Group People & Culture Manager

52% of the world can’t access essential healthcare: we’re a business that does something about it. Join us.   

We focus on access to health products and services in emerging markets through a three-part model; focusing on collecting insights on community’s health needs, running targeted health campaigns (education, screening, etc) and managing the distribution of a range of essential medicines and health products.  

Why work with us? We are challenging established business norms, with a new value proposition to build a socially-minded business model for half the planet. You get to be creative, move fast, own truly important things, grow, learn, and help people. We’re not a charity, we are redesigning how affordable healthcare is delivered through truly innovative business and service delivery models.    

We already work with over half of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies and have footholds in markets across Southeast Asia, India and Africa. We will be expanding rapidly over the next year and entering a number of new regions and markets. 
  

Who are we looking for? 

Job Title: Group People & Culture Manager 

Department: Global 

Start date: January 2026 

Reports to: Head of Operations, Global  

Location: Mumbai or Manila 

Arrangement: Full-time, on-site 

Role Purpose 

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.