We co-founded Riala to transform how German companies approach compliance, from spreadsheets and static documents to a dynamic SaaS platform with smart workflows, multi-tenant support, and AI-driven documentation
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THE OVERVIEW
Client
Riala is a German-based SaaS startup focused on digitizing and simplifying compliance management. Built for companies navigating Germany’s complex regulatory environment, Riala provides a centralized platform to assess risks, manage internal controls, and stay audit-ready—all with AI support and full flexibility.
Tech stack and tooling
.NET 8
Entity Framework Core
Tailwind CSS
GitHub Actions
PostgreSQL
OpenAI API
Project length
Riala was founded in 2023, and the first production-ready release was launched in 2024. Development continues in agile sprints with evolving feature sets, regulatory enhancements, and customer onboarding.
Industry
THE TEAM
A cross-functional team collaborated from concept to launch, working iteratively across legal, technical, and product boundaries. The combined experience of compliance professionals and senior engineers ensured that every decision, from backend structure to user interaction, was both audit-compliant and user-centric. This balance of regulatory depth and technical execution made Riala not just functional, but future-proof.
ROLE
Co-founder & Architect
Backend Developer
Frontend Developer
Compliance Specialist
UI/UX Designer
QA & Tester
THE CHALLENGE
1
Risk and control frameworks vary drastically between companies and industries
Every client had a different approach to how they define, track, and mitigate risks. We needed to design a system that could accommodate banking-level rigor while still supporting lightweight SME processes. Flexibility couldn’t come at the cost of legal compliance.
2
Legacy solutions forced users into predefined structures or required heavy customization. On the other hand, smaller teams were stuck managing risks through scattered spreadsheets and long email chains. Neither approach scaled well, or passed an audit cleanly.
3
Needed to support dynamic workflows
that stay legally compliant
Customizability had to work within the boundaries of regulatory expectations. This meant allowing admins to shape workflows, but ensuring outputs remained traceable and structured. Building that flexibility without breaking audit-readiness was a central challenge.
4
Documentation had to be both
user-friendly and audit-ready
Users needed to feel comfortable entering and updating data, even without legal backgrounds. At the same time, every change had to be logged and exportable for external review. We had to walk the line between usability and traceability.
5
Some Riala users were business professionals, not legal experts, yet responsible for complex compliance tasks. To assist them, we built an AI engine that analyzes responses from structured questionnaires and generates clear summaries with next-step recommendations. Over time, the AI improves by learning from past inputs, fine-tuning its guidance for better accuracy and tone. It supports user understanding—without ever replacing legal accountability.
6
Multi-client setup required clean data separation and permission management
Riala had to serve multiple organizations under one platform, without any risk of data bleed. Each client needed strict access rules, internal role tiers, and administrative oversight. Building this from the core ensured long-term trust and scalability.
7
From UI copy to backend security, the product needed to communicate credibility and robustness. Legal and compliance leaders had to feel confident using the platform in front of auditors. This required precise attention to terminology, data models, and user flows.
COMPLIANCE UX MEETS ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE
We started with the regulatory end-goals in mind, and worked backwards to build a system that could adapt, scale, and guide users with minimal training.
Mapped the customer-dealer-offer journey to identify how digital tools remove bottlenecks.
Built from the ground up to support offers, dealerships, contracts, and user roles—all under one roof.
Developed a powerful interface for browsing, filtering, and embedding JATO dataset values into offers.
Created flexible logic for dynamic changes to approvals, statuses, and task assignments over time.
Enabled internal components to communicate and scale across different parts of the platform.
Improved usability by simplifying navigation, content blocks, and offer configuration screens.
Continuously expanded the system with new modules based on evolving business operations and data needs.
THE SOLUTION
Riala enables teams to build custom risk frameworks and internal controls while staying audit-ready and AI-augmented.
01
Dynamic assessment builder
Create flexible workflows for any industry’s risk or control processes.
02
Role-based user management
Admins, auditors, and staff each have clear boundaries and access rights.
03
Company-level multi-tenant support
Clients can manage multiple business entities in one platform instance.
04
AI-powered guidance
Users get intelligent suggestions for risk categorization and documentation.
05
Export & audit tools
Generate reports for internal or regulatory audits with one click.
06
Modular backend
Rapid integration of new legal frameworks or country-specific rules.
THE IMPACT
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