Sonja Beardsley
People Operations Manager
Vancouver, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSonja Beardsley is a People Operations leader with nearly a decade of experience scaling startups, building remote-first cultures, and turning people strategy into measurable business outcomes. As VP of People & Operations at Customer.io she grew the company from 19 to 180 employees, managed a $10M budget, and achieved under 1% voluntary regrettable attrition alongside an 84% positive culture score. She combines HR certification and a background in operations, finance, compliance, and analytics to design equitable pay structures, streamline hiring (cutting timelines by over 60%), and improve first-year retention by 20% through data-driven onboarding. Now leading People Operations at Quest Center for Integrative Health, Sonja brings a rare blend of hands-on program building and executive leadership that consistently balances community, legal risk, and operational efficiency.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Art/Art Studies General, Art/Art Studies General at Pasadena City CollegeCentral Catholic High School - PortlandBachelor of Science (B.S.) Art Practices, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Art Practices at Portland State UniversityHumanities/Humanistic Studies, Humanities/Humanistic Studies at Oxford Brookes UniversityGithub contributions (2)
customerio/legal
Jun 2017 - Sep 2020
Legal Docs for Customer.io
Contributions:13 commits, 14 PRs, 8 pushes in 3 years 3 months
legal
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