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Meet FRATCH Experts who have recently used SAP HCM
Alwin G.
Last position:
IT Interim Manager & AI Strategist
- Founder of CheironX: AI-supported GRC management (ISO 27001, BSI IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, DORA)
- Strategic focus on Agentic AI and GenAI for modern IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Management
- IT interim management and strategic consulting
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
Maureen S.
Last position:
Remote HR Consulting | HR Operations | Recruiting at Mindful HR
- Independent HR consulting with a focus on remote and project-based collaboration
- Support across HR Business Partnering, HR Operations and Recruiting
- Advice and support on operational HR topics throughout the employee lifecycle
- Support for managers with people-related and HR matters
- Flexible, pragmatic support for companies and HR teams requiring additional capacity
- Conceptualisation and implementation of digital brand presences, including the development and launch of two websites within a short timeframe using AI-supported tools – from structure and content to implementation and publication
Tobias S.
Last position:
Project Manager SAP S/4 HANA Public Cloud at TIMETOACT Group
To achieve savings and optimize compliance, apps were restructured in line with the mappings in identity management, restrictions were defined and, above all, costs resulting from overuse were reduced. Communication with stakeholders, validation of authorizations with users and technical implementation in the SAP FI/CO and Sourcing & Procurement modules created significant added value for the group. This also included the corresponding documentation for the auditors.
Jürgen F.
Last position:
Interim Manager HCM / HR Payroll · Team and Project Lead at TK Elevator GmbH
- Direct reporting line to the HR Director Germany; leading an HCM IT and transformation assignment in a SAP ERP / S/4HANA hybrid landscape.
- Reality check and solid documentation of end-to-end payroll/processing processes; development of an HCM IT roadmap as well as clarification of roles, critical points and interfaces.
- Translating business requirements into architecture-compliant IT solutions; steering SAP in-house, development, key users and external partners.
- Activating the team through knowledge transfer, a skills matrix and a training concept; preparing the organizational transition toward a shared service center.
Christian F.
Last position:
Department Head (Interim) at Municipal utilities and transport company
- Defined and established the areas of responsibility
- Built a governance model for the department and its areas of responsibility
- IT strategy, project management, process management, and quality and sustainability management
- Developed a communications strategy for the group
- Created the IT strategy
- Designed templates, guidelines, and processes for consistent ways of working
- Recorded strategic guidelines and grouped ongoing projects – derived a roadmap for strategic planning
- Reviewed ongoing projects
- Prepared staffing calculations and capacity planning
- Defined job profiles
Jessica D.
Last position:
Consultant at Jessica Diederen Consulting
- Workflow automation
- Process management
- Scrum Master
- Introduction of new office processes at regional and global level
- Project assistance in ISO 9001, 13485 and 17025 projects
Robert K.
Last position:
Interim Manager | Group Leader in the IT Operations & Digitalization Division "Databases, Operations & Support" (DOS) at Landwirtschaftliche RentenBank
- Technical leadership and further development of a team of 28 IT staff (internal & external) in the areas HelpDesk/HelpLine, RHEL (Red Hat), MUREX (trading system & applications), SAP basis operations
- Managing external service providers (including FI-TS for SAP basis operations)
- Personnel, resource and budget planning for the IT department and projects
- Introducing and establishing regular communication formats (weekly status meetings, team and cross-department meetings)
- Ensuring application operations in a hybrid environment (Windows/Linux with database and web/application servers)
- Supporting transformation projects to modernize the application landscape (e.g. DevOps approaches)
- Setting up and implementing a digital IT procurement for hardware & software (e.g. with DELL)
- Developing and managing the "IT Operations DOS" department based on corporate strategy
- Preparing management reports & decision papers on IT projects, optimization potential and automation opportunities
- Representing the department in the advisory boards of the Rentenbank and ensuring regulatory compliance (BaFin §44, GDPR, BSI, MaRisk)
Marcus W.
Last position:
CIO (ad interim) at Bartec Group
- Responsible for infrastructure, operations, network and VoIP, security, quality assurance, as well as asset management and business continuity
- Planning and implementation of all requirements related to NIS 2.0
- Responsible for application development
- Company-wide implementation of SAP S/4Hana and leading development of new business processes, incl. cut-over planning
- Digital transformation and cultural transformation toward a "doer mentality"
- Realignment of infrastructure (hybrid)
- Restructuring of the organization with partial outsourcing
- Management of four direct reports with a total of 25 internal and external employees
