Senior Performance & People Manager at Sonic

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
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Healthcare, MedTech, HealthtechIndustries

Requirements

  • Interest in Sonio's mission (improving women's and children's health through prenatal AI)
  • Experience in strategy (start-up, consulting, etc.) - ability to make decisions & challenge managers’ decisions, taking into account company strategy, budget, people dynamics
  • Strong understanding of the US employment market for tech start-ups
  • Strong cultural fit between impact, performance and care
  • Strong empathy, ability to support & challenge in a caring and supportive way
  • Strong interest in people topics, ideally some experience with communication, feedback, performance or other people frameworks
  • Location: Boston (could fit someone based in Paris with strong knowledge of the US market)

Responsibilities

  • Support the excom in building the team & processes that will reach 2026 and onwards objectives (Revenue generation, Customer satisfaction, installation at scale)
  • Define & run Sonio’s performance framework holistically
  • Run the performance review cycles end-to-end
  • Continuously improve the incentive system & salary grid to reward performance fairly across the team
  • Ensure metrics used to follow performance are robust
  • Coach, Train & Support managers to guarantee a great management experience for each employee in line with our culture of performance and care
  • Own the overall training plan for the company (€100k+ budget) to ensure we have the right team & skills to address business challenges
  • As the first US-hire in the HR team, focus specifically on the US, ensuring best-in-class employee experience and supporting some operational tasks in the US

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Performance ManagementPeople ManagementPerformance ReviewsIncentive SystemsCompensation PlanningHR MetricsLeadership CoachingTraining ProgramsTalent DevelopmentOrganizational Processes

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the work arrangement for this role?

The position is hybrid.

What are the main responsibilities of the Senior Performance & People Manager?

Key tasks include supporting the excom in building team and processes for 2026 objectives, defining and running the performance framework, managing performance review cycles, improving incentive systems and salary grid, coaching managers, and owning the company training plan with a €100k+ budget.

What is the company culture like at Sonio?

Sonio has a strong culture centered around four pillars: Impact, Product, People & Performance, with a focus on maximizing performance in a growing 80-person cross-border team and a vision that performance is contextual and about creating the right environment for everyone to succeed.

What does the team structure look like?

The role involves maximizing performance of a growing 80-person cross-border team, reporting directly to the Director of People & Culture (excom member & board observer), with exposure to the CEO, COO, and other excom members, and as the first US-hire in the HR team focusing on the US.

What makes a strong candidate for this role?

A strong candidate is mission-driven with a critical interest in Sonio's mission to improve women's and children's health through prenatal AI technology.

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