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Support for operating model design, team structure, leadership development, and change programs. Get vetted, available organizational development consultants matched fast and precisely to the work you need done.

About the role

What they do

Organizational Development Consultants help companies improve how work is structured, led, and carried out. They look at team design, decision rights, ways of working, role clarity, and the change needed to make new processes stick. In Berlin, they are often brought in by scale-ups, corporate teams, and international firms that need clear structure without slowing the business down.

Typical deliverables

  • Operating model reviews and target organization designs
  • Role definitions, team charters, and responsibility maps
  • Change plans for restructures, integrations, or growth phases
  • Workshop design for leadership teams and cross-functional groups
  • Stakeholder plans, communication drafts, and rollout support

Core skills

Strong organizational development work combines business understanding with people work. A good consultant can read the current setup quickly, challenge vague assumptions, and turn findings into practical actions that leaders can use.

  • Organizational design and change management
  • Facilitation of leadership workshops and alignment sessions
  • Interviewing, diagnostics, and synthesis of findings
  • Clear communication with executives and employee groups
  • Comfort working with HR, transformation, and strategy teams

Tools and methods

The best consultants use simple, proven methods rather than heavy theory. They may work with org maps, process views, stakeholder matrices, interviews, surveys, and workshop formats to shape a workable plan. Common adjacent titles include organizational change consultant, change management consultant, and OD consultant.

When to bring one in

Companies usually hire an Organizational Development Consultant when growth creates friction, reporting lines stop making sense, or a transformation needs structure. They are also useful during mergers, leadership changes, hybrid work shifts, or when teams need clearer accountability. In Berlin, this often matters for tech companies, media groups, and international businesses that operate across functions and cultures.

What strong consultants look like

A strong consultant does not just describe the problem. They link people, structure, and process to business goals, and they know how to get agreement without political noise. Look for someone who can work with data and interviews, stay calm in sensitive situations, and produce clear outputs that leaders can act on.

  • Turns diagnosis into concrete recommendations
  • Balances strategy with day-to-day reality
  • Works well with executives and front-line managers
  • Delivers changes that teams can actually adopt

Meet FRATCH Organizational Development Consultants

Heike Röttgers

Systemic organizational consulting, facilitation, coaching & training

Berlin

Last position:

Instructor for the "Agile Agents" training at ProScenario

Heike Röttgers

Julia Daubertshäuser

Strategy and Organization Consultant

Berlin

Last position:

Director of Strategy Consulting at bemorrow GmbH

As Director of Strategy at bemorrow, I help companies find direction and make decisions in complex and dynamic contexts. Corporate and brand identity serve as a strategic compass to bring clarity to decisions and make actions effective in day-to-day business.

My focus is on developing, leading, and firmly embedding corporate and brand identities—from strategic foundation to effective brand governance and brand engagement, all the way to consistent translation and activation in the customer experience.

I guide brand and transformation processes in the German B2B mid-market and in agencies, working closely with decision-makers, board members, business development, brand, marketing, communications, HR, and teams.

At bemorrow, I help companies align human needs and business success in a sustainable way through solid, future-proof strategies. Combining analytics and empathy, we guide our clients collaboratively from identity and innovation development through cultural transformation to precise implementation.

Julia Daubertshäuser

Nadine Sauerzapfe

Organizational Development & Transformation Consultant

Berlin

Last position:

Project lead — Participatory transformation process (ELER-funded) at Äpfel & Konsorten e.V.

  • Overall responsibility for a two-year, EU-funded transformation project commissioned by the Brandenburg Ministry of Agriculture and Climate Protection
  • Design, steering, and overall management of the project (budget, team, reporting)
  • Design and facilitation of multi-stakeholder workshops with actors from politics, administration, agriculture, and nature conservation
  • Established and launched the Brandenburg Orchard Parliament as a permanent participation body
  • Created a 300-page practical handbook with measures, study analyses, and video tutorials by leading experts
  • Sustainably implemented a participation format with broad institutional anchoring
Nadine Sauerzapfe

Gloria Biberger

Systemic Consultant and Coach, Strategy and Service Designer

Berlin

Last position:

Systemic Coach at human collective

  • Guiding people through change, development, difficult situations and new roles.
  • Supporting the exploration of their own mindset and values.
  • Offering events, webinars and insights to make coaching more accessible.
Gloria Biberger

