SAS Experts in Munich
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Munich, who have recently used SAS
Philipp Grunert
Last position:
Data Scientist & ML Engineer at Data-Science Factory GmbH
- Building, implementing and selling automated Data Science solutions such as Scorecard Factory and Forecast Factory
- Implementation of automated end-to-end cloud processes
- Development of LLM and NLP models
- Creation of interactive reports
- Support for national and international large corporations as well as medium-sized companies in implementing ML projects
Christiane Neher
Last position:
Management Consultant at Christiane Neher Management Consulting
Large Insurance Company – Consultant Wiesbaden: Consulting support for the introduction of an integrated planning and performance management framework (operational, financial, customer) to enhance customer-centric transparency, decision-making quality, and steering capabilities across all lines of business within an insurance organization:
- Analysis of existing processes, reports, KPIs, and KPI calculation methodologies
- Design and introduction of new, standardized customer KPIs (gross/net), as well as key steering metrics with consistent linkage across all lines of business
- Recalculation, validation, and plausibility checks of KPIs based on existing and newly integrated data sources
- Conceptual support for the development of an integrated reporting and performance management setup
- Execution of customer insights analyses to identify patterns and anomalies within customer data clusters
Large retail company – Consultant in Karlsruhe: Advisory services for the setup and step-by-step implementation of an internationally deployable RELEX solution in the supply chain management environment:
- Advising overall and sub-project management on methodology, project setup and steering (e.g. agile approach, Jira configuration, RELEX phases, Jira Structure PPM)
- Strategic-operational consulting for the introduction of RELEX including best practices
- Support in defining overarching goals and requirements (2-year target picture)
- Guidance in scoping a relevant supply chain network segment for the project
- Development of a roadmap for iterative, incremental RELEX setup and rollout
- Assessment of project dependencies (interfaces, configurations, etc.)
- Advice on prioritized implementation of business requirements and data interfaces
- Support in test planning (data validation, system testing, UAT)
- Consulting on internationalization, change management, training, and knowledge transfer
- Stakeholder advisory and alignment activities between the client, implementation partner, and RELEX
Insurance company – Management Consultant in Munich: Analysis, consulting and support for the optimization of a large-scale business and IT transformation. Focus on strategically important programs and modernization projects in the area of Managed Services Operations and processes:
- Review of project plans and deliverables; analysis of programs and projects (e.g. cloud approach, process standardization, system integration, roadmaps)
- Identification of technical, functional and personnel risks and challenges; development of content-related measures and alternative solutions
- Proposal of quality improvements for program and modernization efforts
- Sparring partner and professional, technical, structural and organizational consulting for project and program management
Large retail group – Management Consultant & Stream Lead in Cologne: Consulting, process, project and product management for the introduction and implementation of a large strategic program in the field of advanced analytics, assortment and space management:
- Setup, test and rollout of a new space planning, automation and optimization product based on the existing cluster-based merchandising approach
- Definition and setup of new processes and transformation and change management measures for the new store-specific merchandising approach
- Collaboration with Advanced Analytics and IT (internal and external) for software implementations, automations, extensions and interfaces
- MVP approach and piloting in phases with gradual rollout (pilot with 80 stores, region with 500 stores, national level with 4000 stores)
Large retail company – Agile Coach & Change Agent in Cologne: Agile coach, OKR master and facilitator for the introduction of the OKR approach in a large strategic digitization program for retail stores:
- Coaching of the core team with topic managers and team leads
- Introduction to the OKR topic and setup of the OKR cycle
- Establishment of the OKR approach in teams and on a cross-team level
Delivery and logistics company – Management Consultant in United Kingdom: Consulting and coaching in the restructuring of the Data Analytics department:
- Analysis of current challenges
- Definition of overarching goals
- Development of a proposal for a new team structure
- Identification of required competencies, skills and responsibilities
- Advisory and alignment on communication and change management strategy
Manikanta Rangaswamy
Last position:
Data Engineer at Insurance client
- Design, development, and maintenance of end-to-end ETL pipelines for scalable and reliable data integration
- Support in data quality checks, testing, and migrations
- Development and maintenance of dbt models for structured, modular, and reusable data transformations
- Use of AI-driven development to improve ETL job creation and code quality.
- Development of CI/CD for automated deployment.
