Country Manager

Sonova Group; Ireland; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Career development plans

Flexible working model

Job summary

Sonova Group is seeking a Country Manager for Ireland to lead and grow their wholesale business. This role includes full P&L responsibility and is ideal for a candidate with a solid background in medical devices.

The successful candidate will develop market strategy, build relationships with key stakeholders, and ensure compliance with statutory requirements. A degree is preferred, alongside significant commercial leadership experience in healthcare. Flexible hybrid working is part of the offering.

Qualifications

• Solid commercial leadership experience within medical devices or related healthcare sectors.
• Proven ability to negotiate commercial agreements and build relationships.
• Experience operating within regulated medical device environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Irish wholesale business with full P&L responsibility.
• Develop and execute the Irish market strategy.
• Strengthen relationships with audiologists and retail partners.

Skills

Commercial leadership experience

Strong commercial acumen

Ability to build strategic relationships

Experience leading teams

Understanding of Irish healthcare

Education

Degree educated (or equivalent)

Job description

At Sonova, we envision a world where everyone can enjoy the delight of hearing. This vision inspires us and fuels our commitment to developing innovative solutions that improve hearing health and human connection - from personal audio devices and wireless communication systems to hearing aids and cochlear implants. We're dedicated to providing outstanding customer experiences through our global audiological care services, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to engage fully with the world around them.

Guided by a culture of continuous improvement that fosters resilience and self-motivation, our team is united by a shared commitment to excellence and a deep sense of pride in our work, each of us playing a vital role in creating meaningful change,

Here you’ll find a diverse range of opportunities that span both consumer and medical solutions and the freedom to shape your career while making an impact on the lives of others. Join us in our mission to create a more connected world, where every voice is heard and every story matters.

Country Manager

As Country Manager for Ireland, you will lead and grow our wholesale business across the Irish market, owning both the strategy and the results. This is a high-impact leadership role with full P&L accountability, where you will shape commercial success, strengthen partnerships with hearing care professionals, and ensure strong regulatory and governance alignment.

In return for your commercial expertise and leadership capability, you will gain the autonomy to lead a national business, influence strategic direction, and make a meaningful difference in hearing healthcare across Ireland — all within a global organisation committed to innovation, growth and excellence.

More about the role

• Lead the Irish wholesale business with full P&L responsibility, driving revenue, market share and profitability
• Develop and execute the Irish market strategy, aligning commercial, sales and operational excellence priorities
• Build and strengthen relationships with audiologists, independent hearing care providers, retail partners and distributors
• Act as Registered Director, ensuring legal, regulatory, tax and governance compliance in line with Irish statutory requirements
• Introduce new products and solutions to market, ensuring successful commercial launches
• Provide strategic insight, forecasting and performance reporting to regional leadership

More about you

• Solid commercial leadership experience within medical devices, audiology, hearing care or related healthcare sectors
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing P&L responsibility
• Proven ability to build strategic customer relationships and negotiate commercial agreements
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
• Eligible to act as an Irish Resident Director and meet statutory compliance requirements
• Degree educated (or equivalent experience)
• Strong understanding of the Irish healthcare and audiology landscape
• Experience operating within regulated medical device environments

You are a resilient and empathetic leader who combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You act with integrity, bring independent judgement to decision-making, and foster a culture of accountability, inclusion and high performance.

More about what we offer

As one of the world’s leading hearing care providers headquartered in Switzerland, we’re committed to building an inclusive culture. We want to create an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work, through our flexible hybrid working model. We offer a wide range of training opportunities for both your professional and personal development, and there are exceptional growth opportunities with individual development plans.

For this vacancy only direct applications will be considered.

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.