Lever Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Lever
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.
Artur Schmalz
Last position:
Marketing Consultant // Strategy & Campaigning at Stadtwerke Lübeck
- Marketing consulting for the business units EDL@Home and Commodity (electricity & gas)
- Development and implementation of the marketing/sales strategy in close coordination with the department head
- Definition and expansion of key channels (web, app, portal, social, paid, sales partners)
- Goal, annual, and budget planning for the EDL@Home business unit
- Leading and running team workshops to define goals & develop campaigns
- Campaign/content planning for different target groups
- Concept and implementation of the regional multi-channel sales campaign incl. A/B testing
- Optimization of the customer experience across all channels
- Technical support/advice for the product teams during iterative implementation
- Building and managing a campaign dashboard to measure success
- Managing external agencies and internal teams
- Regular results presentations and reporting to department leadership
- Active stakeholder management
Christian Mühlbauer
Last position:
Senior/Lead Product & Service Designer at Freelance
- Delivered end-to-end product & service design (discovery to delivery) — combining Product discovery, UX/UI Design and Prototyping within an agile delivery framework.
- Applied AI-assisted workflows across research and prototyping to accelerate discovery and validation cycles.
Wolfgang Decker
Last position:
Independent Transformation Executive at Digital Transformation & Operational Excellence
Ongoing independent executive practice for ERP/MES, digital manufacturing, IT/OT and program delivery in industrial and regulated environments.
Lead transformation and recovery programs across Europe, the US and Asia across programs with total value exceeding EUR 180M. Focus areas include governance reset, multi-site execution, vendor control, ERP/MES target architecture, executive steering and transition to stable operations.
Selected current and recent work:**
PE-backed Industrial Carve-out, Europe | Transformation & Separation Advisor | February 2026 – Present Supporting carve-out preparation and execution with focus on separation logic, operating model, governance, TSA implications, IT/ERP dependencies and Day-1 readiness. Translating transaction perimeter into executable workstreams across business, IT, operations and finance, with clear decision cadence and risk transparency.
Industrial Software & Automation, Europe | Industry Strategy & Value Proposition Advisory | Jul 2025 – Apr 2026 Shaped industry strategy, value proposition and executive positioning for focused industrial software and automation providers in adjacent but distinct markets, including warehouse automation, enterprise architecture, process intelligence and manufacturing transformation. Work included ICP clarity, use-case framing, GTM logic, customer value realization and the translation of ERP/MES, IT/OT and shopfloor reality into scalable, provider-specific market narratives.
AI LegalTech Platform, Switzerland | Interim CTO | Sep 2024 – Jun 2025 Defined product, data and technology roadmap for an AI-enabled LegalTech platform under DACH regulatory constraints. Implemented RAG architecture and delivered MVP, pilot clients and partner setup for first revenues and investor readiness.
Industrial Components, Switzerland | Manufacturing Transformation Program Lead | Jan 2023 – Dec 2024 Re-established governance and roadmap for an eight-year stalled MES replacement across multiple plants. Aligned ERP and Quality interfaces, restored delivery cadence and improved OEE by more than 15% in a CHF 550M business unit.
Pharma & Chemicals, Ireland | GxP Manufacturing Systems Program Lead | May 2020 – Dec 2022 Took over a failing MES/DNC rollout in Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing under strict GxP constraints. Reset governance, validation and site support, restoring operational stability and Day-1 compliance.
Premium Automotive, Italy | Paint Shop Digitalization Program Manager | Sep 2020 – Dec 2021 Stabilized a failed MES rollout that had reduced throughput to 8–9 cars per day versus 23 contracted. Increased output to 26–28 cars per day, securing continuity of a premium product line worth more than EUR 1B.
Automotive Tier-1, Germany | Manufacturing Transformation Program Manager | Oct 2019 – Jun 2020 Modernized an unstable legacy MES blocking ERP integration and traceability. Defined target architecture, aligned vendors and plants, and enabled more than 20% OT operating cost reduction.
