Business Intelligence Experts in Switzerland
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Switzerland, who have recently used Business Intelligence
Marco S.
Last position:
Business Analyst, Data Warehouse Developer at NRW.Bank
Business analysis for risk controlling.
Development of a data warehouse based on MS SQL Server with data from the FIS Cross-Asset Trading and Risk Platform (formerly Front Arena).
Implementation of ETL and transformation logic with T-SQL and Python (Jinja2 template engine).
Modeling and automation of data structures with Data Vault.
Creation of reporting and analysis reports with Microsoft Power BI, including user training and implementation.
Nik G.
Last position:
Executive Interim & Transformation Partner at Audoban & Co. GmbH
- Stepped into a senior interim mandate with hands-on accountability for a complex business model transformation, taking ownership of execution, operating decisions, and delivery within a highly regulated and complex regional environment.
- Led market access, launch, and go-to-market transformation work, aligning commercial, operational, and governance structures to support entry into new markets under time and regulatory pressure.
- Supported post-merger integration as well as divestiture shaping assignments, working hands-on with executive teams to align operating realities, decision rights, and accountability with transaction intent.
- Took interim ownership of critical transformation and integration programs, resetting priorities, sequencing, and leadership expectations where delivery risk or organizational friction had emerged.
- Acted as a trusted interim partner to CEOs and senior leaders during periods of structural change, providing clear judgement, hands-on leadership, and execution discipline.
Claus T.
Last position:
Interim Procurement Transformation Lead at Lonza
- Leading procurement transformation activities as part of a strategic carve-out program at a global life sciences company
- Responsibility for business separation, IT and operational technology contract management, supplier migration, and Day-1 readiness
- Close collaboration with Legal, IT, HR, PMO, Finance, and business functions to manage contractual risks, ensure business continuity, and successfully deliver the transformation.
Constantinos S.
Last position:
Managing Director at PrimeLogic Advisory Sàrl
- Partnering with organisations to manage complex IT programmes, architect and implement ERP solutions, and embed AI where it drives measurable performance gains.
- ERP solution architecture and hands-on delivery across the full lifecycle (Oracle Cloud, Infor LN, Cegid, iValua)
- Programme and delivery leadership in both Waterfall and Agile environments (SAFe / Scrum / Kanban) - governance, stakeholder management, and execution at scale
- Comprehensive assessment of business processes, organizational maturity, and technology landscape to ensure successful ERP adoption and digital transformation initiatives
- Current mandate: Oracle Cloud SCM implementation for a Big Four consultancy
- Geneva-based; operating across Switzerland and the EU
Thorsten O.
Last position:
Program / Project / IT Controller (ICT Controller) at Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
Project Management Office: analysis and setup, master plan, standardized project planning (generic work breakdown structure according to HERMES), earned value management, milestone trend analysis.
Finance management at portfolio, program and project level.
Resource management and single point of contact for resource procurement (human resources / operating costs / investments).
Process management.
Implementation of a program management tool for unified program and project management.
Program controlling: finance management, earned value management, milestone trend analysis, consolidation of project budgets, actual costs and forecasts at the program level.
Variance analyses at program level.
Transition from total cost view to commitment credit view (federal administration terminology).
Calculation of available reserves (rolling), forecasts and scenarios.
Monthly, quarterly, half-year and annual reports, preparation of annual planning at program level, special analyses / ad-hoc reports.
Project controlling: support for project managers in project planning, earned value management, milestone trend analysis.
Review of projects for budget compliance, adherence to phases and schedules, deliverables, resource planning and deployment.
Variance analyses at project level, special analyses / ad-hoc reports.
Resource management: resource planning based on program and project plans, review of timesheets.
Supply chain (until April 2022): single point of contact for resource procurement (human resources / operating costs / investments).
Change management: involvement in change management for cost-relevant changes (change requests), tracking of service contract price for contract-related changes, participation in change control boards / decision boards at management level.
Establishment of controlling structures in a new Swiss federal agency (becoming a federal office as of January 1, 2024) since April 2022.
Credit monitoring with validation of actual costs and commitment values.
Resource management: cross-project resource planning (HRP).
Earned value analysis and milestone trend analysis for key ICT projects of the federal government.
Participation in the introduction of the JIRA Tempo module.
Tools & methods: HERMES 5.1 / Agile HERMES, Sciforma 7, JIRA, Confluence, Tempo, Signavio, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office Prof., Excel-VBA.
Peter P.
Last position:
Consultant Strategy & Digital at Polynova AG
- Designed the growth and digital strategy for an EU distributor
- Established a differentiation strategy focusing on horizontal portfolio expansion, ESG and SG&A cost reduction using new digital sales and service channels
- Offered same-day logistic delivery for key customers, increasing customer satisfaction by 25%
Michael R.
