WHO WE ARE

The Humane League (THL) is a global nonprofit working to end the abuse of animals raised for food. Recognized as a Top Charity by Animal Charity Evaluators for multiple years running, we are regarded as one of the most effective animal protection organizations in the world. We are a high-impact, mission-driven team that uses our time, talent, and resources strategically to dismantle factory farming and create lasting change for farmed animals worldwide. We set bold goals, embrace continuous improvement, and hold ourselves accountable to the animals who depend on us. As a fully remote organization with 100+ staff across the globe, we collaborate across borders and with partner organizations to build a powerful, united movement for animals.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

At THL, our unwavering commitment to ending the abuse of animals raised for food is powered by our exceptional staff. We are seeking an Associate Vice President of People to provide comprehensive senior leadership across our People functions. This critical role will directly drive our global impact by ensuring that our people strategies are scalable, resilient, and deeply aligned with our mission.

You are the ideal leader for this role if you have significant progressive, senior-level HR experience, have expert experience working within both US and non-US employment laws, and a successful track record setting the direction for a functional area and broad enterprise-focused priorities in mission-driven organizations. Your commitment to THL’s mission is unwavering, putting animals at the heart of everything you do and cultivating a powerful, united organizational culture that respects and inspires people to do their best work. Empowering your team is central to your leadership style, and you view challenges as opportunities for innovation and growth. You prioritize open, clear, and transparent communication, and foster a strong sense of agency within your teams. With genuine care for individual development, you engage in honest conversations that promote personal and professional growth, ensuring each team member thrives in their role. You model and encourage accountability, providing constructive feedback with clarity and kindness, and addressing issues directly to cultivate a culture of trust and candor. You recognize the global aspects of our workforce and welcome diverse perspectives and experiences. 

As the Associate VP of People, you play a crucial role in developing and implementing effective systems, policies, and procedures across your functions, to strengthen operational resilience across the organization. You serve as a collaborative business partner to the Senior Leadership Team and other leaders in the organization, ensuring your department meets organizational needs and delivering top-tier expertise on critical matters across talent management strategy, organizational design, and change management. You will oversee the strategic planning and budgeting for the People function and are responsible for near-to-mid and long-term business results. This position reports directly to the Vice President of Operations.

This is a full-time, remote position, based in the USA, Canada, Denmark, Ecuador, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, or the United Kingdom. This position requires domestic and international travel, equivalent to 2 or more week-long trips per year. To the extent permitted by law, in order to enable collaboration with other global team members, you may be required to work occasional hours outside of 9am - 5pm, depending on your time zone. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Strategic Leadership & Management

• Lead and mentor the People team, providing senior-level guidance, coaching, and strategic direction to ensure excellence across all People functions.

• Develop and drive the organization’s overarching global People and Culture vision, leveraging advanced data analysis and cutting-edge best practices to inform strategic HR decisions and optimize the employee experience globally.

• Oversee and lead large-scale internal system and process optimization across all People functions, including talent acquisition, performance management, employee relations, learning and development, employee engagement, compensation, benefits, and global HR functions.Maintaining an unwavering focus on equity, compliance, efficiency, and an exceptional employee experience through all projects and initiatives.

Global HR and Compliance

• Lead the development of the organization’s comprehensive employee handbook and other critical organizational policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with best practices for both U.S. staff and global workers.

• Integrate international labor standards into operational practices to ensure consistency and alignment with strategic objectives, particularly in regions where staff are employed through indirect models (PEO, EOR, etc.).

• Serve as the top-level expert on complex, multi-jurisdictional employment matters, guiding global compensation, benefits, and statutory compliance.

Culture & Employee Experience

• Cultivate a high-accountability, high-agency environment where employees feel empowered, trusted, and effective in their roles, fostering a culture of agency, mutual understanding, and continuous growth.

• Champion Equal Employment Opportunity initiatives within the People function and across the organization, ensuring all policies and practices promote an inclusive workplace.

• Drive employee engagement and retention strategies, ensuring the People team effectively supports managers in fostering healthy, productive working relationships.

In addition to the above essential job duties, other duties may be assigned as business needs arise. These may include non-essential, marginal job duties.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Strategic HR & Non-profit Leadership: Progressive advanced to expert-level People/Human Resources leadership experience in values-driven roles focused on setting direction for the People function. Includes significant People leadership experience in a non-profit or other mission-driven organization, with a strong, unwavering commitment to the organization’s values and mission. Proven ability to direct entire departments with a focus on strategic leadership, shaping and reinforcing an inclusive organizational culture, and translating goals into actionable plans while effectively managing and empowering senior-level direct reports.

