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Michael H.
Last position:
Interim Head of IT / Transformation Manager at A German medium-sized industrial distributor, B2B e-commerce
Agile Transformation: introducing agile principles and transforming traditional IT departments into Scrum and Kanban teams
IT Operating Model: redesigning the IT organization and introducing modern delivery structures and roles
Flight Levels: building up Flight Levels practices within IT to align strategy, coordination and operational execution
Leadership & Coaching: recruiting Agile Coaches and coaching Scrum Masters and IT leaders
ERP Operations: acting as Interim Product Owner for the existing ERP landscape and ensuring business continuity
ERP Transformation: reorganizing and supporting the ERP migration as a Project Manager; Phase 1 (financial accounting) live since October 2025
Operational Core (ERP): establishing dedicated teams for ERP Support, Feature Development, and ERP Migration
Modern Workplace: initiating the transition towards a Microsoft 365-based cloud workplace environment
Integration: establishing a dedicated team to drive integration and connectivity initiatives
Warehouse Operations: building a cross-functional team to support logistics and warehouse-related capabilities
Maintenance & Operations (M&O): introducing a dedicated team for system engineering, security, stable operations and continuous improvement
AI Initiatives: identifying and promoting practical Artificial Intelligence use cases across the IT department
As Interim Head of IT for a German medium-sized industrial distributor, I am responsible for 31 IT employees and lead the digital and organizational transformation, reporting directly to executive leadership. I took over an IT department with almost no basic structures – no clear roles, processes, documentation or ticket system – and with significant technical debt that tied up most of its capacity. Introduced agile principles and ways of working in the IT organization and transformed the traditionally structured IT department into cross-functional Scrum and Kanban teams focused on transparency, collaboration, and customer value delivery.
Redesigned the entire IT organization by establishing a modern operating model, introducing new roles such as Product Owner, Scrum Master and Solution Architect and strengthening the organization through strategic hiring and targeted capability development. Recruited and onboarded Agile Coaches to accelerate the transformation and personally managed and coached Scrum Masters as well as IT department leaders to foster servant leadership, self-management and a culture of continuous improvement.
Aligned IT-internal planning across eight teams to three Flight Levels based on Klaus Leopold (strategy, coordination, team), laying the foundation for later company-wide portfolio management. Consolidated the backlog of more than 10 workstreams and prioritized it by business value and cost of delay. Introduced a ticketing system to increase transparency and enable data-driven decision-making, flow-based work management, and greater accountability at all levels.
Established and supported multiple cross-functional teams, including the Operational Core (ERP) domain with dedicated streams for Support, Feature Development and ERP Migration, as well as teams responsible for Warehouse Operations, Maintenance & Operations (M&O) including system engineering and security, Modern Workplace, Data Quality and integration initiatives. Worked closely with Agile Coaches to support team development, remove impediments, and continuously improve delivery effectiveness.
Acted as Interim Product Owner for the operation and enhancement of the existing ERP landscape while supporting the ERP migration as a Project Manager. Reorganized the project organization and had the already negotiated contract with the implementation partner realigned with a focus on approach and overall responsibility; Phase 1 (financial accounting) has been live since October 2025. Collaborated with the selected implementation partner to design and establish the project organization and target operating model for the ERP transformation, introducing agile delivery structures and ways of working. Facilitated the alignment between business, IT and the external vendor and played a key role in negotiating the contractual framework and delivery model to ensure a sustainable foundation for the transformation program.
Initiated the strategic modernization of the workplace environment through the adoption of Microsoft 365 cloud capabilities, establishing the foundation for enhanced collaboration, scalability and future digital services.
Launched AI initiatives to identify practical business use cases and promote the responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence across the IT department. Encouraged self-management and empowered teams to take ownership of decisions, delivery and continuous improvement.
Paul W.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect at ePrimo GmbH
Led the end-to-end integration and migration architecture for decommissioning SAP IS-U market communication and transitioning to Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) with E.ON IT Services — covering regulated EDIFACT market messaging, a three-phase data migration (transfer of market message inventory after cutover), redesign of market communication processes, and full GDPR and German energy-market compliance.
