People Development Manager

ENNISMORE; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Delano Dubai, part of Ennismore, seeks a People Development Manager to shape learning and growth across the hotel, from onboarding to leadership development. You will collaborate with People & Culture and hotel leaders to deliver relevant, engaging experiences that align with brand standards and guest expectations.

You will design onboarding that immerses new joiners in Delano’s culture, develop trainers, and partner with leaders to build internal career paths while ensuring compliance and

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Own the hotel’s learning & development plan, linking people priorities to business needs.
• Create and facilitate engaging learning experiences across service, behavioural and leadership development.
• Identify development needs with leaders and turn them into practical solutions.
• Maintain mandatory learning records and development activity.
• Shape onboarding to connect new joiners to Delano’s culture and brand story.
• Grow our people by developing departmental trainers and internal growth opportunities.
• Partner with leaders on talent development, coaching and succession planning.
• Stay close to operations to strengthen service skills and guest experience.

Skills

People development

Learning & development

Facilitation

Onboarding programs

Hotel operations

Creativity

Organisational skills

Collaboration

People-first mindset

Job description

As People Development Manager at Delano Dubai 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 LifeOwn the hotel s learning amp development plan connecting people priorities with the needs of the business Create and facilitate engaging learning experiences across service behavioural 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 Create the Delano ExperienceShape a memorable onboarding journey that connects new joiners to Delano s culture story and way of doing things Bring the brand to life through experiences that build confidence connection and belonging Develop departmental trainers and champions who keep learning alive within their teams 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 recognise 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 Connect with Ennismore People Development teams and bring wider programmes and ideas to life at Delano

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 strong 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 programmes 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 BringExperience in People Development Learning amp 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

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.