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Emre S.

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Freelance IT Project Manager and Technical Project Lead

Köln
Emre S.

Last position:

IT Project Manager | SAP E-Invoicing Outbound at Rohde & Schwarz

Project: Introduction of statutory-compliant electronic invoicing (outbound, Germany) in SAP for an international technology group.

  • Project management: Planning, steering and reporting of the E-Invoicing outbound rollout across all affected business areas, including budget and resource coordination.
  • UAT: Structured user acceptance test with key users per business area, test cases per invoice scenario, and consolidated test results for decision making.
  • Defect management: Handover and tracking of defects in Jira, including validation of the generated invoices against the statutory schemas.
  • Cutover, go-live and hypercare: Readiness checks and cutover planning aligned with the statutory deadlines, coordination of go-live and stabilization during hypercare.
  • Stakeholder management and reporting: Alignment with Finance, Tax, business departments and IT, preparation of status reports and decision papers, and consistent follow-up of open items.
  • Change management and documentation: Communicated process changes to the business departments, enabled key users, and created process and compliance documentation to ensure traceability and audit readiness.
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Jonas H.

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Senior Performance Marketing Manager

Köln
Jonas H.

Last position:

Senior Performance Marketing Manager at HDI Versicherung AG

  • Developed data-driven performance strategies and managed cross-functional agency teams.
  • Led KPI forecasting, budgeting, and implemented scalable creative solutions.
  • Linked creative insights with analytics to increase marketing efficiency.
  • Developed inspiring campaigns based on brand strategy and data-driven insights.
  • Performed budget planning, forecasting, and full KPI accountability.
  • Led and executed an agency pitch for performance marketing.
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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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Linda S.

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Senior Affiliate & Paid Media Specialist

Köln
Linda S.

Last position:

Senior Consultant Paid Media at morefire GmbH

  • Increased clients' affiliate revenues by at least 20 % p.a. each year and improved ROAS and profitability
  • Managed and optimized affiliate and display campaigns for national and international E-Commerce clients
  • Expanded and maintained partner networks and acquired new publishers
  • Independently conducted pitches, affiliate audits and upselling consulting
  • Tracking setups, data analysis, A/B tests, forecasting and reporting; AI training and Custom-GPTs
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Ralf B.

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Project Consultant · Project Coach · Senior Project Manager

Kerpen
Ralf B.

Last position:

Project Coach at Amtrak / DB ECO

  • Develop a long-term technology and implementation-oriented perspective for a gigabit communications network along the Northeast Corridor.
  • Integrate 5G/6G, WiFi and SAT-Com technology development for the trackside network, dark fiber, the business case and rollout through 2035 into a reliable overall vision.
  • Developed a technology roadmap through 2035
  • Expanded and secured the business case through additional 5G-based use cases
  • Structured implementation from concept through rollout
  • Planned the rollout of a 5G trackside mobile network and dark-fiber network along the route
  • Created a reliable technology and implementation perspective through 2035 and expanded the business case with additional 5G use cases.
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Sebastian B.

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Management Consultant

Köln
Sebastian B.

Last position:

Management Consultant at Freelance

  • Core-IT system assessment for a health insurance company
  • Strategy development for a spectroscopy manufacturer
  • Project management in the product development of a medical engineering manufacturer
  • Process digitalization and development of technical interfaces for a telecommunication provider
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Isabel G.

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Founder & CEO

Cologne
Isabel G.

Last position:

Founder & CEO at VA Village Adventures UG

  • Travel brokerage
  • Development and management of a digital travel booking platform
  • Management, controlling, sales
  • Concept and implementation of online marketing (SEO, ads, social media)
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Thorsten H.

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Managing Partner

Cologne
Thorsten H.

Last position:

Program Manager at Telecommunications sector

  • Program Manager for a strategically highly relevant compliance project in the enterprise segment (C4)
  • Management of 6 workstreams
  • Establishment of the project organization, communication structures, project and budget planning, risk management
  • Reporting to CIO
  • Moderation of steering committee meetings
  • Moderation of critical solution processes
  • Responsibility for adapting the operating model of the IT organizations in Germany, the EU and India, including planning and managing the relocation of affected employees
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Antje B.

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Consultant for Digital Transformation with a Focus on AI Enablement | Project & Process Management | Change Management

Düsseldorf
Antje B.

Last position:

AI Strategy Consultant, Change Manager at SMEs (various marketing boutiques, IT & office services)

AI Strategy & Enablement for SMEs Management consulting – SMEs (e.g. marketing boutique, IT & office services)

Concept and delivery of structured AI introduction and strategy workshops for small and medium-sized businesses. Result: Practical AI status assessment, prioritized use case list, and management decision template as the basis for the next steps in the company’s AI development.

