Crisis Manager · Interim Leader · Switzerland / EU

I reboot your teams
out of crisis

Mission-critical interventions with 24/7 engagement to bring your teams back on track. I jump in, take full control, make no-regret calls, stabilise failing human architectures and hand back a team that works.

20 years

in senior
(corporate) leadership

15+ teams

and major led
to safety

+/- 6 months

typical mandate
length

Quentin Maestripieri
Services

Three ways to work together, depending on your emergency.

01
Daily rate · starting 1'600 CHF/day

Crisis Remediation

For Senior Leaders whose project or team is repeatedly failing over critical deliveries or in fullfilling critical SLAs. I step in within hours, own P1s and major escalations, regain stakeholders' trust and re-establish a streamlined core-team able to cope again.

< 6 weeks · incl. 24/7 OnCall readiness
02
Monthly retainer · from 40 to 80% of my time

Interim Management

For Senior Leaders seeking to close leadership gaps during unplanned management transitions or radical restructurings.
I take control within a week, make hard tactical calls, sustain performance, and hand over cleanly when the time comes.

Scope-dependent · hand-over included
03
Outcome-based · fixed pricing

Project & Program (Re-)Launch

For Senior Leaders who need to drive a critical ramp-up, turnaround, or major delivery — without the overhead of a full PM. I create initial structures and coach one of your talents to lead the project to success.

Reconquest of lost Stakeholders
Full scope broken down in Epics and Stories
2 Sprints completed and next 2 PIs planned
team-inside Talent coached and ready to take over
6 - 12 weeks · incl. first 2 Sprints
My favourite battlefields

High-stakes mandates in regulated industries.


From 4 to 400 FTE, from Europe to India,
I am accountable for saving teams, project outcomes and million € budgets
in mission-critical environments where failure isn't an option.
Here are some samples of my work:

Crisis Remediation

6 months

2026 · Financial Markets Backbone

Mission: stabilize mission critical plattform

took over a distributed DevOps team overwhelmed by their plattform and suffering repeated SLA breaches. Owned multiple P1s and reduced INC frequency by 70%. Supported recruitment of my successor.

SwitzerlandSpainDeep-infraMission-CriticalSecure Transfers24/7 incl. OnCall

a.i. Senior Leadership

5 months

2024 · P&C Insurance Sales

Mission: keep 350 advisors on target during transition

oversaw a Sales Region (9 General Agencies, 850 mCHF ARR) during unplanned leadership gap. Increased sales performance and fixed critical compliance findings. Handed over #1 Region to my successor.

P&C InsuranceSalesExclusive AgentsFINMAP&L Accountability

Vendor Remediation

14 months

2024 · L&S Insurance Sales

Mission: untangle from a lousy vendor

led a major vendor escalation followed by a gracefull exit. Transformed it into a value-adding IT-integration opportunity and led to final implementation.

Life & SavingsInsuranceSalesSoftware Engineering

Team Turn-Around

16 months

2018 · Reinsurance Underwriting

Mission: Right-Shoring

took over a distributed team (UK + India) in charge of a customer-facing product following a catastophic transition. Rebuilt team morale, tooling and processes along a new, energizing mission statement.

EnglandIndiaReinsuranceUnderwritingModernizationTeam Rebuild
About

I don't own your team. I own your underlying problem until it's solved.

Proven in crisis

Specialized in high-octane interventions. I've stabilised failing teams and projects in high-availability environments where the cost of the next failure is existential.

Board-level fluent

VP and Director at AXA and Swiss Re. I speak the language of C-Suite stakeholders and translate it for your teams — without losing anything in translation.

Tech-literate Leader

I code in 5 languages and have led teams from Mobile Apps and ERPs all the way down deep Infra. No matter where they're at, I can cut clean through their complexity

Clean succession

I drop in, stabilise, and leave a team that runs without me. My mandates end with streamlined processes, re-engaged stakeholders, and a clear hand-over to the next leader.

Contact

Let's talk about your situation.

Whether you're facing a leadership gap, a project running sideways, or a team stuck in endless loops — let's start with a conversation. No obligation, no pitch deck.

Get in touch
Available for new mandates

Typical mandate profile

Duration 1 week diagnostic → 1–3 month engagement
Sector Financial services, insurance, regulated industries
Location Switzerland — Zürich, Bern, Lausanne + remote
Languages French (native)· German (C2) · English (C2)
Engagement Full-time, 24/7 availability during active crisis