For employers
HR Consulting for Employers
Four service areas under one roof: Interim Management, Operations Consulting, AI Consulting and Outplacement, led personally by a former Head of People instead of an anonymous agency.
Rhine-Main area and nationwide · remote or on-site
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I have run HR myself, not just advised on it from the outside
More than 7 years of hands-on HR experience as HR Manager and Head of People, including at Procter & Gamble, DekaBank and SharkNinja, most recently on an interim mandate at Rail-Flow in Frankfurt.
Four service areas
Each area bookable on its own, and they often complement each other within one mandate. Details, process and typical starting points on each page.
HR Interim Management
Experienced interim HR leadership: a former Head of People covers your vacancy or project, available at short notice.
Learn moreHR Operations Consulting
Digitize and streamline manual HR processes: scalable HR infrastructure instead of spreadsheets and one-off work.
Learn moreAI Consulting for HR
AI adoption for your HR team, from daily hands-on practice: opportunity analysis, tool selection, data protection, and enablement.
Learn moreOutplacement
Fair separation support for your employees, delivered personally by a former Head of People instead of an anonymous agency.
Learn moreOne conversation is enough
You do not need to know in advance which service area fits exactly. We work that out together in the free initial call.
Interim Management
Operations Consulting
AI Consulting
Outplacement
One conversation is enough: together we work out which of the four service areas fits your situation, combinations are possible too.
Which service area fits you?
A first orientation. It only becomes concrete in the initial call, based on your actual situation.
An HR vacancy or a fixed-term mandate?
Interim Management
I take on HR responsibility on a temporary basis, up to 5 days a week, including day-to-day operations.
Manual HR processes or a system change?
Operations Consulting
I digitize processes and implement systems, project-based, with a clear scope and end date.
AI adoption for your HR team?
AI Consulting
Opportunity analysis, tool selection, data protection and enablement, from daily hands-on AI practice.
A workforce reduction or a separation?
Outplacement
Personal separation coaching for your employees, individually or as a group program from 5 people.
Frequently asked questions
What does HR consulting cost with you?
That depends on the service area, scope and timeframe, so there is deliberately no price list here. In the free initial call you get a concrete, individual quote.
How do I know which of the four service areas fits us?
That is exactly what the initial call is for: you describe your situation, and I tell you honestly which service area fits, or whether a combination makes more sense. Some situations, such as a restructuring, touch several areas at once.
Can you cover several service areas at the same time?
Yes. An interim mandate, for example, often includes a process digitization or a wave of separations. We clarify that in the initial call and bundle it into one engagement instead of separate contracts.
Who actually delivers the mandates?
I do, personally, Nick Schaefer, with more than 7 years of hands-on HR experience as HR Manager and Head of People, including at Procter & Gamble, DekaBank and SharkNinja. No agency network, no handing off to someone else.
Do you work remotely or on-site?
Both. In the Rhine-Main area I am regularly on-site on request, beyond that remote or hybrid, nationwide across Germany.
Do you also offer this in German?
Yes, all four service areas are also available in German, for teams and companies that prefer to work in German.
Schedule an initial call
Free and no obligation: we clarify your situation and I tell you honestly which service area fits, or if you need something else entirely.
Prefer to talk right away? Book a call now, or by email: nick@nicksadvisory.com