KWG Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used KWG
Henry Hanau
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.
Onur Kayir
Last position:
Project Manager & Outsourcing Manager at SENEC GmbH (EnBW Group)
- Building a scalable nearshore IT developer hub (Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland) as an independent company using a BOT model (Build – Operate – Transfer)
- Identifying, selecting, and managing full-service agencies; introducing governance and control mechanisms including KPIs, SLAs, and regular service reviews
- Creating and reviewing data processing agreements and framework contracts in coordination with Legal & Compliance; integrating regulatory requirements (including KRITIS) into process design
- Advising on cloud-vs.-on-premise strategies, data storage, and authorization concepts; supporting procurement with tendering and vendor evaluations
- Change management and process harmonization between internal teams and nearshore partners; reporting to management board, CFO, and CIO
Result: Scalable IT developer hub with an audit-proof governance model, lower operating costs, and faster product development.
Manfred Paschek
Last position:
Senior IT Project Manager EfA / OZG Online Services at Senatskanzlei ITD Hamburg, Dataport, Police Hamburg
The online service "Special Use of Streets and No-Parking Zone" was in a partially completed state. The following tasks had to be carried out to reach final completion:
- Preparation of an expert report on the status of the online service, and recommendations for action
- Ensuring that all LEIKAS to be used are available (service catalog / service descriptions of the authorities)
- Creating and aligning concepts for complex IT projects (business/IT concepts, architecture, interfaces, roadmaps)
- Requirements management
- Multi-project management with 3 stakeholders (Police, Dataport, development company)
- Determining resource needs
- Coordination to identify technical requirements through the IT architects
- Creating use cases and test cases
- Creating action items
- Managing external IT service providers
- Coordination and management of all activities
- Conflict resolution / business mediation
- User Acceptance Test (UAT) and acceptance by Hamburg Police (Traffic Directorate, Policy Department, Central Road Traffic Authority)
Technical environment: .NET, EfA minimum requirements, Leikas, Administrative Procedure Act (VwVfG), HWG (Hamburg Roads Act), Atlassian Jira, Confluence, MS Office
Peter Herrmann
Last position:
Consultant Financial Data Warehouse Migration Interfaces Reporting at Large bank / central institution
- New connection of the product interfaces of the Financial Data Warehouse (FDW) directly to the Abacus 360 native interfaces
- IT environment: PC, client-server, Citrix remote client, Oracle DB
- Mapping of FDW outbound to Abacus 360 Native
- Analysis of requirements documents, business concepts, and existing interface rules
- Definition of new FDW rules for outbound to Abacus 360
- Adjustment of test scripts for the new interfaces
- Execution of tests to ensure correct data delivery and processing
Piet Quade
Last position:
IT Project Manager at no release
Industry: Publishing, media Project management for the concept of a RAG-based archive access solution: a secure on-prem or hybrid compute architecture for LLM and embedding operations, pipeline for transcription and automatic tagging, semantic search across audio and video archives. Use case evaluation and make-or-buy together with editorial team, archive, and legal department, taking into account copyright, broadcasting law, and the AI Act. Differentiator: practical LLM infrastructure experience from two own productive platforms combined with C-level program management in regulated industries.
Peter Konrad
Last position:
IT Audit Expert at Sparkasse
Support for Internal Audit:
Conducting an audit of the data protection officer and data protection management:
- Preparing an audit program based on the audit field concept
- Requesting the necessary audit documentation
- Carrying out control testing based on the audit program with the following focus:
- Reviewing the relevant PPS processes
- Reviewing the data protection mission statement, data protection policy, and data protection management concept
- Conducting audit interviews with the data protection officer
- Preparing the audit documentation
- Training a junior auditor in the methodology of Internal Audit
- Coordinating the audit documentation with the head of audit
Michael Schwendemann
Last position:
Compliance/TPRM setup at Haftpflichtkasse
Compliance department setup & DORA operationalization
- Setup of a complete compliance organization according to DORA
- Development and operationalization of SfO
- Use of AI agents for automation:
- Evaluation of due diligence questionnaires including risk classification
- AI-supported contract analysis (DORA/MaRisk compliance)
- Monitoring of external data sources (cyber incidents, news feeds)
- Setup of a decentralized risk and action register
- Creation of gap analyses and derivation of actions
- Setup and maintenance of the outsourcing information register
- Use of own TPRM frameworks, checklists and process models
Compliance department setup & DORA operationalization
- Setup of a complete compliance organization according to DORA
- Development and operationalization of SfO
- Use of AI agents for automation:
- Evaluation of due diligence questionnaires including risk classification
- AI-supported contract analysis (DORA/MaRisk compliance)
- Monitoring of external data sources (cyber incidents, news feeds)
- Setup of a decentralized risk and action register
- Creation of gap analyses and derivation of actions
- Setup and maintenance of the outsourcing information register
- Use of own TPRM frameworks, checklists and process models
- Project controlling - presentation and structured measurement of achieved project goals within management reporting.
