Technical Project Managers in Germany
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Alfons G.
Last position:
Senior Migration Consultant / Technical Project Lead
Europe-wide re-platforming & centralization
- Independently created the migration concept and implementation plan for the Europe-wide centralization and consolidation of IT services for around 20 European companies as part of a re-platforming program.
- Migration assessment: analysis of the existing IT, infrastructure, application, and service landscapes of the companies as the basis for the migration strategy.
- Development of the centralized target vision and target architecture based on a modern technology stack, taking platform and containerization approaches into account.
- Design of a highly available central infrastructure in an active-active model across two data centers; consideration of cloud, infrastructure, application, CMDB, and IAM services.
- Development of the migration and transformation roadmap, including defining migration waves, dependencies, requirements, and priorities for the move from decentralized services to the central platform.
- Analysis of technical and organizational dependencies, identification of migration risks, and development of a structured approach for step-by-step migration and centralization.
- Creation of target, solution, and implementation views for each service domain; design of the end-to-end join-move-leave process as a blueprint for the European rollout (Jira/Jira Asset Management).
- Alignment of migration strategy and roadmap with European companies, management, IT, providers, and other stakeholders; presentation of the 12-month roadmap to the Managing Director Europe.
Markus Blohm
Last position:
Consultant, Technical Project Manager at Lanxess
- Project: ESU Windows and SQL Server consolidation / Configuration Management in ServiceNow
- Creation of an as-is analysis of all servers worldwide
- Creation of an as-is analysis of all SQL servers worldwide
- Creation of requirements analyses for SQL and server migrations
- Coordination of requirements with partners for migrations to Hyper-V (on-premises) or Azure Cloud
- Moderation of jour fixe meetings
- Creation of roadmaps and solution models for server migrations
- Setup of test scenarios
- Moderation of workshops for the introduction of a Global Admin Team
- Creation of data models (CMDB) in ServiceNow
- Conducting workshops for the CMDB data model
- Creation of solution models for the CMDB
- Creation of seamless configuration and work documentation for the CMDB
- Creation of reports for license management
- Creation of KPIs for data quality in ServiceNow
- Creation of a service catalog
- Moderation of workshops for creating service requests
- Interface between needs analysis and ServiceNow development team
- Systems used: Windows 7, Windows 10, Microsoft Office 365/2010, Windows Server 20xx, SQL Server 20xx, SharePoint, Azure Cloud, Hyper-V, ServiceNow, various tools
Doaa Abdelghafar
Last position:
Technical Program Manager/Agile Coach at Visa
- Drove two cross-functional engineering teams within the SAFe framework to deliver backend and integration solutions for Visa’s Terminal Management and Cybersource Onboarding platforms
- Served as Program Coach for ten teams within the Platform Services organization, advancing Agile maturity, delivery alignment, and a culture of continuous improvement
- Orchestrated Agile ceremonies including Product Manager syncs, metrics reviews, inspect-and-adapt sessions, system demos, and leadership workshops to strengthen transparency, collaboration, and delivery performance
- Championed the rollout of the Re-imagine Work@Visa scaled delivery framework within the Agile Transformation Team, improving collaboration and delivery predictability
- Increased release frequency 18× per quarter by synchronizing distributed teams and developing a comprehensive release guide
- Partnered with the Release Manager to standardize deployments across Visa Data Center, AWS, and Mobile platforms
- Led teams to close all security findings and embed remediation into BAU, achieving zero open issues by mid-2024
- Directed the Security Findings Program across the portfolio, ensuring visibility, accountability, and progress tracking
- Supported the roll out of the OKR framework and led quarterly reviews to align execution with business goals
- Strengthened communication across distributed teams, removed blockers, and advocated for continuous improvement and automation
- Delivered on demand workshops for teams with raising maturity and adoption of best practices
- Co-founded a Center of Excellence and Agile Community of Practice to promote continuous learning and alignment
- Partnered with SRE and InfoSec teams on multi-region rollout and security initiatives to enhance reliability and compliance
Jens Matthaei
Last position:
Automation project manager at Capgemini Engineering @ ACC Battery Factory
PSA, Peugeot Citroën, France (10/2023 – 05/2024)
- Launch Manager for electrode production rolling lines
- Setup, modernization, and commissioning of cleanroom production equipment
- Management of a team of 15 Chinese technicians
- Recovery of a three-month delay and on-schedule delivery
Andreas Adloff
Last position:
Workday Reengineering Project Lead at DSV Gruppe
- Analyze existing configuration
- Compare to HR process and organizational designs
- Develop redesigns and roll-out plans
- Adjust security concept
- Perform testing and implementation
- Prepare documentation and hand-over
Sunish Bharathan
Last position:
AtlasMind - Production AI assistant for Jira at Mercedes Benz Innovation Labs Gmbh
- Converts natural language into JQL using RAG and pgvector. Returns structured JSON with a query, chart spec, and plain-text answer. A two-stage router answers general questions without touching the JQL pipeline at all.