• Global Compliance & Indirect Employment:  Extensive working expertise in compliance, risk management, and the ethical application of HR policies in a global context. Significant experience managing international employment, compliance, and cultural nuances (non-U.S. presence), alongside a strong background of federal and state labor laws (U.S. presence). Must possess expert knowledge and significant People leadership experience in organizations successfully utilizing indirect employment models (e.g. PEO and EOR).

• Strategic Thinking: Demonstrates advanced, senior-level strategic thinking by developing and implementing transformative HR strategies that drive organizational success and align with broader organizational goals, vision, and culture.

• Verbal & Written Communication: Adept at articulating the People team's vision and goals, ensuring clear communication of top-level strategic priorities across all levels, and fostering a culture of open dialogue and feedback. Highly skilled at writing HR policies, including procedures for hiring and workplace complaints. Able to communicate changes and navigate complex topics with sensitivity, providing appropriate context and maintaining confidentiality when necessary. 

• Interpersonal Skills, Teamwork & Collaboration: Excels in addressing systemic interpersonal challenges and leading organizational culture initiatives. Leads by example, promoting empathy and trust-building as  fundamental components of organizational relationships and partnerships, and through exercising active listening skills and mentoring team members on developing emotional intelligence. Open to giving and receiving employee feedback in a supportive and encouraging manner, seeing constructive criticism as an opportunity for growth and improvement. Leads initiatives that enhance collaboration at the senior level to form and maintain strategic alignment and partnerships. Drives collaborative efforts to achieve organizational objectives and enhance overall performance, with expert skills in fostering mutual understanding and buy-in within the organization. 

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Excels in approaching and addressing challenges through cross-functional collaboration and strategic thinking. Able to identify the root of an issue and effectively resolve conflict, demonstrating emotional intelligence and understanding while ensuring solutions align with organizational values and goals.

• Data Analysis: Oversees high-level data analysis initiatives across all People Team functions, capitalizing on data-driven insights to drive strategic decisions, actualize the People Team vision and goals, and improve employee experiences.

• Adaptability, Initiative & Proactivity: Drives organizational adaptation and fosters innovation, shaping organizational responses to market changes and global workforce trends. Influences the development of standards for proactive leadership while inspiring and motivating business units to take on a proactive mindset.

For priority consideration, please submit your application by May 15th, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET. After this date, we will begin advancing candidates through the hiring process and may close the role. New candidates are welcome to apply as long as this job opening is listed on our website, and applications that come in after the priority deadline will be reviewed in the event we don't select a final candidate. If you are experiencing technical issues, please contact careers@thehumaneleague.org. Please submit applications and all supporting documents in English. All application questions and materials need to be submitted here through the application submission form; we do not accept applications through our careers email.

Hiring Timeline

Once your application has been reviewed, you will be notified via email with further details on the status of your application. If a candidate is moved forward, the interview process will be as follows:

• Phone Interview
• Work Simulation Exercise (completed remotely)
• Interview (via video call)
• Second Interview (via video call) 
• Reference Check

Each stage is expected to last a week or two on average. For full details of our full-time position recruitment process, please review this document (this will vary for temporary roles; please see the above bullet points for this role's specific stages).

Compensation and Benefits

The annual compensation range for this role is:

• $135,498 - $165,098 for candidates in based in the USA
• $148,010 - $180,344 for candidates in based in Canada
• kr.768,022 - kr.935,802 for candidates in based in Denmark
• $96,197 - $117,212 for candidates in based in Ecuador
• Ft1,985,515 - Ft2,419,272 for candidates in based in Hungary
• €98,141 - €119,579 for candidates in based in Ireland
• €100,187 - €122,072 for candidates in based in the Netherlands
• kr975,656 - kr1,188,795 for candidates in based in Norway
• S/.304,443 - S/.370,951 for candidates in based in Peru
• £78,226 - £95,315 for candidates in based in the United Kingdom

At The Humane League, we are committed to fair, consistent, and transparent compensation. We use a structured job architecture and step system to determine salary based on a role’s scope and an individual’s total years of relevant experience. To ensure equity, we follow a no-negotiation policy for salaries. Candidates whose experience places them at step 5 or higher within their job level are awarded a “Senior” title designation.