Activities

  • Needs analysis and individual preparation of the consulting formats
  • Facilitation of a structured AI status assessment including vision, mission, and target picture
  • Identification and prioritization of relevant AI use cases and action fields
  • Creation of management decision templates and roadmaps
  • Raising awareness for opportunities, risks, and success factors of AI introduction
  • Support for first customers with AI-supported automation scenarios
  • Supporting people and teams through the change process of AI introduction (CM)

Methods / Tools / Technologies

Methods:

  • AI status assessment & use case analysis
  • Workshop moderation / facilitation
  • Requirement Management
  • Change Management (PROSCI)

Tools:

  • Generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude)
  • Automation/AI coding tools (e.g. n8n, Claude Code, Visual Studio, Antigravity)

Technologies:

  • Prompt engineering
  • AI workflow automation
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Jannik J.

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Freelance Salesforce Consultant & Developer

Cologne
Jannik J.

Last position:

Freelance Salesforce Consultant & Developer at Self-employed

  • Consulted on and delivered over 30 Salesforce projects (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Pardot, Marketing Cloud)
  • Designed and built CRM architectures, including requirements management, data modeling, and automation
  • Implemented custom solutions (Apex, LWC, Flows, integrations)
  • Developed interfaces with ERP, DMS, and email systems (SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, DocuWare, among others)
  • Introduced agile project methods (Scrum, Kanban) in customer projects
  • Coached internal Salesforce teams (admin and developer training)
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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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Maximilian M.

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Interim Recruiter

Köln
Maximilian M.

Last position:

Interim Recruiter at Intersnack Group

  • End-to-end recruiting, consulting with specialist departments, writing job descriptions, scheduling interviews, building an automated recruiting process
  • Focus on project environments, ERP rollout, project management, business process experts
  • Active Sourcing, candidate identification and screening, requirements gathering, sourcing strategy, asset management and social media marketing, feedback discussions
  • Direct outreach, social media recruiting, performance recruiting, online marketing, building a talent pool
  • Employer branding, project controlling, leading and supporting interviews, Executive Search
  • MS Office 365, Exchange, Word, Excel, Agile Recruiting, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean/-XRay Search, MS Teams, Recruitee ATS
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Saood Y.

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Senior Application Owner

Cologne
Saood Y.

Last position:

Senior Application Owner at an international energy company

  • Further development of the application landscape for Planing, Forecasting and Pricing

  • Communication with internal stakeholders to standardize the application landscape across all companies

  • Optimization of vendor management

  • API and batch processing

  • Creation of operating concepts

  • Ensuring compliance with requirements and operating processes

  • Supporting solution design as well as the implementation and further development of new applications and services

  • ServiceNow

  • Virtual Machines (Windows / Linux)

  • M365 Products

  • Azure DevOps

  • Web Applications

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Aman M.

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Guest Researcher

Köln
Aman M.

Last position:

Guest Researcher at Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior

  • Coordinated feedback and milestones with international co-authors to streamline publication
  • Directed data curation and final analysis using Python and Matlab
  • Accelerated the final publication timeline by efficiently managing figure preparation and data traceability

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Statistics of experts using Trello

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

17 years (Germany: 18 years)

Trello experts in Cologne have 17 years of professional experience on average. It is 1 year less than in Germany, where the average stands at 18 years.

Position duration

1.8 years (Germany: 2.4 years)

Trello experts in Cologne stay in a single position for 1.8 years on average. It is 0.6 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 2.4 years.

Positions per freelancer

11

Trello experts in Cologne have completed 11 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development

Trello experts in Cologne have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Project Management, Information Technology, and Product Development.

Top industries

Information Technology, Professional Services, Retail

Trello experts in Cologne are most in demand in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Retail.

Certification focus areas

Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development

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

Bachelor's degree or higher

88% (Germany: 90%)

88% of Trello experts in Cologne hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 2% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 90%.

Master's degree or higher

54%

54% of Trello experts in Cologne hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

4% (Germany: 6%)

4% of Trello experts in Cologne have a doctorate (PhD). It is 2% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 6%.

Certifications per freelancer

4 (Germany: 3)

Trello experts in Cologne hold 4 professional certifications on average. It is 1 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.

