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Amit S.

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Senior IT Project Manager | IT Transformation | Program & Delivery Management

Düsseldorf
Amit S.

Last position:

IT Project Manager – SAP S/4 HANA Delivery Consultant at CHG Meridian UK Limited

  • Managed the integrated SAP S/4HANA delivery plan for 12 BTS workstreams, including milestone, dependency, and governance management.
  • Coordinated end-to-end delivery across Business, IT, and Operations, focusing on execution, readiness, and issue resolution.
  • Responsible for RAID, test, cutover, and deployment management to ensure a successful go-live.
  • Implemented KPI tracking, status reporting, and PMO governance to provide transparent management of performance, risks, and escalations.
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William N.

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Senior/Lead Business Analyst & AI Workflow Consultant | Requirements Engineering | BI | Workflow Automation | Claude Code

Berlin
William N.

Last position:

Power BI Solutions Architect/Engineer & AI Consultant at AVERDUNG GmbH

  • Redesign of the company's BI infrastructure: replacement of a fragmented landscape of manually maintained Excel solutions and CSV imports with a centralized Power BI environment featuring a unified data model as the company-wide single source of truth
  • Consolidation of previously isolated reporting logic into a central semantic model – eliminating redundant files, manual data transfers, and inconsistent metrics between departments
  • Forecasting & planning: Design and implementation of company-wide liquidity planning in Power BI – from business logic to a fully automated, data-source-driven planning model replacing the previous manual Excel process; enables rolling forecasts and continuously up-to-date cash flow transparency for management
  • Optimization of existing Power BI dashboards in terms of performance, structure, and analytical value using an AI-native approach
  • Analysis and improvement of the data model, including data quality analyses, data cleansing, and consistent modeling using star schema, DAX, and Power Query
  • Incident & anomaly analysis: Identification, investigation, and explanation of data anomalies, including root-cause analysis and concrete recommendations for action
  • AI solution architecture: Connecting Business Central and Power BI to LangDock via MCP (Model Context Protocol) for AI-supported data usage
  • Creation of a historical data layer as a basis for trend and time-series analyses
  • AI-supported automation: Design and development of AI skills, agents, loops, and processes for the automated analysis and interpretation of reports
  • Automated reporting workflow: Setup of scheduled, automated email distribution of AI-generated analyses and recommendations to stakeholders
  • Gathering and documentation of business requirements and coordination with business departments and IT as part of requirements engineering / product owner activities
  • Breaking down overall requirements into clearly defined work packages and tasks
  • Definition, prioritization, and management of milestones throughout the entire project lifecycle

Tools: POWER BI, M365, Copilot Studio, MIRO, Microsoft Business Central, Microsoft Fabric, Claude AI, ChatGPT, LangDock, MS VS Code

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Christoph H.

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Transformation & Delivery Manager | Program Lead | PMO Lead

Munich
Christoph H.

Last position:

Project Manager & Test Manager at Cyber Security

  • SAP S/4HANA upgrade from Release 2021 to 2025 and FI/CO transformation as part of a new TOM. Four streams and two SAP service providers; management during ongoing operations.

  • Overall responsibility for time, quality and budget as well as cross-stream coordination of the four streams

  • Coordination of process streams, business functions and SAP service providers

  • Establishment and management of governance, planning, risks, dependencies, resources and escalations

  • Provider management, regular management reporting, and preparation and execution of project and Steering Committee meetings

  • Responsibility as Test Manager for test strategy, test planning, UAT, defect management and acceptance

  • Result: Successful preparation for Go-live on 28.09.2026 during ongoing operations; quality and the planned absence of production interruptions ensured. Project governance established and positive feedback from management and stakeholders.

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Wolfgang O.

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Business Analyst

Freilassing
Wolfgang O.

Last position:

Project Manager at EnBW - Netze Südwest

  • New development and further development of the existing MS Dynamics CRM

IT systems: Microsoft Dynamics Customer Service, SharePoint, DevOps, SAP IS-U

  • CRM implementation / further development
  • Taking over from the previous service provider
  • Business process analysis
  • Agile project organization
  • Business analysis / requirements engineering with AI support
  • Use of AI in development
  • Analysis of master data processes
  • CRM customer data management
  • Requirements documentation
  • Stakeholder management
  • Workshop moderation
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Tobias W.

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CEO / COO / CTO / Managing Partner / AI Advisor

Oldenburg
Tobias W.

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CEO & Fouder at Wittbix

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Isabella S.

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People Analytics · HR Controlling · HR Transformation · Pay Transparency

Seligenstadt
Isabella S.

