About this role
People & Organization Manager The Ocean Cleanup People & HR Rotterdam, Netherlands Posted on Jul 25, 2026 POSTED: 22nd July 2026 STARTING DATE: As soon as possible FULL TIME, ROTTERDAM MISSION TO METRICS The Ocean Cleanup is a global nonprofit that develops and scales solutions to rid the world's oceans of plastic, driving systemic change, and creating a lasting positive impact for people, wildlife, and the planet. The People & Organization (P&O) team plays a vital role in making that mission possible by enabling our people to thrive. We translate ambition into action by attracting purpose-driven talent, supporting our teams through every stage of the employee journey, ensuring full compliance with employment laws and payroll processes, and providing learning & development support to all our staff members. We are seeking an experienced P&O Manager to lead our P&O team, drive the people strategy, and provide proactive P&O business partnering to support leaders and employees across the organization. THE ASSIGNMENT The P&O Manager will lead our People Operations and the Business Partnering team. You will set clear goals and priorities, coach and develop team members, manage performance and conduct reviews, and allocate workload and resources. You will maintain our positive, inclusive team culture, ensure effective cross‑functional communication, monitor team metrics and continuous improvement, and uphold accountability for delivering high‑quality P&O services and strategic business partnering. RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead, coach, and develop a team of People Business Partners, Operations Specialist, and Generalist. - Set clear direction for the BP function and define how the team engages with and enables the business. - Act as a sparring partner and work with the business to identify business needs and requirements, serving as the point of contact for all People & Organization matters. - Shapes and drives People strategies ...