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Chris W.

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IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT | PROGRAM MANAGEMENT | STRATEGY CONSULTING

Berlin
Chris W.

Last position:

Senior Strategy Advisor, Transformation Lead – program realignment with target picture, governance, and priority steering at Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe | S-Communication Services

In-house consulting provider and driver of transformation within the group, multi-stakeholder environment and C-level.

Realignment and stabilization of a cross-functional transformation and scaling program within the group. Sharpening the target picture, priorities, and set of measures, as well as building reliable governance, planning, and steering structures. Structuring roles, responsibilities, and strategic initiatives while including AI and IT automation ideas.

  • Designed program realignment and project portfolio management

  • Developed strategy model and target picture for IT projects

  • Structured portfolio, roadmap, and priorities

  • Established governance and regular meetings

  • Worked out operating model for flagship projects

  • Assessed AI and automation ideas

  • Clarified roles and responsibilities

  • Implemented change measures

  • Developed, moderated, and evaluated workshops

  • Transformed 17 initiatives into a steering model

  • Increased transparency and decision-making ability

  • Strengthened commitment in steering

  • Sharpened the operating model structurally

  • Integrated three top-5 institutes

  • Involved over 80% of stakeholders

  • Governance

  • Portfolio steering (PPM)

  • Change management

  • Artificial intelligence

  • Workflow automation

  • AI use case assessment

  • Confluence

  • Jira

  • Stakeholder management

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Silke W.

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Scientific Analyst & Strategy Consultant

Berlin
Silke W.

Last position:

Project Coordination for ERP System Implementation at BplusL Infra Log

Ensuring project coordination for the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations: stakeholder management, meeting coordination, open issue tracking, task prioritization and knowledge transfer between business units and IT.

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Stefan S.

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Digital Transformation & AI Strategy | Business Owner | Project, Program & Portfolio Manager

Berlin
Stefan S.

Last position:

Digital & AI Transformation, Agile Culture & Business Management Consultant & Project Manager at Freelance

  • Freelance work as a consultant (workshops and coaching for small to midsize companies in the areas of lean startup methodology, digital & AI transformation strategy, agile culture, design thinking)
  • AI training & certification
  • Project Management
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Jevgeni B.

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Senior Consultant • Product Manager • Digital Business Consultant • Strategist • Interim Project Lead

Berlin
Jevgeni B.

Last position:

orderbird

  • Supported orderbird in setting up and driving an internal advanced analytics project for the internal customer dashboard
  • Structured the internal dashboard project for later development
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Torsten K.

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Management Consultant

Berlin
Torsten K.

Last position:

Management Consultant at Self-employed

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Oliver K.

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Management Consultant & Venture Builder

Berlin
Oliver K.

Last position:

Management Consultant & Venture Builder at Self-employed

  • Leadership & global team orchestration: led 30+ designers, engineers, and operators across Europe and Asia through up to 5 parallel workstreams with clear priorities, roadmaps, and delivery cadences.

  • Leadership & global team orchestration: designed operating models, OKRs, KPI frameworks, and reporting rituals aligning product, engineering, design, and commercial teams in fully remote, cross-cultural environments.

  • Leadership & global team orchestration: built hiring profiles, evaluated talent, and developed leadership capability across product and operations.

  • Venture creation & 0→1 product development: built and scaled ventures in consumer products, digital platforms, and hospitality, owning strategy, product decisions, and business development end-to-end.

  • Venture creation & 0→1 product development: defined business models, financial plans, and capital requirements; prepared investor narratives, pitch materials, and data rooms for fundraising readiness.

  • Venture creation & 0→1 product development: delivered MVPs and early product iterations through structured discovery, roadmapping, and iterative testing focused on establishing PMF.

  • Go-to-market & business development: defined value propositions, positioning, and go-to-market strategies that established early revenue pathways.

  • Go-to-market & business development: structured commercial partnerships that accelerated access to distribution, credibility, and customer insight.

