Hotel People & Culture Leader — On-Site & Growth

Accor; Dubai; On-site; AED 24,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

All Heartists programme discounts

Employee benefits

Career growth opportunities within Acc

Job summary

Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach, part of Accor, is seeking a seasoned People & Culture leader to manage daily HR operations on-site. You will partner with the Cluster GM and Shared Services to drive recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, and performance management while ensuring compliance and policy alignment.

You will coordinate L&D initiatives, training plans, and onboarding programs, supporting a diverse Heartist team and department leaders.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a hospitality People & Culture management role.
• Strong knowledge of hotel HR operations, employee relations, recruitment, and performance management.
• Working knowledge of UAE employment requirements and HR administration.
• Experience supporting Learning & Development within a hotel, including training coordination, facilitation, and completion tracking.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organisational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to support a multicultural team and handle sensitive matters with discretion and sound judgement.
• Confidence collaborating with hotel leaders, departmental trainers, and shared‑services teams.
• Proficiency in HR systems, Microsoft Office, and HR and training reporting.
• A degree in Human Resources, Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
• Previous Accor experience and familiarity with a shared‑services model is an advantage

Responsibilities

• Manage the hotel’s daily People & Culture operations, including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, and offboarding.
• Act as the hotel’s on-site People & Culture contact, providing accessible support and guidance to Heartists and department heads.
• Work closely with Accor Shared Services to implement policies, processes, and people initiatives.
• Handle employee concerns and disciplinary matters with fairness, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Provide on-site Learning & Development support in coordination with the Accor Shared Services L&D team.
• Identify training needs with department heads and coordinate the hotel’s annual training plan and calendar.
• Facilitate orientation, brand induction, and relevant training sessions, and support departmental trainers.
• Coordinate mandatory learning, including human rights and safeguarding programmes, and maintain accurate training records.
• Monitor training completion and effectiveness, following up with departments on outstanding requirements.
• Support talent development, succession planning, internal mobility, and career progression.
• Lead hotel engagement, recognition, wellbeing, and inclusion activities, including engagement survey action plans.
• Maintain employee records and HR system data, and coordinate payroll inputs, benefits, and leave administration.
• Support manning reviews, workforce planning, budgeting, reporting, and audits.
• Coordinate employee services, including visas, insurance, and accommodation, with the relevant teams.
• Ensure alignment with applicable employment requirements, Accor policies, and People & Culture standards.

Skills

People & Culture management

HR operations

Employee relations

Performance management

Learning & Development

Recruitment

Communication skills

Multicultural teams

Education

Degree in Human Resources, Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

HR systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach, part of Accor, is seeking a seasoned People & Culture leader to manage daily HR operations on-site. You will partner with the Cluster GM and Shared Services to drive recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, and performance management while ensuring compliance and policy alignment.

You will coordinate L&D initiatives, training plans, and onboarding programs, supporting a diverse Heartist team and department leaders.