Employees enjoy full medical coverage, optional dental and vision packages, paid sick leave, a 401(k) retirement plan with matching, pet care & Rx discount plans, working from home, up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees, wellness benefits, paid holidays, flexible vacation time, professional development, and the supportive environment at The Humane League!

Equal Employment Opportunity

THL is an equal opportunity employer. THL does not discriminate on the basis of protected classifications such as race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other status or classification protected by applicable law. THL is committed to the importance of diversity within the nonprofit sector, as well as all workplace environments, and strongly encourages the interest of diverse candidates.

Reasonable Accommodations

Employees are expected to be able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position with or without job modification/reasonable accommodation.  If an employee believes a job modification/reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the People team at accommodations@thehumaneleague.org so that an interactive process can be initiated.  THL complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and all other applicable state and local laws.

AI Policy

Original work and thought are essential in the hiring process and allow us to evaluate you based on your own skills and competency. Therefore, the use of artificial intelligence (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Rytr, Google Assistant, etc.) to generate responses is strictly prohibited. By submitting this application you agree to comply with our AI Policy. Violations of this policy in any part of the recruitment process will result in being dismissed from consideration. If you need a reasonable accommodation to this policy, please see above for more information.

Communications From Greenhouse During Hiring Process

We have occasionally had issues with emails from Greenhouse being captured by spam filters and going to the spam folder. Because we utilize Greenhouse for all notifications regarding your application, please double check your spam folder in case important communications have been routed there. 

WHO WE ARE

The Humane League (THL) is a global nonprofit ending the abuse of animals raised for food. THL fosters a high-energy culture of teamwork and mission-driven problem solving, and we have earned recognition as Top Charity from Animal Charity Evaluators for all of their rating periods. Over the past few years, we’ve grown to a staff of 100+ talented individuals dispersed around the world. At THL, how animals are treated in the food system is at the forefront of our everyday work. We welcome all mission-aligned candidates to apply, no matter where you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

At THL, we're dedicated to providing an exceptional employee experience, supporting our team, removing barriers, and equipping our people with the skills, knowledge, and tools needed to achieve our mission and goals. We're seeking someone who shares our vision and commitment to a culture of excellence. 

The Learning & Development Manager will be responsible for designing and delivering THL’s global learning and development strategy and fostering a culture of continuous learning. In this role, you'll design and implement innovative global training programs, career pathways and development plans, assess organizational learning needs, and develop comprehensive solutions that align with our organizational objectives while maximizing employee potential and performance. You will also be the steward of the global performance management and talent development. 

The ideal candidate will combine strategic thinking with hands-on expertise in modern learning methodologies to create engaging, measurable, and impactful development initiatives.You have a deep understanding of how global organizational culture drives performance and morale, with excellent interpersonal and observation skills. You are collaborative, detail-oriented, and an articulate communicator. You have a strong desire to help people make the most of their skills and support them in enhancing those skills or learning new ones. Your work will directly improve the consistency, confidence, and effectiveness of  THL’s people managers globally. This position reports directly to the Director of People – US.

This is a full-time, remote position. We are only able to consider applicants who reside in either the USA, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, Austria, Portugal, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, or Colombia and who possess work authorization in the country in which they reside. To the extent permitted by law, in order to enable collaboration with other global team members, you may be required to work occasional hours outside of 9am - 5pm, depending on your time zone. This position requires domestic and international travel, equivalent to 2 or more trips per year.

This role will be open until filled. New candidates are welcome to apply as long as this job opening is listed on our website. If you are experiencing technical issues, please contact careers@thehumaneleague.org. Please submit applications and all supporting documents in English. All application questions and materials need to be submitted here through the application submission form; we do not accept applications through our careers email.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Learning & Development Strategy

• In partnership with the People Leadership Team, develop and implement a learning and development strategy that is aligned with the organization’s needs and objectives, addresses skill gaps, considers different learning styles and fosters a culture of continuous learning.

• Conduct regular training needs assessments in collaboration with the Directors of People. Build, launch and manage a global and U.S. training calendar, ensuring consistent delivery of manager, leadership, and staff development programming.

• Coordinate with external vendors and training providers to source, evaluate, and manage training programs and resources.

• Consider implementing a Learning Management System (LMS), ensuring its effective use for course enrollment, tracking, reporting, and maintenance of training records.