Last position:
Project Manager, Hustler, & Hound "Project Metrics on the Internet" at Global-KPI
- Project management, hustler (identifying the full financial picture including sales, pitching, financial analysis, & business models) and hound (identifying real customer needs including research & analysis) to build a project metrics system on the Internet.
- The system allows users to make informed decisions to keep projects on track according to key data or to realign them when they deviate negatively from the plan.
- Providing a forecast alongside the current status.
- Automatic calculation and display of metrics based on user-entered project key data.
- Skills: project management, project metrics.
- Problem space: Co-Innovation Builder (CIB), corporate innovation team setup, team profile / team canvas, design thinking, highlighting people, creating customer personas, market exploration, defining the problem.
- Solution space: narrowing the problem, how to turn ideas into solutions, how to turn solutions into a concept, customer journey, business model canvas, value proposition canvas, prototyping, refining the prototype and business model canvas, final pitch.
Andreas I.
Last position:
Business Development at SoftQuadrat GmbH
- Analysis of the current situation and repositioning of the brand
- Building up recruiting, sales, and customer support
- Planning for trade fair participation
- Establishing a sales process
- Introducing a CRM tool (Pipedrive)
- Setting up a subsidiary in Switzerland
- Implementing all aspects of temporary staffing
Jakob F.
Last position:
Core Team Member at Jafa Consulting
- SME for operational processes, contract negotiation and product design for the implementation of a SaaS contact center solution & carrier services
- Definition of several operational processes, organizational setup, ITSM application integrations, creation of contract schedules and advising contract negotiation
- Scrum Master with agile tooling (processes & automation)
- Commercial manager to create business cases and closing the sales process
- Increasing impact, trusted relationship, and key team member within a short time
Philipp S.
Last position:
Equity Portfolio Manager - Digital Wealth Management at Interactive Brokers LLC
- Solely responsible for two portfolios totaling USD 1 million with an average monthly performance of 2%
- Responsible for the investment strategy, specializing in US equities and ETFs (exchanges: NASDAQ and NYSE)
- Market, trend, data, and technical chart analysis
- Risk management – diversification, daily/weekly risk mitigation measures (rebalancing) to ensure optimal portfolio profitability
Max M.
Last position:
Qualtrics CXM Solutions Expert at Freelancing
Support with the introduction and implementation of the Qualtrics XM platform in the consulting and service environment for customers, e.g. in the banking sector, focusing on data quality, parameterization, technical coordination, and implementation support
Technical validation of configurations, feedback flows, and reporting setups
Review and assurance of data quality (mapping, mandatory fields, regulatory-relevant fields)
Performance of UAT, functional tests, and data checks in collaboration with the department and IT
Coordination with stakeholders from consulting, service, compliance, IT, and product management
Clarification of technical requirements with the business side and derivation of adaptation requirements in the platform
Creation of documentation, test protocols, and quality-related artifacts
Support in the preparation of internal approvals and rollouts
Successful technical acceptance of the new feedback and reporting functionalities
Increase in data quality in the relevant fields (e.g., feedback classification, assignment to the consulting process)
Stable implementation of the platform in the consulting environment with clear handover to IT and specialist departments
Markus F.
Last position:
Logistics Expert/Coach at RAPID Technic AG
- Coaching, developing fundamentals and leading technical aspects in logistics transformation
- Extending SAP WM functionalities
- Efficiency measures in shuttle warehouse technology
- Setting up logistics operations reporting
- Comprehensive inventory planning and execution
- Preparing the technical and commercial foundations for cooperation with external logistics service providers
- Recommendations for the future process and organizational structure
Reinhold S.
Last position:
Senior Software Developer at Hitachi Energy
- Support and further development of the Leegoo Builder
- Handling ad hoc requests
- Definition of rules/attributes and their rules
- Optimizing and managing SQL queries
Daniela H.
Last position:
Data-Based Transformation & Strategic Business Capability Mapping at CSS Versicherung
- Architected and implemented a Data Value Framework as a decision-making basis for strategic prioritization and determining data-driven value contributions along the corporate value chain, connecting data value with business objectives.
- Designed standardized use cases to assess the maturity levels for quantifying business value and data value.
- Integrated the framework within SAFe structures in Lean Portfolio Management and ARTs to guide strategic investment decisions.
- Developed metrics and evaluation procedures for prioritizing business areas based on quantitative data.
- Redesigned data governance, including the introduction of the data owner role with clearly defined responsibilities and differentiation from the data steward role.
- Derived MVP priorities using gap analyses across key areas and value stream analysis.
Roland A.
