Management Consultants in Austria
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Lucas Garzarolli
Last position:
Self-Employed Management Consultant at nospia e.U.
Provided expert consultancy services to a range of clients, supporting their compliance and security objectives across multiple domains. Key projects and responsibilities included:
- Lead consultant for successful ISO 27001 certification projects, including readiness assessments and audit support
- Conducted comprehensive risk reviews and gap analyses to identify and remediate compliance and security vulnerabilities
- Developed, and improved internal and external policies, guidelines, and procedures related to information security and data protection
- Delivered tailored training sessions to employees on security best practices and data protection obligations
- Negotiated and drafted compliance-related contractual clauses, including DPAs and security-related provisions.
- Designed consent management strategies and ensured effective technical implementation of cookie banners in compliance with regulatory requirements
Patrick Jobst
Last position:
Business Consultant at Patrick JOBST - Business Consulting & Internet Services
- Procrastination for beginners. The companion for your digital business model.
- Ultimate support for digital strategy, content marketing, search engine optimization, web development, social selling, online courses and consulting from one source.
- Sparring & mentoring for self-employed people, freelancers, entrepreneurs and coaches.
- Website & social media analysis.
Christian Piffer
Last position:
Migration Lead for Accounting & Year-End Closing Tests at Raiffeisenverband Salzburg
- Project and test management for the accounting migration
- Coordination of resources
- Planning, creation and alignment of scenarios with functional experts and IT product owners
- Responsibility for accounting KPIs of the migration cockpit
- System environment: Jira, XRay, Confluence
Pooja Ahluwalia
Last position:
Marketing Strategy Consultant at ahlu-walia consulting
- Offering CMO-as-a-service & Executive Consulting to SMEs globally
- Increased conversion rate by 35% within 6 months through data-driven campaign optimisation for a client in the AI field
- Reduced average cost per acquisition by 40% for a SAAS client by introducing growth hacking methods
- Supporting clients with building 360-campaigns to grow their conversions, from managing agencies and video shoots to launching campaigns with a strong data-driven approach
Christoph Vierbauch
Last position:
Head of Digital Transformation and Requirements Definition for Sales, Marketing, and Category Management
- Project Manager / Business Requirements Engineer
- Digital Business Developer
- Concept development and requirements management
- Process optimization
- Advertising effectiveness measurement
- Status reporting and stakeholder management to owners
- Systems: WordPress, sevDesk
Elke Zens
Last position:
Business Consultant, IT Service Provider, System Coach
- Consulting and support for companies in strategic and operational changes to increase efficiency and adaptability
- Leadership coaching: Development and support of executives to strengthen decision-making, team leadership and leadership competencies
- Change management: Design and implementation of change strategies for successful introduction of new processes and structures in digital transformation projects
- Process design: Analysis, optimization and redesign of business processes, including end-to-end process management
- Planning, control and implementation of complex IT projects
- Taking on roles such as Product Owner, Scrum Master and Agile Coach
- Project management and PMO: Managing interdisciplinary teams, resource management and monitoring budgets and schedules
- Requirements engineering and business analysis
- Documentation and release management
- Taking on temporary leadership roles to stabilize and develop teams and business areas
- Employee management: Responsibility for leading and developing teams in challenging phases
- Strategic stabilization through implementation of sustainable measures
- Operational implementation of projects
Walter Rizek
Last position:
Management Consultant & IT Consultant at Self-employed
- Advising companies and leaders with a focus on organizational development, process clarity, decision-making, and guiding change processes.
- Analyzing existing structures, identifying optimization opportunities, and developing sustainable solutions at the intersection of people, processes, and IT, with tailored support as needed.
Zachery Lahti
Last position:
Fractional Director, Growth & Revenue | Strategic Advisor at Multi-Client Engagements
- Lead fractional growth and automation engagements across multiple companies, auditing, designing, and implementing AI-driven automations and agentic systems that create measurable commercial and operational impact with deterministic execution for complex business workflows.
- Audit AI readiness and ROI, then architect and deploy agentic systems that harden institutional knowledge and fix operational bottlenecks ensuring scalable growth and unimpeded strategic execution.
