GDPR Experts in Frankfurt

Remote freelance role focused on Agentic AI strategy, secure application patterns, and reusable agentic workflows for a government agency.

• Development and implementation of an open-source Agentic AI strategy for a government agency, with a focus on GDPR, security, and self-hosted solutions
• Development of reusable agentic workflows and business applications that enable non-technical employees to solve business problems independently
• Implementation of nine business applications with Single Sign-On (SSO) and Azure PostgreSQL integration on Hetzner Linux servers

Techstack: Python, Streamlit, Anthropic SDK (Claude), Azure, Linux, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, Angular

• Create a tracking concept for Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics, including the data layer, events, triggers, and reporting
• Manage the project team (developers, designers, performance)
• Communication interface between stakeholders and digital specialist departments

• Supporting the International Web Presence of the BA (IntWeb) project in the area of quality management, with the aim of taking responsibility for the quality of processes and project results while considering BA standards. The main objectives of the project are to give professionals abroad a quick overview of their opportunities for moving to Germany and to enable them to take the necessary steps consistently and with digital support by providing access to services.

• Defining the general guidelines in the QA handbook

• Summarising test results in QA reports for PLA

• Analysing project results for improvement opportunities

• Quality management of requirements analysis (particularly processes, methods, and tools)

• Ensuring compliance with SERA requirements

• Creating a cross-project test concept

• Agreeing on sprint completion reports

• Formal review of work results in accordance with requirements and/or the project plan

• Contact person for internal audit, external audits by auditors, or BRH (Federal Court of Audit)

• Technologies: JIRA, Confluence, MS Office, GitLab, Kubernetes

• Designed and implemented modular AI assistants for sales and business processes within the Microsoft ecosystem (Agentic AI, Copilot extensions)
• Frontend architecture and development with React + TypeScript for embedded chat and assistant surfaces (streaming UI, Hooks, React Query, OpenAPI clients)
• Enterprise-level agent development: reusable skill/agent library, MCP servers, review and compliance gates
• LLM integration into the user experience: Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI, tool use, RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, guardrails
• Architecture and code review consulting, and mentoring within the AI development team
• Integration with Microsoft Graph, Power Platform, and Azure services
• Technologies: React, TypeScript, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, MCP, RAG, Microsoft Graph, Power Platform, Azure

• Led discovery phase and POC for Shopware to Shopify Plus migration across EMEA markets, evaluating platform suitability, technical architecture, and multi-brand/multi-country capabilities against business requirements.
• Designed reference architecture for Shopify Plus implementation incorporating headless front-end patterns (Vue.js, Nuxt.js), CMS integration (Magnolia), and Azure middleware (APIM, Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus) for 11 EMEA markets.
• Defined migration strategy analyzing data mapping, cutover approach, and zero-downtime deployment patterns using Varnish caching, GitOps pipelines, and CI/CD orchestration across six vendor teams.
• Architected multi-tenant Shopify Plus governance model with centralized admin, localized storefront customization, and compliance controls (GDPR, data residency).
• Prototyped AI-driven search optimization (LLM.txt, JSON-LD) for product discoverability in Google AI results, demonstrating post-launch performance opportunities.
• Defined EMEA expansion roadmap for 15+ markets through C-level strategic workshops, identifying phased rollout, market-specific configurations, and resource requirements.
• Tech Stack: React, Nuxt.js, Vue.js, Magnolia CMS, Shopware, Shopify Plus, Azure (APIM, Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Front Door), Varnish, SAP, MS Dynamics, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, Kafka

• 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.

2nd LoD/Change the Bank (CtB)

• CtB: External consultant and workstream lead for rectifying findings by BaFin following a special IT audit in the 2nd LoD, management of the work package for revising the ICT Risk Management & ICT Asset Classification in accordance with DORA Chapter 2, the processes for structural analysis, protection requirements, and control assessments (4 FTEs).

Europe-wide re-platforming & centralization

• Independently created the migration concept and implementation plan for the Europe-wide centralization and consolidation of IT services for around 20 European companies as part of a re-platforming program.
• Migration assessment: analysis of the existing IT, infrastructure, application, and service landscapes of the companies as the basis for the migration strategy.
• Development of the centralized target vision and target architecture based on a modern technology stack, taking platform and containerization approaches into account.
• Design of a highly available central infrastructure in an active-active model across two data centers; consideration of cloud, infrastructure, application, CMDB, and IAM services.
• Development of the migration and transformation roadmap, including defining migration waves, dependencies, requirements, and priorities for the move from decentralized services to the central platform.
• Analysis of technical and organizational dependencies, identification of migration risks, and development of a structured approach for step-by-step migration and centralization.
• Creation of target, solution, and implementation views for each service domain; design of the end-to-end join-move-leave process as a blueprint for the European rollout (Jira/Jira Asset Management).
• Alignment of migration strategy and roadmap with European companies, management, IT, providers, and other stakeholders; presentation of the 12-month roadmap to the Managing Director Europe.

