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Meet the people who power our platform

Behind gradar is a passionate team of HR, reward and technology specialists who care deeply about fairness, clarity and doing things properly.

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Get to know the gradar team

We’re united by a belief that pay transparency should be understandable, achievable and accessible - and we build everything we do around that principle.

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Philipp Schuch
Founder & CEO
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Lisanne Metz
Managing Director & COO
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Ralf Kuklik
Founder & CRO
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Björn Weinbrenner
CTO
James Mackay
Managing Director (UK)
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Zachary Weinberger
Managing Director (USA)
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Sam Reeve
Managing Director (USA)
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Thomas Köntges
Chief Data Officer
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Sophie Janke
Implementation Consultant
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Julia Koch
Implementation Consultant
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Philipp Fischer
Implementation Consultant
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Ramona Plitt
Junior Implementation Consultant (E-Learning)
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Stephanie Frost
Product Owner
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Juliane Thomas
Specialist Customer Success Management
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Joëlle Baedorff
Specialist International Operations
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Lea Szymanski
Student Worker
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Sabrina Meinerzhagen
Team Lead Technical Support, Information Security & Certifications
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Vlad Bunse
Specialist Tech Support & Analytics
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Nicholas Schierz
Specialist Tech Support & IT Security
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Marcel Faust
Specialist Testing
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Stefan Michael
UI/UX Designer
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Manuel Heim
Software Developer
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Dennis Coufal
Software Developer
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Ikromjon Ochilov
Software Developer
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Silke Schuch
Specialist International Controlling & Business Administration
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Oezen Blankenheim
Accountant

gradar in numbers

475+

Global job families to categorise and organise your specific jobs

25+

Compensation surveys with benchmark job codes in the system

10+

Pay types available in the system to support pay transparency

75+

Implementation partners in multiple locations across the world

600+

Clients in a wide range of countries from Australia to Zimbabwe

25+

Language packs readily available out-of-the-box for free

Why choose us?

Complete solution

gradar brings together everything you need for pay transparency readiness - combining job evaluation, compensation structuring, market benchmarking, equal pay analysis, competency profiles and more in a single platform.

Expert team

Our platform is shaped by seasoned compensation and HR Tech professionals with deep expertise in job evaluation, pay equity and regulatory compliance - helping you navigate the EU Pay Transparency Directive with confidence.

Project support

Your licence includes ongoing technical support to help you meet the Directive’s requirements - with no extra costs. If you need additional hands-on consulting services, our global network of partners is always available.

Affordable software

gradar makes pay transparency accessible to organisations of every size - offering one of the most affordable solutions on the market and helping you significantly reduce the cost of job evaluation and rewards projects.

Promoting fair pay together

If you’re exploring job evaluation, compensation or the EU Pay Transparency Directive, we’d love to support you on the journey.

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