Who we are
Smart4 Cloud is a specialist talent integrator supporting enterprise businesses through digital transformation. We deploy experienced technology professionals into complex Salesforce and Microsoft implementations on a project or interim basis.
Operating from offices in Cape Town, South Africa and Orlando, Florida, we combine US market presence with access to high-growth talent pools in emerging markets. Our compliance and payroll infrastructure spans more than 29 countries, enabling us to deploy talent globally with speed and confidence.
We partner with systems integrators, consulting firms, and enterprise end-users to deliver the senior professionals that complex technology programmes demand – architects, developers, consultants, and delivery leaders who are ready to contribute from day one.
MEET THE TEAM
Ryan Forbes
CEO
Ryan leads Smart4 Cloud’s strategic direction and growth, bringing experience across specialist talent solutions to support organisations in accessing senior technology professionals for complex enterprise programmes across global markets.
Rodney Govender
Director
Rodney is Director at Smart4 Cloud, with 25+ years in specialist technology recruitment across South Africa and the USA. He builds senior talent communities and supports complex enterprise hiring through a consultative, market-led approach.
Kay-Lee Berry
Operations and Systems Manager
Kay-Lee plays a key role in supporting Smart4 Cloud’s operations and systems, helping create a smooth, organised environment for teams delivering specialist technology talent into complex enterprise programmes.
Mandy Duvenage
Head of Growth
Mandy leads growth at Smart4 Cloud, partnering with executive stakeholders to shape hiring strategies around transformation priorities and connect organisations with senior technology talent across complex enterprise programmes.
Sheldon Botha
Senior Microsoft Consultant
Sheldon works with enterprise clients, Microsoft partners and systems integrators to deliver senior platform talent across Azure, Dynamics 365 and modern workplace programmes. His strength is building teams that move delivery forward quickly.
Max Goodger
Head of Financial Services - Salesforce
Max connects top Salesforce talent with leading financial institutions, specializing in Asset & Wealth Management, Private Equity, and Investment Banking. He focuses on placing experts who understand both the industry and platform, driving adoption, scalability, and real business impact.
Tom Harding
Head of Contract Recruitment
Tom leads the contract division, connecting clients with top-tier Salesforce and Google Cloud talent. With over a decade in tech recruitment, he’s driven by quality, speed, and building trusted partnerships that deliver results in a fast-moving market.
Valerie Williams
Senior Consultant
Valerie supports enterprise hiring across Azure and cloud delivery roles. She helps clients secure specialists for infrastructure, data and automation programmes, balancing technical fit with long-term team needs.
Stephanie Payne
Senior Microsoft Consultant
Stephanie is a Recruitment Consultant at Smart4 Cloud, supporting organisations with senior Microsoft hiring across Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. She’s valued for clear communication and matching specialist consultants to complex programme needs.
Our focus
- Salesforce – CRM, Financial Services Cloud, Health Cloud, Revenue Cloud, Data Cloud, Agentforce, Marketing Cloud, MuleSoft, and Tableau
- Microsoft – Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure, Microsoft 365, Copilot, and the broader Microsoft technology stack
Our services
- Contract & interim deployment – Senior professionals deployed into active projects on a contract or statement-of-work basis. Our core offering.
- Project team scaling – Rapid deployment of multiple specialists to support new phases, go-lives, or demand spikes within existing programmes.
- Retained search – Executive and specialist permanent search for hard-to-fill leadership and architecture roles.
- Contingent direct hire – Permanent placement of experienced professionals across both platforms.
Our sectors
- Systems integrators & consulting partners – We support SI firms and technology consultancies who need to rapidly scale project teams with senior, platform-certified professionals.
- Financial services – Banking, insurance, asset management, and fintech businesses undergoing CRM transformation, regulatory technology modernisation, and customer platform consolidation.
- Energy & industrial – Energy, utilities, and industrial businesses implementing digital field service, asset management, customer engagement, and data platform programmes.
- Healthcare & life sciences – Healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, and life sciences organisations deploying patient management, clinical operations, and compliance platforms.
nGAGE Talent
Smart4 Cloud is proud to partner with nGAGE Talent, an international group who have spent the last 16 years bringing together highly specialist talent businesses and providing a platform in which they can thrive. With 200 years combined recruitment experience within management alone, the nGAGE Talent team have honed the best path to growth for both new and established businesses to an exact science, and so it is no wonder this multi-award-winning platform is king of the castle when it comes to the world of specialist talent acquisition.
The partnership between Smart4 Cloud and nGAGE Talent is helping to power our success and we are excited for what comes next!
OUR AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS
We’re really proud of our awards, achievements and accreditations, as they help set us apart as one of the top recruitment agencies.
