Interim Program Manager Carve-out & Separation

Project overview

For a medium-sized company at the interface of industry and logistics, an experienced program manager is sought for a complex transformation and separation project. The focus is on the overarching control of a program with multiple workstreams and the robust preparation of organizational and operational readiness. A hands-on personality with a high degree of implementation orientation is sought, who aligns management, specialist departments, and external stakeholders to an integrated overall plan.

Responsibilities

Absolutely Required

Advantageous

• Setting up and continuously advancing an integrated master plan including milestones, dependencies, and critical path for the overall program.
• Establishing robust program governance with a committee structure, status rhythm, escalation paths, and decision management.
• Leading and integrating multiple workstreams through clear workstream mandates, defined deliverables, responsibilities, and acceptance criteria.
• Actively managing risks, issues, resource bottlenecks, and cross-departmental interfaces, as well as tracking critical decisions.
• Consolidating contributions from internal subject matter experts and external consultants into an actionable overall roadmap.
• Preparing and moderating demanding coordination meetings and negotiations at management and specialist department levels.
• Developing a robust cutover and Day 1 plan, including readiness proofs and decision papers for the sponsor and steering committee.
• Creating a transparent 30/60/90-day plan with prioritized fields of action and short-term decision requirements.
• Multiple proven experiences in managing complex carve-out, separation, or comparable transformation programs with overall operational responsibility.
• Very strong program management competence in controlling parallel workstreams, critical paths, and cross-departmental dependencies.
• Experience in Day 1 readiness, cutover planning, and establishing organizational and operational readiness.
• Robust understanding of central interfaces in Finance/Accounting, Purchasing, Legal, Tax, HR, IT, and Operations.
• Confident stakeholder management, conflict resolution, and assertiveness skills at C-level and department head level.
• Fluent German and professional English language skills.
• Experience in the industrial mid-market or in logistics-related structures.
• Practical experience in collaboration with PMO functions, external consulting partners, and governance committees.
• Demonstrably hands-on profile with a high level of detail and a simultaneous view of the overall program.

Project details

• Start: 12/2026
• Duration: 7 Monate+
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Stuttgart, DE
• Languages: German