About Alexandre
CIO turned Founder. Building Small Scale in the DACH region.
I'm Alexandre de Sousa Bally, a Portuguese-Swiss business and technology leader based in Switzerland. After nearly a decade leading IT delivery at Viking Cruises and serving as CIO at Scenic Luxury Cruises, I founded Small Scale — a business management consultancy focused on helping SMEs in the DACH region transform their processes.
Career Highlights
Principal Consultant
Small Scale
Present
Business management consultancy for SMEs in the DACH region. Entry point: Current-State Clarity Sprint. Focus on accessible, people-centric process transformation.
Chief Information Officer
Scenic Luxury Cruises
Dec 2024 — Present
€3M savings in first 12 months. Implemented AI/LLM solution at 160 dev hours, €200/year running cost.
Director, IT Delivery
Viking Cruises
Feb 2015 — Nov 2024
Facilitated the successful 2024 IPO through mature GRC frameworks. Built a composable CDP on Databricks bridging Reservations and HubSpot CRM.
Key Achievements
- €3M savings in first 12 months at Scenic through vendor renegotiation and process optimization
- AI/LLM implementation at 160 developer hours, €200/year running cost — proving enterprise AI doesn't need enterprise budgets
- Facilitated Viking's successful 2024 IPO through mature GRC frameworks and IT governance
- Built a composable CDP on Databricks bridging Reservations and HubSpot CRM
Education
- Business Management Advisory — Universidade do Algarve
- Cybersecurity for Managers — MIT Sloan Executive Education
Languages
Small Scale
Small Scale is my consultancy focused on process transformation for SMEs in the DACH region. The entry point is a Current-State Clarity Sprint — a focused engagement that maps your processes, identifies bottlenecks, and delivers a practical roadmap. No compliance-first bureaucracy, no over-engineered frameworks. Just clarity and actionable next steps.