People & Culture Manager

• Lead the pre-opening People & Culture strategy, including workforce planning, recruitment and onboarding.
• Build a strong, inclusive and high-performing Heartist culture aligned with Pullman and Accor values.
• Partner with leaders on employee relations, performance, engagement and workforce matters.
• Drive learning, development, succession planning and talent initiatives across the hotel.
• Ensure compliance with New Zealand employment legislation, policies and People & Culture processes.
• Lead engagement, wellbeing, recognition and retention initiatives that strengthen the employee experience.

• Proven People & Culture or Human Resources leadership experience, ideally within hospitality.
• Strong knowledge of New Zealand employment legislation and employee relations.
• Experienced across recruitment, performance, engagement and learning and development.
• Collaborative, approachable and confident working with leaders and employees at all levels.
• Pre-opening or large-scale recruitment experience highly regarded.
• Full working rights in New Zealand.

• Play a key leadership role in one of Waikato’s most exciting hotel openings.
• Build the culture and People & Culture foundations of Pullman Hamilton from the ground up.
• Access to Accor’s Learn Your Way development programs and global career pathways.
• Private healthcare and market-leading benefits.
• Incredible Accor Heartist benefits, including discounted accommodation and dining worldwide.

Accor is an equal opportunity employer. We endeavor to select, place, train, and promote the best qualified individuals based upon job-related factors such as ability, work quality, suitability, experience, and potential.