Company Description
About Faena
Faena creates cultural epicenters—living stages where art, design, and warm, attentive hospitality convene to craft a feast for the senses. We are a Cultural Embassy that invites guests to seek the extraordinary, shaping worlds that feel profoundly personal, welcoming, and alive.
“At Wadi Safar, we are shaping a new world where art, architecture, and nature live in harmony. Guided by a shared respect for culture and craft, this collaboration with Diriyah Company reflects our belief that beauty can elevate everyday life and inspire a new way of living.”
— Alan Faena
Job Description
The Role
As Assistant Director of People & Culture, you will support the Director in bringing Faena’s people philosophy to life—balancing operational excellence, cultural integrity, and genuine care for colleagues. You will play a key role in pre-opening readiness and ongoing People & Culture operations, ensuring compliance, engagement, and talent development across the hotel.
As a Saudi National, you will be instrumental in supporting localization goals, regulatory excellence, and the creation of a workplace that reflects Saudi values while embracing Faena’s global identity.
What You Will Create
People Operations & Compliance
Support day-to-day People & Culture operations, including employee relations, contracts, onboarding, and offboarding.
Ensure compliance with Saudi labor law and related platforms (GOSI, Mudad, Qiwa, Absher, Muqeem, etc.).
Maintain accurate people records, data integrity, and reporting.
Pre-Opening & Talent Support
Assist in recruitment activities for pre-opening, with a strong focus on Saudi nationals and critical roles.
Coordinate onboarding programs, inductions, and culture immersion sessions.
Support workforce planning, manpower tracking, and headcount control.
Culture, Engagement & Wellbeing
Help bring Faena’s culture to life through engagement initiatives, colleague events, and recognition programs.
Act as a trusted first point of contact for colleagues, ensuring issues are handled with empathy and discretion.
Support wellbeing, engagement surveys, and action planning.
Learning & Development
Coordinate training logistics, learning calendars, and compliance training.
Support leadership development and internal talent pipelines.
Track training hours, effectiveness, and certification requirements.
Partnership & Communication
Work closely with department leaders to support people initiatives and resolve operational challenges.
Assist in communications, policy rollouts, and change initiatives.
Support the Director of People & Culture in audits, inspections, and owner requirements.
Qualifications
Who You Are
A Saudi National with a solid foundation in Human Resources or People & Culture.
A senior People & Culture / Human Resources leader from luxury hospitality or a similarly service-led, people-intensive environment preferred.
Experienced in pre-opening or transformational environments, with the ability to build structure and soul simultaneously.
Strong understanding of Saudi labor regulations and HR systems.
A culture carrier and trusted advisor—confident, empathetic, and principled.
Organized, detail-oriented, and approachable, with high integrity and discretion.
Fluent in Arabic and English, with the ability to engage effectively across teams, leadership, and external stakeholders.
Additional Information
What’s in it for you...
- Lots of opportunity to progress and switch it up as part of a global family of brands.
- Great healthcare, competitive salary, and some nice extra perks across the Ennismore family of brands!
- Learning opportunities to broaden your skillset and development that helps you think, make, and thrive at work
- The opportunity to be yourself and collaborate with other bright minds in a relaxed, innovative culture
