Payroll Experts in Munich

• External support with filling positions in procurement (approx. 32 open positions in strategic and operational procurement)
• Conducting interviews and qualifying candidates
• Advising HR Business Partners and specialist departments on employment law topics
• Preparing works council consultations and offers under the IG Metall collective agreement

• Acting as a professional sparring partner for management and leaders on HR topics
• Advising employees on HR matters
• Maintaining department capability during transition
• Analyzing weaknesses in the performance appraisal process
• Integrating the SAP appraisal tool
• Negotiating and organizing short-time work
• Analyzing and consolidating employment contracts
• Preparing references and recruiting
• Advising on organizational development

• Analyze existing configuration
• Compare to HR process and organizational designs
• Develop redesigns and roll-out plans
• Adjust security concept
• Perform testing and implementation
• Prepare documentation and hand-over

• I help startups and scale-ups to build strong, people-focused organizations – with hands-on HR, project, and leadership support. I offer flexible interim HR management and project-based support, tailored to your needs and designed to work in fast-moving environments.

• HR consulting for the “Digitalization of the Financial Administration of the Federal Republic of Germany” project
• Preparation of a project-related personnel needs analysis
• Designing the introduction of agile project management & SCRUM in the project (from an HR perspective)
• Recruiting for required vacancies

• Responsible for the operational HR day-to-day business of 4 studios across Germany, with a focus on personnel administration and the employee lifecycle
• Preparation, review and management of all employment law documents (employment contracts, contract amendments, certificates, references)
• Preparation of payroll, especially for hourly wage models, including data preparation and coordination
• Maintenance and management of working time data in the system (Gfos) and ensuring data quality
• Proactive management and follow-up of HR-related deadlines (e.g. probationary periods, fixed-term contracts, performance reviews) in close coordination with studio managers
• Acting as the central contact and reminder for managers on all HR-related topics and processes
• Structuring and tracking HR matters and ensuring the completeness and compliance of all documents
• Preparation and maintenance of HR documents, analyses and overviews in Word and Excel

• Lead AI readiness and process assessments across HR and Finance, identify automation opportunities, develop ROI business cases and translate findings into prioritized recommendations for executive decision-making.
• Built CloudMcFly's internal AI operating system in self-hosted n8n, with a 22-strong digital workforce across seven business functions and an estimated delivery capacity equivalent to three to five people. A separate document-classification workflow reduced manual HR ticket routing by 60%.
• Translate EU AI Act requirements into practical governance roadmaps and deliver "AI Driving License" workshops, strengthening leadership understanding of AI adoption and governance responsibilities.

• Organizational design & HR transformation project.
• OKR development.

HR Transformation, Global Mobility & HR Innovation:

• Led the Global Mobility workstream for an International Assignment Host Payroll implementation, designing and executing 70+ UAT scenarios and validating cross-country payroll integrations to support a controlled and accurate global rollout.
• Developed a multi-country immigration cost-modelling framework spanning 14 countries and 2,000+ employees during the DXC–Luxoft integration, providing leadership with workforce transition cost visibility to support integration planning and decision-making.
• Established the first Global Mobility SOP framework, mapping and documenting 40+ processes to standardize workflows, strengthen governance, reduce dependency on individual knowledge and enable scalable knowledge transfer across global teams.
• Automated and standardized Global Mobility cost-estimation models using Excel macros, reducing manual effort and improving consistency and accuracy in international assignment financial modelling.
• Assessed processes across 15 HR Operations teams, establishing KPIs and acceptance criteria with stakeholders and developing a Process Health Dashboard for leadership to provide visibility into process performance and proactively identify operational risks.
• Evaluated 200+ HR processes and designed a Maker–Checker governance framework to strengthen process adherence, clarify accountability and mitigate operational and financial risk across HR Operations.
• Conceptualized and led the inaugural season of Eurekathon, a global HR idea-crowdsourcing and innovation initiative engaging ~1,000 employees to identify AI, automation and digital solutions to HR and workplace challenges; subsequently selected as an AI Champion and core team member for Season 2, contributing to program strategy and stakeholder engagement.
• Used two years of global employee-support data to redesign staffing around a newly introduced chatbot, identifying peak query periods and reallocating resources to a focused 4 hour coverage window, creating capacity for cross-skilling and improving workforce utilization.

