The Role
As Assistant Director of People & Culture, you will support the Director in bringing Faena鈥檚 people philosophy to life鈥攂alancing 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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.