
Interim Management in Banking - Industry Experts
Within 72 hours, we can deploy interim managers from retail banking, corporate and investment banking, and specialist credit institutions to ensure your compliance, steer your transformation initiatives and safeguard the continuity of your key departments.
started in 2025
immediately available
Transformation of retail banking and branch networks
Changing customer behaviour, network rationalisation, pressure on margins: retail banks are rethinking their distribution model. Our interim retail banking managers lead these transformations on the ground.
- Interim regional or network management, with immediate assumption of commercial leadership.
- Overseeing plans to consolidate branches and redeploy teams towards remote customer relations.
- Revitalising commercial performance and structuring an omnichannel customer relationship.
- Reorganisation of back-office functions and customer service centres.
Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB)
In corporate and investment banking, competitiveness depends on keeping the cost-to-income ratio under control and ensuring the robustness of the front-to-back process. Our CIB interim managers work across both trading and financing activities.
- Leading front-to-back transformation programmes and reorganising the middle and back offices.
- Managing projects relating to trading activities, structured finance and post-trade operations.
- Implementing cost-cutting plans and initiatives to improve the cost-to-income ratio.
Banking compliance and financial security
Anti-money laundering, know-your-customer, customer protection, anti-corruption: compliance requirements are becoming increasingly stringent, and ACPR inspections demand swift and well-documented responses. Our interim banking compliance managers ensure your systems are secure.
- Overseeing KYC and AML/CFT remediation plans, from reviewing customer files to overhauling screening tools.
- Acting as interim head of compliance or internal audit, particularly during an inspection by the ACPR or the ECB.
- Implementing governance and internal control frameworks in accordance with the decree of 3 November 2014.
- Rolling out the anti-corruption measures required by the Sapin II Act.
Risks and prudential regulation
Finalisation of Basel III/IV (CRR3), liquidity requirements, IFRS 9 provisioning: prudential regulation places significant demands on risk and finance departments. Our interim managers strengthen these functions at critical times.
- Interim Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and oversight of ICAAP and ILAAP exercises.
- Ensuring the reliability of prudential data and regulatory reporting (COREP, FINREP).
- Remediation plans to restore solvency and liquidity ratios (CET1, LCR, NSFR).
- Review of credit risk policies and IFRS 9 provisioning.
Digital transformation and the resilience of banking information systems
Neobanks, fintechs, instant payments, open banking: the modernisation of banking systems is gathering pace, under increased regulatory scrutiny since the DORA regulation came into force. Our interim managers lead these critical projects.
- Managing the migration of core banking systems and the modernisation of IT architecture.
- Rolling out instant payments, open banking APIs and digital onboarding processes.
- DORA compliance: IT risk management, resilience testing and oversight of critical service providers.
- Change management for teams and customers.
Mergers, restructuring and crisis management in the banking sector
Network mergers, divestments, sudden deterioration in the financial situation: these are times that call for experienced leadership that is available immediately. Our interim banking managers ensure smooth execution.
- Managing post-merger integration: harmonising IT systems, processes and corporate cultures.
- Business continuity and customer relations during merger integration phases.
- Divestment of loan portfolios and non-strategic business lines.
- Crisis management and implementation of recovery plans, in consultation with the supervisory authorities.
Expert leaders to steer your divisions
Expert interim managers to address the challenges strategic for your sector
As soon as we have assessed your requirements, we will present you with a selection of interim managers from the banking sector within 72 hours: Managing Director, Finance Director, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Information Officer or interim Chief Operating Officer. Once approved, the manager will join your organisation within five working days and take on their responsibilities from day one.
Our interim banking managers have an average of 20 years’ experience in the financial sector. They understand the expectations of regulators (ACPR, ECB) and the specific characteristics of each business line: retail banking, corporate and investment banking, specialised lending, private banking and neobanks.
Our consultants based in Paris, Lyon, Lille, Nantes, Toulouse and Strasbourg, as well as in Germany, Italy and Spain, select managers who are a good fit for your organisation’s culture, whether it is a regional mutual bank network, an international banking group or a neobank.
A Delville Management Assignment Director, who is an expert in the banking sector, organises regular meetings with you and the interim manager to monitor the defined indicators (financial, regulatory or organisational), anticipate any necessary adjustments and ensure the success of the assignment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In what circumstances should a bank engage an interim manager?
Banks engage interim managers to provide interim leadership for a key department, to lead a digital transformation or a core banking system migration, to comply with a regulator’s requirements, to implement a KYC or AML/CFT remediation plan, or to integrate an entity following a merger. Delville Management offers candidates with backgrounds in retail banking, corporate and investment banking, specialist credit institutions and neobanks.
Which banking roles are most commonly entrusted to an interim manager?
The most common assignments involve the Executive Management team during a governance transition, the Risk Management and Compliance departments during a compliance exercise or inspection, the IT department for critical system migrations, the Finance department for prudential oversight, and the Operations department for the reorganisation of back-office functions. In retail banking, regional network divisions are also regularly involved.
How long should an interim management assignment at a bank be expected to last?
A management replacement assignment generally lasts between 6 and 9 months. A transformation or regulatory compliance project often takes between 12 and 24 months, depending on the complexity of the scope. At Delville Management, the duration is set out in the contract, with milestones aligned with the project’s key stages or with deadlines set by the supervisory authorities.
How does an interim manager help a bank meet the requirements of the ACPR or the ECB?
The interim manager draws up the remedial action plan required by the supervisor, oversees its implementation and facilitates dialogue with the authorities until the issues identified have been resolved. They draw on their knowledge of the relevant legislation (the decree of 3 November 2014, CRR3, DORA, and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) measures) and document each stage to ensure that communications with the ACPR or the ECB are conducted in a secure manner.
How does the start of an assignment in the banking sector work?
Before the manager takes up their post, the Delville Management Assignment Director provides them with key background information: internal organisation, ongoing regulatory initiatives, and relations with supervisory authorities and key stakeholders. A three-way meeting is organised on the very first day to set out the objectives, success indicators and timetable for the assignment.



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