VP, People & Culture Operations - MEA & Türkiye

AccorHotels Middle East; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global career opportunities

Heartist rates

Leadership programmes

Job summary

AccorHotels Middle East invites a proven People & Culture executive to lead regional talent, capability and engagement across 250+ hotels. Based in Dubai, you will shape strategy, partner with hotel leaders and drive learning, inclusion and governance to deliver exceptional guest experiences.

You will champion Accor Academy, build leadership pipelines, manage ER/IR across MEA markets, and translate business priorities into practical people initiatives that boost performance and retention.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive P&C leadership experience.
• Partner to senior operational leaders delivering business outcomes.
• Experience embedding continuous learning and capability building.
• Strong expertise in talent, succession and workforce planning.
• Knowledge of employment and labour law across MEA markets.
• Commercial acumen to package People services to owners/clients.
• Analytical skills turning workforce insights into actions.
• Experience in global, multicultural environments.

Responsibilities

• Translate business priorities into people strategies for growth.
• Advise General Managers on workforce planning and leadership.
• Lead Accor Academy as regional capability engine.
• Ensure compliance and governance across markets.
• Drive data-driven People & Culture analytics.

Skills

People & Culture leadership

Executive partner

Workforce planning

Organisational development

Leadership development

Labour law knowledge

Compliance & ER/IR

Stakeholder engagement

Data analytics

Global/multicultural experience

Job description

AccorHotels Middle East invites a proven People & Culture executive to lead regional talent, capability and engagement across 250+ hotels. Based in Dubai, you will shape strategy, partner with hotel leaders and drive learning, inclusion and governance to deliver exceptional guest experiences.

You will champion Accor Academy, build leadership pipelines, manage ER/IR across MEA markets, and translate business priorities into practical people initiatives that boost performance and retention.