insitu

What insitu does

Insitu is a French private professional services firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in Lons (near Pau), with operations across at least nine French cities including Toulouse, Lyon, Bordeaux, Bayonne, Poitiers, La Rochelle, Clermont-Ferrand, and Auch. The company specializes in 'Temps Partagé' (part-time shared professional services), placing experienced senior cadres on client engagements of 1 to 3 days per week across six business functions: IT, Human Resources, Quality/QHSE, Communication, Finance, and Application Project Management. Clients are predominantly French small and medium-sized enterprises (PME) that need senior-level expertise but cannot justify or afford a full-time hire; the company also serves mid-market and select enterprise clients such as Sabena Technics.

The core service model is a recurring subscription engagement in which the cadre is employed by Insitu (typically on a permanent CDI contract) and physically or operationally integrated into the client's teams. A second offering, 'Mission', covers project-based or interim needs (covering absences, transitions, or fixed-duration projects) for weeks to months. Insitu bundles a premium service layer — 'Le Service #insitu' — around both offerings, providing prior diagnostic, methodology, monthly quantitative and qualitative monitoring, service continuity guarantees, traceability, and reversibility. Each professional discipline is organized as an internal community with a dedicated métier referent, creating collective intelligence across client engagements.

The business model is sales-led, quote-driven, and recurring. Pricing is custom per profile, expertise level, and time commitment, billed monthly with no public price list. Go-to-market is anchored by a 'Demander un devis' (Request a Quote) CTA site-wide, supported by an editorial blog ('Regards Partagés') publishing thought leadership on SME pain points, plus LinkedIn presence and prominent named-customer testimonials. Distribution is direct to PME decision-makers with no resellers or channel partners. The company has 51-100 employees, is founder-managed (Romain Lacoste and Pierre Juillard as Directeurs Généraux Associés), is privately held with no disclosed external funding, and shows no international footprint. The technology stack is light: HubSpot for marketing, Taleez for applicant tracking, OVH for hosting — no proprietary software, no AI/ML products, and no API integrations are documented.

Name

insitu

Legal name

Insitu

Website

https://insitu.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Insitu is a French professional services firm providing part-time (1–3 days/week) experienced senior cadres to SMEs across IT, HR, QHSE, Communication, Finance, and Project Management functions, operating through a recurring subscription model with direct sales across multiple French regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Part-time Professional Services (Temps Partagé)

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Wellbeing, Mental Health & Employee Assistance (EAP) (BPACAPAO)

Keywords

• Part-time professional services
• Fractional executive services
• Temps partagé
• SME support functions
• Shared management talent

Headquarters

HQ city

Suresnes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Part-time Professional Services (Temps Partagé): Insitu provides experienced professionals (cadres) to client companies on a part-time basis — 1 to 3 days per week — on a recurring basis (Temps Partagé) or for a defined project (Mission). The professional is employed by Insitu (CDI salaried) and 'integrated' into the client's teams. Clients pay for the service, effectively renting access to senior expertise without the cost of a full-time hire. This is the core revenue stream.
2. Project/Mission-Based Engagements: For defined-term needs (covering an absence, a specific project, or a transition), clients engage Insitu talent for a limited duration — weeks or months — under the same part-time model. This complements the recurring subscription model and provides flexibility for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Insitu provides experienced senior professionals (cadres) to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on a part-time basis, typically 1 to 3 days per week, under its 'Temps Partagé' (shared time) model. The professionals are employed by Insitu and integrated into the client's teams across support functions including IT, Human Resources, Quality (QHSE), Communication, Finance, and Application Project Management. The service also includes a premium support package ('Le Service #insitu') covering onboarding, diagnostics, methodology, monitoring, and service continuity guarantees.

