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Carolin K.

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Freelance Digital Marketing & Communications

Cologne
Carolin K.

Last position:

Campaign Management CRM Loyalty at REWE Markt GmbH

Planning and delivery of cross-target group CRM and loyalty campaigns for the REWE Bonus Program across digital and offline channels. Coordination of cross-functional stakeholders and analysis of campaign performance to specifically improve customer engagement, new customer acquisition, and customer retention.

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Yaroslav S.

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Senior Low-Code Consultant

Cologne
Yaroslav S.

Last position:

Senior Low-Code Consultant at Freelancer

  • Structured analysis and evaluation of business processes

  • Gathering, documenting, and prioritizing requirements

  • Creating business-friendly and technically executable process models

  • Use of Camunda tools

  • Deriving requirements and interfaces from BPMN diagrams

  • Coordination with stakeholders and business units

  • Translating business requirements into technical solution designs

  • Implementing efficient and tailored applications

  • Systematic collection, analysis, and documentation of requirements

  • Prioritizing and validating requirements in close collaboration with stakeholders

  • Alignment between business and development to ensure shared objectives

  • Creating use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria

  • Continuous requirements and change management throughout the project lifecycle

  • Define project goals and create project plans

  • Delegate tasks and monitor project progress

  • Monitor budgets and inform stakeholders

  • Mendix: Architecture, development, and maintenance of custom applications (Microflows, Domain Model, Security, XPath)

  • Modeling Mendix workflows for process optimization

  • Develop scalable apps with Mendix including REST/SOAP integration with SAP, SQL, Azure & SharePoint

  • UI design for Mendix using Atlas UI, Fluent UI, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

  • Develop web & mobile apps with Mendix using agile methods (Scrum, Kanban)

  • Implement business logic with Mendix Microflows and Nanoflows

  • Performance optimization and architecture improvements for Mendix applications

  • Conduct Mendix training

  • Create technical documentation and best practices for Mendix

  • Coaching and mentoring for low-code development with Mendix

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Maurice H.

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Senior Product Owner

Hürth
Maurice H.

Last position:

Senior Product Owner at Hydra Lynx Ltd

  • Unified AI initiatives through the central coordination and integration of artificial intelligence projects to increase efficiency and business value.
  • Identified and prioritized AI use cases through business process analysis and translated them into structured product backlogs and roadmaps.
  • Led change management activities, including the introduction of new digital tools, communication strategies, and training concepts to support cultural change.
  • Managed requirements and processes through end-to-end requirements analysis, process modeling, and organizational optimization.
  • Scaled agile practices (Scrum, Kanban, OKRs) and promoted cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement.
  • Supported company-wide digital transformation by leading technical change initiatives and strengthening collaboration models.
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Eberhart N.

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IT Project Manager

Cologne
Eberhart N.

Last position:

IT Project Lead at Uniper.energy

Project: Rollout of new infrastructure components

  • Defined and managed the implementation of an overarching management framework with clear roles and responsibilities as part of the hardware rollout.
  • Designed and established governance and control mechanisms, including the development of compliance requirements and processes for continuous quality assurance, supported by ServiceNow.
  • Coordinated technical activities between service, infrastructure and specialist teams to ensure the smooth delivery and commissioning of printers and notebooks.
  • Created a detailed rollout plan with specific timelines, milestones and responsibilities.
  • Managed the procurement, delivery, testing, configuration, installation and on-site commissioning of hardware, including integration into existing IT systems.
  • Established and continuously optimized processes for the procurement, distribution and use of printers and notebooks.
  • Developed and implemented standardized provisioning processes, analyzed existing procedures, harmonized the processes involved and ensured compliance with security, compliance and quality requirements.
  • Introduced agile methods to continuously improve the hardware provisioning process.
  • Promoted collaboration through clear responsibilities and communication structures between internal IT teams and external service providers.
  • Documented and monitored rollout progress, created rollout reports and tracked hardware implementation in real time.
  • Supported change management and organized and delivered training sessions for end users.
  • Created user manuals and online resources.
  • Analyzed the existing hardware landscape, created hardware inventories, assessed current equipment and checked hardware compatibility.
  • Developed detailed infrastructure mappings.
  • Planned, organized and conducted structured interviews with key stakeholders and created requirements documents.
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Alexander R.

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IT Consultant

Monheim am Rhein
Alexander R.

