diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 12837c69e59..618d03f7078 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ add_library(
   src/strings/regex/regex_program.cpp
   src/strings/repeat_strings.cu
   src/strings/replace/backref_re.cu
+  src/strings/replace/find_replace.cu
   src/strings/replace/multi.cu
   src/strings/replace/multi_re.cu
   src/strings/replace/replace.cu
diff --git a/cpp/include/cudf/strings/detail/replace.hpp b/cpp/include/cudf/strings/detail/replace.hpp
index 28027291b28..0f050f057fa 100644
--- a/cpp/include/cudf/strings/detail/replace.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/cudf/strings/detail/replace.hpp
@@ -81,6 +81,24 @@ std::unique_ptr<column> replace_slice(strings_column_view const& strings,
                                       rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
                                       rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Return a copy of `input` replacing any `values_to_replace[i]`
+ * found with `replacement_values[i]`
+ *
+ * @param input The column to find and replace values
+ * @param values_to_replace The values to find
+ * @param replacement_values The corresponding replacement values
+ * @param stream CUDA stream used for device memory operations and kernel launches
+ * @param mr Device memory resource used to allocate the returned column's device memory
+ * @return Copy of `input` with specified values replaced
+ */
+std::unique_ptr<cudf::column> find_and_replace_all(
+  cudf::strings_column_view const& input,
+  cudf::strings_column_view const& values_to_replace,
+  cudf::strings_column_view const& replacement_values,
+  rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
+  rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr);
+
 }  // namespace detail
 }  // namespace strings
 }  // namespace cudf
diff --git a/cpp/src/replace/replace.cu b/cpp/src/replace/replace.cu
index 88d5d3a2375..91a0ced791a 100644
--- a/cpp/src/replace/replace.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/replace/replace.cu
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include <cudf/dictionary/dictionary_column_view.hpp>
 #include <cudf/dictionary/dictionary_factories.hpp>
 #include <cudf/replace.hpp>
-#include <cudf/strings/detail/strings_children.cuh>
+#include <cudf/strings/detail/replace.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/default_stream.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/error.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/type_dispatcher.hpp>
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 #include <thrust/execution_policy.h>
 #include <thrust/find.h>
 #include <thrust/pair.h>
-#include <thrust/tuple.h>
 
 namespace {  // anonymous
 
@@ -87,140 +86,6 @@ __device__ auto get_new_value(cudf::size_type idx,
   return thrust::make_pair(new_value, output_is_valid);
 }
 
-__device__ int get_new_string_value(cudf::size_type idx,
-                                    cudf::column_device_view& input,
-                                    cudf::column_device_view& values_to_replace,
-                                    cudf::column_device_view&)
-{
-  cudf::string_view input_string = input.element<cudf::string_view>(idx);
-  int match                      = -1;
-  for (int i = 0; i < values_to_replace.size(); i++) {
-    cudf::string_view value_string = values_to_replace.element<cudf::string_view>(i);
-    if (input_string == value_string) {
-      match = i;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-  return match;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Kernel which does the first pass of strings replace.
- *
- * It computes the output null_mask, null_count, and the offsets.
- *
- * @param input The input column to replace strings in.
- * @param values_to_replace The string values to replace.
- * @param replacement The replacement values.