- Designed the three-tier target architecture (SAP IS-U → NScale B2B gateway → SFMC) processing 50,000–100,000 EDIFACT messages daily within sub-5-minute SLAs.
- Architected the three-phase data migration: 36 months of historical data, zero-loss cutover of in-flight market messages, and near-real-time CDC synchronization.
- Delivered secure, BDEW/GDPR-compliant integration (AS2/OFTP2, RFC/IDoc, REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3) achieving >99.5% uptime, <0.1% migration discrepancy, and RTO <4 hours.
- Applied BPMN to model and optimize the market communication processes.
Technologies: SAP IS-U, NScale, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, EDIFACT, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3, BPMN, Jira, Confluence, Draw.io
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
Franz B.
Last position:
Product Development (AI) at Own initiative
AI telephone assistant platform
Claude Code, Google AI Studio, Python, LLM / Voice-AI, PostgreSQL
- Conception and hands-on development of an AI-supported telephone assistant platform (voice AI / LLM) – from idea and architecture to MVP/product.
- Built agentic workflows and full automations with Claude Code and Google AI Studio.
- Also delivered AI-supported work in client engagements: used Claude Code for governance documentation, requirement drafts, and automations.
Christoph T.
Last position:
Backend Software Developer (Java) at German Football Association (DFB) e. V.
- Client: Prime Force Group GmbH
Technologies used: Java 25, Spring Boot 4, MapStruct, JSpecify, PostgreSQL, Redis, Liquibase, REST/OpenAPI, Apache Kafka, Apache Solr, OpenID Connect via IronGate/Keycloak, SAP Customer Data Cloud, JUnit, Testcontainers, Karate, Playwright, GitLab monorepo with CI/CD, Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory, FluxCD, Docker, Kubernetes on Azure, OpenTelemetry, arc42, Jira, Confluence
The Team Management Center is the new central platform of the DFB for planning, managing, and carrying out team activities for the national teams - from squad selection and training camps to communication with players, clubs, and legal guardians. The platform is designed for multi-tenancy for the DFB and regional associations; player, club, and master data are intentionally not copied, but connected at runtime via the DFBnet APIs.
I have been involved in the project continuously since the architecture and concept phase (Sprint 0) and work in a distributed Scrum team in two-week sprints. In addition to implementation, my focus is on architecture alignment, connecting the DFBnet interfaces, as well as code reviews and test automation as quality assurance in the team.
Focus areas:
- Development and implementation of the multi-tenancy concept (tenant model for the DFB and regional associations), including data model, access layer, and Liquibase migrations.
- Design of the person service and the search concept based on Apache Solr.
- Integration of the DFBnet APIs (player, person, and club search, club data), including authentication and synchronous master data synchronization.
- Hardening the integration through resilience patterns: separate read timeouts for each search path, correction of circuit breaker counting, limiting parallel requests, and a club cache to reduce load on the external system.
- Development of self-service endpoints for players (own activities, activity details, games), including an access concept for participants, as well as person documents and file uploads.
- Standardization of API design: OpenAPI annotations, nullability model via a custom ModelConverter, JSpecify migration of the DTOs, and documented API guidelines.
- Build and maintenance of Karate-based API and integration tests, integration tests with Testcontainers, test guidelines, and bug triage from the integration and reference environments.
- Code reviews via merge requests, architecture documentation according to arc42, and architecture decisions (ADRs) in Confluence.
- Automated deployment to the integration and reference environments, analysis of login and OIDC issues in combination with IronGate.
Status: ongoing - as of 08/2026 in Sprint 17, around 940 person hours worked; testable delivery to the integration environment every two weeks.
Dieter M.
Last position:
Product Developer, Design Systems & UX at Miele
Product development for the Miele app – design system, UX, and end-to-end product responsibility.
- Built and expanded the design system – components, design tokens, dev handoff
- Created user flows and customer journeys for core app features (device control, recipes, maintenance)
- Usability testing and iterative UX improvements
- AI-powered personalization – smart program recommendations based on usage behavior
- AI tools in the design workflow: automated accessibility checks, Figma AI, rapid prototyping
- AI-synthesized user research – condensed interviews, feedback, and usability data into structured insights
Konstantinos T.
Last position:
Project Manager at Frankfurt School of Finance
- Management of IT/digitalization projects within the central PMO
- PMO knowledge document & management presentation (governance, methods)
- Requirements training & e-invoicing summary for project submitters
- Market analysis of hybrid tools & PMO checklists/governance
- Stakeholder management (IT, library, management)
Anna S.
Last position:
UX Writing & Content Strategy (for the agency think moto) at Kidstarter