- Design commercial-ready multi-agentic architecture for orthopedic prior authorization workflows, shifting clinical decision-making from high-variance manual efforts to an auditable, deterministic clinical infrastructure.
- Implement Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) synthesis to ensure 100% medical authority while enabling up to 90% reduction in administrative time.
- Lead the migration of legacy marketing and sales functions into agent-first workflows, utilizing LLMs to synthesize internal data and external market signals for real-time go-to-market adjustment and champion talent development across the team.
Michael Polivanov
Last position:
Strategy Consultant & Program Architect at Hypo Tirol Bank AG
- Portfolio Analysis & Migration Roadmap: Conducted structured analysis and risk classification of the HCL Notes infrastructure, created a prioritized migration portfolio with effort estimates as a key decision basis for management.
- Target Architecture & Modernization Concept: Developed the architecture strategy for retiring legacy applications, defined requirements for a centralized business process engine to reduce OPEX and licensing costs in the long term.
- Program Governance & Setup: Established roadmap and backlog structures as well as central project documentation (MS SharePoint), set up stakeholder management for the Notes decommissioning program.
Hannes Gruber
Last position:
Interim Manager Controlling at Lindab GmbH
10/2025 – 03/2026 Lindab GmbH, Feldkirchen (GER) Interim Manager Controlling/Project Manager  Project manager for implementations at Raab Lüftungstechnik GmbH:
- Implementation of Power BI as a reporting tool
- Design and implementation of a standardized inventory process
- Adjustment of contribution margin accounting in Microsoft Navision 2009
- Implementation of automated interfaces between the payroll program and Power BI
- Implementation of an interface between winKlimax and Navision 2009
- Setup of a new cost accounting (CM, cost centers)
- Introduction of supply chain controlling (stock levels, lead times, production KPIs)
Hans-Michael Mahlknecht
Last position:
Project expert, digitalization and strategic consulting at Freelance Consultant
- Project work in IT, banking, insurance and strategy
- Risk management consulting for companies in various industries
Herbert Ritsch
Last position:
Lateral Entry Teacher at BRG Hermagor and HLW Hermagor; Caritas School for Social Professions; Vienna University of Economics and Business
Subjects taught: Business Administration & Economics, Computer Science, Geography & Postgraduate Business Education for the 2024/25 school year at BRG Hermagor and HLW Hermagor (Economics & Informatics), 22 teaching hours
Teaching for the 2026 school year at Caritas School for Social Professions in Wiener Neustadt, Computer Science; 8 teaching hours; current position at Vienna University of Economics and Business
Financial literacy classes for 1st and 2nd grades at HLW and for the 1-year Commercial School with a financial license, including the Money Matters program and simulated job interviews incorporating financial knowledge
Sustainability reporting for 5th-grade HLW and financial market education in cooperation with the Vienna Stock Exchange
Junior companies with 2nd and 3rd year HLW students, including participation at the Vienna Trade Fair in February 2025 and the Klagenfurt Regional Competition in April 2025
AI workshop for upper secondary students at BRG and HLW Hermagor
Supervision of diploma theses/VWA with a focus on AI
Wuk Petrovic
Last position:
Management Consultant / Trainer
Senior consultant for companies (EU, UK), Agile Coach / Scrum Master for multiple projects, trainer for agile certifications (SAFe, Scrum), collaboration partner with KEGON, collaboration partner with NOVATEC
Karin Berg
Last position:
Independent Management Consultant specializing in Logistics & Supply Chain at Karin Berg Logistics Consulting
- As a self-employed logistics consultant with over 25 years of experience in freight forwarding and industry, I support companies in the holistic optimization of their supply chain processes.
- My focus is on KPI-driven efficiency improvements, sustainable cost reduction, and practical implementation.
- Through my training as a psychosocial counselor (LSB), I also bring social skills and systemic thinking – for solutions that are economically effective and engage people.
Michael Handl
Last position:
Voest AG
SAP S/4HANA authorizations: Project NEXUS, implementation of the authorization concept for Voest branch
Implementation of the authorization concept for Voest Bulgaria for the SAP modules FI, AM, CO, MM, SD, PP, PM, PS, QM, WM and Fiori
Design, definition and implementation in the rollout
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Management Consultants statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
3.6 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Strategy
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
83%
Master's degree or higher
83%
Doctorate
17%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, Italian
Speak two or more languages
94%
Based on our profile pool as of 26 Aug 2026.
