Talent Manager

At Iberostar Group we are looking for a Talent Manager to join our HR team based in Aruba . But before knowing more about the position, we think it's important that you learn a little about us:

• We are a 100% family-owned company with 70 years of experience in the tourism sector. Today, we welcome millions of travelers with the promise of creating happy vacations and memorable experiences, with a value proposition based on quality and the customer and employee experience.
• We operate in more than 100 establishments spread across 35 destinations in 13 countries around the world, located in privileged beachfront locations.
• We are part of a family of more than 35,000 people of 95 nationalities, sharing the same values: Responsibility, Transparency, Humility, Passion, and Creativity.
• We work to create a place where people can thrive: we take care of the people who are part of the Iberostar family, promoting their growth, attending to their well-being, and promoting equity as the basis for our decisions.
• Our Iberostar Wave of Change movement is our roadmap for driving our purpose of leading a model of responsible tourism.

If this sounds interesting to you... maybe this is your place!

Mission

The Talent Manager leads the hotel’s Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and Employee Engagement functions, ensuring the organization attracts the right talent, develops its people and creates an engaging employee experience aligned with the company’s global talent strategy.

The role partners with leaders across the business to identify talent and capability needs, implement effective solutions, use data to measure impact, and continuously improve the employee experience.

✔️ What will your day-to-day work be like?

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment

• Lead the end-to-end recruitment process, from workforce requirements and sourcing through selection, offer and onboarding, ensuring an efficient and positive candidate experience.
• Partner with department heads to understand workforce needs, define selection criteria and develop effective sourcing strategies and talent pipelines.
• Lead recruitment initiatives including job fairs, internships, graduate programmes and external partnerships.
• Monitor and analyze recruitment data, including vacancies, time-to-fill, sourcing effectiveness, quality of hire and retention, using insights to improve recruitment decisions and outcomes.
• Strengthen the organization’s employer brand and candidate value proposition.

Learning & Development

• Identify training and development needs in partnership with department heads, using business requirements, performance data and other relevant insights to determine capability gaps.
• Develop and maintain the annual training plan aligned with business priorities and the company’s learning strategy.
• Identify, evaluate and coordinate appropriate internal and external trainers, facilitators and learning solutions.
• Monitor participation, completion, compliance and effectiveness, using feedback and data to assess impact and recommend improvements.
• Support career development, succession planning and internal talent development.
• Facilitate learning sessions where appropriate, but primarily ensure the right learning solution and provider are identified and delivered.

Employee Engagement

• Translate and implement the company’s global engagement strategy in a way that responds to local employee needs while remaining aligned with global standards and business priorities.
• Lead local engagement initiatives, campaigns and activities that strengthen culture, well-being, belonging and the employee value proposition.
• Coordinate key engagement and well-being programmes, including Vitality and the Ambassadors Programme , ensuring effective local implementation.
• Drive participation in employee and climate surveys and support leaders in understanding and responding to results.
• Partner with leaders and Ambassadors to develop and execute engagement action plans and initiatives.
• Monitor engagement indicators and employee feedback to identify trends, opportunities and areas requiring corrective action.

Talent Data, Reporting & Insights

• Maintain accurate talent reports, dashboards and KPIs across recruitment, learning and engagement.
• Use data to identify trends, gaps, risks and opportunities and translate findings into practical recommendations and actions.
• Track the effectiveness and impact of talent initiatives and use insights to continuously improve recruitment, development and engagement outcomes.
• Provide regular, meaningful insights to the HR Director and leadership team to support informed talent decisions.

Leadership & Stakeholder Partnership

• Lead, coach and develop the Talent team, establishing clear priorities, objectives and performance expectations.
• Build strong partnerships with department heads, managers, global Centres of Expertise and external partners.
• Provide guidance to leaders on recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, employee development and engagement.
• Ensure Talent practices are delivered consistently and in accordance with company policies, global standards and applicable requirements.

🔎 Who is the ideal person for this job?

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Education or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in talent acquisition, learning & development, employee engagement or a related HR role, preferably in hospitality or a service environment.
• Experience managing recruitment and coordinating learning and engagement programmes.
• Experience leading, supervising or coaching team members.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, planning and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical capability and demonstrated ability to use HR and talent data to support decision-making.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace and experience with Workday, HRIS, ATS or other talent systems.

⭐ Our Proposal for you

We offer you the opportunity to be part of a great company in a constant sustainable growth and develop your career with us and enjoy:

• Permanent contract, full-time.
• Variety of opportunities and projects that will allow you to develop your potential and grow professionally every day.
• Work in an inspiring environment that is committed to people, values and a responsible tourism model.
• You will be part of our Iberostar Vitality community, with access to a multitude of wellness activities.

What are you waiting for to join our team? We are looking forward to meeting you, apply for the offer! Build the Change