Interim IT & Data Leadership · Central Europe

Your CTO just left.
Your board wants answers Monday.

We deploy senior IT and Data executives into organizations across Central Europe — within days, not months. Not recruiters. Not consultants. Operators with Fortune 500 track records who take the seat and own the outcome.

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30+ years combined leadership
$200M+ business value delivered
65+ markets with production platforms
3 Fortune 500 companies in our pedigree
Selected Engagements

We've been in your situation.
Here's what happened.

M&A Integration · E-commerce · CEE

Post-acquisition data unification across 6 Central European markets

Following a major e-commerce acquisition, the target company's IT landscape was fragmented — spreadsheets, local tools, no governance, no shared standards. Most of the existing data team wasn't equipped for enterprise-scale operations.

12 months to full integration · 130+ data products delivered · unified platform across all 6 markets
Platform Build · Automotive · Global

Enterprise IoT data platform replacing legacy systems that couldn't scale

A global automotive group relied on legacy analytics tools with escalating vendor costs and zero scalability. We designed and built an internal data platform from scratch — now serving 1,300+ internal users across 10 business domains.

$50M in vendor cost avoidance · 1,300+ users · 10 global business domains served
Transformation · FMCG · Global

In-house TV ad optimization for the world's largest advertising spender

The world's biggest TV ad buyer relied on agencies and manual processes for scheduling billions in ad spend. We built the internal algorithm and platform that brought this capability in-house — and earned a CEO Award (top 3% globally) for business impact.

$120M in documented cost savings · CEO Award top 3% recognition
IT Operations · FMCG · EIMEA

Network infrastructure overhaul: identified critical risk, built the team from zero

Critical vulnerabilities in core network facilities across EMEA and APAC had gone unaddressed. We secured board-level approval for two additional network centers, then built a specialized engineering team from scratch in Warsaw to manage the new infrastructure.

0 → 7 person team built · 2 new network centers deployed · 60% reduction in circuit isolation time
Capabilities

Full-spectrum IT leadership.
One call away.

Data Strategy & AI

Data platforms, ML pipelines, data mesh, governance, analytics at scale

IT Operations

Infrastructure, networks, cloud, resiliency, ITIL, operational excellence

Digital Transformation

Cloud migration, replatforming, ERP integration, DevOps adoption

Engineering Management

50+ FTE orgs, SAFe, vendor consolidation, talent development

M&A Integration

Post-merger IT unification, system consolidation, multi-market rollouts

Industry 4.0

IoT, manufacturing data, smart automation, production intelligence

Hands-on with the platforms that matter
AWS Google Cloud Microsoft Azure Databricks Snowflake Kafka Kubernetes
How It Works

From your brief to a leader
in the chair

Discovery Call

30 minutes. We listen to your situation — what triggered the need, what the team looks like, and what success means in 90 days.

Capability Match

Within 48 hours, we propose the right leader from our team — with a track record directly relevant to your challenge. No middlemen.

Embedded Leadership

Your interim executive starts. Reports to your board, manages the team, owns outcomes. Full-time, fractional, or project-based.

Ready for a steady hand
at the helm?

30 minutes. No pitch, no pressure. Just an honest conversation about your situation and whether interim leadership makes sense.

Book a Discovery Call or reach us at hello@steadhelm.com