UKG Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used UKG
Nick S.
Last position:
Interim HR Manager & HR AI Consultant at Nick's Advisory
I founded Nick's Advisory to make HR management, HR project delivery, and AI expertise available to companies on a temporary basis when internal capacity or experience is lacking.
Services:
- HR interim management: taking over the HR business partner or HR manager role during restructuring, growth, or a vacant leadership position, on a daily or hourly basis
- HR consulting: projects around reorganization, talent acquisition, separation processes, and building HR structures
- AI consulting for HR teams: selection, introduction, and use of AI tools in HR processes
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
Claudia M.
Last position:
Interim HR Director DACH at Essity Group
- One of the market leaders in hygiene and health products (including ZEWA, Tempo, TENA and Tork) with around 34,000 employees worldwide and about 5,400 in the DACH region.
- Bridging the vacancy, as the previous role holder moved internally to another position in October 2024 and the new role holder will only return from the US in July 2025.
- Leading the team of 35 employees (HR Business Partner / Talent Acquisition and Compensation & Benefits).
- Continuing the trusted cooperation with the various employee representatives.
- Local implementation of company-wide HR projects (Pay Transparency, Employer Branding Plan, DEI Policy, etc.) in cooperation with headquarters in Stockholm.
Christiyana P.
Last position:
Senior People & Culture Manager / Senior HR Manager at ProAmpac
Key achievements:
- Successfully implemented an HRIS system, streamlining document creation, HR administration, and payroll/performance data management, reducing processing time by 30% and improving data accuracy.
- Designed and rolled out a unified benefits system across multiple European locations, ensuring alignment with local regulations and company-wide policies, enhancing employee satisfaction and reducing administrative overhead.
- Leading the rollout and adoption of UKG HRIS across two countries, aligning payroll, admin, and performance data management.
- Overseeing HR operations for 160 employees across 3 EU locations within the DACH region.
- Leading a team of 5 specialists in Recruitment & HR Administration.
- Driving strategic initiatives to standardize and optimize internal HR policies across multiple European sites.
- Leading impactful HR initiatives to strengthen talent development, boost retention, and elevate employer brand presence.
- Providing expert guidance on ER cases and labor law compliance to mitigate risks and uphold workplace integrity.
Ulrike W.
Last position:
Interim HR Business Partner at Industrial Company
Onik M.
Last position:
SAP SuccessFactors & S4HANA Consultant at Banking Industry
Extracted relevant infotypes from SAP HCM for migration to SuccessFactors Employee Central and mapping to ECP fields.
Configured P2P integration including BAPI setup and secured data exchange with HTTPS and OAuth protocols.
Set up foundational settings in Recruiting (REC) including roles, permissions, and job requisition templates.
Implemented Career Site Builder to create a branded candidate experience and integrated external job boards.
Configured candidate application workflows, screening, interviewing, and hiring communication templates.
Set up pre-screening questions and assessment tools including DHB sanction list checks.
Implemented automated background check and KYC integration with external vendors in the REC module.
Localized job requisition templates to reflect regional job titles and regulatory compliance.
Customized onboarding document templates and localized document archiving protocols (DRTM).
Adjusted onboarding forms to capture country-specific employee information including Form I-9.
Enabled Form I-9 remote document verification and integrated eVerify with SuccessFactors.
Set up automated reminders for employees and HR to complete I-9 sections within deadlines.
Configured pre-Day 1 access for new hires to complete tasks and mandatory trainings prior to start date.
Enabled e-signature integration for onboarding documents to support remote verification.
Technologies: SAP SuccessFactors, BTP, CPI, HCM onPremise, EC, ECP, REC, ONB, Form I-9, eVerify, S4HANA.
Amela B.
Last position:
Interim Human Resources Specialist at Tiffany & Co.
Advising on and handling questions related to payroll, the EU Pay Transparency Directive, terminations, warnings, maternity protection, parental leave, staff scheduling, and process improvements.
Supporting and advising employees and managers.
Preparing employment contracts, warnings, terminations, employee agreements, and certificates.
Managing company pension schemes and workplace integration management.
Creating HR reports, including recommendations.
Developing presentations on core working hours, smart working, and commission proposals.
Supporting the implementation of Kronos, including deriving and implementing improvements.
Preparing and finalizing payroll for about 200 employees in cooperation with external payroll service providers.
Maintaining data in Oracle HCM and Kronos.
Ensuring timely and smooth payroll processing.
Implementing process improvements such as time tracking via Kronos and reducing system errors.
Frank G.
