EMIR Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used EMIR
Sergei Minkov
Last position:
Program Manager / Program Lead (Contractor) at Telefonica
Program Manager for a radical architecture and IT transformation program (RAITT) reshaping the applications landscape (i.e. cloud transformation) and operating model into agile organisation.
- E2E readiness towards mass-market business division covering demand, delivery, test and roll-out phases
- Driving Telefonica internal teams and external system integrators to ensure delivery on time and in quality in adherence to defined processes
- Management of risks, issues and dependencies on program level
Matthias Metzlaff
Last position:
Project Manager at HSBC
- Project manager for banking projects
Kai Saathoff
Last position:
Senior Manager Regulatory Changes and Digitalization at Consulting Firm
- Responsible for business development, sales, partnerships, and marketing
- Project management and business analysis for regulatory and strategic projects
- Test management
- Expert in digitalization strategies
- Expert in new EU regulations and legislative changes
- Expert in client-related projects
- Implementations in asset management and in the banking sector
Axel Zimmermann
Last position:
Project Manager at NTT Global Data Centers
- Project management
- Coordination of the rollout of 148 firewalls (Palo Alto) for 74 buildings at more than 14 locations in EMEA
- Management of the team (8 employees)
- Communication with senior management (local) and site managers (EMEA)
- Ensuring work packages were completed on time and according to requirements, including formal acceptance
- Extensive use of the relevant Microsoft tools
- Wrike (project management)
Patricia Afonso Alemany
Last position:
Head of Operations at StratifAI GmbH
- Designed, managed, and implemented the company’s operational, compliance, procurement, and financial strategy, ensuring alignment with rapid scaling and regulatory objectives.
- Built and scaled operational infrastructure across IT, HR, Finance, Procurement, and Compliance, supporting growth from 4 to 20 team members in 6 months.
- Oversaw financial management of OPEX, including budgeting, monitoring, and cost optimization to sustain high-growth operations.
- Developed and executed a procurement strategy, including vendor selection, negotiation, and performance oversight.
- Procured and managed external consultants (compliance, quality, regulatory experts) and orchestrated collaboration across internal teams and external partners to meet milestones.
- Implemented policies, SOPs, and business systems (compliance tracking, eQMS, payroll, vendor management, data governance) to support regulatory compliance and scalability.
- Managed and actively oversaw regulatory and compliance programs, embedding GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and ISO 27701 requirements into day-to-day operations.
- Directed the rollout of a Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with ISO 13485 to prepare for medical device and AI regulatory certifications.
- Led people and culture development, establishing onboarding, performance management, and cross-functional collaboration structures to scale the organization effectively.
- Established risk management and business continuity frameworks, including security controls, risk registers, and compliance safeguards.
- Engaged executive leadership, board, and investors to align operational strategy with corporate goals and market expansion.
- Enabled technology-driven operations, selecting and implementing digital systems (e.g., Drata, Qualio) to ensure compliance and efficiency.
- Scaled StratifAI’s operational backbone to support rapid growth and international market readiness.
- Achieved ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance within 6 months, enabling enterprise and healthcare partnerships.
- Implemented a QMS system aligned with ISO 13485, paving the way for regulatory approvals and positioning for upcoming ISO 13485 certification, CE-IVDR marking, and FDA clearance within 12 months.
- Designed and executed governance, procurement, and financial controls, ensuring efficient resource allocation and sustainable compliance.
- Established a culture of structured growth, integrating people, processes, and compliance frameworks to maintain operational excellence.
- Enabled StratifAI to confidently enter regulated US and EU markets, building the foundation for long-term expansion.
Olga Lewandowska
Last position:
Business Analyst at Start-up
Analysis and design of functional requirements for an AI-based forecasting model in (XRP) crypto trading to support trading decisions.
Identification, classification, and validation of relevant input sources.
Design and execution of business tests to verify data and model quality.
Analysis of the regulatory environment for using robo-advisors in the crypto sector.
