Luxury HR Director: Strategy, Leadership & Growth

Dubai Holding LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and life insurance

Paid annual leave

Colleague discounts

Job summary

Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai is seeking a Director of Human Resources to elevate the HR function and deliver a comprehensive strategy across the property.

The ideal candidate has 10–12 years of HR leadership experience in luxury settings, with pre-opening or refurbishment exposure, and a proven ability to align HR with operational readiness while guiding budgeting and people development.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of HR leadership experience in luxury settings.
• Experience with pre-opening or refurbishment projects.
• Trusted partner to the GM, aligning HR strategy with operations.
• Experience driving large-scale change with service excellence.
• Background in luxury sectors beyond hospitality.
• Agile leader who inspires teams and delivers results.

Responsibilities

• Elevate the HR function by empowering the team and embedding best-practice standards.
• Deliver the full HR strategy aligned with corporate and regional direction.
• Advance initiatives to enhance productivity and leadership capability.
• Oversee internal communications across local, regional, and corporate HR.
• Lead HR budgeting, capital planning, and P&L oversight.
• Drive organisational design, workforce planning, and talent development.

Skills

HR leadership

Luxury hospitality

Change management

Agile leadership

Job description

Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai is seeking a Director of Human Resources to elevate the HR function and deliver a comprehensive strategy across the property.

The ideal candidate has 10–12 years of HR leadership experience in luxury settings, with pre-opening or refurbishment exposure, and a proven ability to align HR with operational readiness while guiding budgeting and people development.