Last position:
Interim Manager Controlling, System Architect at Lapmaster Wolters GmbH
- Revision of controlling structures in SAP
- Focus: Production and R&D; Fix / variable cost and activity allocation; Selection process of SAP make-to-order production; Close alignment with the consolidation team; Analysis of group cost centers by Tagetik
- Software & System: SAP CO, Tagetik, Jira
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Statistics of experts using UKG
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
0.8 years
Positions per freelancer
19
Top business areas
Human Resources, Information Technology, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Human Resources, Business Intelligence, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
71%
Master's degree or higher
29%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using UKG
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
UKG 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 (100%)
- Professional Services (100%)
- Manufacturing (75%)
- Banking and Finance (63%)
- Food and Beverage (50%)
- Healthcare (50%)
- Pharmaceutical (50%)
- Retail (50%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
UKG at a glance
UKG is a suite for human capital management, payroll, HR service delivery and workforce management. Its products include UKG Pro for larger organisations, UKG Ready for growing businesses and UKG Dimensions for complex time and scheduling needs. Companies use UKG to connect people data with daily workforce processes.
Core products
UKG Pro supports employee records, recruiting, talent, compensation, benefits and payroll workflows. UKG Ready combines HR, payroll, time and attendance in one environment. UKG Dimensions, formerly associated with the Kronos workforce management portfolio, handles scheduling, absence, time capture and workforce analytics across operational teams.
Typical projects
UKG specialists contribute to implementation, optimisation and migration work such as:
- Configuring employee, organisation and approval structures
- Designing timekeeping, absence and scheduling rules
- Preparing payroll and benefits integrations
- Migrating data from legacy Kronos or other HR systems
- Building reports, dashboards and operational workflows
Ecosystem and skills
Effective UKG work combines product knowledge with HR process design, payroll understanding and data quality control. Specialists may work with UKG Pro APIs, UKG Dimensions integrations, identity services, reporting tools and middleware. Familiarity with Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, ADP or local payroll systems helps when UKG is part of a wider HR landscape.
When companies need specialists
Companies often bring in freelance UKG expertise during a new rollout, a merger, a payroll change or a move away from Workforce Central. Support is also valuable when internal teams face failed integrations, inconsistent time rules, weak reporting or low user adoption. In Germany, projects may need close coordination with local HR and payroll stakeholders while global teams work remotely.
What strong professionals deliver
Strong UKG professionals begin with documented business rules rather than default settings. They test pay-impacting changes carefully, protect employee data and explain decisions to HR, payroll and operational users. They leave behind clear configuration records, integration maps, test evidence and practical guidance. For Germany-based work, language expectations and on-site workshops should be agreed before the engagement starts.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about UKG? Start with the answers below.
UKG is used for human capital management, payroll, time and attendance, scheduling, absence management and workforce analytics. Companies choose UKG Pro, UKG Ready or UKG Dimensions according to their organisation size, operating model and workforce complexity.
UKG combines HR capabilities with strong payroll and workforce management functionality, especially for organisations with complex hourly operations. Workday and SAP SuccessFactors may be preferred for different enterprise HR strategies, so the right choice depends on required processes, integrations, geography and existing systems.
A strong UKG specialist should understand HR processes, payroll controls, time rules, data migration and integration design. Experience with APIs, reporting, identity management and systems such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors or local payroll software is useful when the product must operate across a broader HR landscape.
The right level of UKG experience depends on the scope, product and risk of the engagement. A configuration review may need a focused specialist, while a rollout involving payroll, complex scheduling, data migration and several integrations calls for someone who has led comparable end-to-end work.
UKG projects can often be delivered remotely through structured workshops, shared documentation and secure access procedures. On-site sessions may still help with process discovery, testing and training, especially when German HR or payroll stakeholders need close collaboration; language expectations should be clarified early.
Ask a UKG freelancer to describe relevant product modules, configuration decisions, integration patterns and testing practices. Look for clear examples of handling payroll-sensitive changes, data quality issues, user acceptance testing and handover documentation rather than relying only on product familiarity.
UKG Dimensions is the cloud workforce management product associated with the modern UKG portfolio, while Kronos Workforce Central is a legacy platform used by many organisations. A specialist should understand the differences in configuration, integrations, data migration and operating processes before planning a transition.
A successful UKG engagement produces stable configuration, tested integrations, reliable reports and processes that users can follow. It should also include decisions and assumptions in writing, evidence from testing, access and data controls, and a handover that lets the internal team operate the solution confidently.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used UKG in their recent projects is 112 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 899 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used UKG in their recent projects, 71% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 29% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used UKG in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 0.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used UKG in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (25%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used UKG in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Professional Services (100%), and Manufacturing (75%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used UKG in their recent projects are Human Resources (100%), Information Technology (88%), and Project Management (88%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used UKG
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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