Head of People & Culture (Human Resources)

As Head of People & Culture - Saudi Arabia, you will lead the development and execution of the people strategy across the Kingdom, ensuring alignment with business priorities and organizational values. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, you will drive talent, culture, employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and workforce planning initiatives that support sustainable business growth while fostering an inclusive and high-performing workplace. Based in Accor office in Jeddah and reporting to the Regional Director of People & Culture and the Vice President of Operations. What You Will Be Responsible For: People and Culture Regional Strategy • Work with the hotel People & Culture and operational leaders establish the People & Culture roadmap with annual objectives and action plans. • Activate the People & Culture strategy with operational leaders and Hotel General Managers to ensure alignment and commitment to its delivery. • Champion the Heartist program ensuring that the employees, guests and owners are at the center of all strategic decisions and initiatives. Talent Acquisition • Ensure that a strong people management culture is promoted among all leaders through the people management cycle: continuous feedback conversations, yearly wrap-up reviews, potential assessments, talent reviews, career development interviews and succession planning. • Support the leadership team in the talent management cycle, promote employee (local/foreigner) mobility, which meet the region s growth and needs across the Kingdom and large Middle East region. • Partner with Accor Academy, Talent Experience teams and hotel leaders on workforce planning, attraction and retention. Build succession pipelines and promote internal mobility across brands, hotels and geographies. • Establish strong relationships with universities, hotel schools and other educational institutions to create a pipeline of entry level talent into our hotels and offices. Capability, Talent & Employee Experience Partner with hotels People & Culture leaders to: • Maintain all the localization rules set by the Ministry of Tourism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and ensure full compliance by all hotels. • Maintain a best practice recruitment approach, including Accor s recruitment management system, to attract the best applicants. • Anticipate recruitment needs and maintain a leadership pipeline of potential candidates and talents to match hotel needs. • Ensure the Hotel selection process is compliant with the Company policy (Assessment, interview guides, validation steps in selection process, etc). • Heartists engagement and workplace culture improvement programs not limited to the annual engagement survey for the company. Employment Law and Labor Relations • Act as an advisor for hotels for any employment law and labor relations as per the country labor laws. • Ensure proper follow-up and due diligence on all employee complaints and liaise with hotels People & Culture leaders and General Managers. • Lead complex employee relations (ER), industrial relations (IR) and workplace investigations, ensuring fair, consistent and timely handling of sensitive matters. • Monitor legislative changes and provide guidance to People & Culture business leaders.Company Description What We re Looking For: • Local Saudi Talents, currently holding a senior HR role. • 10+ years People & Culture leadership experience, ideally across multiple properties or regions. • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. • Deep knowledge of Saudi Labor Law, including Nitaqat, Qiwa, GOSI, and Mudad. • Proven ability to partner with executives and influence business decisions. • Experience leading organizational change and transformation. • Data-driven approach to workforce planning and labor cost optimization. • Strong business acumen, executive presence, and cultural awareness. • Resilient, adaptable, and able to handle confidential matters with discretion