Sandro Schapals
Last position:
Senior Consultant at Top of Minds Executive Search
- Led executive search projects for senior international hires in Engineering, Product, and Business.
- Supported the firm's pan-European expansion at their Amsterdam HQ as well as their newly established Madrid and Frankfurt offices.
- Conducted market research and delivered location-specific employer branding strategies.
- Advised on organizational design, culture, and transformation initiatives.
Johannes Pelzer
Last position:
Interim Recruiter at CureVac SE
- Filling positions in permanent and freelance contracts
- End-to-end process management with hiring managers and HR business partners from needs analysis to contract negotiation
- Direct Search, Social Media Recruiting, Advertising, Active Sourcing
- Use of SAP Success Factors and LinkedIn Recruiter
- Project languages: German, English
Marén Münstermann
Last position:
Interim - Change Manager & Strategic Communications Consultant at Giesecke+Devrient
- Supported the AI rollout strategically and operationally (target picture, readiness check, upskilling, use cases)
- Designed and scaled knowledge formats for different target groups and needs
- Developed and implemented the CTO communication strategy for AI, cloud and quantum across all channels
- Sharpened and positioned the CTO vision, mission and value proposition & expanded tech leadership
- Involved stakeholders with a focus on engagement and readiness for change
Patrik Garten
Last position:
Technical Lead Conversational AI at CANCOM
- Technical lead of a team developing agentic chatbot solutions (React, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI)
- Architecture design for multi-LLM dialog systems - focus on maintainability, UX, and autonomous execution
- Stakeholder alignment, CI/CD processes, and AI integration at enterprise level
Theresa Raum
Last position:
Senior Recruiter/ Personnel Consultant at Freelancer
- RPO/interim recruiting (full-cycle recruitment)
- Implementing and optimizing recruiting processes
- Personnel placement (new client acquisition and support, active and passive sourcing, conducting interviews)
Joerg Reger
Last position:
Chief Information Officer at CQLT SaarGummi Group
Chief Information Officer with more than two decades of international leadership experience in publicly traded and regulated industrial environments.
Responsible for the structural realignment of complex, long-standing IT organizations to bring transparency, control, and financial stability.
Leading global IT organizations with budgets up to €120 million and up to 320 employees.
Developing and rolling out centrally managed operating models, setting up transparent financial and governance structures, and consistently delivering business-critical platform initiatives (e.g., SAP S/4HANA).
Focused on restoring decision-making, prioritization, and execution power during transformation phases under increased organizational pressure.
Leveraging technology as a strategic tool to increase efficiency, stabilize operations, and support sustainable business development.
Global IT Transformation & Operating Models
SAP S/4HANA & Platform Harmonization
Digital Manufacturing & Industry 4.0
Governance, Compliance & Cyber Resilience
International Organizational Leadership
Sourcing & Location Strategies
Overall responsibility for strategy, governance, budget, and operations of the global IT function with an annual budget of approximately €45 million and an international team of about 95 employees across all locations.
Direct reporting line to the executive management and close strategic coordination with the CFO and COO.
Realigned a historically decentralized IT landscape of 28 legally independent entities and separate budget and control logics into a centrally managed, internationally standardized operating model.
Introduced transparent governance, reporting, and financial structures with clear separation and active management of CapEx and OpEx budgets at the corporate level.
Established group-wide IT financial and performance management with clear investment prioritization, transparent CapEx/OpEx structure, and active portfolio governance to sustainably enhance decision-making at the executive level.
By consistently centralizing, standardizing, and harmonizing platforms (including global rollout of SAP S/4HANA), structural complexity was significantly reduced.
IT cost base was sustainably cut by about 15% while significantly improving performance and service levels and increasing transparency and control for executive management and leadership.
At the same time, strategically expanded the production IT architecture in the context of Industry 4.0 by integrating MES and IoT systems in OEM-related, safety-critical production environments and building audit-ready governance and security structures while meeting regulatory requirements (e.g., automotive standards, TISAX-like frameworks, global compliance rules).