Performance Management Process (PMP)

• Design, implement, and manage the organization wide performance management system, including annual reviews, goal setting, mid-year check-ins, and ongoing feedback mechanisms.

• Coach and train managers on effective global performance feedback and documentation best practices to ensure fair and consistent application of policies, whilst complying with local labor laws.

• Drive a culture of high performance and continuous development by linking performance outcomes to compensation, recognition, and employee development strategies, in collaboration with the Directors of People.

• Collaborate with the broader people team to bring THLs competency frameworks to life and incorporate them into the performance management process.

• Own and continuously improve the effectiveness of performance management systems, tools and resources to ensure they are meeting the organization's needs, including adoption, completion rates, quality of feedback, and manager consistency

• Administrate the performance management process including determining timelines, providing support and gathering feedback on the PMP.

Compliance

• Ensure that all staff members are assigned and complete any compliance training required by THL and/or specific to their city, state, or country; this includes trainings on discrimination, sexual harassment, and IT security.

• Partner with People Team leadership to embed compliance into organizational practices, ensuring policies and training not only meets requirements but also reinforce THL’s values and culture.

Manager Training

• Create and maintain a management development program to equip new managers or aspiring managers with the skills required.

• Working closely with the Directors of People to provide ongoing training and development opportunities to people managers. Facilitate monthly management meetings to encourage group learning and provide guidance.

• Onboard new managers, organizing training sessions with The Management Center and supplemental monthly training. 

• Create, update, and deliver manager training and resources on People-related topics, performance evaluation, and general professional development.

• Design, develop, and implement a “THL Leadership Academy” to upskill all managers and align leadership practices with THL’s values and leadership persona.

Staff Training

• Design, create, procure, and deliver a variety of engaging learning materials, to suit differing learning styles. Ensure training content is current, effective, and utilizes best-in-class instructional design principles.

• Identify training needs throughout the organization and create comprehensive plans and materials to address them.

• Create, organize, plan, and present various forms of onboarding, orientation, and skills training for employees.

• Oversee the Individual Development Plan (IDP) program; this includes identifying resources, guiding staff and managers in creating IDPs, and providing ongoing support throughout the development process.

Data and Design

• Utilize instructional design methodologies to create structured, interactive training content that caters to diverse learning styles.

• Establish metrics and evaluation methods, including manager effectiveness, employee feedback, training engagement, and performance adoption/utilization to assess the impact and effectiveness of training programs and make data-driven recommendations for continuous improvement.

• Develop and maintain organizational communications and resources on learning and development, leveraging platforms such as THL Home (our intranet), Slack, Google Drive, and newsletters to ensure employees are well-informed about training and development events and opportunities.

• Maintain up-to-date records of training and development activities, attendance, and results.

• Manage the L&D budget, ensuring resources are allocated efficiently to maximize impact.

In addition to the above essential job duties, other duties may be assigned as business needs arise. These may include non-essential, marginal job duties.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Experience: Proven manager level experience of developing and implementing global learning & development strategies to enhance employee engagement, retention, and performance, including ownership of performance management systems and leadership development programs preferred.

• Collaboration and Interpersonal Skills: Proficient interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across globally distributed teams and cultures, resolve conflicts, and navigate complex stakeholder relationships. Fosters a collaborative environment and actively contributes to a positive and cohesive team culture. 

• Technology and Data Analysis: Experience using HR and training software (HRIS, ATS, LMS, etc.) including implementation, optimization and ownership. Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data to identify trends, insights, and opportunities for improvement in learning and development initiatives. Extracts insights from complex datasets and provides actionable recommendations. 

• Problem Solving and Decision Making: Ability to identify root causes of complex problems and develop innovative solutions, balancing technical expertise with strategic thinking. Analyzes situations, gathers relevant information, and makes sound decisions regarding learning and development initiatives. Manages crisis situations effectively, leading the execution of crisis response plans. 

• Initiative, Proactivity, and Adaptability: Adaptable and flexible mindset, with the ability to navigate change, uncertainty, and evolving priorities in a dynamic work environment. Proactively identifies issues and seeks opportunities to drive improvement and add value to the organization.

• Verbal and Written Communication: Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively across verbal and written formats, adapting tone and style to different audiences. Facilitates training sessions and delivers engaging and informative presentations, leveraging multimedia tools and effective communication techniques.

