Company: Ridhira Group

Location: Hyderabad, (Nanakaramguda)

Mandatory background in: Pre-Opening roles within the Hotel / Hospitality Industry.

Fluency in: English and Telugu is compulsory

About the Role:

Ridhira Group is expanding its hospitality and wellness verticals with multiple luxury hotel and resort pre-opening projects. We are seeking a HR Head with exclusive experience in the hotel industry to lead mass and leadership hiring for pre-opening operations. The ideal candidate must have a proven track record of setting up complete talent frameworks for new hotel/resort openings, with strong experience across rooms division, F&B, culinary, spa/wellness, engineering, sales & marketing, and corporate hotel functions.

Key Responsibilities:

Pre-Opening Hiring Leadership:

- Develop and execute a pre-opening manpower plan for new luxury hotels and resorts.

- Lead end-to-end recruitment across operational, technical, corporate, and leadership positions in hospitality.

- Collaborate with General Managers, Directors of Operations, and Owners to define hiring timelines and go-live readiness.

Hospitality Talent Strategy:

- Build a strong talent pipeline with specialization in luxury and lifestyle hospitality brands.

- Lead volume hiring for operations and niche hiring for spa, wellness, retreats, and wellness tourism positions.

- Implement global hospitality hiring trends, competency-based interviewing, and culture-fit mapping.

Vendor & Industry Partnerships:

- Manage relationships with hotel hiring consultants, overseas agencies, hotel management colleges, and industry associations.

- Build partnerships with hospitality training institutes to secure continuous talent supply for seasonal and permanent requirements.

Recruitment Technology & Process Excellence:

- Implement recruitment SLAs for every stage from sourcing to onboarding for pre-opening projects.

- Drive digital hiring platforms and ATS systems tailored for hospitality workforce management.

- Ensure candidate experience aligned with luxury hospitality service culture.

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management:

- Lead an internal TA team designed for scalable hiring across multiple properties.

- Conduct weekly recruitment review meetings with CXOs, brand heads, and hotel project teams.

- Ensure compliance with hospitality labor regulations and international hiring norms (if applicable).

Required Experience & Qualifications:

- 15+ years of total experience in Talent Acquisition/Operations exclusively within the hotel industry.

- Minimum 10-18 years handling pre-opening hotel/resort recruitment is mandatory.

- Experience with luxury hospitality brands in India or international markets (preferred: Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, Accor, Taj, Oberoi, IHG, or similar).

Proven success in hiring for:

- Rooms Division

- F&B Service & Production

- Spa & Wellness

- Engineering & Facility Management

- Front Office & Guest Experience

- Sales & Revenue Management

- Finance, HR & Admin (Hospitality domain)

- Strong understanding of manpower budgeting and workforce ramp-up for hotel launch.

Skills & Competencies:

- Deep understanding of hospitality culture, luxury service mindset & guest-centric talent traits.

- Strong network across hotel industry talent pools.

- High agility in fast-paced pre-opening environments.

- Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills.

- Ability to deliver high-volume hiring with speed and quality.

Why Join Ridhira Group:

- Opportunity to build complete talent infrastructure for multiple new hotel and resort openings.

- Direct impact on shaping service excellence and guest experience through talent selection.

- Work with a dynamic leadership team scaling hospitality and wellness assets across India.