
Data Governance Experts in Frankfurt
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Florian R.
Last position:
Global Programme Lead, Ecosystem Separation at Merck Group
Electronics – Surface Solutions | Carve-out of IT, data and system landscape*
Separation of a full business division's IT, data and system landscape following divestment across cloud, on-premises and connected laboratory systems; centrally governed investment envelope in the three-digit m€ range
Laboratory notebook and laboratory analytics platform stream: Palantir Foundry, Snowflake, Signals Notebook, Power BI and connected laboratory instrumentation; SharePoint and JIRA; site transition completed without interruption to laboratory operations
Decision authority and escalation point for business, IT infrastructure, IT security and vendors; separation executed across globally distributed users and systems and handed over on schedule, avoiding a contractual penalty for the client
Henok M.
Last position:
Electrician Specialist for Predefined Work (Dt: EFfT) at WBS Trainings
- Fundamentals of electronics measurement, electropneumatic circuits & protective measures according to DIN-VDE
- Installation, wiring and commissioning of PLC-controlled Systems
Umut G.
Last position:
Data Architect at BA Technology
I am an experienced data engineer specializing in end‑to‑end data integration, cloud DWH architectures, and high‑quality, governed data products.
I delivered following projects and engagements as a freelancer.
- Data Migration of CRM System for AL-FA Objekt Service Gmbh
- Microsoft Software Resales Partnership
I am looking for freelance roles like: Freelance Data Engineer Cloud Data Warehouse Architect Data Modeling & Architecture Consultant MDM & Data Governance Specialist BI & Analytics Developer
Technical Focus Areas
- Data Engineering & Integration: SQL Server/SSIS, Informatica PowerCenter/IDQ, Talend, Kafka, Azure Data Factory – Delta/CDC/ELT patterns, robust pipelines, monitoring/recovery, data lineage & impact analysis, medallion architecture Bronze/Silver/Gold layers
- DWH & Cloud: Azure SQL / Data Lake / Synapse, AWS Redshift/S3, on‑prem SQL/Oracle – scalable data marts with a strong cost/benefit focus.
- Data Modeling: Atomic (Inmon) and Dimensional (Kimball), Data Vault (Linstedt), Domain‑Driven Design, clear lineage & contracts.
- MDM & Governance: Informatica MDM, IBM MDM, stewardship processes, data quality rules, survivorship/XREF, catalog/glossary, SIF/BES/REST publication.
- Analytics/BI: Power BI, SSAS, Cognos – business‑ready, maintainable data products.
Waseem S.
Last position:
Solution Architect / Subject Matter Expert at FRMCS Device Manufacturer
Participation in the EU-funded MORANE-2 project to validate the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) in real-world use cases: preparation of the requirements specifications for TOBA and the associated test specifications.
Technologies: 5GS (Radio & Core), FRMCS, MCx (MCPTT, MCData, MCVideo), MC Gateway UE, MCx Priority/Security/QoS Management, ETCS, SIP, IMS
Torsten F.
Last position:
Data Analyst, Requirements Manager at Isabellenhütte Heusler GmbH
Analysis of the existing reporting platform, including processes and governance topics, with stakeholders from Sales and Marketing.
Detailed analysis and evaluation of customer-defined requirements for existing reporting and new dashboards to be established.
Support for stakeholders in managing sales processes and identifying KPI trends at an early stage.
Use of Microsoft Power BI as the central analysis and reporting platform.
Development of a proposal for the required further development of processes and the Power BI platform.
Documentation of AS-IS business processes and derivation of company-wide KPIs, including coordination with stakeholders.
Analysis and assessment of the customer's Power BI platform.
Analysis of processes and data governance.
Documentation of AS-IS business processes.
Development of recommendations for further developing processes and the reporting platform.
Design and implementation of dashboards in Power BI.
Development of company-wide KPIs and coordination with stakeholders.
Microsoft Power BI.
Data analytics.
KPI definition and reporting.
Dashboard design and data visualization.
Stakeholder management and requirements management.
Justina K.
Last position:
Freelance Consultant for Change & Data Transformation at Freelance Fast Data Consulting
Project, Strategic Consulting – building the Data Strategy and Data Governance Policy for the German branch, client (private bank Julius Bär, headquarters Zurich), March 2026 – present