- Interchangeable LLM backends: Ollama, vLLM, Groq, Anthropic Claude, AWS Bedrock - switchable at runtime, no code changes. Self-healing JQL: on Jira validation failure, feeds error back to LLM, retries up to 4 times. OCI Vault for secrets. Deployed on Oracle Cloud A1 with GPU inference over Tailscale private network. Open source.
Uwe Schwarz
Last position:
Technical Program Lead IPv6 Migration at Deutsche Rentenversicherung (RP, BW)
- Technical program ownership for the IPv6 migration at DRV RP and DRV BW, with a focus on migration planning, execution structure, and cross-functional technical coordination.
- Designed and implemented an operational control model with dashboard, action board, KPI portfolio, risk register, and decision index to translate technical topics into structured delivery artifacts.
- Coordinated technical groundwork for architecture and rollout across IPv6 addressing, segmentation, dual-stack target design, test-lab planning, and cross-team dependencies.
- Supported security and compliance-related requirements in the context of BSI, NIS2, and critical infrastructure, translating them into traceable evidence, risks, and management reporting.
- Achievement: Established a reusable intake-to-governance workflow for systematically capturing technical actions, risks, open issues, and evidence requirements.
- Achievement: Created an operational baseline for technical program execution with measurable KPIs, clear ownership, and transparent decision support.
Florian Krebs
Last position:
LAN Planner at Global Network AG
- As-is assessment of the current network infrastructure and its documentation, including on-site inspections
- Independent planning of new distribution and main distribution rooms in the individual district offices (components used, rack layout, connectivity), considering the BSI IT-Grundschutz and InfoSic requirements
- Planning of new copper and fiber optic cabling, including patch panels
- Coordination with building services engineering (TGA) to ensure compliance with relevant on-site requirements
- Development of detailed execution plans and high-level concepts for the rollout of the new infrastructure
- Additional support after the components go live (hypercare phase)
- Regular communication with project management and client stakeholders
Johann Merkel
Last position:
Project Manager at Staffing services provider with a focus on Finance & Controlling
- Building a central data model to consolidate data from CRM (ATS), online marketing, HR, and finance
- Integration of various data sources (including Sistrix, eTracker, HR Works, finance systems)
- Creation of a unified data basis for reporting and management
- Design and setup of the data structure
- Business analysis and definition of KPIs
- Coordination of data integration and alignment with business departments
- Consolidation and normalization of heterogeneous data sources
- Building an initial prototype in Excel
- Further development and implementation in Microsoft Power BI
- Central, consolidated data basis across multiple business areas
- Transparent management of CRM/ATS, marketing, HR, and finance KPIs
- Establishment of scalable BI reporting based on Power BI
Wilhelm Janke
Last position:
Project Manager – Sales & After-Sales at Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH
- Independently managed projects with lead times of up to 6 months - from the quotation phase to final acceptance
- Coordinated machine relocations: planning, logistics, dismantling and reassembly, and recommissioning
- Carried out and managed major repairs and overhauls of industrial and special-purpose machines
- Provided technical consulting and planning for retrofits and modernization of existing machine fleets
- Organized and carried out machine inspections, including documentation and defining follow-up measures
- Customer interface at sales level: quote preparation, order clarification, project coordination
- Scheduled timelines, coordinated resources, and controlled budgets for parallel projects
- Worked closely with engineering, assembly, purchasing, and customers
Andreas Fischer
Last position:
Project Manager & Portfolio Owner for Infrastructure (Automotive) at MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH
- Overall coordination of service providers for all infrastructure topics at a production site being set up in Baden-Württemberg
- Design and finding solutions for internet connectivity, building office communication networks, setting up WLAN in production and administration buildings, IP address management, password policies, time tracking, access control systems, backup strategies, emergency power planning, operating concepts, cost planning, event management, workplace setup including laptop/mobile phones/telephony, remote support, print servers
- Selecting suitable external service providers and planning to meet needs for spare parts, repairs, on-site service, network and workplace support including on-site system replacement by providers
- Choosing suitable external service providers for facility management and building technology (fiber optic connections, data center infrastructure, cable ducts etc.)