Maintained strict focus on strategically relevant initiatives by clearing parallel projects, reducing redundant structures, and establishing clear responsibilities to noticeably increase speed, commitment, and execution power in the organization.
High international presence with operational responsibility at production sites and an active role as a strategic sparring partner to the executive management.
Hanno Steiger
Last position:
Transformation Consultant to the Executive Board at Rheinbahn AG
- Structuring and handling identified high-risk topics for the executive board.
- Handling various ad-hoc topics as part of the company-wide restructuring, especially in the finance, controlling, and procurement departments.
- Developing strategic concepts to increase the level of digitization in central controlling, finance, procurement, and logistics functions.
- Stakeholder management (supervisory board, works council, city of Düsseldorf).
- Coordinating and conducting due diligence as well as subsequent purchase price negotiations related to the land acquisition for a new depot (volume >80 million EUR).
- Participation as a permanent member in various steering committees.
Wolfgang Griepentrog
Last position:
Lead Communications Manager at SHK Deutschland (BME SHK GmbH)
Set up communication during an ongoing restructuring process and made it operational.
Bada Lehner
Last position:
Senior Vice President Growth at mammaly (Peturo GmbH)
- Leading a team of ~18 FTE consisting of internal and external team members split into three teams: D2C, Subscription, and Amazon
- As a member of the Executive Team, working closely with the founder to scale the overall organization and to establish operational processes such as quarterly goal setting and performance feedback sessions
- Working closely with the investors to align on company strategy and new growth opportunities while fully owning the company’s e-commerce growth strategy and business case
- Leading the business model and growth strategy transition from a “unprofitable high revenue growth” approach to a profitable CAC and CLV focused growth strategy
- Managing a D2C marketing budget of EUR ~6M and an Amazon marketing budget of EUR ~1M
- Achieving 28% YoY growth in the main sales channel D2C in YTD 2025 while building up the growth team via a hiring sprint and restructuring external agency support
- Increased monthly Paid Social (Meta) content creation output 3x by embedding various AI tools into content creation processes
- Reduced churn rate by 32% within 6 months while successfully implementing a portfolio-wide price increase to improve AOVs
- Overachieving the original Amazon 2025 growth plan by 20% resulting in YoY growth of 50% and surpassing marketing efficiency goals by 3pp
- Working closely with the Product Team to guide new product development efforts based on rapidly shifting market trends and competitor pricing
Sandra Feldmann
Last position:
Head of Talent at Octopus Energy GmbH
- Responsible for innovative sourcing and recruiting strategies to attract A-players
- Managing the entire recruiting process (excluding tech) for blue- and white-collar roles
- Leading a 14-member team
- Building an AI-powered HR tech stack
- Promoting employer branding, active sourcing, and data-driven process optimization
Constantin Bajrami Baikousis
Last position:
CEO / Co-Founder at Spaceshelf
- Built proprietary multi-model AI platform that dynamically allocates processing tasks across 5+ leading AI systems, matching each document type to the optimal model - delivering 40-60% cost savings compared to single-provider solutions while ensuring production-grade accuracy for enterprise operations
- Drove end-to-end strategy and execution from concept to production deployment, guiding team to build platform that transforms unstructured files into structured data outputs - working with top enterprise retailers from DACH region to reduce processing time from hours to minutes
- Built and led cross-functional team spanning engineering, product, and operations - implementing culture of technical excellence, rapid experimentation, and customer-centric development
- Positioned company to develop reusable AI automation IP across document parsing, data extraction, validation, and reconciliation - establishing production-grade infrastructure with robust error handling and audit trails, creating technology platform extensible beyond e-commerce to healthcare, logistics, and financial services verticals
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Statistics of experts using Lever
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years
Position duration
2.8 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Strategy, Project Management, Information Technology
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Human Resources, Information Technology, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
91%
Master's degree or higher
65%
Doctorate
9%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
96%
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 Lever
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 Lever does
Lever is an applicant tracking system used to run hiring in one place. Teams use it to manage open roles, candidate profiles, interview stages, feedback, and offers without losing track of the process. It is often discussed as Lever ATS or LeverTRM.