- Design and negotiation of the data strategy with key stakeholders, including obtaining board sign-off (strategic consulting) – in this context, regulatory advice on data regulations in the EU and specifically for Germany. The data strategy includes: Data Lifecycle Management: data capture, data storage, data usage, data retention policy, data quality incident management
- Definition of milestones and technical feasibility for implementing TOM for the data strategy, data quality checks, metrics, and a metadata inventory to ensure the bank’s compliance with DORA, BCBS239, and MaRisk requirements.
Core project data change, client: (ING Bank, Frankfurt am Main), March – December 2025
- Concept development and solution design for new end-to-end processes including technical interfaces
- Definition of synchronization logic and data flows between legacy and target systems (decommissioning of legacy systems)
- Analysis and validation of data models
- Stakeholder communication with product owners, feature engineers, UX designers, and operational teams for decision-making
- Analytics and impact assessments, e.g. to assess downstream effects and regulatory requirements
- Documentation and comments on technical and business requirements to support implementation in agile squads
Project digitalization of a user group, client: (ING Bank, Frankfurt am Main), as Interim Product Owner, Jan 2025 – present
- Co-shaping key decisions on data architecture and process logic in the context of historized data and user login functionality
- Development of business solution concepts for migration to the target system, including system integration and data flows
- Support with analytics and impact analyses, especially regarding the ability to provide information to law enforcement authorities
- Active coordination with stakeholders from different squads to support decision-making and ensure regulatory requirements are met
- Creation of test scenarios for operational teams and backend systems in the area of API management using Postman and Bruno.
Eduard V.
Last position:
Lead of workshop “Introduction to AI Development Tools” at Software company in Wiesbaden
- Presentation introducing generic A.I. and Large Language Models
- Explanation of legal frameworks (EU AI Act, US CLOUD Act, DSGVO)
- Systematic review of AI tools along the SDLC and holistic systems
- Comparison of on-prem LLMs vs. cloud-based solutions, as well as change management and works council considerations
- Moderation of the discussion and definition of next steps for introducing AI development tools
Jana C.
Last position:
Freelance Business Intelligence Consultant at Superprof Germany & Upwork
- Design an interactive Tableau dashboard to analyze historical aviation accidents using data from the Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation
- Develop visualizations to provide actionable insights to improve aviation safety measures employing data modeling and transformation techniques
- Develop a Power BI dashboard to monitor sales KPIs and product performance integrating data from multiple sources
- Design a star schema data model and implement advanced DAX measures for high-performance and dynamic reporting
- Design a comprehensive BI architecture solution focusing on ETL pipelines, data integration, and data governance
- Recommend Power BI as the central tool and create a security-compliant implementation roadmap
Steffen E.
Last position:
Domain Lead FI, CO, HR, Investor Relations at Douglas Group
- Process Owner SAP ERP 8 FI, CO & Investor Relations
- Process Owner SAP Success Factors
- Responsible for 4 teams, 39 FTE
- Full responsibility for end-to-end processes in SAP for Finance, Controlling, HR, Investor Relations
- Interface to certified public accountants for Finance IT (KPMG)
- ITIL-4 implementation for service request change request and project management with Service Now (Project Manager)
Ashkan Z.
Last position:
Microsoft Azure Senior Data Engineer / Senior Data Scientist at Vattenfall Europe
- Advising on the use of analytics and BI tools and services in the Microsoft Azure stack (e.g. MS Fabric, Synapse Workspaces and dedicated SQL pools, SQL Database, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Databricks, Data Factory, SSIS, Analysis Services, Function Apps, Power BI, ML)
- Independently designing analytics solutions with Python, SQL, etc.
- Designing and implementing ETLs and data pipelines
- Creating and maintaining APIs
- Independently applying CI/CD, testing, and version control
- Data modeling
- Model development and optimization
- Anomaly detection with AI
- Predictive analytics
Used technologies:
- Snowflake
- Fabric