Last position:

Business Analyst at Financial Services Provider Landesbank

The Helaba ATLAS project aims to modernize core systems and make them future-proof. As part of the subproject, the existing legacy system for international payments is being replaced by a modern web-based application.

  • Analysis of functional and technical requirements
  • Analysis and optimization of business processes
  • Process modeling
  • Preparation and facilitation of workshops
  • Defining project scope and prioritizing requirements
  • Business process management (analysis, modeling, and optimization)
  • Specification of user stories
  • Designing business and authorization concepts
  • Testing and acceptance
  • Designing mockups in Figma
  • Creating the UI/UX style guide for web applications Approach: Scrum (agile) Technologies: Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, Conceptboard, Java, Vaadin, Figma
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Buket P.

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Team Productivity Manager (Scrum Master | Agile Coach)

Köln
Buket P.

Last position:

Team Productivity Manager (Scrum Master | Agile Coach) at EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

  • Agile support for five teams in the Sales & Marketing cluster in B2C sales
  • Agile coaching and support in introducing and optimizing agile methods (Scrum, Kanban)
  • Facilitating Scrum events: planning and running Scrum meetings, workshops, and retrospectives
  • Team development by encouraging self-organization and productivity through coaching and targeted measures
  • Impediment management: identifying and removing obstacles to improve efficiency in B2C sales
  • Stakeholder management: collaborating with Product Owners and leaders to align goals
  • Promoting an agile culture by supporting change initiatives and implementing agile best practices
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Armen M.

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Interim CTO | Transformation Leader

Odenthal
Armen M.

Last position:

CTO/CPO Platform & Technology at Green Mobility Holding

  • Overall responsibility for platform transformation across ERP, CRM, PIM, and AI-driven process automation
  • ERP transformation: Implementing and migrating to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • CRM & growth stack: Implementing HubSpot as the central CRM and a platform for lead and marketing automation
  • Product data & commerce enablement: Introducing an ePIM to scale category management and digital commerce processes
  • AI-driven process automation: Designing and implementing agent-based AI workflows to automate processes in business services, accounting, tender management, and marketing
  • Building a scalable platform organization including product development, DevOps, UX, cloud engineering, and corporate IT
  • Implementing modern product and portfolio governance (e.g., OKRs, portfolio boards, value-based roadmaps) to manage technology-driven initiatives
  • Harmonizing heterogeneous system landscapes and transforming them into a modular, scalable platform architecture (ERP, CRM, PIM, integrated customer journeys)
  • Coaching and developing product owners, tech leads, delivery managers, and UX teams to build a scalable product organization
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Farhad N.

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Sales Engineer for DACH

Köln
Farhad N.

Last position:

Sales Engineer for DACH at AudioCodes Germany

  • providing technical assistance to the sales force during sales calls
  • providing pre-sales technical support
  • providing technical support during first time installation of new AudioCodes products together with partner/ end-customer
  • pre-sales technical interface to the channel/partner and managing of technical knowledge transfer to the partners
  • giving customer presentations and hands-on product demonstrations (e.g., AudioCodes Live Cloud, Express, OVOC)
  • providing product training to customers, prospects and sales during the pre-sales phase mainly AudioCodes endpoints like e.g., IP Phones, MTRs
  • leading RFPs/RFI technical responses
  • providing technical assistance to marketing for regional events (e.g., seminars, roadshows)
  • mainly focused on AudioCodes IP Phones (Generic SIP/Native Teams), AudioCodes MTRs, AudioCodes Collaboration Bars, Jabra endpoints, Sennheiser/Epos endpoints
  • management of endpoints like above via AudioCodes One Voice Operation Center and maintaining of this environment for customer workshops/ calls
  • management of AudioCodes IP Phones via Microsoft Endpoint Manager/ Intune and maintaining of this environment for customer workshops/ calls
  • building of automated cloud workflows (Power Automate) for internal AudioCodes DACH processes
  • trusted advisor for Microsoft products which interfere with AudioCodes products for DACH region
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Philipp F.

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Project Manager & Marketing Manager

Monheim am Rhein
Philipp F.

Last position:

Project Manager & Marketing Manager at umagine GmbH

  • Agile project management
  • Support for marketing projects
  • Building the marketing agency Brainverse UG
  • Corporate communication
  • Content creation
  • Copywriting
  • CI/CD development
  • Technical consulting for digital transformation
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Petal S.

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Medical Editor, Senior Associate/Consultant, Quality Assurance

Leverkusen
Petal S.