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Average rates for Management Consultants in Austria
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 26 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the role
What they do
Management consultants help leadership teams solve concrete business problems. They analyse the current situation, structure the facts, and turn them into decisions and action plans. Typical work includes strategy reviews, target operating models, process redesign, transformation roadmaps, and support for workshops with senior stakeholders.
Typical deliverables
- Situation analysis and issue trees
- Business cases and board slides
- Process maps and operating models
- Cost-reduction and efficiency plans
- PMO support for change programmes
- Workshop materials and decision papers
Skills and methods
A strong management consultant combines sharp thinking with clear communication. They work well with Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and sometimes SAP-based environments when projects touch operations or finance. They should know how to structure ambiguity, interview stakeholders, validate assumptions, and present recommendations in a way executives can use.
When companies bring one in
Businesses hire a freelance management consultant when they need outside perspective, extra delivery capacity, or specialist support for a time-limited project. This is common during reorganisations, growth plans, carve-outs, integrations, and cost pressure. In Austria, local companies often want consultants who can work smoothly with German-speaking teams and adapt to cross-border settings in the DACH region.
What strong consultants stand out on
- Clear problem framing instead of broad advice
- Fast alignment with management and project teams
- Practical recommendations that can be executed
- Strong stakeholder handling in difficult settings
- Clean documents that support decisions
- Calm delivery under tight timelines
Adjacent titles and focus areas
Searches for this role often include strategy consultant, business consultant, and sometimes interim manager for execution-heavy assignments. The best fit depends on the need: shaping direction, driving a transformation workstream, or stepping in to keep a programme moving. For Austrian companies, the right consultant can join on-site when needed and work remotely when the project allows it.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Management Consultants, in one place.
A Management Consultant helps define the problem, structure the work, and turn findings into decisions. That can mean strategy support, process improvement, cost reduction, operating model design, or transformation management. The best consultants do not stop at analysis; they also help teams turn recommendations into delivery.
A freelance management consultant makes sense when the need is time-bound, urgent, or highly specific. Companies often bring one in for a transformation, reorganisation, integration, or a temporary gap in senior delivery capacity. If you need focused expertise and a quick start, freelance is often the better fit.
A strong management consultant needs structured thinking, stakeholder management, and excellent written and verbal communication. They should be comfortable with Excel and PowerPoint, and often with tools such as Power BI, process mapping software, or project tracking systems. Just as important is the ability to make complex topics simple for leadership teams.
A strategy consultant usually focuses more on direction, market choices, and high-level options. An interim manager is often brought in to run a function or line team for a period of time. A management consultant sits between those two: they analyse, recommend, and often support implementation without owning the line role.
In Austria, management consultants are often hired for restructuring, operational improvement, digital transformation, and cross-border coordination in the DACH market. Many projects involve German-speaking leadership teams, so clear communication in German can be important. On-site workshops are common at the start, then remote work can cover analysis and document preparation.
Look for a clear project story, not just a long CV. A good consultant can explain how they approached a similar problem, what they delivered, and how they handled stakeholders. Ask for examples of board decks, business cases, or transformation work, and check whether their style fits your team.
A management consultant freelancer should be ready to define scope early, align on decision rights, and manage expectations from day one. Many clients want crisp updates, clean documentation, and a strong point of view. It also helps to know when to challenge assumptions and when to support the client’s chosen direction.
Both are common. Many analysis tasks, slide work, and coordination meetings can happen remotely, but workshops, interviews, and sensitive leadership discussions often work better on-site. A strong management consultant can switch between both without losing momentum.
The average hourly rate for Management Consultants in Austria is 120 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 960 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Management Consultants in Austria, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 83% hold at least a Master's degree, and 17% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Management Consultants in Austria have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Management Consultants in Austria are German (100%), English (94%), and Italian (24%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Management Consultants in Austria are Information Technology (76%), Professional Services (71%), and Banking and Finance (47%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Management Consultants in Austria are Information Technology (82%), Project Management (76%), and Strategy (76%).
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Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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