People & Culture Manager

People & Culture Manager – Hotels

We're looking for a People & Culture leader who is passionate about developing exceptional leaders, building high-performing hotel teams and helping shape the future of one of Australia's fastest-growing hotel management companies.

This is a true portfolio role, offering the perfect blend of strategic influence and hands-on operational support. Reporting to the Head of Operations, you'll partner closely with leaders across our hotel portfolio, becoming a trusted advisor on all things people, culture and leadership.

This isn't just another People & Culture Manager role, it's an opportunity to influence the culture, leadership and performance of a growing hotel portfolio while helping shape the future of La Vie Hotels & Resorts.

What you'll be doing -

Your responsibilities will include:

• Partner with hotel leaders to develop and implement people strategies that drive engagement, improve performance and support operational success.

• Lead complex employee relations matters, including investigations, performance management, disciplinary processes and workplace conflict, providing sound advice that balances commercial outcomes with compliance.

• Coach and developing leaders to build confidence in people management, performance conversations, employee development and creating high-performing teams.

• Play a key role in organisational growth through hotel openings, acquisitions, workforce planning, restructures and business transformation projects.

• Support the recruitment across the portfolio, helping attract outstanding hospitality talent while developing succession plans and future leadership pipelines.

• Drive learning and development initiatives, ensuring effective onboarding, leadership capability programs and the successful adoption of HR systems and learning platforms.

• Build an engaging workplace culture by leading recognition programs, employee engagement initiatives and portfolio-wide action plans.

• Provide expert advice on employment legislation, ensuring compliance with the Fair Work Act, Awards, company policies and best practice across multiple properties.

• Use people data and workforce insights to identify trends, improve workforce performance and help hotel leaders make informed business decisions.

• Work collaboratively across Operations, Finance and Commercial teams, contributing to company-wide People & Culture initiatives and helping shape the future of La Vie Hotels & Resorts.

About You -

You'll love this role if you:

• Enjoy partnering with leaders rather than sitting behind a desk
• Love solving complex people challenges
• Are comfortable travelling between hotels
• Have a pragmatic, commercially focused approach to P&C
• Enjoy building capability rather than simply enforcing policy

You'll bring:

• 5+ years' experience in a People & Culture leadership role.
• Experience supporting multiple sites or hotel operations (highly regarded).
• Strong knowledge of the Fair Work Act, HIGA and employment legislation.
• Confidence managing complex employee relations and organisational change.

Why Join La Vie?

This is a rare opportunity to influence the people strategy of one of the fastest-growing hotel management companies in the Asia-Pacific region. From luxury island resorts and internationally branded hotels to exciting new openings and acquisitions, you'll help shape the culture, capability and leadership of a rapidly expanding portfolio while working alongside passionate hotel professionals who genuinely love what they do.

If you're looking for a role where you can influence culture, develop leaders and make a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and help shape the future of hospitality with La Vie Hotels & Resorts.