• Organization: Excellent time management and prioritization skills, with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to balance multiple simultaneous tasks and projects. Optimizes internal processes by analyzing workflow efficiency and implementing enhancements. Leads initiatives to streamline systems and address process-related issues.

• Strategic Thinking: Strategic mindset, with the ability to think critically, anticipate future trends, and develop long-term plans and initiatives in line with organizational objectives. Supports the development and implementation of strategies and policies, analyzing relevant data and suggesting improvements to enhance effectiveness. 

• Financial Oversight: Ability to manage project budgets, allocating resources effectively to address organizational priorities and objectives. Develops and monitors budget forecasts, prepares detailed financial reports, and ensures alignment with project goals. 

• Global Perspective: Ability to identify and evaluate the global implications of team tasks and projects. Demonstrated experience designing inclusive training programs for diverse, international audiences and aligning with global stakeholders.

Hiring Timeline Details

Once your application has been reviewed, you will be notified via email with further details on the status of your application. If a candidate is moved forward, the interview process will be as follows:

• Phone Interview
• Work Simulation Exercise (completed remotely)
• Interview (via video call)
• Second Interview (via video call)

For full details of our recruitment process please review this document.

Compensation and Benefits

 The annual compensation range for this role is:

• $80,392 - $98,257 for candidates in based in the United States
• $87,876 - $107,071 for candidates in based in Canada
• €53,459 - €65,339 for candidates in based in Ireland
• £43,754 - £53,477 for candidates in based in the United Kingdom
• €58,380 - €71,352 for candidates in based in Austria
• €27,312 - €33,381 for candidates in based in Portugal
• $30,689 - $37,509 for candidates in based in Ecuador
• S/.90,477 - S/.110,584 for candidates in based in Peru
• $40,958,155 -  $50,059,806 for candidates in based in Argentina
• R$112,860 - R$137,941 for candidates in based in Brazil
• CLP $29,484,671 - CLP $44,227,007 for candidates in based in Chile
• COP $71,504,704 -  COP $107,257,056 for candidates in based in Colombia

At The Humane League, we believe in maintaining a fair and nondiscriminatory work environment. As part of our commitment to transparency, we have implemented a job architecture framework, which levels all of our roles according to size and complexity, as well as a compensation step system, which allows us to determine fair salaries for all. We also look at market data for each country that we operate in, to allow us to create specific salary bands per country. This work is time consuming and involves a cost to THL. Therefore, when expanding into a country for the first time, we only undertake this work towards the end of the recruitment process, when we know where our ideal candidate is based. In addition, we have adopted a no negotiation policy for salaries. To determine a job's level, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including a job's size and complexity, required experience, knowledge, and/or skills, internal comparability, and market data. Candidates whose experience places them at step 5 or above of their job level within our compensation structure will be awarded a “Senior” title designation. These practices are aligned with our organizational values and will help us ensure we maintain clear, consistent, and transparent HR processes.

THL offers a unique and competitive benefits package. Each country will be provided with benefits that are applicable and relative to the location they are in. Therefore, your exact benefits package will be shared with you at the time of offer. However, as an idea, some of the benefits that are currently offered to our global team are:

• Unlimited paid time off
• The last Friday of every month off as a THL ‘Public Holiday’ called ‘Mend Your Heart Friday’
• Enhanced sick pay
• Generous bereavement leave
• Generous personal emergency leave 
• Sabbatical leave
• Enhanced parental leave
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement contributions
• Internet allowance

For candidates outside the United States, The Humane League will not be your direct employer. The successful candidate will enter an employment agreement with a local Employer of Record with whom The Humane League partners.

Equal Employment Opportunity

THL is an equal opportunity employer. THL does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected classifications, including but not limited to race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other status or classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. THL is committed to the importance of non-discriminatory practices within the nonprofit sector, as well as all workplace environments, and strongly encourages all interested candidates to apply.

Accommodations

The Humane League is committed to fully supporting all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, THL provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws throughout the hiring process and employment if hired. If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the People team at accommodations@thehumaneleague.org to initiate the interactive process. THL complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and all other applicable state and local laws.

Communications From Greenhouse During Hiring Process

We have occasionally had issues with emails from Greenhouse being captured by spam filters and going to the spam folder. Because we utilize Greenhouse for all notifications regarding your application, please double check your spam folder in case important communications have been routed there.