EHS and operational risk management software serving 8,400+ customers globally
Sphera operates a compliance and risk platform built on Azure cloud infrastructure with Salesforce sales operations and Power BI analytics. The hiring mix—sales-led with embedded marketing, product, and ops roles—reflects a post-acquisition consolidation phase: they're executing go-to-market plans across multiple product lines while managing implementation complexity, which explains the emphasis on strategic account planning and post-sale deployment workflows. Pain points around churn and scalable SaaS architecture suggest the company is working to unify disparate products into a single cloud platform.
Notable leadership hires: Sales Director
Sphera is a private software and consulting firm headquartered in Chicago serving 8,400+ customers across 95 countries. The company provides integrated software, data, and advisory services for environment, health, safety, sustainability (EHS&S), process safety, product stewardship, and supply chain risk management. The platform is built on Azure and distributed via Salesforce, with internal tools including Power BI, Tableau, and Workday. The customer base includes a million-plus end users, and the company operates a geographically distributed engineering and support organization.
Sphera builds on Microsoft Azure (Functions, Queue Storage, Application Gateway, AD B2C), .NET/C#, and React for the front end. Salesforce handles sales operations; Workday manages HR; Power BI and Tableau handle analytics. Marketing uses HubSpot, Pardot, and 6sense.
Sphera employs 1,001–5,000 people and operates in 95 countries. Founded in 2016, it serves a customer base of 8,400+ organizations with over a million end users.
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