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Director of People & Culture

Melbourne, VIC, au💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-30 → 2026-10-01

Core

Build the People & Culture function from scratch for a new hotel opening, leading high-volume recruitment and managing employee experience.

Role type

Senior IC Director of People & Culture

Builds

New hotel operations in Melbourne, Australia

Domain

Hospitality / Hotel Management

Required skills

Generalist HR experience in hospitality, Senior level advisory capability, Australian employment law expertise, Award interpretation, Employee relations management, Pre-opening recruitment experience, OH&S and wellbeing leadership

Preferred skills

Hotel pre-opening experience, Volume recruitment against fixed dates, Creative problem solving

Technologies

HR systems, Contracts management tools

Responsibilities

Build policies, contracts, and systems for the new hotel; Lead high-volume pre-opening recruitment; Partner with business leadership on team management; Ensure compliance with Fair Work Act and Victorian long service leave; Embed brand values and drive talent development; Lead OH&S and community work

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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