Director Human Resources

About the Role

Qiddiya Investment Company | شركة قدية الاستثمارية is seeking a Director- Human Resources to join their team in Riyadh, Riyadh Province. This full-time role involves leading the people strategy across multiple hotels within a portfolio, reporting to the Cluster General Manager. The Director will serve as a strategic business partner to hotel leadership and ownership, overseeing all aspects of human capital management for hotels with diverse positioning, operating models, and staffing requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a cluster-wide Human Resources strategy aligned with business objectives, operating models, ownership priorities, and brand requirements.
• Lead all Human Resources pre-opening activities, including developing workforce strategies, establishing organizational structures, and building leadership teams.
• Implement HR systems and policies to ensure the portfolio attracts, develops, and retains talent while complying with local regulations and company standards.
• Drive a high-performance culture focused on accountability, development, engagement, and service excellence.
• Lead recruitment strategies, workforce planning, and talent pipeline development across the cluster.
• Develop and implement Saudization strategies, including recruitment, training, and development programs for Saudi nationals.
• Establish cluster training and development strategies, including leadership development and succession planning.
• Lead employee engagement initiatives, culture-building activities, and recognition programs.
• Establish performance management frameworks and support leaders in performance coaching and talent reviews.
• Oversee compensation and benefits programs, ensuring competitive and equitable structures.
• Prepare and manage Human Resources operating budgets and pre-opening budgets, monitoring HR-related expenditures.
• Act as the primary Human Resources representative for ownership, hotel leadership, and external stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience

• Over 10 years of proven Human Resources leadership experience within hotels, hospitality portfolios, mixed-use developments, or complex service organizations.
• Strong pre-opening experience, including workforce planning, recruitment mobilization, HR systems implementation, and opening readiness activities.
• Experience preparing manpower budgets, staffing structures, and Human Resources Pre-Opening Budgets (POB).
• Strong understanding of labor laws, employment regulations, Saudization requirements, and workforce compliance in Saudi Arabia.
• Demonstrated expertise in talent acquisition, employee relations, organizational development, succession planning, compensation, and performance management.
• Experience establishing organizational structures and staffing models for hotels with varying positioning and operating requirements.

Required Skills

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with ownership, operating teams, and government authorities.
• A collaborative leadership style with a passion for developing talent and building high-performing teams.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to align people strategies with business goals.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and change management capabilities.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh Province, within a dynamic environment focused on the successful pre-opening, opening, and stabilization of multiple hotel properties.