Mario Kraus
Last position:
Agile Lead & Transitions Architect at Wavestone AG
Transition design, agile leadership, strategic client advisory as well as business development and internal positioning with the goal of reaching Principal/Partner
- Strategic Transition Leadership - end-to-end design and management of complex transformation programs in regulated industries; development of scalable target pictures, operating models, and governance structures
- Agile Enterprise Enablement - leadership and coaching of teams and managers; establishment of modern delivery mechanisms, portfolio control, and organizational design
- C-Level Advisory - advising board members and division heads on strategic decisions, roadmaps, organizational development, and transformation topics
- Business Development & Sales Impact - active role in bids, proposal development, and pitch situations; building a strong network and expanding the consulting portfolio
- Thought Leadership & Practice Building - positioning as an expert for insurance and banking; development of methods, standards, and internal networking
- Principal/Partner Track Contribution - deepening client relationships and strategically expanding the portfolio
Guido Bäcker
Last position:
Independent Management Consultant and Interim Manager at BCTC Unternehmensberatung Guido Bäcker
Consulting, training, and coaching in the financial sector on strategy, organization, and IT topics
MorgenFund: Advising the operator of a fund platform on software selection for a sub-ledger "Cash Accounts" based on Virtual IBANs (VIBAN)
Structuring requirements, market screening, creating RfIs, communicating with vendors, and conducting the selection process
UniCredit/HypoVereinsbank: Workstream lead "Booking and Customer Reporting" in the payment transformation project "PULS"
Business analysis, creating business requirements and aligning solution items as part of the functional specification with the bank's IT service providers
Business analysis of SEPA CT and SWIFT MX (.camt, .pain, and .pacs formats), change management, team lead for a virtual team of fifteen line experts, and stakeholder management
equensWorldline Germany: Program management for three projects of the SWIFT service bureau (CBPR+, ESMIG, and Euro1Step1 migration) as part of the SWIFT MX migration
Managing individual project managers regarding overarching goals and requirements; reporting to internal and external committees and stakeholders; coordinating with dependent projects and programs
Project management/PMO: interim project management, stand-in for project managers, resource planning, budget and cost management, general PMO tasks
Julian Voje
Last position:
Project Lead Change the Bank at Stock Exchange Operator, Eschborn, Germany
Led a highly complex and extensive Change the Bank project focusing on third-party risk management
Guided and supervised up to 15 qualified consultants
Defined and regularly reviewed the status of required measures to address audit findings in third-party management
Ensured and verified banking regulatory compliance (BAIT, MaRisk, DORA, BSI Standards, ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework) of processes and artifacts
Coordinated validation of project artifacts with internal audit
Supported mitigation of identified deviations
Prepared documentation for deregistration of the corresponding finding with BaFin
Coordinated with stakeholders in the group for approval of deregistrations
Prepared, accompanied, and regularly independently reported project status to the board and C-level executives
Introduced agile (SCRUM) project management
Supported a six-month RfP and POC process for a SaaS solution for third-party management
Assisted in implementing the SaaS solution and consolidating data from various source systems into the new SaaS
Paul Karnowka
Last position:
Program Manager – Multi-Project Operational Stabilization (Operational Excellence) at ITDZ - IT Dienstleistungszentrum Berlin
- Overall leadership of multiple strategic operations projects focused on workplace services, SLA framework, access management, certificate management, e-learning, backup & recovery, test management, and capacity management, as well as implementing system monitoring and feasibility studies for a 24x7 operation, partly including ServiceNow implementation
- Development of various ServiceNow operating concepts related to training, permissions, and emergency management as part of a new cloud-hosting initiative for the ServiceNow platform
- Board reporting and leading steering committees within the framework of corporate strategic objectives, as well as establishing new balanced scorecards to measure KPIs for optimization-driven project results
Richard Reynolds
Last position:
Vice President– Head of Claims Operations, Europe at SOMPO International
Managing TPA Manager and a team of 10 Claims Operation Assistants.
Designing and implementing processes and workstreams using Guidewire from the ground up with European claims teams across all lines of business.
Establishing service level agreements (SLAs) and detailed key performance indicators (KPIs) with new business intelligence (BI) reporting, payment and performance analysis.
Developing, steering and analysing 50+ strategic, operational and IT initiatives, driving digital change and AI automation in payments while meeting DORA, GDPR, ACM and BAIT MaRisk regulatory compliance.
Increasing customer satisfaction scores by 80%.
Attracting and mentoring market-leading operational and TPA talent.
Demonstrating strong stakeholder leadership and swift decisional influence.
Arnd Furken
Last position:
Senior Manager at Gehrke Maas Consulting
Markus Marschollek
Last position:
Project Manager / Senior Consultant (multiple projects) at gkv informatik
- Project manager controlling the update to ISO 27001:2022 (certification from ISO 27002:2013 to ISO 27002:2022) including gap analysis, project planning, preparation of internal and external audits, and creation and maintenance of required documentation.
- Coordination of adjusting existing measures and implementing new measures according to the new standard’s requirements, as well as continuous monitoring and adjustment of these measures.
- Regular reporting to management on progress and risks.
- Senior consultant supporting audit reviews with a focus on critical infrastructures (KRITIS), including resolving findings, creating and updating evidence documents, and amending provider contracts.
