People & Culture Manager

Role Overview

La Vie Hotels & Resorts is seeking a People & Culture Manager to lead people strategy across its hotel portfolio. This position is ideal for a leader who enjoys developing strong managers, lifting team performance, and helping guide the growth of a fast-expanding hotel business in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

The role has both strategic and hands-on elements. Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will work closely with hotel leaders as a trusted partner on leadership, workplace culture, employee relations, and broader people priorities.

It is an opportunity to directly influence culture, leadership quality, and business performance across a growing portfolio of hotels.

Key Duties

• Collaborate with hotel leaders to shape and roll out people initiatives that improve engagement, strengthen performance, and support operational goals.
• Handle complex employee relations issues such as investigations, performance management, disciplinary matters, and workplace disputes, while balancing business needs with compliance requirements.
• Support and coach leaders so they grow in confidence when managing people, having performance conversations, developing teams, and building strong leadership capability.
• Contribute to hotel openings, acquisitions, workforce planning, restructures, and wider transformation projects as the business expands.
• Assist with portfolio recruitment, succession planning, and the development of future leadership talent across hotels.
• Drive learning and development activities, including onboarding, leadership programs, and adoption of HR and learning systems.
• Help foster a positive workplace through recognition programs, employee engagement initiatives, and portfolio-wide action plans.
• Advise on employment law matters, including compliance with the Fair Work Act, relevant awards, company policies, and best practice across multiple properties.
• Interpret people data and workforce insights to identify trends, improve performance, and support informed decision-making by hotel leaders.
• Work across Operations, Finance, and Commercial teams to support company-wide People & Culture initiatives and contribute to broader business outcomes.

What We're Looking For

• A people-focused professional who prefers partnering with leaders and being present in the business rather than working in isolation.
• Someone who enjoys resolving complex workplace matters and turning challenges into practical solutions.
• Comfort travelling between hotel locations as needed.
• A pragmatic, commercially aware approach to people and culture work.
• A leadership style that builds capability and develops teams rather than relying only on policy enforcement.
• At least 5 years of experience in a People & Culture leadership position.
• Experience across multiple sites or hotel operations is highly valued.
• Strong understanding of the Fair Work Act, HIGA, and Australian employment legislation.
• Confidence managing employee relations matters and organisational change.

Why Join

This role offers a rare chance to shape people strategy within one of the fastest-growing hotel management companies in the Asia-Pacific. You will work across a diverse portfolio that includes luxury island resorts, internationally branded hotels, new openings, and acquisitions.

It is a meaningful opportunity to influence culture, strengthen capability, and support leadership development alongside hospitality professionals who are passionate about what they do.

Additional Information

This is a portfolio-based people leadership role with travel between hotels expected. The position is focused on both strategic influence and operational support within a growing hospitality environment.

No application deadline, salary details, or vacancy count were provided in the source.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to express their interest in the role and help shape the future of hospitality with La Vie Hotels & Resorts.