  • Go-to-market & business development: ran validation cycles, customer interviews, and controlled small-scale launches across startup, SME, and corporate contexts to refine offerings, pricing, and market strategy.

  • Advisory & venture building for clients and partners: acted as management consultant and venture builder for founders, SMEs, and corporate innovation units, contributing to 20+ ventures from opportunity framing to MVP to commercial traction.

  • Advisory & venture building for clients and partners: translated market problems into product strategies and executable roadmaps; aligned C-level stakeholders with engineering, design, and commercial teams.

  • Advisory & venture building for clients and partners: supported investor readiness and organizational scaling by coaching leaders on decision-making, hiring, and operating models that increased execution speed and resilience.

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Alex G.

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Strategy Consultant - Digital. Brand. Experience.

Berlin
Alex G.

Last position:

Strategy Consultant - Digital. Brand. Experience. at FREELANCE

  • Developing brand, social & digital strategies for brands and agencies, e.g. “Hypoport I&P brand strategy” (09/2022), “MAN Social Media Strategy” (03/2022, Accenture Song).
  • Interim leading strategy teams, e.g. ‘Head of Strategy’ (01-05/2021, We are social).
  • Planning & facilitating design sprint workshops for brands, e.g. “Router finder”, incl. prototype development (02/2020, AVM).
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Steffen S.

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Freelance Strategy Consultant & Interim Manager

Berlin
Steffen S.

Last position:

Freelance Strategy Consultant & Interim Manager at Freelancer

  • Accelerated merchant onboarding and KYC process, rolled out new merchant contracts, and managed an upstream merger at a payment service provider
  • Developed and interim-managed procurement processes to defend and pass on supplier price increases at an automotive supplier
  • Supported the in-house consulting team of a trade fair organizer on organization and process development topics (hiring, customer inquiries) across functions
  • PMO for software testing for an eMobility service provider on behalf of an OEM
  • Created a growth strategy and served as interim PMO for the first 100 days of post-merger integration at a landscaping and garden services group
  • Conducted commercial due diligence for a mobile sanitation provider
  • Designed and implemented quality assurance and customer support processes to prepare for the launch of a media corporate startup
  • Interim PMO to build COVID-19 testing capabilities and capacity for a TIC group (including materials, staff, facilities, software, legal)
  • Designed a new budgeting and approval process with clear steps, responsibilities, and thresholds for a health education scale-up
  • PMO for DB1 and OPEX improvement at a fitness scale-up through product and pricing adjustments and a concept for building in-house consulting
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Sascha B.

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Fractional CPO / VP Product / Head of Product / Product Lead

Berlin
Sascha B.

Last position:

Parent at Full-time Parent

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Hüseyin O.

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Freelance Executive Consultant

Berlin
Hüseyin O.

Last position:

Freelance Executive Consultant at Oguz Consulting

  • Management of large and distributed technology organizations. Leading the digital transformation.
  • Program / Project Management, Service Delivery Management, Lean & Agile, PMBOK, ITIL.
  • Consulting for continuous delivery, software development and delivery management.
  • Consultancy and leadership through the agile and cloud transformation and the way to DevOps.
  • Nearshoring of technology and software development projects.
  • Consulting services for the RFI/RFP processes, contract negotiations and management.
  • Consultancy on product development strategy and definition of the target market.
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Heiko S.

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Strategic Management Consultant (Founder)

Berlin
Heiko S.

Last position:

Strategic Management Consultant (Founder) at Own Company

  • Developed several strategies with potential and implementation plans in corporate strategy
  • Led multiple restarts and reorganizations of critical client projects in project strategy
  • Successfully advanced and digitized products with return on investment in 10 months
  • Developed procurement strategy and tendering for the hospital sector with a volume of 5 million €
  • Reorganized companies and departments in healthcare, facility/property management, and hospitality
  • Designed and implemented value management strategy, achieving initial savings of 1 million € during the planning phase
  • Revised contract management
  • Supported crisis situations and covered vacancies in leadership roles
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Fahd K.

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PMO & Industrialization Strategy Consultant

Berlin
Fahd K.

