Talent Development Manager

About the role

The Talent Development Manager will lead Rosewood Abu Dhabi’s learning and development agenda, ensuring that associates have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deliver world‑class guest experiences. Working closely with Human Resources and operational leaders, you will shape the associate journey from onboarding through to senior leadership development.

Key responsibilities

• Design, deliver and evaluate learning programmes that support associate growth and operational excellence.
• Champion Rosewood brand standards and LQA initiatives through audits, training interventions and follow‑up action plans.
• Oversee the onboarding experience, ensuring a seamless Discovery program and effective probationary follow‑up.
• Manage leadership and talent development initiatives, including management development, mentorship, cross‑training, internship and graduate programmes.
• Analyse guest, quality and engagement data to identify training opportunities and drive continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain annual training plans, monthly calendars, budgets and training records to ensure compliance.

Required profile

• Passion for learning and development with a proven track record in a luxury hospitality environment.
• Strong facilitation, coaching and presentation abilities, comfortable engaging audiences at all levels.
• Highly analytical mindset, able to translate data into actionable training solutions.
• Excellent collaboration skills to work with HR, department heads and operational teams.

Required skills