FRACTIONAL CTO · Zurich

Fractional CTO Zurich

Hybrid · train from Innsbruck via Bregenz · on-site as surchargeable add-on

Remote-first technical leadership for Zurich. Paid on-site board reviews, hiring panels, and technical workshops can be planned by rail from Tirol; the travel is visible in the quote.

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AwardedTop 100 Young Companies in Austria. #36 in 2024, #58 in 2023 (GEWINN magazine).
Shipped75+ products, since 2018, across 17 countries.
LanguagesDeutsch, English.
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Working with Wavect in Zurich

The Canton of Zurich describes the region as a high-tech ecosystem spanning AI, computer vision, quantum computing, autonomous systems, engineering, and university spin-offs. ETH Zurich reported 37 new spin-offs in 2024, with AI and biotechnology strongly represented.

Those are ecosystem facts, not Wavect credentials. The relevant CTO question is what happens after the research result or technical edge meets customers, production, security, and a team that must deliver repeatedly.

We work from Austria, remote first. Zurich is available for planned on-site work by rail. We do not claim a Zurich office, Swiss legal expertise, or a local client list that does not exist.

// LOCAL FIT

Two Zurich situations where a fractional CTO fits

The role begins where technical novelty needs production accountability.

A research-first spin-off is becoming an operating company

The core technology is defensible. The missing layer is architecture, engineering management, security, reliability, supplier control, and the evidence needed for customers or the board.

An AI or high-tech product carries material data and operational risk

Model behaviour, data access, infrastructure, observability, and human fallback must become engineering decisions with owners. We make that system visible and governable.
// FIRST 30 DAYS

The first 30 days with a Zurich high-tech team

The first month separates research claims, product claims, and production evidence.

  1. Map evidence and risk
    Review the technical claims, code, data, infrastructure, security boundaries, failure modes, suppliers, and customer commitments.
  2. Choose the production path
    Decide what to build, buy, harden, instrument, or stop before the next customer, financing, or governance milestone.
  3. Create accountable technical reporting
    Set owners, release gates, risk reporting, hiring priorities, and a handover path to a full-time CTO.
// ROLE CHECK

Zurich high tech: CTO, CPO, or CTPO?

The Fractional CTO owns technical evidence and production. The Fractional CPO Zurich owns customer evidence and post-PMF prioritization. The Fractional CTPO fits when the research-to-product boundary needs one owner.
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What we use for Zurich context

We use these sources for local context. They do not imply a partnership, endorsement, office, or client relationship.

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Offer, pricing, and team

This city page explains local delivery and buyer context. The national Fractional CTO page owns the complete offer, engagement tiers, pricing, founder credentials, specialist network, and service proof.

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Role and region navigation

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Fractional CTO Zurich: local questions

High-tech context without invented Swiss credentials.

No. Wavect GmbH is an Austrian company. We work remote first and plan paid on-site work in Zurich by rail. Contracts, VAT treatment, and currency are agreed explicitly; CHF billing is available on request.
We can own the engineering system around data, model evaluation, observability, access, release evidence, and technical risk. We are not your Swiss legal counsel, notified body, or regulator. Those responsibilities stay with qualified specialists.

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