Last position:

PMO & Industrialization Strategy Consultant at Confidential Consulting

  • Built the business plan, feasibility study, and full industrialization strategy for a greenfield gigafactory
  • Modelled CAPEX/OPEX, industrial layout, equipment strategy, and operational ramp scenarios
  • Defined PMO governance and the complete commissioning and quality strategy from design through operations
  • Managed client relationship and provided strategic advisory on regulatory pathways and technology selection
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Heide S.

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Real Estate Development and Project Management

Berlin
Heide S.

Last position:

Consultant/Project Manager or Interim Manager in real estate at Freelance

  • Client representation for Taurecon GmbH for three projects and infrastructure in the 'Quartier Heidestrasse', Berlin, service phases 2-5 (volumes of €25–60 million each).
  • Client representation, project management, and overall site supervision for the existing Kornversuchsspeicher Berlin building for the Adler Group.
  • Monitoring for the Adler Group – 'Wasserstadt Mitte' quarter in Berlin, from service phase 5 (volume over €200 million).
  • Tenant fit-out for rental properties for the Adler Group, service phases 1-8, including design concept.
  • Review of project developments for the financing bank and analysis, clustering, and development of concepts for a portfolio for PwC.
  • Interim management for a Berlin housing company as head of neighborhood management, responsible for 92 employees.
  • Consulting for Vivantes, analysis of projects and order volumes, preparation of tender procedures, and application for funding.
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Björn B.

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Strategic Advisor

Berlin
Björn B.

Last position:

Strategic Advisor at Freelance

  • Full strategy development process (diagnosis → priorities → KPIs → roadmap)
  • Market & competitor intelligence (opportunity sizing, positioning, where to win)
  • Innovation management process (build innovation funnel: idea creation → evaluation → experiments → scaling)
  • Carbon accounting + decarbonisation strategy (Set baseline (CCF/PCF) → identify hotspots → reduction roadmap)
  • Sustainability strategy + reporting support (CSRD/CBAM; turning reporting into business value)

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Management Consultants statistics

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

21 years (Germany: 23 years)

Management Consultants in Berlin have 21 years of professional experience on average. It is 2 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 23 years.

Position duration

3.4 years (Germany: 3.8 years)

Management Consultants in Berlin stay in a single position for 3.4 years on average. It is 0.4 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.8 years.

Positions per freelancer

10 (Germany: 11)

Management Consultants in Berlin have completed 10 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 1 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 11.

Top business areas

Strategy, Project Management, Product Development

Management Consultants in Berlin have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Strategy, Project Management, and Product Development.

Top industries

Professional Services, Information Technology, Banking and Finance

Management Consultants in Berlin are most in demand in Professional Services, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance.

Certification focus areas

Project Management, Human Resources, Product Development

Management Consultants in Berlin earn their certifications most often in Project Management, Human Resources, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

96% (Germany: 93%)

96% of Management Consultants in Berlin hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 3% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 93%.

Master's degree or higher

62% (Germany: 64%)

62% of Management Consultants in Berlin hold at least a Master's degree. It is 2% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 64%.

Doctorate

13% (Germany: 12%)

13% of Management Consultants in Berlin have a doctorate (PhD). It is 1% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 12%.

Certifications per freelancer

2 (Germany: 3)

Management Consultants in Berlin hold 2 professional certifications on average. It is 1 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.

Most common languages

German, English, French

Management Consultants in Berlin most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

97% (Germany: 95%)

97% of Management Consultants in Berlin speak two or more languages. It is 2% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 95%.

Based on our profile pool as of 16 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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One of the Management Consultants in Berlin charges less than €400 per day.
10 of the Management Consultants in Berlin charge between €400 and €800 per day.
28 of the Management Consultants in Berlin charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
15 of the Management Consultants in Berlin charge between €1200 and €1600 per day.
2 of the Management Consultants in Berlin charge €1600 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this role in Berlin are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.

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Average rates for Management Consultants in Berlin

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 973 €
Germany avg. 1029 €

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Median rate 1000 €
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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 16 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Management Consultants experts industry focus

See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.

