Regional Director, Talent & Culture

Fairmont Hotels is a renowned luxury hotel brand with a global presence and a commitment to creating lasting memories for our guests. With over 30,000 employees worldwide, we are dedicated to providing exceptional service, embracing innovation, and fostering a culture of excellence.

We are looking for a people-focused Regional Director of Talent & Culture based in Hawaii at our Fairmont Kea Lani property who will have oversight for our Talent & Culture function across the region. This role supports our operational leaders by aligning people goals with business goals to achieve optimum results while cultivating a workplace that reflects the values of Hawaii’s local culture and the Aloha Spirit.

Key Responsibilities:

Compliance: 

• Adherence of all Company programs and policies
• Conduct Hotels Talent & Culture Audits across region, develop action plans as required, and monitoring completion
• Support Talent & Culture systems and programs
• Ensure adherence to all compliance training such as Discrimination & Harassment, Watch, and any locally compliant training
• Manage bi-annual HR Data indicators and other metrics for roll-up to Global Talent & Culture  Corporate office

Compensation:

• Adhere to regional grade structure
• Oversee annual salary and merit review within region
• Review regional STIP awards with Regional Vice President and submit for approval in line with company guidelines

Engagement:  

• Manage and ensure maximum participation in annual and pulse surveys across the region
• Review of regional EES results, providing guidance to Director, Talent & Culture and General Managers as needed, ensuring effective action planning across the region
• Provide guidance and direction on effective action planning, monitor action planning initiatives
• Liaise with Directors, Talent & Culture on communication strategies for promoting completion of initiatives and celebrating successes

Leadership:

• Provide advice, guidance and general leadership to Directors of Talent & Culture within the Region
• Provide input on the performance of Directors, Talent & Culture and success in achieving annual goals
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, with deep respect for Hawaii’s unique cultural values and communities.

Legal:

• Ensure Region and hotels are compliant on all labor laws and key amendments
• Advise and guide on local legal HR matters – with legal counsel as appropriate
• Handle any Ethics / Compliance / Privacy matters as required

Employee/Labor Relations:

• Foster a positive, engaged, and inclusive workplace culture rooted in the principles of Aloha — kindness, unity, humility, and patience
• Ensure local annual competitive set review is completed, and discrepancies are acted on
• Support and guide employee/labor relations matters within the region as appropriate and ensure thoughtful and timely reporting of challenges & successes

Learning and Development:

• Ensure all company culture and brand training is in place and conducted on a regular basis.
• Ensure leaders are participating in Leadership Training Programs and initiatives
• Own all regional Inspire participants, ensuring program elements being offered and development opportunities provided, meeting with participants on a regular basis

Recruitment:

• Director of Talent & Culture appointments – recruit and identify lead candidate to be approved by NCA Corporate Talent & Culture
• Onboard/orient new Directors, Talent & Culture
• Support RVPs with recruitment of key leadership roles
• Maintain strong relationships with hotel schools within region

Talent Management & Succession Planning:

• Manage data for annual NCA Talent Review, ensuring data is accurate and valid
• Manage succession planning and movement of internal talent as appropriate across the Region
• Ensure a strong mentor program within region with program coordinator oversight in place
• Update regional succession reports as required

• Values based individual who has the interest and ability to embrace the aloha way of life.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with oversight for more than one unit
• Strategic thinking with ability to execute plans and produce results
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Collaborator, with the ability to build strong relationships
• Subject matter expertise on company programs, systems, policies and procedures
• Strong business acumen and analytical thinker
• Excellent presentation skills
• University Degree in HR or related discipline preferred

Visa Requirements: Must Legally be authorized to work in the United States

• Competitive Salary
• Excellent Company benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401K Retirement plan.
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide for you and your family. 

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.
 

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