Context: A financial company is launching Kidstarter, a digital financial guide for parents on child savings and planning. The goal is to present complex financial topics in an accessible way and guide parents through relevant themes.
Focus: Develop a content strategy and voice & tone guidelines as a foundation for consistent UX writing within the platform.
Key activities:
analyzed brand values, communication goals, and user personas
developed a content strategy for core topic areas and content formats
created voice & tone guidelines with concrete text examples for typical usage situations and modules
produced initial UX-writing examples illustrating the language guidelines
Results:
voice & tone guidelines serve as the basis for consistent writing and editorial content in the web app
customized GPT integration enables editors to optimize texts according to guidelines
Deniz R.
Last position:
Fractional CMO at Xanevo GmbH
AI implementation for retail, DACH
- Repositioning of the company and development of the Go-to-Market: target segments, Value Proposition and messaging architecture for the DACH retail market.
- Leadership of the brand and website relaunch across more than 100 pages, from Creative Direction and copy through UX to delivery.
- Development of the Demand Generation stack and redesign of the CRM: pipeline, lifecycle stages, lead scoring and reporting.
Stephan G.
Last position:
Senior Backend Software Developer at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovations
- Further development and operation of a central backend service for providing vehicle inventory for international Mercedes-Benz online shops
- Further development of a reservation service for vehicles as part of the checkout process
- Design and implementation of a highly scalable end-to-end test architecture with a focus on maintainability, reusability, and a high number of automated test cases
- Development of a multi-layer test infrastructure with a strict separation of test logic and access layers
- Development of an initialization and caching architecture to significantly speed up local and CI/CD-based test runs
- Development of an AI-supported review architecture for automated evaluation and quality assurance of end-to-end tests
- Development of a dashboard for consolidated display of a vehicle context across multiple backend systems, including AI-generated summaries and compact case analyses
- Integration and further development of connections to various reservation systems via Apache Kafka and REST
- Design of new microservices and support with architecture decisions
- Risk analysis and design of microservice migrations
- Technologies: Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Gradle, Maven, Apache Kafka, REST, OpenAPI, Swagger, Github, Confluence, CI/CD, Microservices, AI, LLMs
Stefan B.
Last position:
Evaluation and selection of an endpoint management platform at Liebherr
Evaluation and selection of a new endpoint management platform for an environment with around 50,000 clients. Support for a manufacturing company in evaluating a future endpoint management platform as a possible replacement for the existing client management solution. Conducting a structured software selection process including proof of concept as well as preparing the decision basis for the Enterprise Architecture Board (EAM). Defining the technical requirements and evaluation criteria and creating a short list of possible solutions (Tanium, Baramundi, Microsoft Intune / MECM). Planning and supporting the technical proof of concept as well as evaluating the architecture and operations aspects of the different platforms. In addition, evaluating tools for migrating existing software packages from the Ivanti DSM environment. Comparing and testing IDERI Move and PACE for the automated transfer of the existing package structure to the new platform, with the goal of significantly reducing migration effort. Support in selecting the required Tanium modules as well as preparing the decision documents for the Enterprise Architecture Board.
Tools: Tanium, Baramundi, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft MECM, Ivanti DSM, IDERI Move, Pace, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server. VDI
Tim K.
Last position:
Online & Performance Marketing at Argentum Pflege Holding GmbH
- Social media and account management for 40 senior residences
- Cross-functional Leadership
- B2B2C content creation
- Editorial and campaign planning
- Employer marketing
- SEO optimization
Gregor A.
Last position:
Frontend Developer - Style Developer at Finanzinformatik GmbH & Co. KG
- New development and further development of frontend interfaces for investors, using HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, React, Material UI, and JSTL
Carolin K.
Last position:
Campaign Management CRM Loyalty at REWE Markt GmbH
Planning and delivery of cross-target group CRM and loyalty campaigns for the REWE Bonus Program across digital and offline channels. Coordination of cross-functional stakeholders and analysis of campaign performance to specifically improve customer engagement, new customer acquisition, and customer retention.
Julie S.
Last position:
Freelance Product Owner & Project Lead at ANDREAS STIHL
continued product ownership of the global B2C platform
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Statistics of experts using Adobe Experience Manager
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years

