FirstSpirit Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used FirstSpirit
Janko Böhm
Last position:
RTE, Agile Coach at Haufe Group SE
Transformation of the program organization from six subprojects into a scaled agile setup as RTE to stabilize the go-live date
Organizational development by building virtual, agile, cross-functional teams and establishing metrics and performance indicators
Coaching agile development and rollout principles for an SAP migration
Training internal staff for new roles and toughening up effort estimates towards the steering board
Switching to agile governance and reporting structures with a focus on end-to-end business processes
Establishing the product owner role and promoting agile principles in the SAP development team
Reduced delivery times through domain-based scoping and smaller cycle times
More reliable delivery forecasts and increased delivery rates
Earlier and more frequent feedback from business units, increased trust, and cost savings by eliminating duplicate structures
Stefan Dömelt
Last position:
Online editor and content manager at Federal Employment Agency
- Content responsibility for two areas (careers and continuing education, as well as school, training and studies) and coordination with specialist departments
- Topic research and content planning for the online portal
- Web-friendly creation of target-group-relevant and SEO-optimized content for the online portal
- Building and maintaining multimedia content in the online portal CMS (Drupal)
- Monitoring the content of the online portal using Google Search Console and Matomo
- Ensuring the quality of the online portal through tests and analyses
- PowerPoint presentation of work results in topic conferences with BA specialist departments
- Supporting the existing online presence and analyzing and fixing errors
Stephan Lassonczyk
Last position:
Content & SEO Manager at Telefónica, DerTour, Klett
- Content migrations (AEM, Contentstack), SEO optimization
- Editorial planning, image selection, and delivery of digital content
- Reporting, Jira and Confluence use
Tom Witkovsky
Last position:
Interim Customer Experience Manager, Indirect Sales Systems at badenova Energie GmbH
- Modeling customer journeys and touchpoints for indirect sales partners
- Modeling and optimizing clearing processes
- Prioritizing and cleaning up the backlog of existing applications for sales partners
- Optimizing billing and service processes for sales partners
- Requirements management for replacing and rebuilding the system based on a no/low-code platform
- Supporting the implementation of a group-wide customer experience management system
- Managing external service and implementation partners
Manuel Schneider
Last position:
Project Manager at Univention
Industry: digital sovereignty, public sector
Content:
- Project steering (teams: consulting, development, testing, deployment/operations)
Products and standards:
- Jira, Confluence, Asana, Miro, Mural
- Open Source, Keycloak, Open Xchange, ownCloud
Timo Daedrich
Last position:
External Consultant for E-Commerce and Online Shops at Wörner Medizinprodukte und Logistik GmbH
- Project leadership for the relaunch of the B2B online shop based on SAP Commerce (formerly Shopware 5)
- Coordination of internal and external resources
- Stakeholder management and requirements management
- Support in the functional concept design of features
- Creation of project reports and running SteerCo meetings
- Leading and moderating regular meetings and alignments
- Consulting on the company's e-commerce strategy
- Sparring partner for the Head of E-Commerce
Isa Gündogdu
Last position:
SAP Test Lead Europe at Daiichi Sankyo
- Transformation project to S/4HANA
- Test management and coordination of functional tests for SAP
- Preparation and support of tests (SIT 1+2, MOCK 1+2, UAT) as part of the SAP S/4HANA rollout (SD, MM, FI/CO, MD)
- Creation of test strategies, test plans, and test cases to ensure system quality
- Monitoring and compliance with service level agreements (SLAs) as well as ensuring the timely delivery of agreed performance indicators
- Coordination of the approach with test managers from other regions (US, JP)
- Planning of European test activities in the SAP implementation project in cooperation with test managers from the supplier
- Coordination of interdisciplinary business and technical test teams in Europe
- Business collaboration with global implementation partners
- Use of Tricentis qTest and ValGenesis as test management tools (for validation-relevant processes)
- Training functional consultants in testing and test tools
- Creation and evaluation of change requests, including effort estimation, prioritization, and tracking
- Reporting on test progress
Anette Göbel
Last position:
Managing Director at promismanagement services GmbH
- Leading and building integrated management systems (IMS) for quality (QMS), data protection and information security (ISMS), risk (GRC), and artificial intelligence (AI) in accordance with ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, ISO 21500, ISO 21502, ISO 37301, ISO 31000
- Governance, project, and transformation management nationally and internationally incl. enterprise and project governance
- Process development, optimization, and business process reengineering according to BPMN 2.0, Kaizen, IATF 16949, VDA, BPMN 2.0
