Interim Management Lyon and the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region

Interim management assignment in Lyon and the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region

Lyon and its region is the second largest industrial employment area in France. WAYDEN is present in the area and regularly carries out interim management assignments in Lyon and Grenoble. The region is especially dynamic in economic terms, and one that we know well since one of our long-standing partners is a native Lyonnais.

One of our clients, a European leader in e-commerce, recently experienced a management crisis at one of its two logistics sites based in the Lyon region and serving the whole of southern France. In less than a week, we deployed an interim manager and a WAYDEN associate director to straighten out governance for six months.

In the Grenoble area, WAYDEN put in place a programme director to design and manage a major international programme for a local transport company.

Are you looking for an interim manager in Lyon, Grenoble and the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region? Then contact us!

Find an interim manager in Lyon

As the capital of France’s second largest region, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Lyon has a very strong economic influence and is considered by over half of managers to be “the entrepreneurial city of tomorrow”. A major economic hub in France and Europe, the Lyon metropolitan area and its region is also the second largest industrial employment area in France.

Appreciated for its very favourable geographical location, less than two hours from Paris and at the crossroads of several European countries such as Switzerland and Italy, the area is gaining in attractivity. As the third largest city in France, Lyon and its metropolitan area has seen a population increase of 0.9% per year since 2011, and plans to welcome over 65,300 new inhabitants by 2030.

WAYDEN is present on the local market and regularly carries out interim management assignments in Lyon, a city that we know well since one of our long-standing partners is a native of the city.

One of our clients, a European leader in e-commerce, recently experienced a management crisis at one of its two logistics sites based in the Lyon region and serving the whole of southern France. In less than a week, we deployed an interim manager and a WAYDEN associate director to straighten out governance for six months.

Using an interim manager in Lyon: what is involved?

Is your company currently facing a major challenge that appears insurmountable using internal resources alone? Calling on the expertise of an interim manager can be a powerful lever for successfully seeing through a crucial phase.

Our interim managers have 15 to 25 years’ experience in top-level positions and are experienced in managing complex, high-stake projects. Thanks to this exceptional know-how, combined with unique human and managerial skills and qualities, they will be able to respond to all the challenges you are currently facing.

They can intervene to save your organisation when an unusual event or situation threatens its survival (crisis management, restructuring, merger and acquisition, decline in activity, etc.). They will also be able to initiate a major change process, vital to the survival of your company (performance improvement, international development, organisational, commercial, cultural or managerial transformation, etc.).

They are also able to respond to an emergency situation, and can replace at a moment’s notice a director, manager or other key employee whose position has been left vacant.

The Lyon market is particularly competitive, with a plethora of talent and companies. The expertise of an interim manager will also be very beneficial in helping you stand out in this market and strengthening your competitive edge. Our interim managers are also able to guide you if you are relocating your company to Lyon, or if you wish to open a subsidiary or industrial site there.

Operational from the moment they arrive in your organisation in the Lyon region, these high-level experts will draw up a relevant action plan, the implementation of which they will rigorously monitor using a methodology geared towards obtaining measurable and concrete results.

Our areas of expertise in Lyon

At WAYDEN, we can offer you multi-sectoral services. Thanks to our pool of 2,000 profiles specialising in a very wide range of fields of activity, we identify, after rigorously analysing your needs and challenges, the interim manager who is an expert in your field (industry, retail, banking and insurance, construction and public works, etc.), and who is specialised in the function targeted by the assignment (CFO, HR director, CIO, supply chain and logistics director, purchasing manager, etc.)

The Lyon economy

Lyon is one of the most attractive European cities in many respects. With an ideal geographical location and a pool of qualified talent and competitive companies, the Lyon metropolitan area is one of the richest regions in Europe.

Lyon’s economy is notably supported by innovative growth sectors such as:

• Clean technologies (around chemistry, the environment and energy).
• Life sciences (with numerous research laboratories and the Lyon Bio Pole competitiveness cluster).
• Digital: Lyon is the second largest digital cluster in France.
• Industry: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the leading industrial region in France and the sector accounts for 18% of jobs.
• The tertiary sector and business services: this is the area of activity most represented in the region. It brings together nearly 70,000 companies, including over a hundred international leaders, particularly in the Part-Dieu business district.

Lastly, with almost 500 laboratories and numerous research institutions, the capital of the Gauls is the leading centre for research and higher education in France.

Is your company based in Lyon, or do you plan to relocate there soon? Is your business currently facing major challenges? Contact us now and benefit from the sectoral expertise, unparalleled skills and informed view of an overqualified interim manager.