Sovos reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(583 total reviews)
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Kevin Akeroyd

49% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Sovos has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 583 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sovos employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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583 reviews
4.0
Mar 26, 2024

Good, but It used to be better!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Global and multicultural, which is fantastic in my opinion. Remote work is strong.

Cons

It used to have more focus on retention and engagement to get results and drive more revenue in, it has changed to a "cost-cut" policy no matter what.

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Sovos Response
2y
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We truly value feedback from our team members, and I'm glad to hear you appreciate our company culture and global presence. Our diverse teams indeed bring a wealth of perspectives, enriching our problem-solving and innovation processes. Regarding your concern about our focus on retention and engagement, I want to assure you that organizational changes are driven by a commitment to better meet the needs of our customers, employees, and partners. In a rapidly evolving industry, adaptation is key to success, and these changes are essential for our competitiveness and growth. We understand the importance of supporting our teams during these transitions. Our people are at the heart of Sovos. We fully understand that change can be challenging, and this kind of transformational change is not for everyone. We recognize that some employees may explore new opportunities, and while we're disappointed to see them go, we fully support their decisions and wish them well. We remain committed to evaluating and enhancing our support systems, and I'm here to discuss any further questions or concerns you may have. Please feel free to reach out at your convenience – my door is always open. Laura Handler Chief of Staff/Head of DEIB
1.0
Mar 13, 2024

Stay Away

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nothing positive to say since the arrival of the new CEO

Cons

Long hours and demanding job with no recogntion of additional responsibilities and then the new CEO is making irrational decisions and unable to communciate the strategy. The culture is terrible since his arrival and everyone is dreading that call from HR.

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Sovos Response
2y
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I take your feedback seriously, as does our whole leadership team. When I joined Sovos, I spent the first few months traveling extensively to our locations to listen and learn from hundreds of employees, and to our clients and partners locations to listen and learn. What the market / clients wanted from Sovos and what over 2,500 Sovos employees wanted us to be as a company crystalized very quickly, and we have relentlessly been driving – and relentlessly communicating our strategy ever since. Over 100,000 Sovos customers, thousands of Sovos employees, and hundreds of Sovos partners very clearly understand, and more importantly not only support, but WANT us to execute on this strategy as fast as possible. We get high marks on the level of communication, transparency, and candor from employees, partners, and clients. This commitment to transparency and candor is an absolute hallmark of the company. This vision to move Sovos from a collection of regional point solution providers to the one global platform for all things tax/reg/compliance – the Sovos Compliance Cloud- has been resoundingly successful so far. And to achieve it, we are investing more than ever before in our employees, customers and technology. Materially more. Sovos has never invested as much in the company’s history. Also to achieve it, it’s taken and will continue to take innovation, transformation, and change. Change is indeed challenging, and change of this magnitude isn’t for everyone, I and we completely understand and respect that. We are always disappointed when a Sovos team member decides it’s no longer a fit, but we always support them and always wish them well. On culture, as thousands of Sovos employees will agree, it’s quite contrary to your observation. We have a culture that was already strong, and is evolving positively to be even stronger…we've received overwhelmingly encouraging feedback from both employees and customers about our direction, and our employee retention rates are at an all-time high. We deeply value our team members. While we can (and will) always do more, we have implemented various recognition programs, flexible time-off policies, incentive programs and bonuses to acknowledge the contributions and ensure well-being of our team members. And it’s WORKING. We have a more effective company, a better culture, and Sovos employees are doing the best work of their careers. I am personally excited about the positive impacts these changes are already having on our employees, clients and partners, and I remain committed to fostering a positive and inclusive workplace environment at Sovos. Thank you again for your feedback and also for the contributions you made during your tenure with us. We truly appreciate you. Kevin Akeroyd CEO
2.0
Feb 29, 2024
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Pros

Work From Home is great

Cons

CEO is cutting the guts of this company. Just trying to fix the image to sell it

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Sovos Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It is great to hear that you find our flexible work model is valuable! We hear that a lot from our team members and are proud to be able to provide this flexibility for our Sovosians. To address your comment on our CEO cutting the guts of this company, I have to disagree. We are making changes and we recognize that change can be difficult however it is making the company even stronger, a better partner for our customers, and more successful for our employees so that we can continue to be a leader in the market. We have to change some of our old ways of operating in order to support our customers, who are relying on us now more than ever for streamlined processes and efficiency. The industry we are in is very competitive, and we are making these changes to win and invest in areas where we were previously lacking. While it may not feel like an easy path, we have heard from many of our team members and customers that they are feeling the positive impacts of these implemented changes and will continue to support our employees on our journey to Level Up. Please reach out to me if you have any questions or would like to speak about this further. My door is always open! Alice Katwan – President, Revenue
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