Corporate Director of Talent Acquisition and Leadership Development

UNKNOWN; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Hotels & Resorts is seeking a Corporate Director of Talent Acquisition & Leadership Development to own college recruiting, campus partnerships, and on-campus presence. The role also manages OCI, LID, MID, and Omniversity programs, tracking participant development to strengthen the leadership pipeline.

The position emphasizes a data-driven approach, cross-functional collaboration, and building a long-term leadership pipeline across Omni’s properties.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Recruiting, Talent Development, HR, Hotel Operations or Management Training; hospitality operations experience preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Omni development programs is highly desired.
• Luxury hospitality or multi-property leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise college recruiting strategy and strengthen partnerships with universities and hospitality programs.
• Develop and implement a best-in-class internship program
• Oversee all post-hire college recruiting engagement and development initiatives
• Create seasonal hiring pipelines through strategic academic partnerships
• Create and implement a strategic leadership curriculum supporting associates through every career stage—from onboarding through executive leadership
• Own and execute key development programs (OCI, LID, MID, Omniversity Trainings)
• Partner with hotel and regional leadership to identify capability gaps and prioritize development initiatives
• Ensure development programs support exceptional guest experience and operational execution
• Establish and monitor talent metrics: program effectiveness, retention, associate engagement
• Use data-driven insights to improve programs and outcomes

Skills

Executive presence

Facilitation

Analytical skills

Social sourcing

Travel ability

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Omni Corporate Offices

Omni Hotels and Resorts creates genuine, authentic guest experiences at over 50 distinctive luxury hotels and resorts in leading business gateways and leisure destinations across North America. Omni Hotels is known for its exemplary culture, authenticity to the markets in which we operate, innovation and exceptional service. Our commitment to career development has created tenure and loyalty that enables us to perpetuate our family atmosphere.

Position Overview

Omni Hotels & Resorts is a luxury hotel brand known for our vibrant culture, deep community involvement, and exceptional associate engagement. We believe our people are our greatest differentiator and we remain committed to creating a dynamic environment where associates can learn, grow, and thrive throughout every stage of their career.
The Corporate Director of Talent Acquisition & Leadership Development will own our college recruiting strategy, campus partnerships, and on-campus presence while also managing our OCI, LID, MID management development, and internship programs.
In addition to recruiting talent into Omni, this role would track participant development and career progression after program completion, creating a stronger long-term leadership pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

Early Career Talent Strategy & Recruiting

• Lead enterprise college recruiting strategy and strengthen partnerships with key universities and hospitality programs.
• Develop and implement a best-in-class internship program
• Oversee all post-hire college recruiting engagement and development initiatives
• Create seasonal hiring pipelines through strategic academic partnerships

Leadership Development & Curriculum Design

• Create and implement a strategic leadership curriculum supporting associates through every career stage—from onboarding through executive leadership.
• Own and execute key development programs, including:
• Omni Care Interns (OCI)
• Leaders In Development (LID)
• Managers in Development (MID)
• Omniversity Trainings

Property & Operational Partnership

• Partner closely with hotel and regional leadership to identify capability gaps and prioritize property-specific development initiatives
• Ensure development programs support both operational execution and guest experience excellence

Analytics & Program Effectiveness

• Establish and monitor key talent and development metrics including:
  • program effectiveness
  • retention of high-potential talent
  • associate engagement
• Use data-driven insights to continuously improve programs and organizational outcomes.

Qualifications

Preferred Experience

• Minimum 5+ years in Recruiting, Talent Development, Human Resources, Hotel Operations or Management Training program; hospitality operations experience strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience within one of Omni’s development programs highly desired
• Luxury hospitality or multi-property leadership experience preferred

Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional executive presence and communication skills
• Strong facilitation and presentation capability
• Strong analytical and decision‑making skills
• Advanced proficiency in Applicant Tracking Systems, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and presentation platforms
• Passion for talent development and culture‑building
• Experience in utilizing technology to obtain results, source candidates and market job opportunities through social media platforms
• Ability to travel as needed for position

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster is available using the following link:
EEOC is the Law Poster.
Omni Hotels & Resorts does not discriminate on the basis of any protected category with respect to the payment of wages.