Most common languages

German, English, Spanish

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

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 99%)

100% of Trello experts in Cologne speak two or more languages. It is 1% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 99%.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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22% of Trello experts in Cologne charge less than €640 per day.
35% of Trello experts in Cologne charge between €640 and €800 per day.
22% of Trello experts in Cologne charge between €800 and €960 per day.
22% of Trello experts in Cologne charge €960 or more per day.
<€640 €640-​800 €800-​960 €960+

The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Cologne 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 in Cologne using Trello

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

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Daily rate avg. 764 €
Germany avg. 819 €

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 720 €
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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Trello 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 (68%)
  • Professional Services (56%)
  • Retail (52%)
  • Manufacturing (40%)
  • Advertising (36%)
  • Telecommunication (36%)
  • Education (32%)
  • Banking and Finance (32%)

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

About the technology

Visual Workflows

Trello is a visual work management tool built around boards, lists, and cards. Companies use it to plan campaigns, track product work, manage editorial calendars, coordinate hiring, and make operational tasks visible. Each card can hold owners, due dates, checklists, attachments, labels, comments, and activity history.

Workspace Design

Strong Trello specialists turn a simple board into a clear operating system for a team. They define board structures, list flows, card templates, naming rules, permissions, and reporting views. They also decide when teams need separate boards, shared workspaces, or a consistent process across departments.

  • Map workflows from intake to completion
  • Create reusable cards and checklists
  • Set permissions, labels, and ownership rules
  • Document processes for everyday use

Automation And Integrations

Trello includes Butler automation for rules, buttons, scheduled actions, and recurring tasks. Specialists connect it with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Jira, Confluence, calendars, forms, and CRM tools through Power-Ups, APIs, and integration services. Good setups reduce manual updates without hiding important decisions from the team.

When Expertise Helps

Companies bring in freelance Trello expertise when boards have become inconsistent, reporting is unreliable, or teams work around the agreed process. Support is also useful during a migration from spreadsheets, an expansion across departments, or the rollout of a shared workflow. Cologne companies can work with local specialists on site or collaborate remotely across distributed teams, depending on workshop and language needs.

  • Standardize boards across teams
  • Repair overloaded or unclear workflows
  • Improve automation and notifications
  • Prepare onboarding and governance guides

Connected Delivery Skills

Trello work often sits beside project coordination, agile practices, process mapping, change management, and documentation. Professionals may also bring experience with Jira, Asana, Monday.com, Notion, Slack, or Microsoft 365. The right adjacent skills depend on whether Trello supports software delivery, marketing, operations, or client work.

Quality Signals

A capable professional starts with the way people actually work, not with a generic board template. They keep workflows easy to understand, explain automation clearly, test permissions, and create rules that remain maintainable as teams change. Ask for examples of board architecture, migration planning, automation logic, and user adoption support before choosing a specialist.

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Frequently asked questions

The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Trello.

Trello is used to organize work on visual boards with lists and cards. Companies use it for project planning, content calendars, product backlogs, event coordination, approvals, and recurring operations. Its flexible structure makes it useful when teams need shared visibility without a complex system.

Trello is usually simpler and more visual than Jira, while Asana often provides more built-in project views and structured task management. Jira is a stronger fit for detailed software delivery workflows, whereas Trello works well when teams value flexible boards and quick adoption. The best choice depends on reporting, dependencies, permissions, and process complexity.

A strong Trello specialist may also understand process mapping, agile planning, documentation, change management, and team onboarding. Experience with Butler, Power-Ups, APIs, Slack, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, or Jira is valuable when boards must connect to the wider work environment.

The required Trello experience depends on the assignment. A simple board cleanup may need strong workspace knowledge, while a company-wide rollout calls for workflow design, governance, integrations, training, and migration skills. Evaluate comparable deliverables and the specialist’s ability to explain design choices, not just time spent using the tool.

Trello supports remote collaboration through shared boards, comments, notifications, checklists, and activity history. A specialist in Cologne can facilitate on-site workshops when useful or work remotely with distributed teams. Agree on language, meeting routines, documentation standards, and response expectations before the project starts.

Companies often bring in a Trello freelancer when boards have become cluttered, teams use different conventions, or automation no longer reflects the real process. Freelance support is also useful for migrations, integrations, workspace restructuring, and temporary rollout work that does not justify a permanent internal role.

Ask a Trello professional to show how they would turn a real workflow into boards, lists, cards, templates, and automation. Look for clear documentation, sensible permissions, maintainable Butler rules, and an approach that considers adoption. Quality is visible in how easily the team can understand and continue the system.

A well-run Trello project should leave behind a usable workspace, agreed workflows, templates, automation rules, permission settings, and concise documentation. Depending on the scope, it may also include integrations, migration checks, training materials, and a plan for reviewing the setup as the organization changes.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Trello in their recent projects is 96 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 764 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Trello in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 54% hold at least a Master's degree, and 4% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Trello in their recent projects have 17 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 Trello in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and Spanish (32%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Trello in their recent projects are Information Technology (68%), Professional Services (56%), and Retail (52%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used Trello in their recent projects are Project Management (84%), Information Technology (76%), and Product Development (64%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Trello

Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

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