- * @param offsets The column which will contain the offsets of the new string column
- * @param indices Temporary column used to store the replacement indices
- * @param output_valid The output null_mask
- * @param output_valid_count The output valid count
- */
-template <bool input_has_nulls, bool replacement_has_nulls>
-CUDF_KERNEL void replace_strings_first_pass(cudf::column_device_view input,
-                                            cudf::column_device_view values_to_replace,
-                                            cudf::column_device_view replacement,
-                                            cudf::mutable_column_device_view offsets,
-                                            cudf::mutable_column_device_view indices,
-                                            cudf::bitmask_type* output_valid,
-                                            cudf::size_type* __restrict__ output_valid_count)
-{
-  cudf::size_type nrows = input.size();
-  auto tid              = cudf::detail::grid_1d::global_thread_id();
-  auto const stride     = cudf::detail::grid_1d::grid_stride();
-  uint32_t active_mask  = 0xffff'ffffu;
-  active_mask           = __ballot_sync(active_mask, tid < nrows);
-  auto const lane_id{threadIdx.x % cudf::detail::warp_size};
-  uint32_t valid_sum{0};
-
-  while (tid < nrows) {
-    auto const idx      = static_cast<cudf::size_type>(tid);
-    bool input_is_valid = true;
-
-    if (input_has_nulls) input_is_valid = input.is_valid_nocheck(idx);
-    bool output_is_valid = input_is_valid;
-
-    if (input_is_valid) {
-      int result               = get_new_string_value(idx, input, values_to_replace, replacement);
-      cudf::string_view output = (result == -1) ? input.element<cudf::string_view>(idx)
-                                                : replacement.element<cudf::string_view>(result);
-      offsets.data<cudf::size_type>()[idx] = output.size_bytes();
-      indices.data<cudf::size_type>()[idx] = result;
-      if (replacement_has_nulls && result != -1) {
-        output_is_valid = replacement.is_valid_nocheck(result);
-      }
-    } else {
-      offsets.data<cudf::size_type>()[idx] = 0;
-      indices.data<cudf::size_type>()[idx] = -1;
-    }
-
-    uint32_t bitmask = __ballot_sync(active_mask, output_is_valid);
-    if (0 == lane_id) {
-      output_valid[cudf::word_index(idx)] = bitmask;
-      valid_sum += __popc(bitmask);
-    }
-
-    tid += stride;
-    active_mask = __ballot_sync(active_mask, tid < nrows);
-  }
-
-  // Compute total valid count for this block and add it to global count
-  uint32_t block_valid_count = cudf::detail::single_lane_block_sum_reduce<BLOCK_SIZE, 0>(valid_sum);
-  // one thread computes and adds to output_valid_count
-  if (threadIdx.x == 0) {
-    atomicAdd(output_valid_count, static_cast<cudf::size_type>(block_valid_count));
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Kernel which does the second pass of strings replace.
- *
- * It copies the string data needed from input and replacement into the new strings column chars
- * column.
- *
- * @param input The input column
- * @param replacement The replacement values
- * @param offsets The offsets column of the new strings column
- * @param strings The chars column of the new strings column
- * @param indices Temporary column used to store the replacement indices.
- */
-template <bool input_has_nulls, bool replacement_has_nulls>
-CUDF_KERNEL void replace_strings_second_pass(cudf::column_device_view input,
-                                             cudf::column_device_view replacement,
-                                             cudf::mutable_column_device_view offsets,
-                                             char* strings,
-                                             cudf::mutable_column_device_view indices)
-{
-  cudf::size_type nrows = input.size();
-  auto tid              = cudf::detail::grid_1d::global_thread_id();
-  auto const stride     = cudf::detail::grid_1d::grid_stride();
-
-  while (tid < nrows) {
-    auto const idx         = static_cast<cudf::size_type>(tid);
-    auto const replace_idx = indices.element<cudf::size_type>(idx);
-    bool output_is_valid   = true;
-    bool input_is_valid    = true;
-
-    if (input_has_nulls) {
-      input_is_valid  = input.is_valid_nocheck(idx);
-      output_is_valid = input_is_valid;
-    }
-    if (replacement_has_nulls && replace_idx != -1) {
-      output_is_valid = replacement.is_valid_nocheck(replace_idx);
-    }
-    if (output_is_valid) {
-      cudf::string_view output = (replace_idx == -1)
-                                   ? input.element<cudf::string_view>(idx)
-                                   : replacement.element<cudf::string_view>(replace_idx);
-      std::memcpy(
