Ridhira Group - Human Resources Role

Company: Ridhira Group.

Location: Hyderabad, India.

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 Director - Talent Acquisition 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:

- Minimum 5-8 years handling pre-opening hotel/resort recruitment is mandatory.