Manager, Global People & Culture

About Splash

Splash is a global nonprofit organization founded in 2007, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA. Since 2007, we have completed more than 2,500 projects that serve over 1.2 million children each day. Currently focused on cities in East Africa, Splash delivers the clean water, clean toilets, and dignified menstrual health resources that every child deserves through comprehensive water, sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health (WASH-M) services and behavior change programs across 100% of a city’s public schools.

Our distinctive model transforms entire cities, starting at the school water fountain, by shifting systems, infrastructure, and behaviors in partnership with local governments and communities. We start by building relationships with the local stakeholders responsible for education, health, and water management, and we negotiate financial commitments that support a full transition of operations and maintenance to local leadership.

Our vision is global impact without Splash, made possible through partnerships with national governments, co-creation with local communities, and replication far beyond our day-to-day involvement.

In 2019, we began testing and refining Project WISE (WASH in Schools for Everyone), a cost-effective and replicable blueprint designed to reach 100% of public schools in fast-growing, complex cities in partnership with local governments and community leaders. In five years, we achieved our goals in Ethiopia and India, and we began our next phase of expansion in East Africa in 2025.

Our core values guide everything we do, including every hiring decision we make. They are:

• People – People first. People second. People third.
• Quality – Beautiful products that function and last.
• Honesty – No drama, no surprises, no BS.
• Joy – Kids at heart, seeing potential everywhere.
• Mistakes – Make them, don’t repeat them.

Splash values the unique skills and experiences everyone brings to the organization, and we are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment. To learn more, please visit splash.org.

The Job

Job title: Manager, Global People & Culture

Line Manager: Director, Global Operations

Location:Full-time remote position based in the US, preferably on the East Coast.

Position Overview

The Global People & Culture Manager will oversee HR functions globally while ensuring stronger alignment across our offices and staff in the US and internationally, including Ethiopia and regional expansion in East Africa.

An experienced and collaborative practitioner will ensure that Splash’s global compensation, benefits management, compliance, recruitment, and people development processes support the organization’s mission, vision, and culture during a time of organizational growth. Across all country offices and at all levels within the organization, this includes creating a positive atmosphere and a culture that drives our values.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with staff globally to uphold our commitment to Splash’s foundational core value: People First, People Second, People Third.
• Partner with regional and country HR colleagues in refining and executing all global People and Culture initiatives, including compensation benchmarking, benefits reviews, HR policies and procedures, talent management, staff professional development, succession planning, and employee relations.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment coordination, including job postings, candidate short-listing, and hiring manager support, to ensure a consistent, efficient, and effective hiring process across all offices.
• Provide insights on an extensive array of compensation matters, such as global compensation practices, talent market trends, diversity and inclusion principles, technology, and benefits programs/tools, data analytics, career pathing, etc.
• Manage, optimize, and utilize organization-wide HR systems to ensure efficiency in recruitment, onboarding, and annual performance review processes.
• Build organizational capacity to effectively use Splash's HR and benefits systems, including training staff and managers across offices on platforms, processes, and self-service tools.
• Monitor and maintain the organization's global compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, including reviewing and updating policies and practices as requirements change. Coordinate with HR legal advisors on complex compliance matters and recommend best practices. Manage relationships with benefits providers and stay current on available offerings to ensure Splash's benefits remain competitive and aligned with staff needs.
• Work alongside the leadership team to anticipate and forecast hiring needs.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of global HR records, including regulatory reporting.
• Manage HR administrative functions, including personnel files, meeting coordination, calendars, and templates, and provide occasional cross-functional administrative support as needed.

Qualifications

·Bachelor’s Degree required.

• Experienced HR professional with a minimum of five years of global HR experience in nonprofit organizations
• Demonstrated experience in compensation and benefits analysis and management, as well as talent development
• Proficiency in technology skills, including MS Office products and HR systems, i.e. Rippling
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively within a nimble and agile team environment
• International or cross-cultural experience necessary

The Ideal Candidate

• You are a dedicated professional who blends strong collaboration and people skills with patience and a humble service-oriented approach.
• You possess excellent communication skills and can effectively connect with individuals of varying seniority levels and cultural backgrounds.
• You exhibit superb organizational skills, self-motivation, flexibility, and the ability to succeed in a dynamic, energetic, entrepreneurial environment.
• You engage in critical thinking and highly value both offering and receiving constructive feedback.
• You appreciate data-driven and consultative decision-making both in yourself and in others.
• You are passionate about team building, talent acquisition, nurturing relationships, and addressing complex people-related challenges.
• You thrive in a workplace culture that is playfully professional.

Compensation & Benefits

At Splash, we prioritize our mission by offering benefits to support our employees and their families.

• Splash operates across time zones with flexible work schedules. Team members can set standard hours within their time zone, but should be available for occasional off-hours work. This is balanced by a self-managed schedule allowing personal time.
• Benefits include 18 days of paid time off, increasing by 2 days each year up to 28 days, 11 paid holidays, and Wellness Fridays (reduced hours on Fridays). Additionally, we offer two weeks of paid time off mid-year, during the first week of July and the last week of the year.
• Medical, dental, vision insurance, and a 401K plan with a 3% match.

Splash is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.