Sofia Soares
@sofiasoares1
People Operations partner with psychology/HR background, designing meaningful employee journeys and scalable people systems.
PortugalWhat I'm looking for
I’m a People Operations Partner who blends psychology and HR to understand how people think and work inside systems—and then translates that insight into better workplaces. I’m passionate about improving the employee journey by supporting teams through every stage: from hiring to onboarding, transitions, and offboarding.
Since July 2025, I’ve supported two remote, product-led mini-businesses at 7Graus, partnering with Product Managers on team structuring, workload planning, collaboration model changes, and team communications. I owned end-to-end talent management for these teams, including recruitment, onboarding, role transitions, and offboarding. I also led role clarification and expectation alignment processes and facilitated sensitive conversations to address performance or collaboration blockers.
From July 2022 to July 2025, I worked in Talent & People Operations at 7Graus, recruiting full-time and freelance talent across Content Production, Design, Digital Marketing, Product Management, and Tech while managing end-to-end hiring remotely across multiple time zones. I built and scaled onboarding/offboarding to improve new-hire experience and reduce ramp-up time, managed a global freelancer pool, and ran semestral feedback sessions to improve alignment, satisfaction, and retention. I’m grounded in my Master’s in Work and Organizational Psychology (2019/2021) and bring an analytical, people-first approach to everything I ship.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
People Operations Partner
7Graus, Lda
Jul 2025 - Present (11 months)
Partnered with Product Managers across two remote, product-led teams to support day-to-day people operations and team-related decision-making. Owned end-to-end talent management, including recruitment, onboarding, role transitions, and offboarding, while facilitating alignment, feedback, and performance conversations.
Talent & People Operations
7Graus, Lda
Jul 2022 - Jul 2025 (3 years)
Recruited full-time and freelance talent across content production, design, digital marketing, product management, and tech, managing end-to-end remote hiring across multiple time zones. Built structured onboarding/offboarding and managed freelancer operations, while running role-clarity and feedback sessions to improve satisfaction and retention.
Talent Acquisition
Grestel - Produtos Cerâmicos, S.A.
Dec 2021 - Jul 2022 (7 months)
Sourced and hired talent to support company growth, creating smooth and engaging onboarding experiences for new hires. Defined roles to align expectations and managed administrative operations to keep processes running efficiently.
People & Culture Intern
Armatis-LC Portugal
Mar 2021 - Jun 2021 (3 months)
Supported initiatives to promote employee well-being and a healthy work environment by assisting with communication and engagement strategies. Helped develop best practices for remote work and organized the company’s yearly calendar of events and initiatives.
HR & Talent Acquisition Intern
Vicaima, S.A.
Aug 2019 - Sep 2019 (1 month)
Assisted with screening and coordinating hiring processes while helping refine role descriptions to match hiring needs. Organized and maintained HR records to support compliance and operational efficiency.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Unknown School
Master's Degree in Work and Organizational Psychology, Work and Organizational Psychology
2019 - 2021
Master’s degree in Work and Organizational Psychology (2019–2021).
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Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Psychology
2016 - 2019
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (2016–2019).
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Software and tools used professionally
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PortugalAuthorized to work in
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