- Compliance and risk management in the company and project context as well as connection to internal control systems (ICS) and Group Risk Compliance (GRC)
- Carrying out and leading internal audits and lead audits according to ISO 19011; audit management and test equipment / special equipment management
- Methodical and systemic coaching (IFS, Hakomi) as well as conflict moderation and change management
- Designing and delivering AI trainings, prompt engineering, and AI literacy workshops
- Advising on data protection impact assessments (DPIA), implementing EU GDPR, BDSG, and IT-SiG as well as NIS-2 and DORA
- Building and leading Program Management Offices (PMO) and introducing Project Management Office structures
- Contract management, clause-by-clause analyses, and project controlling according to PMI® standards incl. Earned Value Management
- Building knowledge, document, and content management systems (Confluence, SharePoint, EY iManage)
Louis Nguenkam
Last position:
Specialist in Adobe Experience Manager & Microservices at Nguenkam Consulting & Engineering
Java 11/21
Springboot
Swagger/OpenApi
Azure Pipelines
Trivy Integration
Apache Sling
OSGI
Java Content Repository (JCR)
Apache Jackrabbit Oak
Adobe HTL
GraphQL
Maven
GitLab
IntelliJ
Azure Cloud
Azure DevOps
Terraform
AEM specialist in the Scrum team
Development and deployment of microservices via Open API interfaces
Operation of microservices in the Azure Cloud
Implementation of AEM modules and integration with microservices
Member of the knowledge transfer team and a backend coordination team
Tobias Hofbauer
Last position:
Senior Java Web Developer at Deutsche Bahn
- Cloud-based Enterprise Service Bus/middleware development for communication between internal applications using Spring Boot and Apache Camel
- Use of AWS cloud computing technologies (e.g., EKS, EC2, S3)
- Development and configuration of modular base and adapter microservices with Camel DSL routing logic
- Designing interfaces and connecting via JMS (ActiveMQ, WebSphere MQ), REST, and SOAP
- Development of unit and integration tests
- Technical support for clients during requirement gathering
Kammel Heib
Last position:
Senior Salesforce Developer at pflege.de
- Architecture and development of enterprise-level Salesforce solutions, including process automation, integrations, and Lightning components.
- Collaborating with stakeholders to optimize CRM architecture and data models.
- Tools & technologies: Salesforce, Apex, LWC, SOQL, Flows, REST APIs, Git, VS Code.
Oliver Hofmann
Last position:
Multi-Project Management Lead (Interim Manager) at Informationstechnikzentrum Bund - ITZBund
- Project management, project controlling, client communication, stakeholder management, resource planning and procurement, proposal planning (change requests)
- Setup of a central data exchange platform (Nextcloud) for storing high-resolution terrain model data
- Consulting, implementation and standardization of laboratory equipment network clusters across multiple locations with connection to a central data exchange platform
- Requirements gathering and gap analysis for providing an internet-based data exchange platform, including end-to-end encryption and malware scanning
- Migration of a library management system to a new 3-tier architecture
- Expansion of a development and test environment to include acceptance test and production environments for a specialist application (electronic information system), including interfaces based on a 3-tier web application and development of a technical security concept
- Consulting project to replace various legacy systems with a 3-tier web architecture, including data migration
- Consulting project for a software simulation application considering IT security measures and BSI standards, as well as requirements gathering for a future IT infrastructure
- Upgrading the networks of a telecommunication system for building a WebRTC solution, as well as implementing network transitions via an SBC cluster and unifying the telecommunication system for cross-site collaboration
- Setup of a 3-tier production and testing environment to replace an existing specialist application and development of an information security concept
Özgür Özbek
Last position:
Lecturer/Coach
- Lead coach of a bootcamp for support staff
Ingo Cousin
Last position:
Founder, freelance CMS expert at CMS Consulting Cousin
- Freelance work as a CMS expert
Heike Haubner
Last position:
Content Management at Flughafen München GmbH
- Relaunch preparation & content qualification
- Communication with relevant stakeholders
- Content migration, image and video upload as part of a website relaunch in Fiona
- On-page SEO optimization
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Statistics of experts using FirstSpirit
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
2.1 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
93%
Master's degree or higher
29%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 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 FirstSpirit
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 FirstSpirit is
FirstSpirit is an enterprise content management system used to run large websites, portals, and digital experiences. It supports structured content, editorial workflows, and multi-channel publishing. Companies also use it for headless delivery when content must flow into several front ends.