- Coordination with clients and service providers
- Escalation management, schedule control
- On-site presence for service meetings and managing service providers
Kai-Uwe Petzhold
Last position:
Technical Project Management at CHG Meridian AG
- CHG Meridian AG is a financial company focused on leasing in the areas of IT technology, logistics and medical technology and is regulated by BaFin. One part of the company is Return to Remarketing, where devices delivered to the technology center (notebooks, smartphones, tablets, etc.) are prepared for resale. The project I supported was responsible for enabling damage assessment of returned lease devices, documenting them visually in the form of pictures, enabling invoicing for the customer, and making the pictures available via the in-house customer platform. This was achieved through a combination of in-house development within the internal development department and the use of SaaS products. The second project was the transition of SaaS tendering software, purchased by the business unit, into the operations of the CHG IT department. Evaluation of security questions in relation to BaFin requirements, development of an authorization concept, implementation of single sign-on, documentation of the application in the CHG systems (CMDB, iKnow, etc.) and handover into operations.
Used technologies and methods: NIS2, DORA, agile software development, Scrum, Kanban, ServiceNow, SaaS, MS Teams, MS SharePoint, Active Directory, Entra ID, CMDB, incident management, change management, request management, service level agreement
Hüseyin Özcan
Last position:
Freelance Technical Project Manager at Karl Hess GmbH & Co. KG
- Project management for Porsche interior plastic parts
- Ensuring a complete and smooth flow of information between the customer and internal departments
- Creation and monitoring of resource, schedule, and overall project plans
- Active support and independent customer handling
- Coordination of technical discussions and pricing meetings
- Organization, execution, and documentation of alignment meetings with development and controlling
- Handling of quotations with cost specs, analyses, and presentations
- Independent cost negotiations, change handling, and final negotiations
- Carrying out deviation analyses
Gregor Pestsov
Last position:
Engineering Data Management Project Manager
Technical and commercial risk assessment for an investment project in the hardware sector (scaling potential, liability risks, operational processes) Process consulting for two SMEs in the engineering environment, focusing on workflow digitization, PLM
Daniel Karge
Last position:
Technical Project Manager & Interim Manager at Remmert GmbH
- Project volume in €: ~15 million
- Number of employees: 8
- Managing strategic projects & leading procurement
- Outsourcing standard products abroad
- Process optimization in quality management
- Interim manager for purchasing & procurement
- Planning and implementation of optimization measures
- Material flow in production
- Warehouse management
- Process automation
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Technical Project Managers statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
2.7 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
78%
Master's degree or higher
44%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 26 Aug 2026.
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Average rates for Technical Project Managers in Germany
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About the role
What they do
A Technical Project Manager keeps complex technical work moving. This role turns goals into plans, coordinates developers, engineers, QA, and business teams, and keeps delivery realistic when scope shifts. Typical assignments include software releases, platform upgrades, system integrations, data migrations, and recovery of troubled projects.