-        strings + offsets.data<cudf::size_type>()[idx], output.data(), output.size_bytes());
-    }
-
-    tid += stride;
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief Kernel that replaces elements from `output_data` given the following
  *        rule: replace all `values_to_replace[i]` in [values_to_replace_begin`,
@@ -375,79 +240,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<cudf::column> replace_kernel_forwarder::operator()<cudf::string_
   rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
   rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr)
 {
-  rmm::device_scalar<cudf::size_type> valid_counter(0, stream);
-  cudf::size_type* valid_count = valid_counter.data();
-
-  auto replace_first  = replace_strings_first_pass<true, false>;
-  auto replace_second = replace_strings_second_pass<true, false>;
-  if (input_col.has_nulls()) {
-    if (replacement_values.has_nulls()) {
-      replace_first  = replace_strings_first_pass<true, true>;
-      replace_second = replace_strings_second_pass<true, true>;
-    }
-  } else {
-    if (replacement_values.has_nulls()) {
-      replace_first  = replace_strings_first_pass<false, true>;
-      replace_second = replace_strings_second_pass<false, true>;
-    } else {
-      replace_first  = replace_strings_first_pass<false, false>;
-      replace_second = replace_strings_second_pass<false, false>;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Create new offsets column to use in kernel
-  std::unique_ptr<cudf::column> sizes =
-    cudf::make_numeric_column(cudf::data_type{cudf::type_to_id<cudf::size_type>()},
-                              input_col.size(),
-                              cudf::mask_state::UNALLOCATED,
-                              stream);
-  std::unique_ptr<cudf::column> indices =
-    cudf::make_numeric_column(cudf::data_type{cudf::type_to_id<cudf::size_type>()},
-                              input_col.size(),
-                              cudf::mask_state::UNALLOCATED,
-                              stream);
-
-  auto sizes_view   = sizes->mutable_view();
-  auto indices_view = indices->mutable_view();
-
-  auto device_in                = cudf::column_device_view::create(input_col, stream);
-  auto device_values_to_replace = cudf::column_device_view::create(values_to_replace, stream);
-  auto device_replacement       = cudf::column_device_view::create(replacement_values, stream);
-  auto device_sizes             = cudf::mutable_column_device_view::create(sizes_view, stream);
-  auto device_indices           = cudf::mutable_column_device_view::create(indices_view, stream);
-
-  rmm::device_buffer valid_bits =
-    cudf::detail::create_null_mask(input_col.size(), cudf::mask_state::UNINITIALIZED, stream, mr);
-
-  // Call first pass kernel to get sizes in offsets
-  cudf::detail::grid_1d grid{input_col.size(), BLOCK_SIZE, 1};
-  replace_first<<<grid.num_blocks, BLOCK_SIZE, 0, stream.value()>>>(
-    *device_in,
-    *device_values_to_replace,
-    *device_replacement,
-    *device_sizes,
-    *device_indices,
-    reinterpret_cast<cudf::bitmask_type*>(valid_bits.data()),
-    valid_count);
-
-  auto [offsets, bytes] = cudf::detail::make_offsets_child_column(
-    sizes_view.begin<cudf::size_type>(), sizes_view.end<cudf::size_type>(), stream, mr);
-  auto offsets_view   = offsets->mutable_view();
-  auto device_offsets = cudf::mutable_column_device_view::create(offsets_view, stream);
-
-  // Allocate chars array and output null mask
-  cudf::size_type null_count = input_col.size() - valid_counter.value(stream);
-  rmm::device_uvector<char> output_chars(bytes, stream, mr);
-  auto d_chars = output_chars.data();
-
-  replace_second<<<grid.num_blocks, BLOCK_SIZE, 0, stream.value()>>>(
-    *device_in, *device_replacement, *device_offsets, d_chars, *device_indices);
-
-  return cudf::make_strings_column(input_col.size(),
-                                   std::move(offsets),
-                                   output_chars.release(),
-                                   null_count,
-                                   std::move(valid_bits));
+  return cudf::strings::detail::find_and_replace_all(
+    input_col, values_to_replace, replacement_values, stream, mr);
 }
 
 template <>
diff --git a/cpp/src/strings/replace/find_replace.cu b/cpp/src/strings/replace/find_replace.cu
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..818bfa58427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/src/strings/replace/find_replace.cu
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#include <cudf/column/column_device_view.cuh>
+#include <cudf/detail/replace.hpp>
+#include <cudf/strings/detail/strings_column_factories.cuh>
+#include <cudf/utilities/default_stream.hpp>
+#include <cudf/utilities/error.hpp>
