AI for HR teams. Results in weeks, not quarters.

I bring AI into your daily HR work: routines that save hours, a works council agreement that holds, and a works council that stays on board. And when an HR role is missing, I step in, full-time or on fixed days a week.

On-site in Frankfurt and Rhine-Main, remote across DACH. English and German.

Nick Schäfer, Interim HR Manager, Frankfurt am Main
Nick SchäferHR Manager and Head of People. Roles in corporate groups, mid-sized companies and scale-ups.
Roles as HR Manager and Head of People

Roles in corporate groups, mid-sized companies and scale-ups.

Stable from day one. Effective from week two. Handed over cleanly.

A composite example drawn from past mandates. Every company runs differently, and a works council agreement takes months, not weeks.

Read the case studies
  1. Week 1Assessment

    Open roles, ongoing cases, deadlines. Meeting the works council and managers, day-to-day HR keeps running.

  2. Weeks 2 to 4Hiring is moving again

    Ads and criteria rewritten, structured interviews with hiring managers, a weekly one-page report to leadership.

  3. Months 2 to 3Processes and systems

    HRIS selected, first AI routines in the team, AI policy being agreed with the works council.

  4. Month 6Handover

    Documented processes, open items with status, successor onboarded.

Projects with a clear start and a clear end.

Alongside the roles, I take on scoped engagements. Each has a start date, a deliverable, and a date I'm gone again.

  1. Vacancy cover3 to 18 monthsThe HR role is filled from this week on, day-to-day work continues without a break, until the permanent successor is in place.
  2. Restructuring and social plan3 to 6 monthsNegotiated with the works council, executed on deadline, workforce communication included.
  3. Carve-out and HR build-out4 to 8 monthsStandalone HR processes, contracts, and systems for the new entity, operational from day one.
  4. Post-merger integration3 to 6 monthsTwo HR organisations, one rulebook: contracts, pay bands, systems, co-determination merged.
  5. Project SprintHalf a dayHalf a day remote, one concrete HR problem solved: open roles set up, a routine automated, or a policy drafted. With your team, ready to use the same day.
  6. Outplacement3 to 6 monthsA fair separation, personally supported through to the next role, instead of an agency programme.
AI projects starting nowProjects in detail

How many hours a week do your HR routines tie up?

Three numbers, one result. The detailed breakdown with every assumption comes by email.

Hours tied up per week, estimated45 h
27 hof that freed up every week with clean routines, in my experience

The detailed breakdown shows every assumption.

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Assumptions: 6 h per open role per week, 1 h per reference letter, 3 h of questions per HR headcount. Each one adjustable.

Thanks. The breakdown with your figures comes personally by email within one working day.

Three answers up front.

All questions and answers
What does it cost?

A day-rate basis. The rate depends on role, duration, and scope, and is confirmed on the call, so you can compare it against a salary plus recruiting costs. The logic is under What an Interim HR Manager costs.

When are you available?

AI projects right away. Interim and Fractional roles we discuss on the call, where I give you a realistic start date.

How do you work with the works council?

Early and directly. AI tools in HR are subject to co-determination, so I bring the works council into the use-case selection. A works council agreement takes months, and I say so upfront.

Let's talk about your HR situation.

30 minutes, directly with me. You describe the situation, I tell you honestly whether and how I can help.

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