Sonos Cuts Marketing Jobs as New CMO Restructures Division

The marketing department of Sonos Inc. lost some employees on April 1st. According to Colleen DeCourcy, the new chief marketing officer, the division has become too dispersed to move quickly enough to meet the demands of this brand.

The makeover is an effort to repair the fundamental structure, not modify the workforce, according to a memo written to employees by DeCourcy, who joined the audio brand in January. The next stage is to construct an improved system with more defined roles and a shorter time between decisions and their results. Sonos chose not to reveal the exact number of workers who lost their jobs as a result.

Sonos Leadership Reshuffle

Tom Conrad, CEO of Sonos, recruited DeCourcy, who worked for Snap Inc. and Wieden Kennedy, a marketing firm. He was brought on board to assist with the company's marketing efforts centred on its distinctive whole-house audio system. After Jordan Saxemard left in early 2025, long-time Sonos executive Lindsay Whitworth took over as temporary CMO and continued in that role until DeCourcy was hired.

Saxemard was one of the C-suite members who promptly followed former CEO Patrick Spence out the door in the aftermath of a catastrophic software overhaul that nearly destroyed Sonos' business. With the debut of the $299 Sonos Play portable speaker, Sonos has finally returned to the consumer hardware market after almost a year of absence. Up until now, the company's marketing has stuck to its normal script, praising the gadget for its adaptability and seamless interaction with the rest of the Sonos ecosystem.

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