EU Data Act Experts in Germany
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Jens R.
Last position:
Platform Architect & Senior Developer at Direct client, industrial measurement technology, medium-sized company
- Technical leadership across hardware, firmware, and software teams; scope: hardware/firmware team (4 people) and leadership group (5 people)
- Consolidated and documented a product family that had grown over more than 15 years and aligned it with CRA compliance — from the bare-metal I/O module to the cloud interface.
- Provided the most important customer product with the essential requirements and architecture documentation within two months — for a firmware landscape that had grown over more than 15 years. It now supports the customer’s modernization strategy.
- Established a monthly reporting line to the supervisory board and executive board within three months: nine meetings since 12/2025. The report itself is versioned and built from the CI pipeline; it is based on automatically collected activity and release data instead of assessments.
- Built a container-based CI/CD infrastructure from scratch: cross-compilation, host tests, and documentation builds in one continuous pipeline.
- Introduced declarative QA gates for DevOps and development artifacts — from the start using lefthook instead of pre-commit, executed in a dedicated container image.
Technologies used: arc42, req42, tpo42, docToolchain, PlantUML, ArchiMate, C4 model, ADR, C, C++ (GTest), CMake, Bare Metal (ARM Cortex-M3/M7), OCI containers, Jenkins, lefthook, Prometheus, Grafana, SBOM, CRA, OPC, SCADA, PLC integration, IPv6 migration, Zero Trust, Sociocracy 3.0, Cynefin
Jens H.
Last position:
Interim CTO (occasional assignments) at Fujitsu / FSAS
Stabilization of an Azure/.NET landscape in live operation.
- Architecture, DevOps, and operational readiness; technical decisions under time pressure
- Azure DevOps, monitoring, ETL/ELT, cloud security, FinOps, and data-mesh-related topics
Technologies: Azure DevOps, .NET, CI/CD, monitoring, FinOps
Henry H.
Last position:
Interim Manager IT-Compliance at Int. Fertigungsunternehmen
- Industry: mechanical engineering, vehicle manufacturing
- Regulations: Data Act
- Project focus: data governance, legally compliant use of machine data, data platforms
- Assigned by: CFO, platform product owner
Successes/Results (early phase):
- Compliance support for the setup of an internal standardized data usage platform based on Databricks.
- Created the basis for the legally compliant and effective use of machine data, including:
- Technical: gap analysis and closing of gaps in the segmentation and maintenance of collected machine data.
- Technical: consideration of data flows from the platform to users and third parties.
- Organizational: drafting and finalizing the required data usage agreements.
Dirk W.
Last position:
General Management Consultant at Start-up in the e-commerce sector
- created a comprehensive business plan for investor meetings
- developed strategy, legal frameworks, partner selection processes, and planned operational processes and risks using AI tools
- mediated between the owner and the team
Albrecht N.
Last position:
Senior Project Manager IT at HAYS Technology Solutions GmbH
- Leasing, lifecycle and process management for Apple iPhones, maintenance and expansion of the MDM system, coordination of leasing, device integration into DEP and MDM, followed by a rollout and hardware swap process, plus a BYOD and Android option
- Migration of the IT ticket system from ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus to Atlassian Jira Service Management: project management, definition of ticket types, seamless execution according to a detailed timeline, user communication, decommissioning of the old system
- Project lead: SAP interface in workforce management to automate reading of working hours
- Sub-project lead for inventory software EZO AssetSonar: demand management, software selection, procurement
Peter W.
Last position:
ISO 27001 Auditor for health insurance archive system at Health insurance company
The replacement of the existing archive system (document management system – DMS) on a host-based platform is well advanced.
The internal audit is meant to ensure the company's quality standards.
GDPR
ISO 27001 ff.
BSI
DORA
Patient data regulations
Host / Cloud / S3 / Container / highly scalable / Nuxeo
Budget: 50,000
Team: 1
Patrick U.
Last position:
Interim Management | Consulting & Implementation | Data Deletion in SAP at BSR (Berliner Stadtreinigung)
- Topics: Business Analysis, Data Privacy, Data Management, Stakeholder Management, Conceptualization
- This project focuses on developing and implementing a strategic approach for data deletion in SAP systems. The goal is to identify the relevant data and structures during system migration to ensure both data privacy and IT system efficiency. At the same time, downtime should be minimized and regulatory requirements met.
- Development of a comprehensive approach for data deletion in SAP systems, considering data privacy and business requirements.
- Ensuring efficient and structured data transfer to the new system.
- Optimizing system efficiency and reducing downtimes during migration.
- Creating functional and technical concepts to ensure compliant and sustainable data management.
- Topic preparation: Detailed study of the "data deletion" area to lay the foundation for a structured data migration.
- Definition of project structure: Setting roles, interfaces and the project's organizational structure.
- Regulatory requirements: Analysis of data privacy regulations and business requirements to define deletion criteria.
- Approach: Developing possible scenarios and methods for data cleansing and deletion.
- Deletion concepts: Creating functional and technical deletion concepts that structure the implementation and provide clear guidelines.
- Setting deletion criteria: Defining which data and structures to delete or transfer.
- Responsibilities: Clarifying responsibilities within the project team and among stakeholders.
- Analysis of ongoing activities: Identifying and collecting existing activities in the "data deletion" area.
- Effort, cost and timeline planning: Creating estimates for resources, effort and budget.
- Implementation initiatives: Developing and executing concrete measures to apply the defined deletion strategies.
- IT system efficiency: Analyzing the existing IT infrastructure to identify optimization potential for data deletion and transfer.