Natascha Kluike
Last position:
Business Analyst DORA and System Architecture at PSVaG
- DORA consulting and system optimization
- Process analysis of existing business and technically complex processes
- Analysis of individual processes in relevant areas: trading, back office, settlement, custodian bank
- Acting as interface between business areas and IT to understand and define requirements
- Creating a functional specification including adjustments and implementation of software applications and their interfaces to systems
- Preparing a decision paper for the executive board to approve the project
- Setting up and conducting project meetings with relevant stakeholders and documenting them
- Close collaboration with stakeholders
- Coordinating and steering the analysis
- Planning and allocating resources and budget
- Onboarding large banks (Asia and Eastern Europe) for Depot B
- Migrating Depot B holdings (volume around EUR 70-100 million)
Rudolf Kreis
Last position:
Business Analyst at Kreis Consulting
- Revision of the fee model (design and testing) in the new XTP software
- Analysis and quality assurance of existing reports for the business area
- Uploading, downloading and analysis of data sets for EMIR (ETD, OTC), MiFIR, SFTR, and MMSR using deltaconX and Abacus TR
- Documentation of daily reports
- Configuration of a new software application for daily reporting
- Analysis of new capital market instruments
- Analysis for implementing market data for gold and silver pricing of coins in the online shop
- Adjustment of existing conditions for pairing and matching in EMIR
- Coordination with counterparties on pairing and matching differences
Nirajh Sivagnanam
Last position:
Business Analyst/Project Manager at ING-DiBa AG.
- Led the “New UBS Custodian” project in agile mode
- Responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing the project
- Created project and milestone plans, including goal definitions, detailed schedules and resource allocation
- Conducted as-is and to-be process analyses with operational departments
- Prepared detailed requirements analyses and specifications for development teams and IT providers
- Supported the technical implementation of the developed business concepts
- Ensured requirements and specifications were met during the implementation phase
- Managed process activities for KeyLink asset onboarding
- Acted as interface between internal stakeholders, the provider FIS and UBS
- Planned and led the steering committee meetings
Yevgeniy Österle
Last position:
Tester, Test & Data Analyst at NORD/LB
- Analyze system requirements and mapping concepts (ETL requirements) for data flows and transformation logic in the bank's DWH
- Analyze data in DB tables and views of the DWH using SQL (DB2)
- Independently define, create, and execute test cases in JIRA Xray (SIT)
- Write SQL queries in DB2 to verify data scenarios and mappings
- Create test plans for SAP FSDP and concurrent projects
- Conduct error and root cause analyses in coordination with business analysts, developers, test managers, and the infrastructure team
- Thoroughly document test results in JIRA Xray
- Coordinate between business analysis, development, DB infrastructure, business units, and external vendors
Thomas Schulze
Last position:
Business Analyst, Partial Project Lead, Testing at IDS GmbH - Analysis and Reporting Services (Allianz SE)
- Extension of the web app for regulatory content (PRIIPs) in insurance
- Process adjustments and automation for report creation and text and cost changes
- Display and verification of current performance and risk values
- Functional and regression testing with Micro Focus ALM
- UAT
Funda Toprakci
Last position:
Senior Business Consultant at Bethmann Bank AG
Ad-hoc support in settlement for derivatives
Settlement of ETD (futures & options), OTC (DTGs), give-up/take-up etc.
Position and account reconciliation
Coordination with trading, Eurex, UBS AG and asset management
New setup of classes for options and series
Support of the Securities & Operations unit for EMIR REFIT
Advisory for project management of EMIR REFIT and support for implementation
Communication and coordination with the software vendor to clarify business issues
Main responsibility for creating the test concept for go-live on 29.04.2024 (Phase I) and bug fixes/cleanup actions (Phase II)
Active support during go-live: creation of transaction, valuation and collateral reports; migration of the position report; defect management and bug fixing
Inventory of cleanup Phase II
Business test case creation for EMIR REFIT functionalities and coordination with IT teams and the business unit
Creation and updating of training documents and work instructions for OBS modules WPS and GDH
Florian Schmidt
Last position:
Management Consultant at Schmidt Consulting
- Preparation and presentation of regulatory requirements
- Creation of business requirements documentation for implementing EMIR Refit reporting obligations
- Support in the selection process (RFI/RFP) and integration of a leading IT service provider in reporting
- Coordination and support in developing a new (DaaS) reporting architecture
- Support of operational reporting activities in the derivatives area
- Creation and review of compliance documents required under MaComp
- Participation in working groups with market participants and discussions on regulatory topics (BVI, buy-side and sell-side)
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis of operational reporting under the current EMIR derivatives regulation
- Liaison with counterparties in derivatives trading to ensure EMIR reporting obligations
- Technical support in replacing and improving existing operational and technical reporting processes
- Support in contract drafting for asset management from a regulatory perspective
Svenlars Anders
Last position:
Freelance Business Analyst at European payments service provider
Josef Petek
Last position:
Self-employed at Self-employed
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Statistics of experts using EMIR
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
2.1 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Top industries
Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Business Intelligence, Finance
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
58%
Doctorate
8%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using EMIR
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
What EMIR covers
EMIR, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, sets rules for OTC derivatives, trade reporting, risk reduction, and clearing. Companies use it to manage regulatory duties across trading, operations, compliance, and data control. Strong experts turn those rules into working processes, not just documents.
