Senior Manager, People Operations

Senior Manager, People Operations

Position Type:
Full-time, Salaried, Exempt

Location:

Flexible (remote; preference for the DMV area);
Must be eligible to work in the U.S. now and in the future.

Salary Range: $82,400 - $92,700

Closing Date:
Jan.
19, 2026

Candidates will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The position will remain open until we have a sufficient pool of diverse candidates who meet the job requirements, at which point we may pause the review of new applications before the stated deadline. Please understand you may not be contacted for several weeks after you apply.

Ideal

Start Date:

2-4 weeks after offer

CDP began in 2010 with the goal of pioneering the practice of strategic disaster philanthropy. Since then, it has grown in its ambition, envisioning a world where the impact of disasters is minimized through thoughtful, equitable and responsive recovery for all. CDP has a $40 million budget and a team of more than 30 staff members working remotely across the U.S.

CDP is a trusted partner, expert, and authoritative resource, helping hundreds of individuals, foundations, and corporations boost the impact of philanthropic giving in response to disasters and humanitarian crises by supporting equitable recovery and addressing the root causes of vulnerabilities worldwide.

In 2020, CDP was a featured nonprofit for the 14th Annual CNN Heroes:
An All-Star Tribute.

CDP has earned Charity Navigator’s Four-Star Charity rating and Candid’s Platinum Transparency seal.

As an organization grounded in racial and intersectional equity, our team members are deeply committed to strengthening communities that are most vulnerable to disasters due to systemic inequities. We are guided by our values of integrity, boldness and innovation, humility, and empathy in all we do in pursuit of our mission.

Bottom line:
We aspire to walk the talk of anti-racism and to treat each other and our partners in ways that inspire trust, creativity, learning and care.

Be a part of our fast-growing team that offers countless ways to help communities thrive. Join us!

The senior manager, people operations is a new position s role will interact with a broad range of internal and external constituents and play a key role in supporting our mission.

Reporting to the director of people, culture, & belonging, the senior manager, people operations will help advance CDP’s people strategy by managing the implementation of organization-wide people initiatives, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities and day-to-day people operations. By helping to develop and scale consistent human-centered systems, processes and policies, this position helps foster an equitable, efficient and engaging employee experience.

As a fully remote workforce, CDP prioritizes employee engagement and relationship building in service of a collaborative culture rooted in equity. To this end, in-person team retreats are scheduled throughout the year in different regions of the U.S. This role will be expected to attend 2-3 retreats per year, which average 3-5 days of travel.

You are a service-oriented and proactive HR professional who can balance translating strategic vision into operational excellence. You are confident but curious, analytical yet empathetic, approachable yet able to coach and develop others, and able to balance the consistency of process with the nuanced and unique needs of people.

You are skilled at navigating ambiguity with composure and creativity. You are a detail-oriented self-starter with strong capacities in prioritization and interpersonal communication. You have exceptional project management skills and the ability to discern between what is important and what is urgent. With your skills, you can ensure a consistent experience for anyone at CDP across all phases of the employee lifecycle.

The senior manager, people operations will manage most aspects of human resources operations tasks related to recruitment, hiring, onboarding, compliance and performance management within the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) platform (Tri Net), as well as…