Last position:

Senior Associate/Consultant, Quality Assurance at Elanco Animal Health

  • Conducted GCP/GLP audits, compiled quality metrics, supported inspection and documentation for regulatory submissions
  • Collaborated with clinical, technical, regulatory, study execution, and management teams
  • Reviewed systems and processes in preparation for EU and global regulatory filings
  • Edited quality and regulatory documents for internal and external review
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Dirk H.

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Owner

Köln
Dirk H.

Last position:

Owner at Soorce GmbH

  • On secondment to REWE digital GmbH
  • Agile team coach for a brick-and-mortar retail team
  • Coaching, lateral leadership and facilitation
  • Establishing agile values and applying agile methods
  • Team development and conflict moderation
  • Facilitating company-wide strategy workshops
  • Technologies: Kanban, Scrum, Microsoft Teams, Liberating Structures, Jira, Confluence, Concept Board, Miro, Test-Driven Development, OOP, DBMS (SQL, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL)
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Christian Michael M.

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Project Lead, Process Specialist for M&A (PMI)

Cologne
Christian Michael M.

Last position:

Sponsor & Project Lead at WAITS Software- und Prozessberatungsgesellschaft mbH

  • Sponsor of two spin-off products of the AI and BPM tool BPMaaS called „kionera“ and „myATHENA“
  • Definition of project goals and strategic development of the products
  • Design and build-up of the kionera platform on shared or dedicated GPU servers with Docker and open-source LLMs
  • Provision of the API for internal applications
  • Development and design of managed services based on the ADONIS BPM system from BOC Group
  • Support with feature definition and planning of ADONIS/BPMN trainings
  • Creation of a WordPress website including a subscription payment gateway
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Furkan K.

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Business Analyst

Köln
Furkan K.

Last position:

Business Analyst at Deutsche Bahn Systel AG

  • Supported the seamless migration of an existing ServiceNow application to a new environment.
  • Created detailed user stories as the basis for acceptance and test execution.
  • Ensured that all requirements were met and the functionality of the new application was confirmed through this structured approach.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution and involve all relevant parties in the migration process.
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Nico B.

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Consultant, Coach & Trainer

Wesseling
Nico B.

Last position:

Consultant, Coach & Trainer at Burghardt Beratung

  • Change management, training and coaching for digitalization and IT transformations, agile and needs-based for employees at all levels, local to global.
  • Hands-on AI training with needs assessment and project support including LLM basics, data protection, legal, marketing, sales, business development, project management and people management.
  • Specialized intercultural and broader diversity management training and coaching.
  • Professional and personal training and coaching in neuro-resilience as well as integrated stress and health management.

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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Teams

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

18 years (Germany: 22 years)

Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne have 18 years of professional experience on average. It is 4 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 22 years.

Position duration

1.8 years (Germany: 2.9 years)

Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne stay in a single position for 1.8 years on average. It is 1.1 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 2.9 years.

Positions per freelancer

11 (Germany: 14)

Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne have completed 11 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 3 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 14.

Top business areas

Project Management, Information Technology, Operations

Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Project Management, Information Technology, and Operations.

Top industries

Information Technology, Professional Services, Telecommunication

Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne are most in demand in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Telecommunication.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance

Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Quality Assurance.

Bachelor's degree or higher

87% (Germany: 84%)

87% of Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 3% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 84%.

Master's degree or higher

53% (Germany: 52%)

53% of Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne hold at least a Master's degree. It is 1% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 52%.

Doctorate

13% (Germany: 8%)

13% of Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne have a doctorate (PhD). It is 5% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 8%.

Certifications per freelancer

5 (Germany: 4)

Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne hold 5 professional certifications on average. It is 1 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 4.

Most common languages

German, English, Spanish

Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne most often speak German, English, and Spanish.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 97%)

100% of Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne speak two or more languages. It is 3% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 97%.

Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

0 3 6 9 12
11 of the Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne charge less than €800 per day.
6 of the Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
One of the Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne charges between €1200 and €1600 per day.
One of the Microsoft Teams experts in Cologne charges €1600 or more per day.
<€800 €800-​1200 €1200-​1600 €1600+

The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Cologne 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 Cologne using Microsoft Teams

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 778 €
Germany avg. 814 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 760 €
Germany median 800 €

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.