Last position:

Founder & Consultant at ISA ADVISE

  • Independent consulting at the intersection of HR, Finance and IT
  • Focus on People Analytics, HR Controlling, Pay Transparency, Compensation & Benefits and HR Transformation
  • Analysis of complex HR and business data and development of reliable decision-making foundations for management and HR
  • Design of KPI, reporting and BI solutions as well as data-based management models
  • Consulting from analysis and concept development through implementation of transformation and optimization projects
  • Focus on SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP BW and Power BI
  • ISA = Insight · Structure · Alignment
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Peter S.

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Project Manager for SAP GTS Trade Services, edition for SAP 4/HANA

Düsseldorf
Peter S.

Last position:

Project Manager for SAP GTS Trade Services, edition for SAP 4/HANA at ETENGO AG

  • Creation of detailed concepts for all relevant GTS modules (compliance, pricing, customs clearance, Intrastat, preferences)
  • Planning and conducting workshops, including scheduling and documentation
  • Development and consulting of the organisational structure and its master data
  • Setup and customisation of compliance functions: sanctions list review, embargo, legal control, US re-export
  • Uploading and maintaining sanction and commodity lists
  • Implementation and validation of integration tests
  • Setup and customisation of the modules: pricing (including uploading of customs tariff numbers and STAWN data), customs clearance (including application for test operation with customs), Intrastat and preferences (including preference calculation and LLEs)
  • Development and presentation of prototypes
  • Derivation of insights for the final concept
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Jens R.

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Finance Transformation Director

Neubiberg
Jens R.

Last position:

Finance Transformation Director at Bauer Media Group

  • After several S/4 go-lives, Finance and IT lacked structure, clarity of roles and decisions; governance mechanisms, priority logic and responsibilities were not sufficiently defined.

  • Unclear interfaces, high coordination effort and inconsistent ways of working led to organizational instability and limited leadership and management capability.

  • The existing operating model between Finance, Controlling and IT was not functional, affecting transparency, collaboration and decision-making paths.

  • Designed the transformation and organizational architecture for Finance and clarified roles, decision-making paths and priorities.

  • Diagnosed and structured the Finance and IT organizations (DE/UK/PL), including collaboration, responsibilities and interfaces.

  • Redesigned the Finance–IT Operating Model with a focus on governance, management routines and cross-functional collaboration.

  • Enabled leaders and teams, especially Global Process Owners, Key Users and Finance Leads (systemic OD / Leadership).

  • Managed the transformation portfolio, including clarity on risks, dependencies and cross-functional decision-making processes.

  • Restored structural management capability by clearly defining and anchoring roles, decision-making paths and priorities throughout the organization.

  • Systemically strengthened governance and cross-functional collaboration – Finance, Controlling and IT again worked in consistent, aligned structures; friction was measurably reduced.

  • Harmonized working and communication processes, making coordination faster, more transparent and less conflict-prone.

  • Established sustainable organizational capability, including by building a strong Key User / Process Owner community and clearly defined management routines.

  • Made the transformation manageable in a structured way – prioritized initiatives, clear risk and progress logic as well as consistent decision-making formats increased execution speed.

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Thorsten H.

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Agile Coach, Product Owner, Technical Consultant

Wehr
Thorsten H.

Last position:

Product Owner, AI Manager at crazyALEX.de GmbH

Digitalization of real-world locations using 3D/LiDAR scans to make spatial data usable for AI applications and derive concrete use cases and prototypes from it.

  • Digital capture of real-world locations as a basis for faster planning and analysis
  • Browser-based access to 3D data for easier use and coordination
  • Conversion of spatial data into concrete use cases, prototypes and AI training scenarios
  • Planning basis for urban development and other digital applications of the future

Keywords: LiDAR, 3D scan, AI, use cases, AI training, prototyping, Python, web development, data models, architecture

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Michael D.

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Project Manager

Heidelberg
Michael D.

Last position:

SuccessFactors Project Manager at Sysmex Europe SE

SAP HANA - SuccessFactors deployment

  • Implementation of sub-modules Recruiting + EC Benefits + TeamGoals
  • Global rollout with adaptation to country-specific legal requirements, including standardization
  • International stakeholder management
  • Onboarding of the new group companies in Kenya and Greece regarding SAP SuccessFactors
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Farid A.

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SAP_S/4 Hana Senior Consultant & Global SAP Process Expert for MDG/EWM/MM/PP-MES and SAP Data & Cutover Manager

Hamburg
Farid A.