Position duration
2 years

Positions per freelancer
14

Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Top industries
Information Technology, Retail, Manufacturing

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
42%
Doctorate
5%

Certifications per freelancer
3

Most common languages
English, German, Spanish

Speak two or more languages
96%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
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Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Adobe Experience Manager experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (82%)
- Retail (57%)
- Manufacturing (53%)
- Automotive (52%)
- Media and Entertainment (51%)
- Banking and Finance (47%)
- Professional Services (45%)
- Advertising (43%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Enterprise Content and Digital Asset Platforms
Adobe Experience Manager unites content authoring, digital asset management, and digital enrollment across multi-brand setups. Built on Apache Sling, OSGi, and the Oak Java Content Repository, the platform lets global enterprises manage multilingual web presences, transactional forms, and rich media assets from a unified cockpit.
The Adobe Experience Cloud Ecosystem
Modern implementations integrate AEM Sites and AEM Assets with the broader Adobe marketing suite and cloud native tooling.
- Cloud Manager and Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service pipelines
- Dispatcher caching architectures on Apache HTTP Web Server
- Integrations with Adobe Target, Adobe Analytics, and Commerce
- HTL templating and Core Components library customization
- GraphQL APIs for hybrid and headless front-end delivery
Transitioning to Cloud Service Architectures
Many German manufacturing, automotive, and financial brands run on-premise installations formerly known as CQ5 or AEM 6.5. Moving to AEM as a Cloud Service requires refactoring legacy OSGi configurations, replacing deprecated replication agents, and containerizing Dispatcher setups. Independent specialists accelerate these transitions without disrupting live authoring workflows.
Headless Delivery and Front-End Integrations
Modern digital platforms rely on AEM content fragments delivered via GraphQL to Single Page Applications. Teams deploy Next.js, React, or Angular front ends backed by AEM asset workflows. Freelance professionals design structured content models and caching strategies that keep headless delivery fast while retaining in-context authoring.
When Organizations Hire External AEM Specialists
Complex release deadlines and major architectural milestones often exceed internal team bandwidth.
- Upgrading from legacy AEM versions to Cloud Service
- Building reusable Core Components for multisite rollouts
- Optimizing Oak repository indexes and asset ingestion throughput
- Establishing automated Cloud Manager quality gates and unit tests
Hallmarks of Strong Platform Professionals
Seasoned professionals combine deep knowledge of JCR indexing and Java OSGi service design with front-end tooling awareness. They understand strict caching tiers, write clean Dispatcher rewrite rules, and design scalable content fragment models. In Germany, they readily align with bilingual sprint setups, European data security guidelines, and hybrid enterprise delivery standards.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Adobe Experience Manager.
Adobe Experience Manager serves as an enterprise content management system and digital asset platform. It enables large organizations to orchestrate websites, dynamic digital assets, and customer forms across dozens of languages and regional domains simultaneously.
While headless CMS solutions focus purely on structured API delivery, AEM offers both full in-context WYSIWYG authoring and headless content delivery. Compared to platforms like Sitecore, it provides native integration with Adobe Analytics and Adobe Target, alongside enterprise digital asset governance.
A qualified AEM specialist brings solid Java engineering background, mastery of Apache Sling and OSGi frameworks, and deep knowledge of the HTL templating engine. They also possess working knowledge of front-end frameworks, Dispatcher configuration, and Adobe Cloud Manager CI/CD pipelines.
Legacy installations running AEM 6.5 rely on static server instances and manual maintenance packs. In contrast, the cloud-native edition runs continuous automated updates, auto-scales author and publish pods dynamically, and requires deployments to pass through Cloud Manager quality gates.
Because of deep integration with enterprise backends and complex architectural dependencies, Adobe Experience Manager projects rarely succeed with junior generalists. Engaging seasoned professionals with proven production delivery ensures correct repository design and avoids critical caching bottlenecks.
Yes, freelance specialists working with Adobe Experience Cloud integrate seamlessly via modern Git repositories, Cloud Manager, and virtual sprint ceremonies. Many enterprises in Germany prefer remote collaboration combined with occasional on-site workshops for discovery phases and go-live launches.
Look for a strong understanding of AEM core concepts such as custom Oak indexing, Sling Models, and Dispatcher filter rules. Strong professionals provide concrete examples of how they solved performance issues or migrated legacy CQ5 codebases to Cloud Service.
Dispatcher acts as the caching and security layer in front of the Adobe Experience Manager publish tier. Flawed caching rules overload publishing nodes and degrade page load performance, making specialized Dispatcher skills vital for any enterprise rollout.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Adobe Experience Manager in their recent projects is 94 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 752 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Adobe Experience Manager in their recent projects, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 42% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Adobe Experience Manager in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Adobe Experience Manager in their recent projects are English (99%), German (97%), and Spanish (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Adobe Experience Manager in their recent projects are Information Technology (82%), Retail (57%), and Manufacturing (53%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Adobe Experience Manager in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Product Development (84%), and Project Management (79%).
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