Typical delivery work
- Content models and page structures
- Site and template setup
- Workflow and approval design
- Component-based editing
- API-driven delivery and integrations
Strong specialists understand how FirstSpirit fits into publishing teams, not just how to edit content.
Ecosystem and skills
Good FirstSpirit professionals work across the product, its APIs, and connected systems such as commerce, search, PIM, and DAM. They should be comfortable with Java-based back ends, XML or JSON payloads, and clean handoffs between editorial and technical teams. Many projects in Germany also need specialists who can coordinate with local stakeholders in English and German.
When companies bring in freelance help
Companies usually need freelance expertise when a rollout is already underway, a legacy setup needs cleanup, or a release depends on integrations. FirstSpirit work often includes migrations from older CMS setups, fixes for template logic, and support for multilingual publishing. Freelancers are also useful when internal teams need short-term help without adding permanent headcount.
What strong specialists deliver
- Stable templates and reusable components
- Clear content governance
- Clean integration points
- Documentation for editors and teams
- Lower risk during launches and migrations
Strong FirstSpirit specialists keep delivery practical. They reduce complexity for editors and make sure the system stays maintainable.
Signs you need FirstSpirit expertise
If content teams are blocked, releases take too long, or integrations keep breaking, you need someone who knows the platform deeply. The same is true when a project moves toward headless delivery, a new brand site, or a larger multisite rollout. In Germany, this often means finding a professional who can work remotely and join workshops on-site when needed.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with FirstSpirit? These answers cover the essentials.
FirstSpirit is used to manage enterprise websites, portals, and content-heavy digital experiences. It is a strong fit when teams need structured editing, approval workflows, and publishing to more than one channel. Many companies also use it for headless delivery and multisite setups.
FirstSpirit started as an enterprise CMS, but many teams now use it in headless or hybrid setups. That means it can serve editorial teams while feeding content into separate front ends and apps. The right specialist knows how to balance both models without making the setup harder to maintain.
FirstSpirit is often chosen for complex content operations, structured authoring, and enterprise publishing needs. Compared with Adobe Experience Manager or Sitecore, teams usually look closely at workflow fit, integration effort, and how much control editors need over templates and components. A strong specialist can explain these trade-offs in the context of your current stack.
A strong FirstSpirit freelancer usually knows content modelling, template work, workflow design, and integration patterns. Helpful adjacent skills include Java, API work, XML or JSON handling, and experience with commerce, search, DAM, or PIM systems. For larger setups, multilingual content handling is also valuable.
A small content update may only need light support, but migration, integration, or multi-site work usually needs a specialist who has shipped real setups before. FirstSpirit rewards practical experience because small template or workflow choices can affect editors across the whole organization. For critical releases, proven delivery matters more than broad tool knowledge.
Yes, many FirstSpirit projects can be delivered remotely, especially template work, workflow design, and integration tasks. In Germany, teams often prefer a mix of remote collaboration and on-site workshops for planning, training, or launch support. A good specialist adapts to both without slowing the project down.
Ask for examples of complex FirstSpirit work, not just general CMS experience. Look for clear thinking about templates, content structures, editorial governance, and system integrations. Strong professionals can explain how they keep a setup maintainable after launch.
FirstSpirit was originally known through e-Spirit, the vendor name many searchers still use. Today, people may refer to the product as FirstSpirit, e-Spirit, or FirstSpirit by Crownpeak, depending on the context. When you hire, make sure the specialist understands the current product and any legacy setup you still run.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used FirstSpirit in their recent projects is 97 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 775 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used FirstSpirit in their recent projects, 93% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 29% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used FirstSpirit in their recent projects have 19 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 FirstSpirit in their recent projects are German (100%), English (95%), and Spanish (16%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used FirstSpirit in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Professional Services (53%), and Manufacturing (47%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used FirstSpirit in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Product Development (68%), and Project Management (63%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used FirstSpirit
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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