Last position:

SAP Data Migration & Data Management Consultant for SAP GEMINI at Montblanc

The consultant's responsibilities/actions are:

  • Consulting on the migration of material master & PP Master data
  • Prepare Article List template for Cutover Phase
  • Implementation of data cleansing measures using individual and bulk changes
  • SAP all mandatory fields data extraction regarding Business needed
  • SAP migration, Cutover, Testing, BAT, UAT
  • Align with the multiple Stakeholders regarding Data from Legacy and SAP System
  • Deployed SAP MM best practice (guided configurations, active methodologies and road map for project initiation)

SAP ERP | SAP GEMINI | SAP Fields Coordination | Documentation | SAP IDoc | SAP Integration | SAP End-to-End Process | SAP MM (Material Management) | SAP Functional Consultant | SAP Gap analysis | SAP MDM (Master Data Management) | Data Migration & Management

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Michael R.

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Project Manager

Wadern
Michael R.

Last position:

Project Manager at Payone GmbH (Worldline AG)

  • Objective/Motivation: PAYONE urgently needs a 360° view of its customers. So far, PAYONE has had no company-wide master data strategy. It is not possible to identify customers across all relevant systems.

The organization is to be enabled to identify customers across all relevant systems. Establishing the basis for master data management at PAYONE

  • Challenge: Due to company acquisitions, the system landscape is very heterogeneous. The company is highly dynamic and burdened with many system harmonization and integration projects, meaning that resource bottlenecks and changes in project priorities repeatedly create an almost impossible task.

Due to BaFin findings, the project has a central task and role. The first focus is the migration of all customers, including their AML/KYC data, from the master data backend systems to Salesforce. This is intended to resolve one of the largest findings and establish the corresponding ODD/EDD processes.

In addition, customer data must be harmonized in Salesforce. Previous migrations resulted in duplicate customer records in some cases. The aim is therefore to maintain only one customer in Salesforce and, using the relevant information from the backend systems, also be able to identify which products the customer uses and in which processing systems the customer obtains PAYONE services.

Project: ONE Customer

Budget: €1.5 million

Team: 10/30 employees (full-time/part-time); 4 vendors/providers

Integration: 8 (subsystems/interfaces)

Applications: Salesforce; SAP S4/HANA; in-house developments

Tools: MS Office; Jira, Confluence, SharePoint

Methods: Hands-on; Agile (SAFe); Prince2

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Nick F.

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SAP Senior Program Manager and Business Architect

Limburgerhof
Nick F.

Last position:

SAP Senior managing partner at INXAP Switzerland

Leading public Cloud Projects hands on. Develop the German market for SAP consulting company Inxap focused on edge technologies.

  • Built and expanded INXAP's SAP consulting presence in the German market, focusing on AI, automation, IoT, and next-generation financial process technologies.
  • Advised CIOs, CFOs, and IT leadership teams on SAP strategy, digital transformation, and Center of Excellence (CoE) operating models.
  • Led executive-level engagements, shaping solution roadmaps and driving high-value SAP S/4HANA, SAP Public Cloud and financial process automation initiatives.
  • Developed and negotiated strategic deals, ensuring alignment with corporate IT priorities and delivering measurable business outcomes.
  • Positioned INXAP as a trusted partner for edge technologies by translating complex innovations into actionable enterprise use cases.
  • Built relationships with key stakeholders across corporate IT, enabling long-term partnerships and repeat business.
  • Identified market opportunities, crafted go-to-market strategies, and represented INXAP in executive discussions with German enterprises.
  • Coordinated cross-border collaboration with Swiss leadership to align offerings, delivery models, and client acquisition strategies.
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Thomas M.

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Requirements Engineer (SPC) - ONE.CRM VW Salesforce Solution

München
Thomas M.

Last position:

Requirements Engineer (SPC) - ONE.CRM VW Salesforce Solution at CARIAD SE / Diconium Strategy GmbH

  • Rework demand, development and operational organizational set up for the Solution Train
  • Rework requirement refinement process flow from strategic theme to user story
  • Introduction of visualization tools (Canvas) of work dependencies over different requirement levels and Solution Train leadership coaching

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Statistics of experts using SAP HANA

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

23 years

SAP HANA experts have 23 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

3 years

SAP HANA experts stay in a single position for 3 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

16

SAP HANA experts have completed 16 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Operations

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

Top industries

Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing

SAP HANA experts are most in demand in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Manufacturing.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

SAP HANA experts earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

86%

86% of SAP HANA experts hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

50%

50% of SAP HANA experts hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

7%

7% of SAP HANA experts have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

3

SAP HANA experts hold 3 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

SAP HANA experts most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

97%

97% of SAP HANA experts speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 26 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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<1% of SAP HANA experts charge less than €400 per day.
22% of SAP HANA experts charge between €400 and €800 per day.
63% of SAP HANA experts charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
13% of SAP HANA experts charge between €1200 and €1600 per day.
2% of SAP HANA experts charge €1600 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.

