Swiss technology advisory and talent services

Clear technology strategy. The people to deliver it.

Cloud Tower brings together technology advice, executive search and specialist recruitment for organizations in Switzerland and the DACH region. Work directly with a senior partner to assess an AI or cloud decision, find a technology leader or secure expertise for a critical program.

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Share the role, decision or project you are working on. A partner will review your enquiry and propose a next step.

Expertise

Meet the experience behind Cloud Tower

Our partners bring experience from technology leadership, recruitment, business management and career transition. We connect that experience around the decision, role or program you need to move forward.

Technology leadership

Hüseyin Bektas

Managing Partner, Technology Services

More than 20 years leading multi-country technology programs across cloud, IT infrastructure, software delivery and managed services. Previous roles as Chief Information Officer, IT Manager and IT Project Manager.

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Search and talent

Prakriti Prasad

Managing Partner, Talent Acquisition Services

More than 14 years in technology and non-technology recruitment, from specialist to senior leadership appointments. Has led recruitment teams and managed hiring for startups, multinational companies and enterprise clients in India.

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Business perspective

Veysel Arslan

Managing Director

Experience across business advisory, company leadership and recruitment, including roles as CEO at VENA Beratung AG and as CFO at Tyson AG, and earlier positions in recruitment consulting.

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Career transition

Rebeca Valença

Managing Partner, Outplacement Services

More than 15 years in talent strategy, executive coaching and career development. Founder of Talent Factory Coaching in Zurich, supporting executives and senior professionals through career transitions in Switzerland and internationally.

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Experience described here relates to our partners’ previous roles unless identified as a Cloud Tower engagement.

How we help

What needs to move forward?

Fill a critical technology role

A vacancy in cloud, data, AI or an enterprise platform can hold back a wider program. We help define the role, find relevant people and assess their fit for the work ahead.

Discuss a hiring need

Technology recruitment Project contractors

Make a technology decision

Assess an AI investment, cloud option or enterprise platform choice with a clear view of value, cost, risk and the people needed to deliver it.

Discuss a technology decision

AI advisory Business strategy

Secure leadership through change

Clarify the leadership your organization needs during a vacancy, transition or transformation, then explore interim support or a permanent search.

Discuss a leadership need

Interim leadership Executive search

In HR or Talent Acquisition? You can brief us on a single role through the short form below.

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First engagements

Start with a defined assignment

Agree the scope, responsible partner, deliverables, timing and fees before work begins.

Critical technology search

A focused search for a senior specialist or technology leader whose appointment matters to your program.

Typical outputs

Role and success profile, market assessment, candidate assessments, an agreed shortlist and support through the appointment process.

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Technology decision review

A focused assessment of one AI, cloud or enterprise technology decision.

Typical outputs

Decision brief, options and assumptions, cost and risk considerations, a recommendation and the capability needed to act on it.

Discuss your decision

Interim leadership support

Define the leadership mandate and explore suitable interim expertise for a period of transition.

Typical outputs

Mandate and success criteria, an assessment of availability and fit, and an agreed mobilization and review plan.

Discuss your leadership requirement

Each assignment is scoped to your situation. Timing and commercial terms are agreed in the proposal.

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Examples of the work

See how we approach the work

Explore illustrative examples of the structure and judgment we bring to a search or technology decision.

Illustrative example. Fictional scenario. No client or candidate data.

Candidate assessment: cloud platform lead

How a shortlist assessment records evidence, open questions and the next step, using “Fictional Candidate A”.

Assignment: Establish clearer ownership of a growing cloud platform and improve operational reliability.
Scenario evidence: The fictional candidate describes introducing infrastructure-as-code reviews and incident ownership in a multi-team environment.

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Assessment: The example indicates relevant operating experience and an ability to explain engineering trade-offs.
Open question: Experience in a validated or otherwise highly regulated environment has not been established.
Next assessment step: Discuss a relevant platform-change scenario and determine what further evidence would be required.
Decision status: Further assessment needed. This example is not an assessment of a real person.

Illustrative example. Fictional scenario. No client or candidate data.

Technology decision

Decision note: internal AI knowledge assistant

How a decision note sets out options, assumptions, a recommendation and what to measure before committing further.

Decision: Whether to pilot an internal AI knowledge assistant.
Options: Retain the current search process, trial a managed assistant or develop a custom application.

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Assumptions: A small pilot group, approved internal documents and no automated external actions.
Recommendation: Evaluate a limited managed pilot before committing to a custom build, subject to access-control and data-use checks.
Measures: Answer usefulness, unsupported-answer frequency, user adoption and the effort required to maintain the content.
Capability required: A business owner, a platform lead and accountable information owners.
Next step: Agree a test set, acceptance criteria and the decision needed after the pilot.

Illustrative example. Fictional scenario. No client or candidate data.

Partners

Know who you will work with

Your enquiry is matched to the relevant partner. The proposed engagement identifies who leads the work and which specialists are involved.

Veysel Arslan

Managing Director

Brings experience across business advisory, company leadership and recruitment. His career includes roles as CEO at VENA Beratung AG and as CFO at Tyson AG, following earlier positions in recruitment consulting, and work with SMEs, entrepreneurs and investors on business growth.

Supports Business development and client relationships

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