providing experienced transition managers who step in quickly and deliver impact from day one.

 

We identify and deploy the right profile to ensure continuity, secure key activities and stabilise the function until your permanent manager joins or returns, or beyond if needed.

 

What is a transition manager?

A transition manager, also called an interim manager, takes over a role within your organisation for a defined period. They join your team, manage people, make day-to-day decisions and report to your management, like a permanent manager would.

 

Our transition managers are often more senior than the role they cover. Beyond business continuity, they can move strategic topics forward while running day-to-day operations.

 

How The Links helps

• Immediate access to senior interim managers and experts

• Rapid deployment to cover critical roles and expertise gaps

• Profiles selected for their operational impact and autonomy

• Flexible duration, aligned with your recruitment timeline

• Seamless handover once the permanent employee is onboarded

 

Typical situations we address

• Key role vacant during a long recruitment process

• Critical projects at risk due to lack of expertise

• Peak workload or transformation phase

• Need for experienced leadership without long-term commitment

 

Concrete examples of transition management

• The HR director goes on maternity leave and the HR team needs a manager to lead it in the meantime.

• The CFO position is vacant during a recruitment process that will take several months.

• The new head of operations has been hired but will only join after a long notice period.

• A manager takes a sabbatical or a long leave of absence.

• A function needs a senior leader to steer a reorganisation while running day-to-day operations.

 

How a transition mission unfolds

1. First conversation. We take the time to understand the role, the team, the context and what the mission must achieve. One point of contact at The Links follows your request from start to finish.

2. Search in our network (within 48 hours). We search our network of more than 1,000 validated experts and select transition managers who have already held similar roles.

3. Shortlist and interviews. You receive a short list of profiles we know, have assessed and recommend. We come and present them to you, you interview them with your decision makers.

4. References and validation. We verify backgrounds and check references so that you can decide quickly and with confidence.

5. Contract and start. We handle the contractual framework between your company, the transition manager and The Links, and are in charge of the monthly billing. You only pay for hours actually worked. The transition manager joins your team as soon as you decide.

6. Follow-up during the mission. We stay in contact with you and the transition manager throughout the mission, with HR advisory included at no additional cost.

 

Example: an HR director on maternity leave

A service company needed to replace its HR director during her maternity leave. The role required continuity in managing and supervising the HR teams, as well as progress on HR strategy and several ongoing projects.

 

The Links proposed a transition manager with a more senior profile than the role holder. Alongside day-to-day management, this enabled the company to move forward on strategic aspects of its projects.

 

The result

• Your organisation keeps moving forward.

• Teams remain supported.

• Projects stay on track.

• With The Links, you gain time, continuity and expertise without compromising on quality.