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Alexander Carstensen

HR Interim Management & HR Consulting

Successful Interim Management requires not only expertise, strategic thinking, and experience but also strong skills in operational execution, leadership, and change management.

from 20.08.2025
Update: 23.07.2025

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Carstensen HR Interim Managment & HR Consulting, München

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+49 171 5262158

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Short profile

Intro
  • Successful Interim Management requires not only expertise, strategic thinking, and experience but also strong skills in operational execution, leadership, and change management.
  • As an Interim HR Manager for medium-sized businesses and corporations, I support companies in roles such as Head of HR, or in specialized functions.
  • With a passion for modern HR practices, a hands-on mindset, strong execution skills, and a results-driven approach, I deliver sustainable improvements in content, cost, and outcomes.
Experience overview
  • Interim HR Leader for assignments in medium-sized businesses and international matrix organizations. Expert in executing critical HR projects and advancing HR functions within companies.
  • 20+ years of HR experience in specialist and leadership roles (C-1 to C-3 levels) at large, globally recognized companies known for HR best practices.
  • Proven track record in both operational roles focused on execution and project implementation, as well as strategic and conceptual roles with international responsibility.
  • Hands-on approach, strong execution skills, and results-oriented mindset.
  • 15+ years of leadership experience, managing small teams (5-10 employees) as well as HR organizations of 150+ employees across multiple levels.
  • Experienced in stakeholder management at all levels, particularly in bridging executive leadership/HQ with operational units and international locations.
Tasks
  • Building a Company / Business
  • Change Management
  • Process Optimization
  • Digitization
  • Consulting
  • Transformation, Expansion, Konsolidierung von Organisationen; mit Schwerpunkt in Konzeption und Umsetzung von Neuausrichtung mit Blick auf zukünftige Marktanforderungen.
  • Talent: Entwicklung und operative Implementierung von HR-Talent-Strategien, Workforce-Planning, Talent Acquisition & Recruiting, Talent Management, Performance Evaluation, Assessment, Succession Planning.
  • Auf- und Umbau von HR-Organisationen (Struktur, Prozess, SLAs, IT), Aufbau von Centers of Excellence (z. B. Recruiting, HR-Services, C&B, Learning, Talent Management), In- und Outsourcing von HR-Funktionen.
  • Produktivität- und Effizienzsteigerung:  HR- Digitalisierung, HR-Analytics, Strategic-Workforce-Planning, Kostenreduktion. Simplifizierung und Flexibilisierung von HR-Modellen, Strukturen und Prozessen.
Functions
  • Human Resources
  • Management / General Management / Board
Role in the company
  • 1st Level / Executive Board / Management
  • 2nd Level / Division Management / Department Management
  • Projekt Manager (Leitung)
  • Staff function / Expert / Specialist
Industry experience
  • Automotive, Supplier
  • Electrical Engineering / Electronics
  • Medical Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Aerospace
Type of company
  • Medium-sized Enterprise
  • Corporation / Group
  • Owner-managed / Family Business
  • Start-up
Regions (Regions where you have proven experience)
  • Asia
  • Europe (EU)
  • Europe (not EU)
  • North America
  • China
Languages
  • German (Mother tongue)
  • English (Mother tongue or bilingual)
  • French (Basic knowledge)

IM projects (self employed)


Company description

Manufacturer of 3D printing machines for polymer and metal 3D printing

Company turnover in Mio $
300 Mio USD
Number of employees in company
1600
City / place
München
Initial situation at the client

Global Technology Leader in additive manufacturing technologies offering a broad range of 3-D Metal and Polymer printing solutions.
Global Head of HR (turn around / transformation project @ interim)
Leading restructuring project for HR function in context of global turnaround and consolidation efforts. Mandate to transform HR function from traditional industrial HR into a people and business centric, process and cost-efficient support function with focus on talent and all HR processes.


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