Average rates of experts using SAP HANA

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

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Daily rate avg. 917 €

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 920 €

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 26 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

SAP HANA 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 (80%)
  • Professional Services (69%)
  • Manufacturing (63%)
  • Automotive (51%)
  • Banking and Finance (44%)
  • Retail (40%)
  • Transportation (37%)
  • Energy (36%)

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

About the technology

What SAP HANA does

SAP HANA is an in-memory database and data platform built for fast transaction processing, analytics and real-time business insight. It stores and processes data close to the application layer, helping companies work with operational information without relying on lengthy batch transfers. SAP HANA supports both SAP and custom enterprise solutions.

Where companies use it

Companies use SAP HANA for core business systems, financial reporting, supply chain visibility, customer analytics and planning. It commonly runs behind SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW/4HANA and cloud-based SAP applications. Typical project goals include:

  • Replacing or modernizing legacy database environments
  • Creating real-time reporting and operational dashboards
  • Consolidating data from SAP and non-SAP sources
  • Improving planning, forecasting and high-volume analysis

Ecosystem and tooling

SAP HANA work often includes SQL, SQLScript, calculation views, CDS views and data provisioning. Depending on the landscape, specialists also use SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere, SAP BW/4HANA and integration services. Strong delivery requires an understanding of security, transports, monitoring and lifecycle management.

When companies need specialists

Companies usually bring in freelance expertise during migrations, performance programs, S/4HANA transformations and reporting initiatives. External support is also useful when internal teams need help with data models, integrations or production incidents. Common signals include slow analytical queries, unclear ownership of data logic, outdated interfaces or a planned move to SAP HANA Cloud.

What strong professionals deliver

Effective SAP HANA professionals connect database design with business processes. They clarify requirements, choose suitable modeling approaches and test performance with realistic workloads. They can explain trade-offs between calculation views, CDS-based models and application-layer logic, while documenting decisions for internal teams.

How projects are delivered

A reliable engagement starts with an assessment of the current landscape, data flows, security model and target architecture. The specialist then defines deliverables such as models, interfaces, migration plans, test cases or tuning changes. Remote work is often practical for design and development, while workshops, cutovers and sensitive production work may benefit from on-site collaboration.

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Frequently asked questions

Curious about SAP HANA? Here are the answers that come up again and again.

SAP HANA is used for high-speed transactional processing, analytics, reporting and data consolidation. It supports enterprise applications such as SAP S/4HANA and can combine operational and analytical workloads in a common data environment.

SAP HANA is designed around in-memory processing and column-oriented storage, which can accelerate analytical workloads and real-time reporting. Traditional relational databases may remain a better fit for some established applications, so the decision depends on workload, architecture, licensing and existing SAP requirements.

A strong SAP HANA specialist often works with SQL, SQLScript, data modeling, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW/4HANA and SAP Business Technology Platform. Experience with integration, authorization concepts, transport processes and performance monitoring is also valuable.

The right level of SAP HANA experience depends on the work. A focused model or query task may need a specialist with a narrow technical scope, while a migration, architecture change or production rollout calls for someone who has handled comparable enterprise landscapes and delivery risks.

SAP HANA projects are often suitable for remote collaboration because modeling, development, documentation and testing can be performed through controlled system access. On-site sessions may still help with stakeholder workshops, cutovers, regulated environments or coordination across business and IT teams.

SAP HANA Cloud can suit companies seeking a managed cloud database with elastic services and integration options within the SAP ecosystem. A specialist should first review data residency, connectivity, application compatibility, security and operational responsibilities before recommending a migration.

Review whether the SAP HANA professional can explain the data model, query behavior, security design and operational impact in clear terms. Ask for relevant deliverables, testing methods and references to comparable SAP landscapes, then assess how well the proposed solution meets measurable business and technical requirements.

SAP HANA commonly refers to the SAP in-memory database and its wider technology environment, while SAP HANA Database names the database component more precisely. People also use SAP HANA Cloud for the managed cloud offering, so project discussions should clarify the edition, hosting model and connected SAP services.

The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used SAP HANA in their recent projects is 115 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 917 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers who have used SAP HANA in their recent projects, 86% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 50% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers who have used SAP HANA in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers who have used SAP HANA in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and French (24%).

The most common industries among freelancers who have used SAP HANA in their recent projects are Information Technology (80%), Professional Services (69%), and Manufacturing (63%).

The most common business areas among freelancers who have used SAP HANA in their recent projects are Information Technology (89%), Project Management (81%), and Operations (56%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SAP HANA

Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

In Austria our freelancers and interim experts support companies from Vienna to Graz — on-site where your project needs them, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

Across Switzerland our specialists are active in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern — working on-site or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

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