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Swiss
German
banks &
industry
( FOUNDATION )
Swiss market expertise & IT governance from decades of practice.
NextGen Workforce acts as an established Swiss IT service provider with a modern, group-owned tech branch in Lisbon. Deep roots in the Swiss business landscape ensure uncompromising quality management and exact compliance with local standards. Operational management ensures Swiss core values such as precision, reliability and absolute data discretion are embedded in all processes.
Industry experience in your language
With more than 20 years in the Swiss technology market, the company has deep understanding of highly regulated and technically demanding sectors. NextGen Workforce has delivered services for Swiss banking and finance, precision-driven industry and automotive companies, and leading enterprise providers. This practical experience ensures seamless governance at the highest level.
Origin
Why NextGen Workforce was created
The Swiss IT market faces constant cost pressure. In recent years, IT budgets have been tightened across sectors, domestic roles reduced and more companies need to secure strategic IT capacity. At the same time, classic nearshoring or offshoring models often fail at the same critical hurdles: cultural gaps, communication barriers and a missing understanding of Swiss precision.
NextGen Workforce was developed precisely from this tension. The key strategic advantage is seamless bilingual management that combines Swiss German and Portuguese as native languages. This native management level lets us understand your Swiss business requirements without ambiguity. At the same time, this direct bridge ensures smooth operational leadership of tech specialists on site in Portugal.
Portugal offers highly trained enterprise-level IT specialists at attractive, predictable conditions. NextGen Workforce uses its local presence to recruit the best talent directly, lead them in the local language at eye level and manage them according to the uncompromising quality standards of the Swiss IT world. The result is stable, fully integrated service delivery.
Our standard
Stability, not compromise
We do not build temporary fixes or partly integrated project teams, but stable,
highly scalable IT structures aligned with the real and strict requirements of Swiss companies.
For us, uncompromising reliability, long-term partnership and deep understanding of mature, complex IT organisations come first. We work at eye level with your leadership – with a clear focus on Swiss quality standards, strict legal compliance and sustainable technological development.
We focus on long-term collaboration, not short-term fixes
We understand established structures and integrate seamlessly into your IT organisation.
Our processes, teams and structures are built for maximum reliability and continuity.
Strict adherence to all legal requirements, including avoidance of false self-employment.
We meet the high expectations and quality standards Swiss companies require.
Position
Our identity: integrated colleagues, not a ticket agency
NextGen Workforce deliberately distances itself from classic, impersonal project- or ticket-based outsourcing. The company does not act as an external provider that processes tasks anonymously or in isolation. Instead, we extend existing IT infrastructures with dedicated, exclusively provided capacity that integrates seamlessly into clients’ daily operations.
The nearshoring approach combines the strategic cost advantages of Portugal with the direct operational control, culture and uncompromising stability of Swiss IT operations. The specialists provided work exclusively for your company, integrate fully into existing processes and share the local quality philosophy from day one.
Direct Swiss management - clear, close, reliable.
Shared values, ways of working and quality standards.
Pure B2B structure - protection from false self-employment & AHV risks.
Cost benefits through Portugal - combined with Swiss quality and management standards.
Operationally part of your team. Legally your secure B2B partner. Integrated. Reliable. Dedicated.
PART OF
Oqtaris Group
NextGen Workforce is part of Oqtaris Group – an entrepreneur-led group focused on sustainable business models and technology expertise.
The group brings together specialised companies with clearly defined responsibilities and shared strategic leadership.
For our clients, this means stable structures, clear governance and a long-term partner for building and scaling modern IT organisations in the nearshoring model.
- Oqtaris Group (holding)
- Oqtaris Capital Holding
- NextGen Workforce (operational IT unit)
- Oqtaris (e-commerce unit)
- HomePortugal (real estate platform)