Lattice Talent Suite at Lattiverse: Making Work Meaningful with People + AI

At Lattiverse 2025, we wrapped the keynote with a story that perfectly captured what it means to grow with Lattice. Christina Donnelly, Chief People Officer at BARK, joined Lattice’s VP of People, Sophie Hurcombe, onstage to share how her team is using the Lattice platform to bring clarity, alignment, and growth to every employee, while staying true to their unique culture and, of course, their mission to bring joy to dogs and their humans. 

BARK’s journey with Lattice started like many fast-growing companies: scaling brought complexity, and that complexity made it harder to stay in sync. Review cycles happened on different schedules. Teams had their own systems and preferences. But BARK didn’t want to sacrifice what made them special in exchange for structure.

That’s where Lattice came in.

One Platform, Built for the Way People Work

With Lattice, BARK found the right balance: structure and flexibility in one place. Now, every team runs reviews on a timeline that works for them, within a consistent framework that creates clarity across the org. Their CEO is even one of Lattice’s top users, thanks to how seamlessly the platform fits into their exec workflows.

BARK’s people team is managing everything from performance to compensation without ever leaving the platform. That kind of connected experience isn’t just more efficient. It creates a shared rhythm that keeps everyone aligned. As Christina put it:

It’s not just about individual goals or our earnings call. It’s about how people feel in between — are they feeling empowered, are they feeling seen, and on the road to success?

Talent Tools That Support Strategic HR

At BARK, the People team’s goal is clear: give employees the clarity and support they need to succeed, without bogging managers or HR down in manual processes. Lattice’s Talent Tools make that possible.

The result is consistency across the org, less administrative overhead, and more time to focus on strategic work. Here’s how BARK is using the Lattice Talent Suite:

• Flexible Review Cycles that allow each team to run on their own timeline while staying aligned with company-wide standards.
• Performance Context Panels that give managers access to everything they need: 1:1 notes, goals, feedback, peer reviews — all in one view.
• AI-Powered Review Summaries that surface the most important insights so reviews are faster to write and more impactful to read.
• Calibrations where HR and execs can make real-time performance and promotion decisions without digging through review packets.
• Compensation Management with one-click sync to Lattice Payroll.
• Engagement Survey Exports to PowerPoint so teams can share results with execs quickly and drive meaningful action.

Christina summed it up best:

We have a really small team, and Lattice has amplified everyone’s abilities.

The Future of People Teams Is Here

At Lattice, we talk a lot about People + AI. Bark’s story is a perfect example of what that looks like in action: less drudgery, more strategy. Less chasing down spreadsheets, more making an impact. And a whole lot more time to focus on what makes your company special.

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