Peer-Christian Schach
Last position:
Project Manager, Subproject Manager at Opereon Consulting GmbH
- Insourcing a system-critical IT application to meet regulatory requirements in payment transactions
- Preparing project plans, cost estimates, and schedules for project phases
- Capturing and documenting processes
- Identifying critical paths in processes
- Preparing management documents and committee materials
- Methodology: Waterfall project management, risk and control assessments
- Tech & Tools: Project management software
Axel Kraus
Last position:
Data Engineer & Business Analyst at Metafinanz
- Migration of existing data jobs from Cognos Data Manager to Tibco/IBI Datamigrator
- Migration data jobs parametrisation for dynamic runs
- Optimisation and cutting-back
- Regression tests
- Knowledge transfer and documentation
Maziyar Khorrami
Last position:
Data Engineer at MSD Germany
- Lead Architect to design and implement the data lake and ETL Pipeline using AWS Stack
- Performance Optimization of Data Ingestion of ETL Pipeline
- Development of Data Validation using Great Expectations
- Leading of the data migration for two sources exchanges
- Data Modeling in AWS Redshift
MLOps
- Model inference implementation by mlflow and AWS SageMaker
- Feature Engineering for the running ML Models ( Recommender Engineer, Clustering )
- Implementatino of Model Registry and artifactory using mlflow
- Historization an Profiling of the Input Data Using AWS Glue Crawler and AWS Data Catalog
- Feature importance using mlflow
Tech. Stack: Python 3, AWS Glue, AWS Step Fucntion, AWS Lambda, AWS EventBridge, AWS IAM Role, AWS SageMaker, AWS EC2, AWS Glue Crawler, AWS CloudWatch, MLFlow, ETL, Data lake, GitHub Action, Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible playbooks (Infrastructure as Code), CI/CD, GitLab, SQL, PySparkSCRUM, Agile, Jira, BigData, VSCode, DBeaver, MSSQL, MySQL, grafana, Docker, Linux, Bash, MapReduce, Data Modeling (ORM), Pandas, YAML, SQL-Alchemy
Neli Georgieva
Last position:
Cohort Participant at Founder Institute
- Customer discovery and product-market fit validation for an AI tutoring platform
- MVP experiments: customer interviews, landing page tests
- Entrepreneurship training: product-market fit, go-to-market strategy
Michael Odenthal
Last position:
Co-Founder & Managing Director at querifai GmbH
- Establishing platform querifai.ai to help non-programmers to easily test and compare third party AI services
- Building custom AI-based workflows for clients on querifai
- Conducting projects at the intersection of management consulting and data science
Olga Dubrowski
Last position:
Software Developer (Freelancer) at Finanz Informatik Hannover
- Support and consulting for implementing ASF print components used to create PDF forms
- Technologies: DCF, ASF, DMS, SQL
- Development
- Documentation
- Program adjustments for ASF->FDVG migration
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Statistics of experts using SAS
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years (Germany: 23 years)
Position duration
2.9 years (Germany: 2.5 years)
Positions per freelancer
11 (Germany: 15)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Project Management
Top industries
Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
100% (Germany: 96%)
Master's degree or higher
67% (Germany: 77%)
Certifications per freelancer
4 (Germany: 3)
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 96%)
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Munich using SAS
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
SAS in practice
SAS is used for data preparation, reporting, statistical analysis, and regulated business workflows. Companies rely on it when they need stable analytics and repeatable output from trusted data sources.
Common project work
- Build SAS programs for cleaning, joining, and reshaping data
- Create reports, dashboards, and recurring batch jobs
- Support SAS Viya migrations and SAS 9.4 maintenance
- Validate analysis for finance, insurance, life sciences, and public sector work
Tooling around it
Strong specialists work across Base SAS, SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Studio, and SAS Viya. They also understand SQL, data modeling, and the file and database connections that feed SAS processes.
When companies bring help
Teams usually need freelance SAS expertise when a reporting chain breaks, a legacy code base needs cleanup, or a migration must stay stable. In Munich, this often fits work with enterprise teams that need on-site input for handover, then remote support for daily delivery.
What strong specialists do
A good SAS specialist writes clear code, checks data quality, and keeps logic easy to audit. They know how to document assumptions, tune performance, and work with analysts, data owners, and compliance teams without slowing delivery.
What to look for
- Experience with SAS data step and PROC code
- Comfort with batch scheduling and change control
- Knowledge of validation, traceability, and documentation
- Familiarity with cloud and on-premise SAS setups
- Ability to support both new builds and legacy systems
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about SAS.
SAS is used for data prep, reporting, statistical analysis, and controlled business processes. Many companies also use it for recurring jobs that must produce the same result every time and leave a clear audit trail.
SAS is often chosen when governance, traceability, and stable enterprise reporting matter more than a flexible open-source stack. Python or R can be better for custom data science work, while SAS is often stronger in controlled production workflows and legacy environments.
A strong SAS freelancer usually knows SQL, data quality checks, and basic statistics. For many projects, experience with SAS Viya, Enterprise Guide, databases, and scheduling tools matters just as much as writing clean code.
A small SAS task may only need a specialist who can read existing code and fix a report or dataset. Larger migrations, validation work, or regulated analytics usually need someone who has handled production systems and documentation before.
SAS work can often be done remotely if the data access and approval process are clear. On-site time in Munich helps when teams need to review legacy logic, align with business users, or work through sensitive data handover.
Look for clear examples of SAS code quality, data handling, and documentation habits. Good specialists explain how they tested results, handled edge cases, and kept the process readable for future maintenance.
SAS Viya matters when a company is modernizing its analytics stack or moving to a cloud-ready setup. Classic SAS 9.4 still appears in many stable production environments, so the right specialist should understand both if a migration is involved.
Yes. SAS is widely used where auditability, repeatable output, and controlled access matter, such as finance, insurance, life sciences, and public sector work. A good specialist knows how to keep outputs consistent and the logic easy to review.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used SAS in their recent projects is 116 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 929 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used SAS in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 67% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used SAS in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used SAS in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (33%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used SAS in their recent projects are Banking and Finance (100%), Information Technology (89%), and Professional Services (78%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used SAS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Business Intelligence (89%), and Project Management (67%).
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