People & Culture Executive - Restaurants & Bars

Embark on a journey of luxury and excellence with Sydney’s iconic first international 5-star hotel! Sofitel Sydney Wentworth offers an unforgettable luxury escape, where guests discover the perfect blend of the French Zest and Sofitel luxury. 

We’ve recently completed a significant refurbishment, enhancing all hotel facilities and transforming the property to continue delivering exceptional service. The result is a hotel that offers an all-encompassing experience where entertainment, leisure, dining, conferencing, and unparalleled hospitality come together, pushing beyond the boundaries of traditional luxury.

At the heart of this transformation is our partnership with House Made Hospitality, a Sydney-based and globally inspired hospitality group. Through this collaboration, four brand-new venues launched within the hotel in October 2024:

• Tilda
• Bar Tilda
• Delta Rue
• Wentworth Bar

Each venue brings its own unique character and energy, redefining what a hotel experience can be. Together with House Made Hospitality, we’re setting a new standard in the Australian hospitality scene, and we’re looking for a People & Culture Executive to be part of it.

The People and Culture Executive for Restaurants & Bars, will provide an advisory service to the Restaurants & Bars outlets located on Level 2 and Level 5 of the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth: Tilda, Bar Tilda, Delta Rue, and Wentworth Bar

Key Responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Strategic HR Partnership: Support the execution of People & Culture strategies, partnering with food & beverage leadership on workforce planning, performance management, leadership development, and change initiatives.

• Talent Acquisition & Retention: Assist with recruitment, internal mobility, and onboarding processes; monitor turnover trends and implement strategies to enhance retention and engagement.

• Learning, Development & Performance: Assist with training programs, succession planning, and performance reviews; coach leaders to build team capability and foster a high-performance culture.

• Recognition, Compliance & Relations: Oversee reward programs, support salary and industrial relations matters, and ensure compliance with HR policies, Fair Work legislation, and WHS standards.

• HR Operations & Reporting: Maintain employee records, ensure policy adherence, manage WHS training and reporting, and deliver monthly HR metrics to inform business decisions.

To be successful in this role, you would demonstrate:

• Has minimum 2 years’ experience in a HR Generalist role
• Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or related fields 
• Experience working within the Hospitality Industry Group Award (HIGA) (preference) 
• Strong stakeholder management 
• Experience in managing employee relation matters 
• Advanced communication and conflict resolution skills 
• Experience in Work, Health and Safety relation matters 
• Management of full end to end employee lifecycle 
• Previous experience in Restaurant and Bar industry (preference) 

Why Join Us:

Joining our team will unlock generous local, national & international industry benefits on accommodation, dining, travel, wellbeing & more. You will thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative work environment and be a part of the Hotel's future success. We offer discounted city parking, complimentary dry cleaning, progressive leave policies (including 10 weeks parental leave) and unlimited development opportunities as you learn from industry experts with international leader in Hospitality - Accor. We genuinely care about your success and want to help you grow on your journey with us. 

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, a new challenge,  we look forward to finding out more about you and invite you to apply!