+
+#include <rmm/cuda_stream_view.hpp>
+#include <rmm/device_scalar.hpp>
+
+#include <thrust/execution_policy.h>
+#include <thrust/transform.h>
+
+namespace cudf {
+namespace strings {
+namespace detail {
+namespace {
+struct find_replace_fn {
+  column_device_view d_input;
+  column_device_view d_values;
+  column_device_view d_replacements;
+
+  __device__ string_index_pair get_replacement(size_type idx)
+  {
+    if (d_replacements.is_null(idx)) { return string_index_pair{nullptr, 0}; }
+    auto const d_str = d_replacements.element<string_view>(idx);
+    return string_index_pair{d_str.data(), d_str.size_bytes()};
+  }
+
+  __device__ string_index_pair operator()(size_type idx)
+  {
+    if (d_input.is_null(idx)) { return string_index_pair{nullptr, 0}; }
+    auto const d_str = d_input.element<string_view>(idx);
+    // find d_str in d_values
+    // if found return corresponding replacement
+    // if not found, return d_str
+    auto const begin = thrust::counting_iterator<size_type>(0);
+    auto const end   = thrust::counting_iterator<size_type>(d_values.size());
+    auto const itr =
+      thrust::find_if(thrust::seq, begin, end, [d_values = d_values, d_str](size_type i) -> bool {
+        return d_str == d_values.element<string_view>(i);
+      });
+    return itr == end ? string_index_pair{d_str.data(), d_str.size_bytes()} : get_replacement(*itr);
+  }
+};
+
+}  // namespace
+
+std::unique_ptr<cudf::column> find_and_replace_all(
+  cudf::strings_column_view const& input,
+  cudf::strings_column_view const& values_to_replace,
+  cudf::strings_column_view const& replacement_values,
+  rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
+  rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr)
+{
+  auto d_input             = cudf::column_device_view::create(input.parent(), stream);
+  auto d_values_to_replace = cudf::column_device_view::create(values_to_replace.parent(), stream);
+  auto d_replacements      = cudf::column_device_view::create(replacement_values.parent(), stream);
+
+  auto indices = rmm::device_uvector<string_index_pair>(input.size(), stream);
+
+  thrust::transform(rmm::exec_policy_nosync(stream),
+                    thrust::counting_iterator<size_type>(0),
+                    thrust::counting_iterator<size_type>(input.size()),
+                    indices.begin(),
+                    find_replace_fn{*d_input, *d_values_to_replace, *d_replacements});
+
+  return make_strings_column(indices.begin(), indices.end(), stream, mr);
+}
+
+}  // namespace detail
+}  // namespace strings
+}  // namespace cudf
diff --git a/cpp/tests/replace/replace_tests.cpp b/cpp/tests/replace/replace_tests.cpp
index 8685e7300ba..613034efc12 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/replace/replace_tests.cpp
+++ b/cpp/tests/replace/replace_tests.cpp
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ TEST_F(ReplaceStringsTest, Strings)
   ASSERT_NO_THROW(result = cudf::find_and_replace_all(
                     input_wrapper, values_to_replace_wrapper, replacement_wrapper));
   std::vector<std::string> expected{"z", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h"};
-  std::vector<cudf::valid_type> ex_valid{1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1};
-  cudf::test::strings_column_wrapper expected_wrapper{
-    expected.begin(), expected.end(), ex_valid.begin()};
+  cudf::test::strings_column_wrapper expected_wrapper{expected.begin(), expected.end()};
 
   CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_COLUMNS_EQUAL(*result, expected_wrapper);
 }
@@ -160,7 +158,6 @@ TEST_F(ReplaceStringsTest, StringsResultAllEmpty)
   std::vector<std::string> replacement{"a", ""};
   std::vector<cudf::valid_type> replacement_valid{1, 1};
   std::vector<std::string> expected{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""};
-  std::vector<cudf::valid_type> ex_valid{1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1};
   cudf::test::strings_column_wrapper input_wrapper{input.begin(), input.end()};
   cudf::test::strings_column_wrapper values_to_replace_wrapper{values_to_replace.begin(),
                                                                values_to_replace.end()};
@@ -170,8 +167,7 @@ TEST_F(ReplaceStringsTest, StringsResultAllEmpty)
   std::unique_ptr<cudf::column> result;
   ASSERT_NO_THROW(result = cudf::find_and_replace_all(
                     input_wrapper, values_to_replace_wrapper, replacement_wrapper));
-  cudf::test::strings_column_wrapper expected_wrapper{
-    expected.begin(), expected.end(), ex_valid.begin()};
+  cudf::test::strings_column_wrapper expected_wrapper{expected.begin(), expected.end()};
 
   CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_COLUMNS_EQUAL(*result, expected_wrapper);
 }