Product overview

Insitu is a professional services company specializing in 'Temps Partagé' (part-time shared services), offering experienced executives to SMEs on a flexible 1-3 days per week basis. The core offerings include two main service models: 'Temps Partagé' for recurring support and 'Mission' for project-based or interim needs, complemented by the premium 'Le Service #insitu' package. The service portfolio spans five core business functions: IT (DSI, RSI, Network Administrators), Human Resources (DRH, RRH, Recruitment), Quality/QHSE (QHSE, QSE, HSE, RSE Managers), Communication (Communication, Marketing, Digital Marketing Managers), and Finance (DAF, RAF, Controllers), plus Application Project Management. All professionals are experienced executives, primarily on permanent contracts (CDI), organized in professional communities with dedicated business referents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temps Partagé (Part-time Shared Services) Recurring part-time professional services model providing experienced executives (cadres) to SMEs for 1 to 3 days per week, offering flexible, ongoing support across multiple business functions without the commitment of full-time hiring. Talents are employed by Insitu and integrated into the client's teams.
• Mission (Project-based Engagements) Project-based or interim professional services for specific needs such as covering an absence, managing a transition, or delivering a time-limited project, typically spanning weeks or months, with competency transfer included.
• Le Service #insitu (Premium Service Package) Premium service package bundling client onboarding, prior diagnostic, roadmap, methodology, professional community access, quantitative and qualitative monitoring, service continuity, and traceability/reversibility around every talent engagement.
• IT (Informatique) Professional Services Part-time IT professionals including DSI, RSI, RSSI, IT Manager, and Network and Systems Administrators, providing IT leadership, security, and infrastructure management to SMEs on a 1-3 days/week basis.
• Human Resources (RH) Professional Services Part-time HR professionals including HR Director (DRH), HR Manager (RRH), and Recruitment Manager to handle personnel management, recruitment, training, and HR administration for SMEs.
• Quality (QHSE) Professional Services Quality, Hygiene, Safety, and Environment professionals including QHSE Manager, QSE Manager, HSE Manager, and RSE Manager for certification management, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Communication Professional Services Communication and marketing professionals including Communication Manager, Marketing Manager, and Digital Marketing Manager to structure messaging and promote company values.
• Finance Professional Services Financial professionals including Administrative and Financial Director (DAF), Administrative and Financial Manager (RAF), and Management Controller for financial planning, investment management, accounting, and analysis.
• Application Project Management (Chef de Projets Applicatifs) Professional Services Part-time project managers to accompany companies through various phases of application or functional projects, from CRM/ERP implementation to production tool deployment, on variable but regular schedules.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction in recruitment risk: companies avoid the cost of a failed hire, estimated at 30,000–200,000€ per failed recruitment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OVHminorOthersOVH serves as the web hosting provider for Insitu's primary website (insitu.fr). The hosting is referenced in the legal notices: OVH Gravelines, route de la ferme Masson – 59820 GRAVELINES.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PageGroup: PageGroup (Michael Page, Page Personnel) is a global professional recruitment and staffing firm operating in France. It places senior professionals into client organizations on permanent and contract bases, directly comparable to Insitu's core model of placing cadres with SMEs.
• Hays: Hays is a UK-listed specialist professional recruitment and workforce solutions firm with deep French operations. It places qualified professionals across IT, HR, Finance, and Construction — overlapping directly with Insitu's six métiers.
• Fed Group: Fed Group is a French staffing specialist operating across multiple disciplines including IT, HR, Finance, and Quality, with brands like Fed IT, Fed Finance, and Fed Human. It is one of Insitu's closest French direct competitors in specialized professional staffing.
• Robert Half: Robert Half is a global professional staffing firm placing finance, accounting, IT, and administrative talent on contract and full-time bases. Its contract placement model for senior professionals overlaps with Insitu's Temps Partagé offering.
• Expectra: Expectra is a French specialist staffing brand within the ManpowerGroup focused on placing qualified technical and administrative cadres. Its model of placing experienced professionals into French client organizations is closely comparable to Insitu's Temps Partagé model.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is one of the world's largest staffing firms with significant French operations across multiple brands (Manpower, Expectra, Adecco). It is a broad incumbent providing a wider portfolio than Insitu's niche Temps Partagé model.
• Adecco Group: Adecco Group is a global staffing leader with substantial French operations placing temporary, permanent, and contract professionals across all sectors. It competes broadly with Insitu in the French professional staffing market but at much larger scale and with broader service lines.
• Randstad: Randstad is a global staffing and HR services leader with operations in France placing professionals across IT, finance, engineering, and administrative roles. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Insitu on talent placement but at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Bruce: Bruce is a French tech-enabled platform connecting SMEs with part-time senior experts and operational support talent. Its emerging model of fractional executive/operational support for French SMEs directly overlaps with Insitu's Temps Partagé proposition, with a digital-first GTM.

Regional players

• Crit (Groupe Crit): Crit is a French-headquartered staffing and HR services group operating temporary, permanent, and recruitment services across multiple sectors. Its French-focused operations and specialized staffing arms overlap with Insitu's PME staffing model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/insitu-france
• Xx.com/InsituTP

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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