- Azure Synapse Analytics
- Azure DataFactory
- Azure Data Lake
- Azure DevOps
- Databricks
- Spark
- CI/CD
- SQL Database
- Python
- Power Platform
Kurt R.
Last position:
Lead Solution Architect (AI HealthTech) / interim CTO & Product Co-Owner at Physio-Agil Frankfurt
- General CTO responsibilities (architectural design, operational setup, external runtime product evaluation, investor buy-in, regulatory compliance).
- Software development oversight (implementation on deep-dive-in) plus workflow design.
- Product co-ownership.
- Tech/tools/frameworks: proprietary software (Java, JavaScript), Kubernetes, Postgres, MiniIO, Ollama (internal), several xAI API (external), OpenTofu (Terraform), Keycloak, Kafka, Prometheus, ELK Stack, GitHub, GitHub Workflows, Argo CD, ISO 27001, BSI-ISM, EU AI Act.
Emil S.
Last position:
IT Project Manager at Eurowings Aviation GmbH
- The project aimed to reduce the scope of the annual PCI DSS audit and increase security in credit card payments.
- Credit card payments were tokenized and data and business processes adjusted so that no personal data was used in the internal IT infrastructure.
- Tools: MS Office, Jira, Confluence, draw.io, Miro, Scrum.
- Designed the tokenization of credit card payments.
- Clarified necessary changes to the architecture and data model.
- Designed and implemented process changes in the call center.
- Prepared management documentation on project status, decisions required, risks and escalations.
Achim K.
Last position:
Portfolio Manager, Consultant, Leadership Coach at Abbvie Deutschland GmbH &Co. KG
- Management and optimization of a portfolio of about 100 projects (launches, in-field solutions, data & analytics, digital solutions, digital products)
- Optimization of the existing project standard (playbook) and alignment with the European and global organization (USA)
- Coaching project managers on setup, planning, cooperation with business, GDPR, GxP, data security and launches
- Preparing projects for works council information and project closeout communication
- Optimization of resource management (tracking, allocation, prioritization)
- Taking over individual project leads (off-/transboarding, event management, checking whether WhatsApp is allowed on a business smartphone)
- Supporting the hiring of external project managers
- Optimization of meeting structure, project controlling (KPIs), change and demand management
- Optimization of risk, issue, dependency and quality management and support during internal audits (GxP)
- Optimization of the portfolio steering tool (Smartsheet) on national, European and global level
- Design and implementation of a Business Value Complexity Scoring
- Building a strategic PMO with a sister department and optimizing cross-functional teams
- Reporting, communication and escalation at management level
- Leadership coaching for several future leaders (short-time assignment)
- Development of the concepts "PPM as a Service" and "Internal Customer Approach"
- Development and review of a concept "AI Data Governance" including roles and processes
- Selection and onboarding of the successor
Ming C.
Last position:
German large bank
- Coordination of requirements (collection of documents, quality assurance)
- Coordination of appointments within the IT process landscape
- Execution of the publication process for new/changed sfO
- Processing of adjustments to the process map
- Checking sfO documents for compliance with the methodology
Mirjam P.
Last position:
Project Management Office at Freelancer / Self-employed
- Senior consultant for Project Management Office & Governance
- Analyze and optimize existing process landscapes to identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities
- Structure and further develop project processes to increase efficiency and ensure sustainable implementation
- Establish and operationalize project governance to ensure clear responsibilities and control mechanisms
- Build tracking and controlling structures to make processes measurable and manageable
- Harmonize interfaces and process flows to reduce coordination efforts and maximize efficiency
- Manage stakeholders and communications to ensure consistent, process-oriented collaboration
- Facilitate meetings/workshops
- Tools: MS Project, MS Office, MS SharePoint, MS Visio
- Skills: Analysis, Process Management, Governance, Tracking, Controlling, Stakeholder Management, Communication Control, Facilitation, Process Optimization
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Statistics of experts using Data Governance
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years (Germany: 19 years)