  • Professional Services (78%)
  • Information Technology (63%)
  • Banking and Finance (46%)
  • Education (40%)
  • Automotive (37%)
  • Media and Entertainment (35%)
  • Manufacturing (33%)
  • Retail (32%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the role

Driving transformation in the Berlin business ecosystem

Berlin has evolved from a startup hub into a major center for established enterprises, public sector organizations, and fast-growing digital scale-ups. Freelance management consultants in this region help businesses navigate rapid scaling, organizational restructuring, and digital transformation. They bridge the gap between traditional corporate structures and agile, tech-driven business models.

Key responsibilities of a freelance business consultant

External consultants enter organizations to solve complex structural, financial, or operational challenges. They provide objective analysis and design actionable strategies that internal teams might overlook.

  • Conducting comprehensive market, competitor, and internal operational analyses
  • Designing corporate strategies, growth plans, and operating models
  • Guiding post-merger integration and corporate restructuring initiatives
  • Leading organizational change management and cultural transformation projects

Critical skills and tools for strategic advisory

A successful advisor combines deep industry knowledge with structured problem-solving frameworks. They must be proficient in quantitative analysis, financial modeling, and stakeholder communication across all corporate hierarchy levels. Familiarity with agile project management tools like Jira, visualization software like Miro, and advanced data analytics platforms allows them to deliver clear, data-backed recommendations.

When to hire an external management specialist

Companies hire freelance advisors when they face critical inflection points that require specialized expertise or immediate capacity. Rather than committing to a permanent executive search or expensive traditional consulting firms, organizations bring in independent experts for targeted, high-impact projects. This approach ensures rapid deployment, flexible engagement terms, and direct access to specialized knowledge without overhead.

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Frequently asked questions

The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Management Consultants.

A freelance management consultant analyzes business performance, identifies operational inefficiencies, and designs strategic solutions to improve profitability or growth. They work closely with executive leadership to implement organizational changes and optimize workflows.

While a business analyst focuses on specific data, software requirements, and internal processes, a strategy consultant looks at the broader organizational vision, market positioning, and corporate structure. The consultant translates analytical insights into long-term strategic decisions for the board.

Hiring an independent business consultant offers direct access to senior expertise without the massive overhead costs and junior staff leverage of large agencies. Freelancers integrate faster into your team, provide highly customized advice, and offer flexible billing arrangements.

Many projects in the international Berlin startup scene are conducted entirely in English, but working with public institutions or traditional German enterprises often requires a change manager who is fluent in German. Most local freelancers are bilingual and can easily adapt to your corporate culture.

While strategic planning and data analysis can be done remotely, a seasoned management consultant usually benefits from on-site workshops, interviews, and executive meetings. A hybrid model with key milestones delivered on-site in Berlin is the standard approach.

Look for an experienced interim manager with a strong track record in your specific industry, relevant university degrees, and recognized certifications like Scrum Master or PRINCE2. The most critical indicator of quality is a portfolio of successfully completed corporate transformations.

The duration depends on project scope, but a typical engagement for a management consultant ranges from three to nine months. Some strategic assessments take only a few weeks, while large-scale restructuring efforts require ongoing oversight.

Success is measured against predefined key performance indicators agreed upon at the start of the project. A professional strategy consultant delivers measurable results such as reduced operational costs, increased revenue, successful system implementation, or improved employee retention rates.

The average hourly rate for Management Consultants in Berlin is 122 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 973 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers working as Management Consultants in Berlin, 96% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 62% hold at least a Master's degree, and 13% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers working as Management Consultants in Berlin have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.4 years.

The most common languages among freelancers working as Management Consultants in Berlin are German (100%), English (95%), and French (30%).

The most common industries among freelancers working as Management Consultants in Berlin are Professional Services (78%), Information Technology (63%), and Banking and Finance (46%).

The most common business areas among freelancers working as Management Consultants in Berlin are Strategy (92%), Project Management (84%), and Product Development (65%).

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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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