Tom Swaby

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Head of Platform Engineering at Coller Capital

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Tom Swaby is the Head of Platform Engineering at Coller Capital, where he previously served as Cloud Engineering Manager. His career shows a consistent upward trajectory in platform and cloud infrastructure, with previous engineering roles at ASOS. com and ITV. He is an alumnus of the Hemel Hempstead School.

Personality Overview

Calm

Slow To Decisions

Risk-averse

Their motivation stems from the impact that their decisions can have on the organization.
  They are good and approachable with everyone, internally and externally. They prefer to follow rules and procedures.

Topics They Care About

Platform Engineering
His entire career, from engineer to department head, has been focused on building and managing robust technical platforms at companies like ASOS, ITV, and Coller Capital.
Cloud Infrastructure
He progressed from Cloud Engineering Manager to Head of Platform Engineering, indicating deep expertise in managing and scaling cloud-based systems.
Team Leadership
His current role as a department head and previous role as a manager highlight his experience in leading and developing engineering teams.

Media Appearances

Tom has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Head of Platform Engineering at Coller Capital
9-2024 - 3-2026
Cloud Engineering Manager at Coller Capital
6-2019 - 9-2024
Lead Platform Engineer at ASOS.com
3-2016 - 9-2024
Senior Platform Engineer at ASOS.com
6-2008 - 3-2016
Platform Engineer at ITV

Education

1992 - 1999
Education details unavailable from Hemel Hempstead School

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Exp : 22 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Platform Engineering at Coller Capital
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Insights For Selling To Tom

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Pause and ask them if they have any questions
  • If possible, connect them to existing customers
  • Show willingness to accommodating their needs or requests

DONT's

  • Don’t don the salesperson avatar, be the friendly advisor instead
  • Don’t keep pushing them for a straight answer, just make your own conclusions
  • Don’t rush them to make quick decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tom is

  • Low-risk, go-ahead from other stakeholders and successful evaluation as per process matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tom

  • They don’t say no very often, and can take you around in circles sometimes.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tom move?

  • They do not like to rush and can be quite slow in their decision making.

  • Can Tom take some risk or not?

  • They are risk-averse and like to make decisions that others support.

You And Tom

Personality Compatibility


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