Kontractis: Designing a Subcontractor Compliance MVP From Scratch

Kontractis: Designing a Subcontractor Compliance MVP From Scratch

Kontractis: Designing a Subcontractor Compliance MVP From Scratch

Outcome

Web platform

Web platform

Year

2025

2025

Industry

Compliance & Procurement SaaS

Compliance & Procurement SaaS

kontractis.fr

Kontractis automates subcontractor compliance. It collects, verifies with AI and renews the five legal certificates companies must hold for their suppliers: KBIS, RC Pro, URSSAF, tax certificates and more.

I worked on the product from scratch as an MVP. The goal was to turn a tedious, legally risky admin task into something that runs almost on autopilot.

I designed the first version of the platform, from supplier onboarding to the one-click L.8222-1 compliance report.


Process & Approach

The design process focused on the people who carry the compliance burden:

  • User research: Talking to procurement and admin teams who chase certificates by email every month

  • Journey mapping: Following a document from request and upload to AI check and renewal

  • MVP definition: Focusing the first release on collection, verification and reporting

  • Prototype testing: Validating the supplier upload flow with real subcontractors

The Challenge

Kontractis had to solve several problems in its very first version:

  • Manual chasing: Teams spent hours requesting and tracking certificates by email

  • Legal risk: Expired documents expose companies to joint financial liability

  • Two audiences: Both the client company and its suppliers needed a simple experience

  • Trust in automation: Users had to understand and trust AI verification results


Solution

The MVP delivered a clear, focused experience:

  • Compliance dashboard: A single view of every supplier with clear valid, expiring and missing states

  • Frictionless supplier portal: Subcontractors upload documents in minutes without creating complex accounts

  • Transparent AI checks: Verification results explained in plain language, with manual review when needed

  • One-click reporting: The L.8222-1 report generated instantly for audits

  • Reusable foundations: A lean component library ready for future modules

Key Takeaways

This project demonstrated that:

  • Automation needs clarity: AI features only earn trust when users can see why a decision was made

  • Design for both sides: Making suppliers’ lives easier is what keeps compliance data complete

  • Status is everything: Clear, consistent states turn a legal obligation into a quick daily check

  • Start lean, build solid: A focused MVP on strong foundations leaves room to grow

Kontractis shows how a well-scoped MVP can turn a stressful legal obligation into a calm, automated routine.


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