Position duration
1.6 years (Germany: 2.9 years)

Positions per freelancer
13 (Germany: 11)

Top business areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Project Management

Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Telecommunication

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
100% (Germany: 97%)
Master's degree or higher
57% (Germany: 62%)
Doctorate
14% (Germany: 13%)

Certifications per freelancer
4

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
95% (Germany: 98%)
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Frankfurt using Data Governance
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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.
Data Governance 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 (74%)
- Banking and Finance (58%)
- Telecommunication (42%)
- Energy (37%)
- Insurance (37%)
- Manufacturing (37%)
- Pharmaceutical (37%)
- Retail (37%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Data Governance covers
Data Governance defines how an organization owns, describes, protects and uses data. It connects business accountability with policies, standards and controls for data quality, access, retention and lifecycle management. The aim is data that people can trust and use consistently.
Where it is used
Companies apply Data Governance to customer, finance, product, employee and operational data. It supports reporting, analytics, artificial intelligence, regulatory work and data sharing across departments. Typical initiatives include:
- Creating data ownership and stewardship models
- Defining business glossaries and critical data elements
- Establishing quality rules, issue workflows and lineage
- Preparing governed data for analytics and AI
Ecosystem and tooling
Professionals work across catalog, quality, metadata and privacy tooling. Common ecosystems include Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview, Informatica and cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. The work also connects with master data management, data architecture, security and privacy teams.
When companies need specialists
Freelance expertise is useful when governance is moving from policy documents into daily processes. It can help during a cloud migration, catalog rollout, merger, audit preparation or enterprise data product initiative. In Frankfurt, specialists often support financial, industrial, logistics and professional services organizations while coordinating remote and on-site stakeholders.
What strong professionals deliver
Strong specialists translate business concerns into practical controls. They can map critical data, clarify decision rights, design operating models and configure governance platforms without losing sight of adoption. Look for evidence of:
- Clear ownership, stewardship and escalation paths
- Measurable data quality rules linked to business impact
- Traceable lineage from source to report or model
- Policies that fit security, privacy and retention needs
Choosing the right fit
The right professional understands both governance principles and the systems where data actually lives. Ask how they handled conflicting ownership, incomplete metadata and low user adoption, not only which tool they configured. For Frankfurt-based work, agree early on the balance of German- and English-language documentation, workshops and stakeholder communication.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Data Governance.
Data Governance sets the rules, responsibilities and processes that make data reliable, secure and usable. It helps companies manage ownership, quality, metadata, access, lineage, retention and responsible use across systems.
Data Governance defines decision rights, policies and standards, while data management covers the operational work of storing, integrating and processing data. The two disciplines work together, but governance provides the direction and accountability.
A strong Data Governance specialist may work with Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview or Informatica, alongside cloud data platforms and catalog services. Tool knowledge matters, but the professional should also understand metadata, lineage, data quality, master data and privacy controls.
Data Governance projects often require skills in data architecture, information security, privacy, master data management and change management. Experience with SQL, data catalogs, business glossaries and cloud platforms can make implementation more effective.
The required depth depends on the scope and level of organizational change. A catalog configuration may need a different profile than an enterprise operating model, so assess experience with comparable stakeholders, data domains, controls and adoption challenges.
Data Governance can be delivered remotely when workshops, documentation and decision-making are well structured. On-site sessions in Frankfurt can still help with stakeholder alignment, especially in regulated or complex organizations, and German-language communication may be important for local business teams.
Ask for concrete examples of ownership models, quality controls, lineage, policy adoption and measurable improvements in decision-making. A capable specialist explains trade-offs clearly and connects governance activities to business outcomes rather than treating a software rollout as the end goal.
A Data Governance freelancer may deliver an operating model, governance charter, role definitions, business glossary, critical data element register, quality framework, lineage approach and implementation roadmap. The deliverables should be usable by business and technical teams after the engagement ends.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Data Governance in their recent projects is 102 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 817 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Data Governance in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 57% hold at least a Master's degree, and 14% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Data Governance in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Data Governance in their recent projects are German (100%), English (95%), and French (21%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Data Governance in their recent projects are Information Technology (74%), Banking and Finance (58%), and Telecommunication (42%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Data Governance in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Business Intelligence (89%), and Project Management (79%).
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