Typical deliverables
- Delivery plans with clear scope, milestones, risks, and dependencies
- Stakeholder updates that turn technical detail into clear decisions
- Sprint, release, or rollout coordination across teams
- RAID logs, issue tracking, and escalation paths
- Go-live and cutover plans for systems and product launches
Core skills
A strong Technical Project Manager understands both project control and technical delivery. They should be able to speak with engineers about architecture, APIs, testing, environments, and deployment without losing the business view. They also need strong facilitation skills, calm conflict handling, and a disciplined way of working with changing priorities.
- Requirements shaping and scope control
- Risk management and dependency tracking
- Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid delivery setups
- Familiarity with cloud, software development, and infrastructure projects
- Clear documentation and decision-making
Tools and methods
Common tools include Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, Azure DevOps, Miro, and Teams. In technical environments, the best freelancers also know how to work with release calendars, test plans, CI/CD handovers, and change management routines. For Germany-based teams, they often support English-speaking delivery while fitting into local stakeholder and vendor settings when needed.
When companies bring one in
Companies usually hire a freelance Technical Project Manager when internal teams are busy, a project needs urgent structure, or the work crosses several technical domains. This is common in software houses, industrial firms, SaaS companies, automotive suppliers, and enterprise IT teams in Germany. A freelancer makes sense when you need immediate delivery ownership, not a long hiring cycle.
What good looks like
The best Technical Project Managers do more than chase dates. They expose risks early, keep engineers focused on delivery, and make sure business stakeholders understand trade-offs before problems grow. Strong candidates are often called TPMs or technical delivery managers, but the real test is whether they can take a messy technical initiative and bring it under control without slowing the team down.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Technical Project Managers.
A Technical Project Manager plans and coordinates delivery for technical work that involves several teams or systems. That usually includes scope control, timelines, dependencies, risks, stakeholder updates, and go-live planning. The best freelancers keep both the engineering detail and the business goal in view.
Look for someone who understands software delivery, infrastructure, or integration work and can speak clearly with engineers. Strong organization, risk management, and stakeholder handling matter just as much as technical fluency. A good Technical Project Manager also knows how to keep decisions moving when priorities change.
A project manager may focus more on planning, budgets, and coordination across any kind of work. A Technical Project Manager stays closer to the technical side and can challenge estimates, dependencies, release plans, and implementation risks. A delivery manager often concentrates on flow and execution, while a TPM bridges delivery and technical detail.
A freelancer is a strong choice when you need immediate coverage for a launch, migration, recovery project, or temporary gap in the team. It also works well when the scope is specialized or short-term and does not justify a long hiring process. Many companies use a freelance Technical Project Manager to stabilize delivery before deciding on a permanent hire.
Yes, many projects can be handled remotely if the team has clear tools and regular touchpoints. For sensitive rollouts, workshop-heavy phases, or stakeholder management with local teams, a mix of remote work and on-site presence in Germany can be useful. Language expectations depend on the client, but English is often enough in technical environments.
This role is common in software, SaaS, manufacturing, automotive, logistics, and enterprise IT. It also appears in transformation projects such as ERP changes, cloud migration, data platform work, and system integration. In Germany, many clients want someone who can work across technical teams and formal stakeholder groups.
Ask for examples of difficult technical projects they brought back on track. A strong candidate can explain how they handled risk, dependency conflicts, release pressure, and stakeholder disagreements without hiding behind jargon. You should also look for clear communication, structured documentation, and proof that they can work with both engineers and business leads.
Not usually, but they do need to understand how technical teams build and ship work. Many strong Technical Project Managers come from engineering, QA, operations, or technical delivery backgrounds. The key is not writing code, but knowing enough to ask the right questions and keep the project realistic.
The average hourly rate for Technical Project Managers in Germany is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 856 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Technical Project Managers in Germany, 78% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 44% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Technical Project Managers in Germany have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Technical Project Managers in Germany are German (100%), English (98%), and French (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Technical Project Managers in Germany are Information Technology (71%), Automotive (57%), and Manufacturing (57%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Technical Project Managers in Germany are Project Management (98%), Information Technology (80%), and Product Development (71%).
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