Technology-driven management & transformation consulting

Clarity in complexity.

We believe the future takes hold where people are technologically empowered to turn complexity into clarity.

Strategy, data and AI - implemented responsibly and aligned with European standards for trustworthy AI.

Innovate your business.

Double exposure of a person and modern architecture - the human side of technology

Our approach

In many companies, the future is already here.

It's in the data, the systems, the processes - and in what people already know. The potential is there; what's missing is the way in. New systems, new tools, new demands, new uncertainty: a maze full of possibilities, but no map.

This is exactly where Xient comes in.

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Complexity becomes clarity.We translate scattered data, systems and processes into structures that are understandable and ready to connect.
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Clarity becomes better decisions.See clearly, and you decide with more confidence - and win back control.
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Better decisions become future readiness.The ability to act today turns into the ability to shape what comes next.

Because technology is always a human matter, too. So we don't start with tools - we start by listening. We're not your typical SAP shop; we're the people who take care of things and translate between business, technology and the human reality. And we're not jumping on the AI bandwagon: our AI expertise is real and already in production - sharpened in research and innovation projects, and deployed responsibly.

AI Governance

Responsible AI - not banning it, enabling it.

Responsible, traceable AI, oriented to the European standards for data protection and trustworthy AI. Built into the architecture, not bolted on afterwards. Bans only breed shadow IT - we enable instead, secure by design.

Clarity in governance, too. Not just in the data.

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European sovereignty

Your data stays with you.

We build in data protection and sovereignty from the start - oriented to European standards for trustworthy AI. Your data stays in your own systems: no shadow infrastructure at Xient, no copy on our side. Where your data sits, you decide.

No shadow ITYour data stays in your systems - no copy at Xient.
Privacy by designBuilt in from day one: no trackers, no cookies.
European & sovereignA European company, EU-hosted own infrastructure, oriented to European standards.
AI where the work happens

So usable AI doesn't stay abstract.

We don't talk about AI in the abstract - we make it usable in everyday work. One example: a question in Microsoft Teams, a reliable answer from SAP, in seconds. We call it Xient Bridge.

Read first, don't changeRead-only by default - control stays with you.
Only cleared dataEveryone sees exactly what they're cleared for.
Traceable and yoursEvery answer auditable - in your own Microsoft tenant.

Microsoft Teams is just the most tangible starting point - via Microsoft Copilot, the same works in Outlook, SharePoint and in automated workflows.

How it works

Cybersecurity

Security with a clear view - hands on the wheel.

Security isn't an add-on, it's the precondition for being able to act. We steer cybersecurity with oversight and an excellent partner network that brings specialist knowledge exactly when it counts - from architecture review through to operations.

And where AI meets security, we help CIOs and security teams decide on a verified basis.

Research & Innovation

Coming from a research or funding context?

Xient is a research-active SME, deeply embedded in European and national structures - from Horizon Europe and European sovereign computing infrastructure to the ZIM innovation network DiNa. Consortia and funding partners find what they're looking for here, fast.

Co-funded by the European Union
To Research & Innovation

Substance over consultant façade.

About us

Boutique focus, enterprise depth.

Since 2011, from Leverkusen, we've guided demanding transformations - for the Mittelstand, hidden champions and DAX corporations. A compact team and a proven network of professionals and partners deliver very large undertakings.

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Careers

Shape it, don't just watch.

At Xient, newcomers work on real projects and real kit from day one: our own AI hardware, our own SAP systems, an SAP partnership and European research at the cutting edge. We train people - if you roll up your sleeves, you help shape things.

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Success Stories

Impact that sticks in daily work.

Projects that work in day-to-day operations - not just on paper. From DAX corporations to hidden champions: IT transformation, data architecture, system integration and process digitisation.

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The people

People who take responsibility.

Behind Xient are people who bring strategy, technology and responsibility together - from the first conversation to impact in operations.

Yavuz Yıldız, Founder and Managing Director of Xient

Yavuz Yıldız

Founder & Managing Director

“To me, technology is always a human topic, too. Only when people understand does complexity turn into clarity.”

Entrepreneur, driver and connector. Yavuz founded Xient in 2011 and brings people, technology and business together - driven to turn complexity into clarity.

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Oliver Schwenteck, Data & Technology Executive at Xient

Oliver Schwenteck

Data & Technology Executive

“Large programmes rarely fail because of the technology. They fail for lack of clarity about what comes first.”

Experienced strategist for complex transformations. Oliver leads large programmes and keeps a cool head even in the most complex undertakings.

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More about the team and what we stand for: About us.

Partners & Networks

Well connected - in technology, the Mittelstand and research.

We work with leading technology providers and are firmly rooted in the IT Mittelstand and in applied research.

  • SAP PartnerPartner
  • DatabricksPartner
  • DSAG - German-speaking SAP User GroupMember
  • BITMi - German IT SME AssociationMember

Each shown in line with the brand and membership rules of the respective organisations. EU-funded projects (e.g. Erasmus+) are shown per project on the project pages, with the required funding notice.

Locations

Rooted in the Ruhr region, grown into the world.

We come from the Ruhr region - a place that knows change like few others. We lived through its structural transformation, at times painfully, and helped shape it: coal and steel became knowledge and technology. That experience runs through every transformation project we take on.

From here we went out into the world - and today we bring much of it back: knowledge, connections, and the European idea that the future is built together.

Leverkusen

Headquarters

Werkstättenstraße 19
51379 Leverkusen
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Gelsenkirchen

Location

Wissenschaftspark Gelsenkirchen
Munscheidstraße 14
45886 Gelsenkirchen
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Istanbul

International hub

YTÜ Teknopark, A1 Blok, No: 35
34220 Esenler / İstanbul
Türkiye
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Valencia

International hub

Av. Cortes Valencianas, 17 izq. oficina 4
46015 Valencia
España
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Skopje

International hub

Ul. 11 Oktomvri 1A
Skopje 1300
North Macedonia
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Lwiw

Location · operations currently paused

Lwiw (city centre)
Ukraine
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Gelsenkirchen Leverkusen İstanbul Valencia Skopje Lwiw
Headquarters Location International hub Currently paused

Contact

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