• Project lead
• Coordinated the rollout of 148 firewalls (Palo Alto) for 74 buildings at over 14 locations in EMEA
• Managed the team (8 employees)
• Communicated with Senior Management (local) and Site Managers (EMEA)
• Ensured work packages were completed on time and to requirements, and formally accepted
• Extensive use of relevant Microsoft tools
• Wrike (project management)

Further development & digitalization of key sales and application processes in a regulated banking environment, including requirements structuring, roadmap development and AI-supported use case assessment

Responsibilities & Impact:

• Management of existing digital products to ensure stable operations (Keep the lights on) amid growing regulatory complexity
• Product vision and development of a consistent, implementable roadmap
• Strategic backlog prioritization based on business goals, dependencies and technical feasibility
• Coordination of release planning, backlog, quality assurance and go-live readiness with business departments, IT, implementation teams and management
• Identification, structuring and assessment of AI-supported use cases at the interface of business departments, IT and the regulatory environment
• Analysis, structuring and translation of complex business requirements into epics and user stories
• Facilitation of team, stakeholder & alignment formats to ensure clarity of objectives, collaboration and decision-making ability
• Transparency on capacities, dependencies, delivery status and KPI/status aspects as a basis for product & management decisions
• Compliance with transparent structures and documentation (LeanIX, application profiles, runbooks)

Contribution to results:

Stabilization and further development of key financial processes under high regulatory and technical complexity. Improved transparency, decision-making ability and implementability through structured requirements, auditable documentation and AI-supported ways of working.

• Led business requirements workshops and interactive prototyping sessions across global workstreams, translating complex HR needs into functional specifications and updated implementation workbooks.
• Partnered with cross-functional project managers, business analysts, and third-party implementation partners to drive strategic digital HR transformation and enhance end-user experience across matrixed organizations.
• Participated in gathering Business requirements through Walk through work sessions and prototyping business solutions helping business in updating the workbooks.
• Maintained and optimized the Workday HCM suite to ensure peak system performance.
• Implemented Absence,Time Tracking,HCM Core support for countries like US, Philippines, Germany, Portugal, Chile, Mexico, Azerbaijan etc.,
• Create new time off plans, accruals. Implemented Time and Absence for Created/updated Time Offs, Time Off Plans, Time Off Accruals, Leave of Absences.
• Create advanced reports using calculated fields.
• Managed and Implemented new Application Tracking system GreenHouse Implementation.
• Acted as SPOC and configurator for Greenhouse Implementation.
• Evaluate Workday release items, test and implement the new features.
• Engineered and optimized complex Workday Business Processes (BPs) with advanced condition rules, dynamic approval routing, and step delay logic to streamline the entire worker lifecycle (Hire, Job Change).
• Executed large-scale bulk data loads using Enterprise Interface Builders (EIBs) for global worker data updates, maintaining 100% data integrity, audit readiness, and strict GDPR compliance.
• Served as the functional SME for Core HCM, collaborating closely with upstream/downstream module owners (Time Tracking, Absence, Compensation, Payroll) to ensure seamless data flows and zero-downtime hypercare support.

• 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

Self-employed consulting, implementation, and support of IT infrastructures with a focus on IT security, network and server administration, virtualization, backup & recovery, IT documentation, asset management, and business continuity management.

• IT security consulting and implementation of technical protective measures
• Windows server and client support, patch management, user support
• M365 – Entra ID – MS Azure administration
• Planning, installation, and operation of LAN, WAN, WLAN, and VLAN infrastructures, Cisco, HP, Netgear, Sophos, Securepoint
• Support of virtual systems based on Hyper-V, VMware, and Proxmox
• Backup and recovery concepts including test recovery, documentation, and handover
• Introduction and maintenance of IT documentation, asset management, and inventory tracking
• Implementation of measures related to IT baseline protection, emergency manuals, and BCM
• On-/offboarding concepts with a focus on permissions, devices, data access, and handover processes

Security awareness and practical sensitization of users and IT staff

Developed a digitalization strategy Analyzed legacy systems and designed a new IT landscape

• Gathered current work structures and processes
• Identified optimization opportunities
• Developed a tool landscape to support business processes
• Created a request for proposal
• Defined epics and user stories
• Modeled processes

Technologies/Methods: Confluence, MSTeams, MindManager, PlantUML, JIRA