Group People & Culture Manager

reach52 is seeking a Group People & Culture Manager that will support reach52’s mission to build access to healthcare for 52% of the world, who currently cannot access it. You will be tasked with leading day-to-day HR operations for our team members located around the globe while also leading efforts to make reach52 a great place to work during a period of rapid scale across India and Africa.

Core role scope and responsibilities of the role will be:

• Global People Operations
• Own all global HR processes: recruitment, onboarding, compensation, and performance cycles across markets.
• Standardise contracts, policies, and compliance documentation across India, Southeast Asia, and Africa (with local adaptations).
• Manage HR tools and systems to improve efficiency and transparency across a distributed workforce.
• Support payroll coordination and benefits alignment with Finance and regional teams.
• Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding
• Work with department heads to anticipate hiring needs and build a pipeline of talent for key roles.
• Lead recruitment campaigns that reflect reach52’s mission, culture, and values.
• Build a simple, scalable onboarding experience that sets new joiners up for success.
• Strengthen reach52’s employer brand across target markets through storytelling and digital presence on LinkedIn.
• Culture and Engagement
• Champion reach52’s values across all regions.
• Create moments of connection that keep a distributed team united.
• Develop engagement surveys and track pulse metrics to ensure a healthy, high-performing culture.
• Support leadership in promoting inclusion, wellbeing, and diversity in a cross-cultural context.

Who you are (probably)

• 8+ years of progressive HR, people ops, and culture-building experience, ideally across emerging markets.
• Strong grasp of employment laws and best practices in India, plus curiosity to learn more about others
• Skilled in both people operations (processes, systems, compliance) and people experience (engagement, culture, storytelling).
• Experience with multicultural teams and international exposure
• Highly organised, empathetic, and pragmatic — able to balance heart and data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; confident across diverse, global teams.
• Passionate about access to healthcare, impact, and building organisations that do good and perform well.