- Budget responsibility of up to €25 million
Kevin G.
Last position:
Interim Senior HR Manager at Symrise AG
- Preparing HR documents
- Conducting employee meetings
- Managing employee master data in Workday
- Managing employee master data in SAP
- Works council work
- Participating in company meetings
Janine S.
Last position:
Virtual Assistant to Management / Business Administration at TBN – Technische Beratung
- Managing the operational back office
- Handling quotations and invoicing
- Supporting preparatory accounting
- Coordinating appointments and operational alignments
- Interface management between management, clients, and external partners
- Structuring administrative processes in day-to-day business
By taking over operational back office tasks, management is noticeably relieved. Administrative processes run in a more structured, reliable, and efficient way, creating more time for clients, projects, and entrepreneurial decisions.
Pia H.
Last position:
Marketing for SAP solutions at AEB SE
- Go-to-market and campaigns for SAP-related software solutions from positioning to execution.
- Buyer’s guides and sales tools,
- DACH and UK including tracking and attribution,
- Selection and management of the performance agency,
- Content concept for the DSAG Annual Congress trade fair booth,
- quality assurance of SAP-related content.
- Evaluation of two marketing platforms as a decision basis for management, implementation in HubSpot.
Fabio N.
Last position:
SAP Logistics & Financials Coordinator at AirPlus International
- Leading technical SAP projects in FI/CO and logistics.
- Advanced ABAP analysis, debugging, and validation of complex integrations.
- Optimization of financial and logistics processes in S/4HANA environments.
- Responsibility for demand management, workshops, and technical solution architecture.
Alexandra S.
Last position:
Senior HR Generalist at Delta Energy Systems (Germany) GmbH
- Advising managers on HR strategy, labor law, and collective agreement matters
- Payroll in DATEV for 150 employees in two companies from 01/04/2024 to 31/07/2025
- Support with payroll preparation work from 01/08/2025
- Preparing the report regarding the disability levy
- Preparing the report and matching master data with the employers' liability insurance association
- Conducting job interviews / employee meetings and return-to-work interviews (BEM, Occupational Reintegration Management)
- Maintaining electronic time recording data (corrections, recording maternity leave / parental leave / vacation / illness / business trips) in INTERFLEX
- Working with the Freiburg Integration Office
- Setting up and supporting the areas of occupational safety + company health management + company doctor (Regio Arbeitsmedizin)
- HR support: preparing employment contracts / terminations / references, warnings / conducting onboarding and exit interviews
- Organizing company events
- Organizing training sessions
- Local contact person during audits
- Running projects together with other Delta sites (including introducing a digital personnel file)
- Trusting and constructive cooperation with the works council
- Helping with budget and staffing planning
- Reporting HR key figures
- Local contact person for the employers' association and the trade supervisory office
- Recruiting + supporting existing and new employees with relocation, visas, and work permits
Pavan K.
Last position:
Workday Consultant at Kognitiv Inc
- Led business requirements workshops and interactive prototyping sessions across global workstreams, translating complex HR needs into functional specifications and updated implementation workbooks.
- Partnered with cross-functional project managers, business analysts, and third-party implementation partners to drive strategic digital HR transformation and enhance end-user experience across matrixed organizations.
- Participated in gathering Business requirements through Walk through work sessions and prototyping business solutions helping business in updating the workbooks.
- Maintained and optimized the Workday HCM suite to ensure peak system performance.
- Implemented Absence,Time Tracking,HCM Core support for countries like US, Philippines, Germany, Portugal, Chile, Mexico, Azerbaijan etc.,
- Create new time off plans, accruals. Implemented Time and Absence for Created/updated Time Offs, Time Off Plans, Time Off Accruals, Leave of Absences.
- Create advanced reports using calculated fields.
- Managed and Implemented new Application Tracking system GreenHouse Implementation.
- Acted as SPOC and configurator for Greenhouse Implementation.
- Evaluate Workday release items, test and implement the new features.
- Engineered and optimized complex Workday Business Processes (BPs) with advanced condition rules, dynamic approval routing, and step delay logic to streamline the entire worker lifecycle (Hire, Job Change).
- Executed large-scale bulk data loads using Enterprise Interface Builders (EIBs) for global worker data updates, maintaining 100% data integrity, audit readiness, and strict GDPR compliance.
- Served as the functional SME for Core HCM, collaborating closely with upstream/downstream module owners (Time Tracking, Absence, Compensation, Payroll) to ensure seamless data flows and zero-downtime hypercare support.
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Statistics of experts using SAP HCM
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years

