Interim management in Spain
Keep your Spanish operation under effective leadership.
Running a Spanish subsidiary from abroad works until the day it does not. When the managing director leaves, the numbers become unreliable or a plant needs restructuring, distance becomes the actual problem. We are based in Spain and have run industrial companies here.
What foreign owners often underestimate
Spanish labour law, collective agreements and employee-representation rules are not formalities to handle later. They shape what is possible, in what order and on which timeline. A plan drawn up abroad may have the right goal but the wrong sequence.
- Collective agreements set terms that individual contracts cannot override
- Restructuring follows defined legal procedures and timelines
- Employee representatives must be involved, not merely informed
- Regional administrations differ in practice and speed
- A commitment given in a meeting may be understood differently here than in Frankfurt
Typical assignments
Most assignments arrive through a small number of situations. The sector and company size vary, but the first conversation is remarkably similar: leadership, transparency or execution is missing at a critical moment.
- Managing director of a subsidiary steps down or is absent
- Restructuring, turnaround or plant closure
- Post-acquisition integration
- Reporting that headquarters can no longer rely on
- Plant relocation or supply chain transfer
Working across headquarters and operations
Our founder has run industrial companies in Spain for years and negotiates with a German headquarters as readily as with a works council on site. This is not primarily about language; it is about knowing how decisions are made in each place and why the same sentence lands differently.
- Reporting in the format and language your head office expects
- Direct experience of Spanish labour law and employee representation
- Working languages: English, German, Spanish and Catalan
- Offices in Barcelona and Madrid, covering all of Spain
Ways to fill a management gap in Spain
| Option | Starts within | Commitment |
|---|---|---|
| Interim management | Days | Duration of the assignment, no tie afterwards |
| Local recruitment | Months | Permanent contract under Spanish law |
| Secondment from head office | Weeks | Leaves a gap at home, local knowledge missing |
| Consulting | Weeks | Recommendation, execution stays with you |
Frequently asked questions
How quickly can someone start?
You get an initial assessment and matching profiles within 48 hours, at no cost. The actual start depends on availability and your internal process, but we are talking days rather than months.
Do your interim managers speak English?
Yes. We work in English, German, Spanish and Catalan. A significant share of our assignments involve subsidiaries of German groups, where all of those are needed at once.
Who is the contracting party, us or the subsidiary?
Either is possible and depends on who commissions the work and where it is performed. We settle that in writing before the assignment starts, so there is no later argument about responsibility or invoicing.
Which regions do you cover?
All of Spain. Our offices are in Gavà near Barcelona and in Tres Cantos near Madrid, which covers the two main industrial and corporate regions directly.
Are you a consultancy or a recruitment firm?
Strictly speaking, neither. We are interim managers with a network of proven executives. What we propose, we have done ourselves first.
Do you need leadership or execution capacity at short notice?
Describe the situation. We will get back to you within 48 hours with an initial assessment and suitable profiles, free of charge and without obligation.
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