Regional HR Director, Arabian Peninsula
Hilton - Regional Office - Dubai location Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates category Corporate Full-time MEA011TF Posted: Feb 3rd 2025 JOB DESCRIPTION
Our HR team partners with our business leaders to attract, retain, and develop Hilton's most important asset, our Team Members.
This role will lead the Property HR function for Team Members across UAE, Oman, and Qatar, partnering with the Area Operations Team to oversee Hilton's dynamic, growing markets. You will be a key change agent responsible for implementing the HR agenda to drive the team member experience.
You will be responsible for driving the talent agenda for the region, which includes scaling our teams and resources and aligning processes to meet the growth over the next several years. You will also play a key role in further developing the HR and leadership capabilities across our teams.
While you'll need experience in all aspects of HR and strong business partnering skills, we're looking for a passionate and innovative leader with a demonstrated ability to partner and align across diverse stakeholders.
Partner with stakeholders to develop first-hand knowledge of short and long-term business goals and objectives. Provide guidance and leadership to the HR community and the leaders in the region. Ensure talent strategies are implemented to meet the performance needs of each property and overall regional targets, now and in the future. Ensure the best talent gets hired, is welcomed and will grow with Hilton. Review staffing needs and ensure qualitative recruitment, selection, onboarding, and development of leaders at the hotel level. Enable the right competitive compensation models. Drive optimisation work to ensure cost competitiveness and positive GOP development. Drive wellbeing and flexibility across the region for all team members. Proactively manage the standards of hotel HR, ensuring compliance with local labour law and Hilton standards Drive our culture and our employee value proposition by being visible and focusing on amazing storytelling. Lead, drive, and sponsor our inclusion strategies and ensure the appropriate focus, prioritisation and execution are delivered consistently and measurably. Champion all programs that ensure a great place to work for all at hotels in the region.
We seek a creative and engaging leader with a business and people-centric mindset who can solve challenges effectively and creatively while maintaining high flexibility, professionalism, and integrity.
To fulfil this role successfully, you will bring with you:
+ Experience in and passion for hospitality
+ Several years in an HR leadership role across the full spectrum of HR
+ Demonstrable experience in creating and leading successful teams
+ Uses data to make informed decisions
+ A strong innovation and change drive
+ A mature and confident coach and advisor
+ A can-do attitude
+ A track record in delivering within a matrix and multi-site structure
+ Fluent in English
+ A strong understanding and experience of working in the Arabian Peninsula
The future of hospitality is bright at : a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of . Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture, and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces.
We support all Team Members' mental and physical well-being so they can Thrive, thanks to innovative such as workplace flexibility, career growth and development, and our Go Hilton travel discount program. Hilton prioritises understanding and integrating our Team Members’ unique perspectives and voices—along with those of our Guests, Owners, Suppliers, and Partners—to cultivate a for all. Check out the and to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We will ensure that qualified individuals with protected disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions of their role, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
