People Director (Global)

Job title:

People Director (Global)

Company

Travelopia

Job description

Are you an entrepreneurial, empathetic leader with a passion for driving people and performance in a global context? We’re looking for a dynamic people professional with a blend of experience in both structured, best-practice environments and agile, start-up cultures to join our travel organisation on an exciting journey of growth and transformation.About UsEnchanting Travels is a vibrant, and innovative company specialising in crafting outstanding tailor-made journeys for discerning travellers to more than 70 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, North America, and Oceania. Founded in 2004, we have made the travel dreams for more than 60,000 guests from around the world come true. Enchanting Travels is owned by Travelopia, the world’s leading collection of experiential travel brands.We rely on outstanding team members who are passionate about what they do and are committed to providing excellent service. We are a diverse team with 220 individuals from 20+ nationalities dispersed across 20 countries around the globe.The RoleThis is an exciting, individual contributor opportunity to join the global leadership team of ET where our ambition is to evolve our world class performance culture. We have built strong foundations, but ongoing change is needed to ensure we have the capacity, capability, and culture to deliver our bold growth plans for FY25-FY27 and achieve our vision of being the world’s best tailor-made travel company!What You Will Be Doing

• Partnering with the CEO/MD to implement the strategic People, culture, and capability plan.
• Supporting management teams hands-on, driving initiatives, and resolving grievances.
• Ensuring seamless hiring and high talent retention with the talent acquisition team.
• Executing end-of-year reviews, supporting performance plans, onboarding, and exits.
• Building strong relationships with the leadership team to ensure People plan progress.
• Creating and delivering a talent plan for optimal skills and expertise across the business.
• Refining performance management to foster a high-performance culture.
• Enhancing leadership and people manager capability through coaching.
• Collaborating with the Travelopia Group People team to deliver People Services, payroll, TA, and L&D.
• Shaping the broader People agenda as part of the Global People Team leadership.
• Designing and implementing programs for employee engagement and well-being.
• Resolving complex employee issues while maintaining a positive work environment.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience managing change and transformation, building culture, and focusing on competencies and behaviours.
• Experience in world-class people practices that can be adapted to a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• A track record of making tough decisions assertively yet humanely.
• Experience working in global, cross-cultural, and interdependent teams (ideally US and India at a minimum.)
• Strategic thinking and operational skills to support both the People agenda and overall company strategy.
• Comfort with ambiguity in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Strong communication and influencing skills to establish trust and respect at all levels.
• Excellent analytical, planning, and organisational skills.

Why Work With Us

• Competitive salary including annual review in relation to performance
• Annual bonus scheme
• Company car allowance
• UK hybrid/remote working with international travel opportunities
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Medical and life insurance

Apply NowApply to this job advertisement for immediate consideration. We look forward to embarking on this exciting adventure with you!We believe people are happier and perform best when they are able to be their true self, and that diverse teams deliver better results.Together we will cultivate a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment, where everyone can flourish. We are committed to driving change through increasing awareness of, and counteracting, unconscious bias; building an inclusive culture, and embracing diversity in all its dimensions.Travelopia is committed to ensuring a work environment that is open, accessible, and inclusive, removing barriers for all individuals. If you require accommodations/additional support to participate in the recruitment and selection process, kindly inform us. Our hiring team will work with you to provide suitable accommodations/additional in a timely and confidential manner. Information received will be handled with the utmost discretion.To request accommodations, please contact our team at Talent@Travelopia.com#LI-MQ1 #LI-HYBRID

Expected salary

Location

Surbiton, Greater London – Kingston upon Thames

Job date

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 07:30:04 GMT

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