Position duration
3.4 years

Positions per freelancer
14

Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Human Resources

Top industries
Professional Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Human Resources, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
81%
Master's degree or higher
49%
Doctorate
7%

Certifications per freelancer
3

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
99%
Based on our profile pool as of 26 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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 HCM
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 26 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
SAP HCM experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Professional Services (77%)
- Information Technology (76%)
- Manufacturing (61%)
- Automotive (41%)
- Retail (39%)
- Banking and Finance (39%)
- Healthcare (37%)
- Energy (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Core enterprise workforce foundation
SAP Human Capital Management, historically known as SAP HR, manages core human resource workflows for large enterprises worldwide. It centralizes master employee data, records contractual relationships, and structures company hierarchies within on-premises SAP ERP and modern SAP S/4HANA environments.
Essential functional modules
- Personnel Administration for centralized employee records and lifecycle events
- Organizational Management for reporting structures and staffing matrices
- Time Management for shift scheduling, attendance recording, and quota evaluation
- Payroll processing for gross-to-net calculation and country-specific tax compliance
- Personnel Cost Planning and structural reporting
Specialized technical configuration
Delivery in this software relies on deep knowledge of payroll schemas, calculation rules, and feature definition via transaction PE03. Specialists frequently adapt standard infotypes, build custom infotypes via transaction PM01, and write ABAP routines to interface with external third-party time clocks and benefit carriers.
Hybrid deployments and cloud migration
Many organizations run hybrid human resources setups combining legacy landscapes with SAP SuccessFactors. Specialists design data models that replicate employee records smoothly using Core Hybrid integration patterns, intermediate documents, and modern SAP Cloud Integration flows without breaking payroll continuity.
When enterprises require independent specialists
- Executing mandatory year-end legal changes and country tax adjustments
- Migrating classic systems to SAP S/4HANA using HCM for S/4HANA
- Consolidating multiple international payroll areas into a unified architecture
- Replacing heavily customized legacy code with standardized functional routines
- Auditing payroll discrepancies and resolving schema calculation bugs
Profile of senior freelance professionals
Seasoned professionals combine functional knowledge of statutory labor legislation with deep technical expertise in table structures like PA0001 or PA0008. They analyze payroll clusters, understand legacy interfaces, and guide business teams cleanly through complex transition projects.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about SAP HCM.
Enterprises run SAP HCM to administer personnel administration, organizational structures, shift recording, and domestic or global payroll. Even as organizations transition to cloud human resources software, on-premises modules often handle complex gross-to-net calculations due to their proven stability and deep customization options.
SAP HR is the traditional name for the solution before it was branded under Human Capital Management. While SuccessFactors represents the cloud software-as-a-service suite for talent and core data, many enterprises run both in parallel, using hybrid architectures that keep payroll anchored in the on-premises system.
A capable SAP Human Capital Management professional understands infotype structures, standard evaluation paths, and the personnel calculation rules that drive payroll. Proficiency in ABAP, interface monitoring via intermediate documents, and experience with data extraction routines are standard requirements for complex implementation projects.
Year-end reporting and statutory legal modifications create strict operational deadlines for SAP HCM run environments. Freelance experts step in to apply legal change packages, adjust tax calculations, audit wage types, and test payroll clusters without consuming permanent team capacity.
Known as H4S4, this deployment path allows enterprises migrating to S/4HANA to maintain their trusted SAP HCM functionality on-premises beyond standard maintenance deadlines. Independent specialists evaluate custom schemas and verify table compatibility to ensure continuous payroll execution during the upgrade.
Most SAP HCM configuration, schema debugging, and interface development work can be executed completely remotely through secure enterprise access. On-site presence is typically reserved for initial payroll discovery workshops or cutover rehearsals during large migration milestones.
Within SAP Human Capital Management, time data captured via shift rosters or external badges feeds directly into driver programs like RPTIME00. The system converts positive or negative time entries into specific wage types, which then trigger allowances, deductions, and overtime inside the main payroll cluster.
Evaluate candidates by having them explain how they debug a personnel calculation rule using transaction PE02 or resolve cluster export errors. A qualified SAP HCM professional will readily discuss specific country payroll adaptations, standard infotype exits, and past integration experiences with cloud platforms.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used SAP HCM in their recent projects is 112 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 895 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used SAP HCM in their recent projects, 81% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 49% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used SAP HCM in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used SAP HCM in their recent projects are German (99%), English (96%), and French (30%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used SAP HCM in their recent projects are Professional Services (77%), Information Technology (76%), and Manufacturing (61%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used SAP HCM in their recent projects are Project Management (80%), Information Technology (75%), and Human Resources (73%).
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