🎯 HR Management

Build a high-performance culture across every time zone.

Managing performance fairly and consistently across a distributed global team is one of the hardest things HR leaders face. Zyltex Performance Management gives you the structure to set meaningful goals, run credible reviews, and identify your top performers — wherever they sit in the world.

Manager reviewing employee performance goals on dashboard
Better retention with structured reviews
360° Feedback from peers, managers and self
100% Visibility across all countries
40% Reduction in review admin time
Overview

Why most distributed companies struggle with performance management.

When your team is in one office, informal performance management is possible — managers notice who is doing well, conversations happen naturally, and feedback flows. When your team is distributed across eight countries, none of that works. Without a structured system, performance becomes inconsistent, reviews become cursory, and your best people leave because they feel their contributions aren't being recognised. Zyltex gives your managers the structure to manage performance well, regardless of where the employee sits.

Better retention with structured reviews
360° Feedback from peers, managers and self
100% Visibility across all countries
40% Reduction in review admin time
Features

Everything included in Performance Management.

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Goal setting aligned to company objectives

Zyltex connects individual goals to team and company objectives, so every employee understands how their work connects to the bigger picture. Goals are set collaboratively between managers and employees, tracked throughout the cycle, and reviewed at check-ins and formal review points.

  • OKR and KPI goal frameworks supported
  • Manager and employee collaborative goal setting
  • Progress tracking visible to both employee and manager
  • Goal history maintained across all review cycles
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Goal setting aligned to company objectives

Zyltex connects individual goals to team and company objectives, so every employee understands how their work connects t...

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Structured performance reviews and 360° feedback

Zyltex supports the full range of performance review formats — manager reviews, self-assessments, peer feedback and 360° reviews — with configurable templates, automated scheduling, and clear rating frameworks that make reviews consistent and defensible across your entire organisation.

  • Customizable review templates per role or level
  • Self-assessment, manager review and peer feedback
  • 360° feedback with anonymous response options
  • Calibration tools for fair cross-team comparison
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Structured performance reviews and 360° feedback

Zyltex supports the full range of performance review formats — manager reviews, self-assessments, peer feedback and 36...

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Performance analytics and talent identification

Zyltex gives HR and leadership a clear view of performance distribution across the organisation — by country, team, manager and level. Identify your highest performers for development and retention, and spot underperformance early before it becomes a larger issue.

  • Performance heatmaps by team and country
  • Top performer identification and development tracking
  • Performance improvement plan (PIP) workflow
  • Trend analysis across review cycles
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Performance analytics and talent identification

Zyltex gives HR and leadership a clear view of performance distribution across the organisation — by country, team, ma...

Process

Running your first performance cycle with Zyltex

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Set up your review cycle

Configure your review schedule (annual, bi-annual, or quarterly), choose your rating framework, and customise the review template for each employee level.

02

Goals are set and tracked

Managers and employees set goals collaboratively at the start of the cycle. Progress is tracked throughout, with optional mid-cycle check-ins to keep conversations happening.

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Reviews are completed across the organisation

When the review window opens, all employees complete self-assessments and managers complete their reviews. Zyltex tracks completion rates and sends reminders automatically.

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Leaders calibrate and communicate outcomes

HR and leadership access performance analytics to calibrate ratings, identify top performers, and plan development actions. Results are shared with employees through the platform.

Who it's for

Who uses Zyltex Performance Management?

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Distributed teams across time zones

Companies where the natural informal performance feedback of a co-located team doesn't exist and structure is needed.

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Companies scaling from 50 to 500+ employees

Organisations that have outgrown informal reviews and need a consistent, fair process that works at scale.

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HR teams building a performance-first culture

People teams who want performance management to be a positive, development-focused experience rather than an annual compliance exercise.

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Companies preparing for rapid hiring

Organisations scaling headcount quickly who need clear performance standards established before the team doubles in size.

Why Zyltex

Zyltex vs annual reviews in a Google Form

✅ Zyltex
❌ Ad hoc review processes
Structured, consistent process for all employees
Different managers, different approaches, inconsistent outcomes
Goals tracked throughout the cycle
Goals set in January, forgotten by March
360° feedback included
Manager-only review with no peer input
Performance analytics across the organisation
No visibility into overall performance distribution
Documentation for performance improvement
No formal record if performance issues need to be escalated
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We had 140 people across nine countries and our performance reviews were a mess — every manager did it differently and nobody trusted the outcomes. Zyltex gave us one consistent process. Our first full cycle had 97% completion and the feedback from employees was overwhelmingly positive.
Emily Chen Chief Operating Officer, Lumen Labs
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5/5 — Verified client
FAQ

Performance Management — common questions.

Most Zyltex clients run formal reviews twice a year, with lighter quarterly check-ins in between. Annual reviews are also supported, though research consistently shows more frequent cycles improve both performance outcomes and employee engagement.

Yes. Zyltex supports multiple review templates, so you can have different formats for engineers, salespeople, and operations teams — with appropriate competencies and metrics for each.

Yes. The platform includes a PIP workflow that allows managers and HR to create documented improvement plans, set clear milestones, and track progress — with a complete audit trail for HR and legal purposes.

For Zyltex HRIS users, performance data is integrated directly into the employee record. Review outcomes, goal history and development plans are all visible in the employee's profile and inform decisions on compensation and progression.

Peer and upward feedback can be configured as anonymous or attributed, depending on your cultural preference. Self-assessment and manager review are always attributed.

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