- Senior consultant reviewing all deliverables and responsibilities of the IT provider according to the existing contract: identification of over 1500 deliverables & obligations (D&O), setup of a D&O tracker (claim register), and joint expert review with service owners for various service descriptions (e.g. IT service management, workplace and print services, application and desktop services, endpoint management, email including archiving, file services, software packaging, certification, distribution).
- Senior consultant adjusting service scopes in existing service descriptions to enable end-to-end service responsibility of the provider, including identification and analysis of use cases, process analysis and optimization (incident, problem, change), as well as recording and documenting all software products in LeanIX and documenting the contract change.
- Focused services: managed software service, application and desktop service, workplace and print services, web server service, container service, M365, SAP/Oscare, output management systems (OMS), telephony and omnichannel management service.
- Project manager steering a benchmark based on the existing IT contract, including coordination of the entire benchmark process between the benchmarker, IT provider and client, review of benchmark results, and preparation and conduct of price negotiations with the IT provider.
Sergey Komarov
Last position:
Managing Director Cybersecurity at CBA-Cybersecurity and Business Advisory GmbH
- Development of comprehensive services in cybersecurity, IT governance, and AI
- Building and delivering strategic security solutions such as vCISO service, ISMS, SOC-as-a-Service (SIEM, SOAR, use cases, playbooks, threat hunting, incident response), AI-driven risk and compliance tools, and frameworks for outsourcing and third-party risks
- Supporting companies in meeting regulatory requirements and certifications (ISMS, NIS-2, DORA, CRA, KRITIS, ISO 27001, TISAX, BSI IT Baseline Protection, EU AI Act)
- Promoting innovations in cybersecurity automation, AI governance, and secure digital transformation
- Responsible for company growth, client relations, and strategic partnerships
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Statistics of experts using KWG
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
3.3 years
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Audit
Bachelor's degree or higher
86%
Master's degree or higher
55%
Doctorate
10%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using KWG
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 KWG does
KWG is used for knowledge-driven search, entity linking, and content that needs to answer questions instead of only matching keywords. Teams use it to connect names, places, products, and topics so results stay relevant across search, discovery, and assistive interfaces.
Common project work
- Map entities from product, media, or catalogue data
- Improve search relevance and query understanding
- Build knowledge panels, topic pages, and semantic navigation
- Clean up duplicate, ambiguous, or incomplete records
Ecosystem and tooling
Strong professionals around KWG usually work with search stacks, graph data, APIs, and content systems. Depending on the setup, they may connect it with Elasticsearch, schema.org markup, internal taxonomies, and data pipelines that keep entity data current.
When companies bring in help
Companies often need freelance expertise when search is too shallow, content is hard to connect, or data quality blocks a launch. In Germany, this comes up in e-commerce, publishing, travel, and larger B2B sites that need structured discovery across languages and regions.
What strong specialists do
A good KWG specialist can turn messy source data into stable entities and keep those entities useful over time. They know how to model relationships, handle naming conflicts, and work with editors, data teams, and search owners without adding noise.
Signs you need KWG expertise
- Search returns the wrong answer for clear queries
- Topic pages repeat the same facts in many places
- Product, place, or person names are ambiguous
- Content teams need a shared entity model
- Rich snippets or internal discovery are inconsistent
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about KWG, in one place.
KWG is used to connect entities, improve search understanding, and make content easier to discover by topic, name, and relationship. Companies use it when keyword search is not enough and they need results that reflect meaning, not just text.
In many searches, KWG is used to refer to the Google Knowledge Graph or a knowledge-graph-style setup around it. In practice, people often mean entity-based search, structured data, and topic connections that help users get better answers.
You want KWG specialists who understand search, content modeling, data cleanup, and schema design. The best people can work across product, editorial, and technical teams, because the value depends on both the data and the way it is used.
KWG goes beyond keyword matching by linking terms to entities and relationships. Traditional search can find text quickly, but a knowledge-graph approach helps surface the right person, place, product, or topic when names overlap or queries are vague.
A strong KWG freelancer usually brings search relevance work, taxonomy design, schema.org knowledge, and data modeling skills. Experience with APIs, content platforms, and graph concepts is also useful when the knowledge layer must stay in sync with other systems.
You do not need a full internal team before starting with KWG, but you do need a clear use case and access to the source data. Freelance experts are especially helpful when you have messy content, unclear entity definitions, or a search experience that needs to be fixed quickly.
Most KWG work can be done remotely because it usually involves data, search logic, and content structures. If your team in Germany needs close workshops with editors, product owners, or data stewards, a local expert can also make the rollout smoother.
Look for KWG specialists who can explain entity choices, show before-and-after search behavior, and document how they keep data consistent. Good work is visible in cleaner relationships, better query results, and a model that other teams can actually maintain.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used KWG in their recent projects is 125 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 999 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used KWG in their recent projects, 86% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 55% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used KWG in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used KWG in their recent projects are German (100%), English (95%), and French (26%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used KWG in their recent projects are Banking and Finance (92%), Information Technology (71%), and Professional Services (55%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used KWG in their recent projects are Information Technology (89%), Project Management (87%), and Operations (76%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used KWG
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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