People and Development Manager

RIXOS; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi is seeking a People and Development Manager to shape how our people learn, grow and experience the brand from the inside. You’ll work closely with People & Culture and hotel leaders to design onboarding, brand immersion and leadership development that feels relevant and connected to the way we work.

This is a hands-on role for someone who understands that great hospitality starts with great people and that development should be inspiring, practical and never

Qualifications

• Experience in People Development, Learning & Development or Talent Development, ideally within luxury or lifestyle hospitality.
• Confident and engaging facilitation style with the ability to connect with people at every level.
• Experience creating and delivering onboarding, learning and development programmes.
• Good understanding of hotel operations and a fast-paced hospitality environment.
• Creative thinking, curiosity and the confidence to try new approaches.
• Strong organisation and the ability to turn ideas into action.
• A collaborative, people-first mindset with a genuine passion for helping others grow.
• Most importantly, you know how to make learning feel human, relevant and worth showing up for.

Responsibilities

• Own the hotel’s learning & development plan connecting people priorities with business needs.
• Create and facilitate engaging learning experiences across service, behavioral and leadership development.
• Identify development needs with leaders and translate into practical solutions.
• Maintain mandatory learning records and development activity.
• Grow our people by partnering with leaders to identify talent and internal growth opportunities.
• Support leadership development, coaching, performance and succession planning.
• Help managers become stronger people leaders through feedback and team development.

Skills

People Development

Facilitation

Onboarding Programs

Hotel Operations

Creative Thinking

Organization

Collaboration

People-first Mindset

Job description

As People and Development Manager at Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi you ll shape how our people learn grow and experience the brand from the inside You ll work closely with People amp Culture and hotel leaders to create learning that feels relevant engaging and connected to the way we work from onboarding and brand immersion to leadership development service culture and career growth This is a hands‑on role for someone who understands that great hospitality starts with great people and that development should feel inspiring practical and never one‑size‑fits‑all

What You ll Do

Bring Learning to Life

Own the hotel s learning amp development plan connecting people priorities with the needs of the business Create and facilitate engaging learning experiences across service behavioral and leadership development Work with leaders to identify development needs and turn them into practical relevant solutions Keep mandatory learning training records and development activity on track Grow Our PeoplePartner with leaders to identify talent and create meaningful opportunities for development and internal growth Support leadership development coaching performance and succession planning Help managers become stronger people leaders who give great feedback develop their teams and recognize potential Stay Close to the OperationBe present in the hotel understanding our teams our guests and where development can make a real difference Partner with operational teams to strengthen service skills and the overall guest experience

How Success Looks

• Onboarding New joiners complete a consistent engaging onboarding and brand immersion journey within their first weeks
• Learning Delivery The annual learning calendar is delivered against plan with colleague participation and completion
• Compliance Mandatory learning remains on track with completion rates monitored and gaps addressed promptly
• Leadership Development Managers and emerging leaders actively participate in development programms coaching and targeted learning
• Internal Growth Talent and succession plans are actively maintained supporting internal mobility and career progression
• Departmental Capability Department trainers are active and equipped to deliver consistent learning within their teams
• Learning Impact Training effectiveness is measured through feedback operational observations and relevant people and guest experience indicators
• Business Partnership Learning priorities respond to real operational needs with clear actions agreed and followed through with department leaders

Qualifications

What You Bring

• Experience in People Development, Learning & Development or Talent Development , ideally within luxury or lifestyle hospitality
• A confident and engaging facilitation style with the ability to connect with people at every level
• Experience creating and delivering onboarding, learning and development programmes
• Good understanding of hotel operations and a fast‑paced hospitality environment
• Creative thinking, curiosity and the confidence to try new approaches
• Strong organisation and the ability to turn ideas into action
• A collaborative, people‑first mindset with a genuine passion for helping others grow
• Most importantly, you know how to make learning feel human, relevant and worth showing up for