HR Business Partnering, Talent Management & Employee Relations – Insurance Vertical:

• Partnered with business and functional leaders across India, APAC and EMEA to understand workforce priorities, employee concerns and organizational needs, translating business requirements into targeted people strategies and HR interventions.
• Partnered with HR leadership and global business stakeholders on succession planning and talent pipeline development for critical roles, strengthening visibility of key talent and supporting leadership continuity across multiple locations.
• Led quarterly talent and promotion cycles supporting ~40 promotions per quarter, partnering with business leaders on talent identification, calibration, eligibility and compensation validation, followed by employee communication and end-to-end implementation with HR Operations.
• Owned mid-year and annual performance management cycles for 3,000+ employees, partnering with managers on guidelines, timelines, goal setting, calibration, rating decisions, employee discussions and escalations; achieved 100% cycle completion.
• Delivered quarterly workforce, attrition and span of control analysis for HR and business leadership, combining turnover trends, performance insights, employee relations cases and top-talent data to identify workforce risks and inform targeted retention and talent strategies.
• Designed and launched a New Manager Development Program in partnership with Learning & Development, supporting the transition from individual contributor to people manager through structured learning.
• Advised managers on performance and employee relations matters, coaching leaders through performance concerns, Performance Improvement Plans and sensitive employee conversations.
• Partnered with Legal team to navigate complex cases and ensure consistent, compliant and well-informed decisions.
• Coached and guided new HR team members through HR processes, employee relations matters and day-to-day case management, sharing knowledge, providing hands-on support and fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Designed and executed monthly employee engagement initiatives across the business unit, partnering with business and HR stakeholders on needs identification, program ideation, communications and end-to-end execution to strengthen employee connection and engagement.
• Led the HR onboarding program for graduate hires, partnering with business and HR stakeholders to provide structured orientation on organizational culture, policies, training expectations and development, supported by a formal mentoring framework.
• Facilitated pre-joining engagement for lateral hires, maintaining candidate connection between offer acceptance and joining, addressing queries and facilitating introductions to business leaders and HR stakeholders to strengthen the candidate-to-employee transition.
• Managed sensitive employee lifecycle and separation matters, including voluntary and involuntary terminations and bereavement cases, coordinating with relevant stakeholders and supporting employees and families with empathy, discretion and compliance.
• Partnered with Global Mobility, HR leadership and business stakeholders on international workforce requirements across International Assignments, Transfers and Short-Term Commutes, coordinating HR inputs across multiple jurisdictions.
• Launched the Women in Insurance (WIN) diversity program, developing initiatives to recognize, engage and support the development of women leaders within the business.

Business consultancy (SMEs, focus on IT & events)

• Comprehensive personnel administration throughout the employee lifecycle
• Maintenance and management of digital personnel records and employee data
• Preparation and maintenance of employment contracts, contract amendments and employment references
• Preparation of monthly payroll and processing of variable compensation components
• Planning and implementation of onboarding and offboarding processes
• Contact person for employees regarding HR-related and organizational questions
• Preparation of HR analyses, reports, templates and processes
• Recruiting, applicant management and interview coordination

• Consulting and implementation in the areas of human resources, finance and IT for medium-sized companies in the telecommunications, plant engineering, real estate, metal processing, pharmaceutical and energy supply sectors
• Establishment and re-design of human resources departments - specifically in carve-out or merger environments
• Management coaching and Interim HR Management HR IT: SAP HCM Implementation of various requirements Compensation management Works agreements Outsourcing Payroll Budget planning/HR controlling
• Centralised support and advisory to management in regards of HR strategy, and implementation of end-of-year reporting processes
• Company pension scheme development, reporting tool development and HR / Payroll report generation
• Implementation of the Occupational Pensions Strengthening Act and corporate framework design
• Development of interdependent and coordinated training programs for departments and department managers
• Junior manager - coaching
• Compensation/Benefits Recruiting, Interviews, Search
• Introduction of time management with SAP HCM PT process optimization General Data Protection Regulation Document management, etc
• Tax audit digitization project, e.g., personnel files, expense compensation for employees in the construction industry
• Cost reduction projects to increase operational efficiency
• Led negotiations with works council and economic committee
• Redesign of compensation concepts personnel management - Fit for Future.

• Management consulting for digital transformation and transition projects

As a fractional and interim partner, I plug into existing revenue teams to build and operationalize what's missing:

• Sales enablement programs (onboarding, readiness, certifications)
• Product and commercial enablement for launches and strategic bets
• Messaging, positioning and competitive insights that sales can use
• Enablement tooling and processes that support coaching and content
• Adoption
• Analysis and removal of sales bottlenecks to boost productivity and revenue effectiveness

I'm co-founder of enablrs, a network of on-demand experts in sales enablement, product marketing and revenue effectiveness for B2B tech companies.

The goal: Helping SaaS teams get unstuck, aligned and ready to grow.

• Familiarization with the company-specific finance and accounting processes
• First practical use of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Familiarization with the accounting and closing processes of an internationally active software company