People and Development Manager
Role Overview
The People and Development Manager shapes learning, growth, and the employee experience at the hotel.
The role partners with People & Culture and hotel leaders on onboarding, brand immersion, leadership development, service culture, and career growth.
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About the hotel
Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi is a luxury hotel offering Turkish hospitality and hospitality and leisure experiences.
Role overview
The People and Development Manager shapes learning, growth, and the employee experience at the hotel.
The role partners with People & Culture and hotel leaders on onboarding, brand immersion, leadership development, service culture, and career growth.
Learning and development
- Own the hotel learning and development plan, linking people priorities to business needs.
- Create and facilitate service, behavioral, and leadership learning experiences.
- Identify development needs with leaders and turn them into practical solutions.
- Maintain mandatory learning, training records, and development activity.
Talent and operations
- Identify talent and create development and internal growth opportunities with leaders.
- Support leadership development, coaching, performance, and succession planning.
- Help managers develop their teams, provide feedback, and recognize potential.
- Partner with operational teams to strengthen service, skills, and the guest experience.
What you bring
- Experience in people development, learning and development, or talent development; luxury or lifestyle hospitality experience is preferred.
- Confident and engaging facilitation skills and experience creating and delivering onboarding and development programmes.
- Good understanding of hotel operations and a fast-paced hospitality environment.
- Creative thinking, curiosity, organization, and a collaborative, people-first mindset.
Success measures
New joiners complete consistent onboarding and brand immersion within their first weeks.
The annual learning calendar is delivered to plan, with strong participation and completion.
Mandatory learning completion is monitored and gaps are addressed promptly.
Managers and emerging leaders participate in development, coaching, and targeted learning.
Talent and succession plans support internal mobility and career progression.
Department trainers deliver consistent team learning, and learning impact is measured using feedback, operational observations, and relevant indicators.
Learning priorities respond to operational needs, with actions agreed and followed through with department leaders.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, duty meals, vacation tickets or benefits, and medical insurance are offered.
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