Typical work
- Trade reporting reviews and corrections
- Clearing and margin process support
- Counterparty classification checks
- Data quality and reconciliation fixes
- Policy and control documentation
Systems and data
EMIR work touches reference data, transaction feeds, reporting logic, and exception handling. Specialists often work with trade repositories, internal risk data, and control dashboards. They need to understand where data starts, where it breaks, and how to trace it back cleanly.
When companies bring in experts
Firms usually need EMIR experts during reporting changes, control gaps, new product launches, or remediation after an audit finding. In Germany, teams often want people who can work with compliance, operations, and legal in clear English and German. Remote support is common when the data and process owners are split across locations.
What strong specialists do
Good professionals know the regulation and the process around it. They can read field-level reports, spot mismatches, align controls, and explain issues in plain language. They also know how to work with front office, risk, and operations without slowing delivery.
Adjacent skills
EMIR experts often bring skills in derivatives operations, regulatory reporting, collateral management, data mapping, and process design. Many also understand related rules such as MiFIR, SFTR, or Dodd-Frank when reporting setups overlap. That wider view helps reduce duplicate work and repeated fixes.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about EMIR, in one place.
EMIR is used to manage reporting, clearing, and risk mitigation obligations for derivative activity. Companies rely on it to keep trade data, counterparty records, and control processes consistent across teams. In practice, it sits between compliance rules and day-to-day operations.
EMIR covers both, but many projects start with reporting because that is where data issues show up first. Clearing and margin processes matter too, especially when the firm trades products or counterparties that fall into scope. A strong expert looks at the full workflow, not just the report file.
EMIR is focused on derivatives and the related obligations around reporting, clearing, and risk reduction. MiFIR covers transaction reporting for financial instruments more broadly, while SFTR is about securities financing transactions. Companies often need specialists who can separate these regimes cleanly when systems overlap.
A strong EMIR specialist usually understands derivatives operations, reference data, reconciliation, and regulatory controls. Knowledge of trade repositories, data mapping, and exception management is also valuable. Clear communication matters because the work often spans compliance, operations, and technology teams.
A EMIR project does not always need a long engagement, but it does need someone who has handled real reporting or remediation work before. If the task involves control design, gap analysis, or audit support, you want proof of hands-on delivery. For narrow fixes, a focused specialist may be enough.
Yes, EMIR work is often remote because the key inputs are data, process notes, and reporting logic. For Germany-based teams, remote collaboration works well when meetings are structured and ownership is clear. On-site time can still help during workshops, testing, or audit preparation.
A good EMIR freelancer can explain the regulation in practical terms and show how they fixed real process issues. Look for clear examples of reporting reviews, reconciliations, control improvements, or remediation work. Strong specialists also ask precise questions about data sources, ownership, and exception handling.
Before hiring a EMIR expert, gather your reporting flow, counterparty setup, data extracts, open issues, and any audit findings. That gives the specialist a fast view of where the process breaks. The better the starting material, the quicker they can identify what needs fixing.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used EMIR in their recent projects is 112 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 897 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used EMIR in their recent projects, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 58% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used EMIR in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used EMIR in their recent projects are English (100%), German (93%), and French (13%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used EMIR in their recent projects are Banking and Finance (93%), Information Technology (60%), and Professional Services (33%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used EMIR in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (100%), and Business Intelligence (80%).
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