Human Resources Director

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About the Role

luxury hotel and resort pre-opening projects

Key Responsibilities

Pre-Opening Hiring Leadership

• Develop and execute a

  pre-opening manpower plan

  for new luxury hotels and resorts.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment across

  operational, technical, corporate, and leadership positions

  in hospitality.
• Collaborate with General Managers, Directors of Operations, and Owners to define hiring timelines and go-live readiness.

Hospitality Talent Strategy

• Build a strong talent pipeline with specialization in

  luxury and lifestyle hospitality brands

  .
• Lead volume hiring for operations and

  niche hiring for spa, wellness, retreats, and wellness tourism positions

  .
• Implement global hospitality hiring trends, competency-based interviewing, and culture-fit mapping.

Vendor & Industry Partnerships

• Manage relationships with hotel hiring consultants, overseas agencies, hotel management colleges, and industry associations.
• Build partnerships with

  hospitality training institutes

  to secure continuous talent supply for seasonal and permanent requirements.

Recruitment Technology & Process Excellence

• Implement recruitment SLAs for every stage — from sourcing to onboarding for pre-opening projects.
• Drive digital hiring platforms and ATS systems tailored for hospitality workforce management.
• Ensure candidate experience aligned with luxury hospitality service culture.

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead an internal TA team designed for scalable hiring across multiple properties.
• Conduct weekly recruitment review meetings with CXOs, brand heads, and hotel project teams.
• Ensure compliance with hospitality labor regulations and international hiring norms (if applicable).

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 15+ years of total experience in Talent Acquisition exclusively within the hotel industry.

• Minimum

  5–8 years handling pre-opening hotel/resort recruitment

  is mandatory.
• Experience with

  luxury hospitality brands

  in India or international markets (preferred: Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, Accor, Taj, Oberoi, IHG, or similar).
• Proven success in hiring for:
• Rooms Division
• F&B Service & Production
• Spa & Wellness
• Engineering & Facility Management
• Front Office & Guest Experience
• Sales & Revenue Management
• Finance, HR & Admin (Hospitality domain)
• Strong understanding of manpower budgeting and workforce ramp-up for hotel launch.

Skills & Competencies

• Deep understanding of hospitality culture, luxury service mindset & guest-centric talent traits.
• Strong network across hotel industry talent pools.
• High agility in

  fast-paced pre-opening environments

  .
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Ability to deliver

  high-volume hiring with speed and quality

  .

Why Join Ridhira Group

• Opportunity to

  build complete talent infrastructure for multiple new hotel and resort openings

  .
• Direct impact on

  shaping service excellence and guest experience through talent selection

  .
• Work with a dynamic leadership team scaling

  hospitality and wellness assets across India

  .

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