- Technology trends: Evaluating new technologies and tools that can support the data cleansing process.
- Cost-benefit analysis: Assessing the financial impact of data cleansing and the introduction of new solution approaches.
- Risk management: Identifying potential risks during implementation and developing appropriate mitigation measures.
- This project lays the foundation for a sustainable and compliant data transfer to a new SAP system. With a clear approach to data deletion, it meets data privacy requirements, reduces downtimes and increases the efficiency of the new system. The results and recommendations will help companies develop a future-proof data strategy that meets legal and business needs.
Michael V.
Last position:
AI Project Management and Governance Setup at Geno Verband Neu-Isenburg
- Creating AI governance, especially including the works council
- Drafting the AI framework works agreement, MS Copilot works agreement, and AI testing schemes
Tamara S.
Last position:
Working Student Contract Law at SITA Airport IT GmbH
- Assisting in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and other legal documents (NDAs, termination agreements, termination notices, etc.)
- Research and analysis of legal issues
- Implementation of legal and regulatory requirements (GDPR, NIS2, DORA, Data Act, AI Act)
- Supporting compliance with legal requirements and internal policies (AI Regulation, Accessibility Enhancement Act, Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, Whistleblower Protection Act)
- Documenting and filing important contract documents in the digital system
- Negotiating and evaluating individual contract clauses
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Statistics of experts using EU Data Act
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
14 years
Position duration
1.8 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Information Technology, Legal, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Energy, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Legal, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
83%
Master's degree or higher
50%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
89%
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 Germany 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 Germany using EU Data Act
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.
EU Data Act 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 (100%)
- Energy (78%)
- Banking and Finance (67%)
- Healthcare (67%)
- Professional Services (67%)
- Retail (67%)
- Automotive (56%)
- Manufacturing (44%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Scope
The EU Data Act is a European regulation governing access to and use of data generated by connected products and related services. It gives users greater control over data from devices, vehicles, machinery and digital services, while setting duties for manufacturers, providers and data holders. The regulation also addresses fair data contracts, public-sector access in defined emergencies and switching between data processing services.
Data access
Companies use the Data Act to map which data their products create, who can access it and under what conditions. Strong specialists translate these duties into product requirements, user interfaces, request workflows and data delivery processes. They also distinguish personal data obligations under the GDPR from the wider rules for non-personal data.
Ecosystem and tooling
Work often spans product compliance, privacy, security, legal review and technical delivery. Relevant tools and practices include data inventories, API specifications, access-control models, contract templates, audit trails and cloud portability plans. In Germany, specialists may also align implementation with established enterprise governance and German-language stakeholder documentation.
Typical projects
- Assess connected products and related services against Data Act obligations
- Map data flows, data holders, users and authorised third parties
- Design data access APIs, export mechanisms and permission models
- Review cloud switching, interoperability and unfair contract terms
- Prepare evidence, policies and operational guidance for launch
When to engage
Freelance expertise is useful when a company is launching a connected product, revising contracts or responding to a customer data request. It also helps when legal interpretation must become implementable work for product, security and engineering teams. German companies working across European markets may need remote collaboration with local workshops, clear English communication or German-language deliverables.
Strong specialists
The best professionals connect regulation with system behaviour. They can explain the Data Act to commercial, legal and technical stakeholders, identify gaps without overstating requirements and document decisions that teams can implement. Look for experience with IoT or industrial data, GDPR boundaries, API governance, cybersecurity controls, supplier contracts and cloud exit planning.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about EU Data Act, in one place.
The EU Data Act sets rules for access to and use of data generated by connected products and related services. Companies use it to define user access, third-party sharing, data-holder duties, contractual terms and cloud switching processes.
Manufacturers of connected products, providers of related services, data holders and some data recipients may need support with the EU Data Act. The practical impact can reach industrial equipment, vehicles, smart devices, software-linked products and cloud-based services.
The Data Act focuses on access to and use of data, including non-personal data, while the GDPR protects individuals and governs personal-data processing. A sound project separates both frameworks and handles personal data, security and trade secrets together where they overlap.
A strong EU Data Act specialist typically understands IoT data flows, API design, identity and access management, cybersecurity, contract review and GDPR boundaries. Experience with cloud portability, data governance and product compliance is also valuable.
The right level depends on the scope, product complexity and maturity of the company. For a focused gap assessment, a specialist with direct regulatory and data-mapping experience may be sufficient; a broad implementation needs someone who can coordinate legal, product and technical work.
Yes. EU Data Act work often involves workshops, document review, data-flow mapping and virtual coordination across teams. On-site sessions can help with industrial products or sensitive architecture, while remote collaboration works well when documentation, access controls and language expectations are agreed early.
Ask for a clear method covering product scope, data categories, user rights, interfaces, contracts and evidence. A capable EU Data Act professional explains assumptions, separates legal interpretation from implementation choices and produces actionable requirements rather than a purely theoretical review.
A Data Act freelancer may deliver a product and data inventory, stakeholder map, gap assessment, access workflow, API requirements, contract clauses, cloud-switching plan and implementation roadmap. The deliverables should reflect the company’s products, data flows and operating model.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used EU Data Act in their recent projects is 116 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 931 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used EU Data Act in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 50% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used EU Data Act in their recent projects have 14 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used EU Data Act in their recent projects are German (100%), English (89%), and French (11%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used EU Data Act in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Energy (78%), and Banking and Finance (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used EU Data Act in their recent projects are Information Technology (89%), Legal (78%), and Project Management (78%).
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