Interim HR Managers
Experienced HR managers who run the function end to end while a seat is open or a transition is underway.
Leadership coverSenior HR leadership,
ready when you need it.
When a role opens, a project lands, or growth outpaces your HR function, Olifant Team places experienced interim HR professionals who step in and deliver from week one.
Wk 1go-live
Impact from the first week, not the first quarter
15yrs+
Average HR seniority across our vetted network
Daysto match
Typical time from brief to matched professional
100%
Interim leaders personally vetted by Olifant
What we deliver
Interim HR, across every layer.
From a single specialist to full HR leadership — we place professionals who own the work, not just advise on it.
HR Business Partners
Strategic partners who sit beside the business, coaching managers and turning people strategy into daily practice.
Strategic HRPeople & Culture Specialists
Specialists who build engagement, wellbeing and culture programmes that make organizations places people stay.
People & cultureHR Transformation
Leaders who redesign HR operating models, modernise processes and bring HR tech and data into the function.
Project deliveryChange Management
Hands-on change leaders who carry reorganizations, integrations and ways-of-working shifts through to adoption.
Change & adoptionOrganizational Growth
HR support built for scale-ups — hiring infrastructure, structure and leadership capacity as headcount climbs.
Scale-up support
When to call us
The moments that need a steady hand.
When the HR seat can't stay empty.
01
A sudden gap
A departure, parental or sick leave, or a role you haven't filled yet — and the function still needs to run.
02
Faster growth than your HR can carry
Headcount is climbing and your people processes need to mature quickly, without losing the culture.
03
A reorganization or transformation
A restructure, integration or new operating model that needs senior HR hands to land it well.
04
A project that needs ownership
An HR tech rollout, harmonisation or programme that your team can't absorb on top of the day job.
05
A bridge to a permanent hire
Keep momentum and standards high while you take the time to recruit the right long-term leader.
The cost of an empty HR seat
An open HR role is rarely free.
When senior HR capacity is missing, the gaps show quickly:
Hiring stalls
Engagement slips
Projects drift
Compliance risk rises
Managers left unsupported
Interim HR keeps the function moving — so the gap never becomes a setback.
How it works
From brief to impact, in days.
01
Brief
A short call to understand the role, the context, and what good looks like for you.
02
Match
We propose a vetted professional from our network — the right fit, not just the available one.
03
Deploy
Your interim leader steps in and gets to work, supported by the wider Olifant network.
04
Deliver
Clear goals, regular check-ins, and a clean handover when the assignment is done.
For HR professionals
Do meaningful interim work, on your terms.
Join a curated network of experienced HR professionals and get matched to assignments that fit your expertise, your rate, and your availability.
- Assignments matched to your specialism and seniority
- Set your own availability and day rate
- Backed by the wider Olifant coaching network
- One conversation, no endless recruiter calls
Part of the Olifant family
Two strengths, one standard.
Olifant Team is the expertise arm of Olifant. Where Olifant Coaching develops the people you already have, Olifant Team deploys the experienced people you need — for a project, a transition, or a season of growth.
Develop people. Deploy expertise.
Let's talk
Two ways to begin.
For organizations
Need experienced HR, now?
Tell us about the role and the moment you're in. We'll propose a vetted interim professional — usually within days.
Find HR expertise
For HR professionals
Want interim assignments?
Join our network of senior HR professionals and get matched to work that fits your expertise and availability.
Join the network