Last position:
Project Manager and Senior Business Analyst at Init Services GmbH
- Project management: Implementation of SAP & EBX integration for master and reference data management and led development of AI supported services for data management and privacy-oriented solutions
- Business analysis: Executed in-depth requirement gathering and data analyzes for MDM implementation, supported service integration using REST APIs to enhance service interoperability, led the requirement gathering, analysis, and implementation of agent-based AI services
- Technologies: SAP BP & FICO & MM, Tibco EBX, n8n, custom AI development in Java, Python, RDBMS, cloud
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Statistics of experts using Business Intelligence
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
2.5 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
84%
Master's degree or higher
65%
Doctorate
11%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Switzerland 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.
Average rates of experts in Switzerland using Business Intelligence
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Business Intelligence 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 (75%)
- Professional Services (70%)
- Banking and Finance (61%)
- Manufacturing (61%)
- Telecommunication (43%)
- Healthcare (41%)
- Retail (36%)
- Energy (32%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Business Intelligence covers
Business Intelligence turns operational data into information that supports decisions. Professionals connect data from finance, sales, service, supply chain and production, then structure it into reliable reports, dashboards and analytical models. The discipline combines data preparation, visualisation, governance and business understanding.
What it helps build
Business Intelligence supports recurring reporting as well as interactive analysis for management and specialist teams.
- Executive dashboards for performance, revenue and margin
- Sales pipelines, customer analysis and retention views
- Financial planning, budgeting and variance reporting
- Supply chain, inventory and production monitoring
- Self-service analytics with controlled access
Ecosystem and tooling
A strong specialist works across the full reporting chain. Common environments include Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Qlik Sense, Looker and SAP Analytics Cloud, alongside SQL databases, cloud warehouses and spreadsheet workflows. Useful skills include dimensional modelling, DAX, data transformation, semantic layers, row-level security and dashboard usability.
When companies bring in experts
Freelance expertise is useful when reporting is fragmented, definitions differ between departments or a data warehouse project needs a business-facing layer. Companies also bring in specialists for a Power BI or Tableau rollout, a migration from legacy reporting, urgent management reporting or a temporary gap in an internal analytics team. In Switzerland, remote work often combines well with workshops held on site or in English, German or French.
What strong professionals deliver
Quality starts with the questions behind the dashboard. Strong professionals clarify metrics, identify trusted sources and create models that remain understandable when requirements change. They document transformations, test figures against source systems and design views that help users act rather than merely display data. They also explain trade-offs clearly to business and technical stakeholders.
How projects stay reliable
A dependable Business Intelligence delivery includes ownership, access rules and a clear refresh process. Experts establish a shared glossary, define validation checks and separate raw data from business-ready models. They consider performance, privacy and permissions from the beginning, then train users and leave practical documentation. This makes reporting easier to maintain after the freelance engagement ends.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Business Intelligence.
Business Intelligence is used to turn data from business systems into reports, dashboards and analysis. Companies use it to monitor performance, understand customers, control costs, plan demand and support decisions with consistent information.
Business Intelligence usually focuses on trusted, repeatable reporting and decision support for business teams. Data analytics can be broader and more exploratory, including statistical analysis, experimentation and predictive work; the two areas often overlap in one project.
A strong Business Intelligence specialist may work with Power BI, Tableau, Qlik Sense, Looker or SAP Analytics Cloud. The tool matters less than the ability to model data, write SQL, manage permissions and connect dashboards to reliable source systems.
Useful adjacent skills for Business Intelligence include SQL, data warehousing, ETL or ELT, cloud storage and data governance. Knowledge of finance, sales operations, supply chains or other business domains can be equally important because metrics need clear context.
The right level for Business Intelligence depends on the scope, data quality and number of stakeholders involved. A focused dashboard may need a specialist with strong modelling and visualisation skills, while a company-wide reporting foundation requires experience with architecture, governance and change management.
Yes, Business Intelligence work can often be delivered remotely when data access, documentation and stakeholder communication are well organised. On-site workshops may still help with metric definitions and user adoption, while language expectations can vary between English, German and French-speaking teams.
Review whether Business Intelligence deliverables reconcile with source systems, use clear metric definitions and remain understandable to their intended users. Ask for examples of documentation, validation, permission design and performance improvements, not only attractive dashboard screenshots.
Business Intelligence becomes more suitable when reports rely on several systems, require frequent refreshes or need controlled access and shared definitions. Spreadsheets can remain useful for local analysis, but they become difficult to govern when many people maintain separate versions of the same result.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used Business Intelligence in their recent projects is 133 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,068 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used Business Intelligence in their recent projects, 84% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 65% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Switzerland who have used Business Intelligence in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Business Intelligence in their recent projects are English (98%), German (91%), and French (43%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Business Intelligence in their recent projects are Information Technology (75%), Professional Services (70%), and Banking and Finance (61%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Business Intelligence in their recent projects are Information Technology (86%), Project Management (86%), and Business Intelligence (64%).
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