Regina Stachna

Organizational Transformation HR Project Lead Digitalization

Berlin

Last position:

Organizational Transformation HR Project Lead Digitalization at BDO AG

  • Coach in the audit department for 2,800 employees
  • Company language: German
Regina Stachna

Birgit Ströbel

Strategy Consultant / Business Coach

Berlin

Last position:

Partner / Organizational Consulting at Berg & Macher

At Berg & Macher, I am part of an experienced team in agile organizational development. As a modern organizational consultancy, we guide companies through all key stages of transformation toward a learning, adaptable organization. Our expertise includes agile organizational development, corporate culture, modern leadership, and New Work.

As a partner, I contribute my expertise in vision development, growth strategy, leadership, positioning, branding, and executive CEO coaching.

Birgit Ströbel

Katharina Hahn

Workplace Culture & Organizational Consultant

Berlin

Last position:

Workplace Culture & Organizational Consultant at Self-Employed

  • Built a studio with programs to support organizations in their transition to a more life-centered and productive work culture
  • Creating workplaces people love
Katharina Hahn

Juliane Martina Röll

Management Consulting, Organizational Development

Berlin

Last position:

Bike courier and collective member at crow Berlin

Juliane Martina Röll

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Organizational Development Consultants statistics

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

21 years

Position duration

4.3 years

Positions per freelancer

11

Top business areas

Human Resources, Marketing, Product Development

Top industries

Professional Services, Education, Information Technology

Certification focus areas

Human Resources, Strategy, Product Development

Bachelor's degree or higher

100%

Master's degree or higher

100%

Doctorate

25%

Certifications per freelancer

4

Most common languages

German, English, French

Speak two or more languages

100%

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Frequently Asked Questions

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An Organizational Development Consultant helps a company improve structure, collaboration, and change execution. That can include team design, role clarity, decision-making, leadership alignment, and rollout support for new ways of working. The goal is to make the organization easier to run and easier for people to work in.

Freelance work fits well when the need is focused and time-bound. Common projects include reorganizations, operating model updates, mergers, leadership resets, and change programs that need outside structure. It is also useful when the internal HR or transformation team needs extra hands and an outside view.

The two roles overlap, but they are not identical. A change management consultant usually focuses more on adoption, communication, and rollout of a specific change, while an organizational development consultant looks more broadly at structure, roles, culture, and how the organization works over time. Many projects need both perspectives.

Start with the problem you want solved and who needs to change their behavior. A good brief covers the current challenge, the teams involved, the decisions already made, and the expected outcome. That helps the consultant choose the right diagnostic approach and avoid generic recommendations.

A freelancer makes sense when the work is urgent, specialized, or temporary. That is common during transformation, restructuring, or integration work where the company needs focused support without adding a permanent role. It is also useful when leaders want an outside view before making structural decisions.

Yes, much of the work can be done remotely, especially interviews, analysis, document review, and leadership workshops. In Berlin, on-site sessions can still be valuable when trust is low, the topic is sensitive, or several stakeholder groups need to align in the same room. The best setup is often a mix of remote and in-person work.

Look for strong diagnosis, clear facilitation, and the ability to turn complex input into practical recommendations. A good OD consultant should also understand leadership dynamics, organizational design, and change resistance. If they cannot explain how their work will lead to action, the fit is weak.

An HR business partner usually supports a specific business area and handles ongoing people topics with managers. An Organizational Development Consultant is more project-based and focuses on redesigning structures, improving collaboration, and guiding larger change efforts. The roles can work closely together, but they solve different problems.

The average hourly rate for Organizational Development Consultants in Berlin is 131 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,048 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers working as Organizational Development Consultants in Berlin, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 100% hold at least a Master's degree, and 25% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers working as Organizational Development Consultants in Berlin have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 4.3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers working as Organizational Development Consultants in Berlin are German (100%), English (100%), and French (25%).

The most common industries among freelancers working as Organizational Development Consultants in Berlin are Professional Services (100%), Education (75%), and Information Technology (75%).

The most common business areas among freelancers working as Organizational Development Consultants in Berlin are Human Resources (100%), Marketing (88%), and Product Development (88%).

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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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