Core workflows
- Build reusable hiring pipelines for different roles
- Set up interview plans, scorecards, and approvals
- Keep candidate communication and notes in one flow
- Track source data and hiring status across teams
Strong professionals know how to keep the process clear for recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates. They also know where to simplify steps so the system stays useful instead of becoming cluttered.
Ecosystem and integrations
Lever rarely sits alone. It is often connected to email, calendars, background checks, assessment tools, job boards, and HR systems so hiring data moves cleanly through the stack. Skilled specialists understand how to align these tools without breaking the workflow.
When freelance help makes sense
Companies usually bring in freelance expertise when they need a clean rollout, a migration from another ATS, or a process reset after messy growth. In Germany, this is common when local hiring teams need a setup that works for both central HR and distributed managers.
- New Lever rollout or reconfiguration
- Migration from Greenhouse, Workable, Ashby, or another ATS
- Pipeline cleanup and workflow standardization
- Reporting and data handover for HR and leadership
What good specialists bring
Good Lever experts understand process design, data hygiene, and stakeholder alignment. They can translate business needs into practical hiring stages, permissions, templates, and reports. The best specialists work calmly, document clearly, and leave the team able to run the system on its own.
Hiring in Germany
For companies in Germany, remote support often works well for configuration, training, and integration planning. On-site time can help when hiring teams want workshops, process mapping, or change management across offices. Clear English is common; German language skills help when the setup touches local teams and internal policy.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Lever.
Lever is used to manage recruiting workflows from first contact to offer. Teams use it to track candidates, organize interviews, collect feedback, and keep hiring stages visible across the company. It is especially useful when several people need to act on the same role without losing context.
Lever is best known as an ATS with strong recruiting workflow features. Some teams also use it as a broader talent acquisition hub because it handles pipeline management, communication, and reporting in one system. The right choice depends on whether you need a focused ATS or a wider hiring process setup.
A strong Lever specialist usually also understands recruiting process design, data cleanup, and system integrations. Familiarity with HR systems, calendar tools, email setup, and reporting helps a lot. If the project includes migration, they should also know how to map old fields and workflows into the new structure.
A small workflow adjustment may only need someone who has worked with Lever setups before and knows the common pitfalls. A migration, multi-team rollout, or reporting redesign needs deeper platform knowledge and stakeholder management. The more systems it connects to, the more important practical experience becomes.
Lever is often chosen for structured hiring flows, collaboration, and candidate management across teams. Greenhouse is commonly weighed for interview process discipline, while Workable is often used for simpler hiring needs. The best fit depends on your process depth, reporting needs, and how many people will actively use the system.
Yes, most Lever work can be done remotely, especially setup, troubleshooting, and training. For companies in Germany, remote collaboration works well when the team can share processes clearly and review configurations in working sessions. On-site support is useful when several departments need alignment at once.
Look for someone who can explain the Lever setup in plain words, not just list features. Good signs are clear process thinking, clean documentation, thoughtful permission handling, and experience with migrations or integrations. They should also ask how recruiters and hiring managers actually work, not only how the tool is configured.
Lever is often connected to calendars, email systems, assessment tools, background check services, job boards, and HR platforms. A capable specialist should know how candidate data moves between these tools and where manual work can be removed. That makes the hiring process easier to run and easier to trust.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Lever in their recent projects is 129 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,033 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Lever in their recent projects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 65% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Lever in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Lever in their recent projects are German (96%), English (96%), and French (36%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Lever in their recent projects are Information Technology (84%), Professional Services (72%), and Manufacturing (48%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Lever in their recent projects are Strategy (64%), Project Management (60%), and Information Technology (52%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Lever
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.
Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg 
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