Microsoft Teams 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 (76%)
  • Professional Services (52%)
  • Telecommunication (43%)
  • Banking and Finance (38%)
  • Transportation (38%)
  • Retail (38%)
  • Advertising (33%)
  • Energy (33%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

Collaboration hub

Microsoft Teams brings chat, online meetings, calling, file collaboration and team workspaces into one Microsoft 365 environment. Companies use it to connect departments, support hybrid work, run customer meetings and coordinate projects without switching between disconnected tools. Teams can serve small workgroups as well as complex enterprise communication structures.

Microsoft 365 ecosystem

Strong Teams specialists understand how the service fits with SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Entra ID and Microsoft Graph. They configure channels, teams, permissions, retention and guest access while keeping file storage and identity management consistent. Power Platform, Teams Phone and approved third-party apps extend the environment for workflow automation and business communication.

Typical project work

  • Design team, channel and governance structures
  • Migrate conversations, files and users from legacy collaboration tools
  • Configure meetings, webinars, calling and Teams Phone
  • Build integrations with Microsoft Graph, Power Automate or business systems
  • Prepare user adoption, documentation and operational handover

When expertise matters

Companies bring in freelance Microsoft Teams professionals during tenant consolidation, Microsoft 365 rollouts, office moves and hybrid-work changes. Specialist support is also useful when meetings become unreliable, permissions are unclear, guest collaboration is uncontrolled or Teams usage has grown without a clear governance model. In Cologne, experts may support local stakeholders on site while coordinating with remote teams across Germany and beyond.

Skills to look for

A capable professional combines Teams configuration with identity, security and Microsoft 365 administration knowledge. Look for experience with Entra ID, conditional access, endpoint policies, SharePoint permissions, Exchange integration, PowerShell and Graph API where the project requires them. Clear documentation and structured change management matter as much as technical configuration.

Quality signals

Strong specialists begin by mapping users, devices, business units, compliance needs and existing Microsoft services. They separate pilot settings from production policies, test meeting and calling scenarios, and define ownership for teams and channels. Good delivery leaves behind a maintainable governance model, useful runbooks and measured adoption feedback rather than a collection of undocumented settings.

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Frequently asked questions

Not sure where to start with Microsoft Teams? These answers cover the essentials.

Microsoft Teams is used for workplace chat, video meetings, voice calling, file collaboration and shared workspaces. It connects closely with Microsoft 365 services such as SharePoint, OneDrive and Exchange Online, making it suitable for internal communication, project coordination and hybrid work.

Microsoft Teams combines persistent collaboration spaces, meetings, calling and Microsoft 365 file access in one environment. Slack often centers on channel-based messaging, while Zoom is widely associated with meetings and video communication; the right choice depends on existing systems, governance needs and the required calling model.

A strong Microsoft Teams specialist may also work with Entra ID, SharePoint, Exchange Online, Intune, PowerShell, Microsoft Graph and Power Automate. Security policies, identity management, endpoint configuration and user adoption are often essential to a successful rollout.

The required depth depends on the scope. A basic workspace setup may need focused configuration skills, while tenant consolidation, Teams Phone, governance or complex integrations call for a specialist who has handled comparable Microsoft 365 environments and can document the resulting operating model.

Microsoft Teams projects are often well suited to remote delivery because configuration, workshops and testing can be performed online. On-site work in Cologne can still help with stakeholder sessions, device testing, room systems and change management, especially for larger workplace transformations.

Define the tenant scope, user groups, identity setup, meeting and calling requirements, compliance constraints and connected Microsoft 365 services. Also ask how the specialist handles governance, migration risks, testing, documentation and handover to the internal team.

Look for a clear discovery process, tested policies, controlled permissions and documentation that another administrator can maintain. High-quality Microsoft Teams work also addresses adoption, support ownership and the interaction between teams, channels, SharePoint sites, devices and meeting services.

Professionals working with Microsoft Teams should be comfortable translating business communication needs into practical governance and configuration decisions. Projects may involve tenant restrictions, security reviews, migration planning, PowerShell automation, Graph integrations and collaboration with security, workplace and support teams.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Microsoft Teams in their recent projects is 97 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 778 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Microsoft Teams in their recent projects, 87% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 53% hold at least a Master's degree, and 13% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Microsoft Teams in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.8 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Microsoft Teams in their recent projects are German (100%), English (95%), and Spanish (14%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Microsoft Teams in their recent projects are Information Technology (76%), Professional Services (52%), and Telecommunication (43%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Microsoft Teams in their recent projects are Project Management (86%), Information Technology (81%), and Operations (57%).

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