Director of Operations (Pre-opening) - Hilton Dammam Airport

🏢 Hilton
📍 Saudi ArabiaFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 3d ago🔄 Updated: 3d ago
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Hilton Dammam Airport is seeking a Director of Operations (Pre-opening) to lead and manage daily hotel operations, including budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and service delivery. The role involves shaping service excellence strategy, enhancing performance and productivity, driving quality initiatives, and cultivating a high-performing team. The ideal candidate will possess a passion for hospitality, integrity, leadership, teamwork, ownership, and a focus on delivering exceptional guest experiences. Qualifications include experience in hotel operations and skills in budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, compliance, performance management, and professional development. Hilton offers a supportive workplace culture with benefits such as travel perks, paid parental leave, crisis concierge services, and mental health resources.
Required Skills
Finance, Legal & Governance
Financial ForecastingTax ComplianceBudgeting
Education & Training
Continuous Professional Development
Business, Sales & Management
Performance ManagementStrategic Planning
🎁 Benefits & Perks
Incredible travel perks – Enjoy 110 nights of deeply discounted travel, with room rates as low as $40 USD/night at our world-class hotels through our Go Hilton travel program. Paid parental leave – Because family matters. We offer paid leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents. Crisis concierge – In times of loss, our Crisis Concierge offers a single, compassionate point of contact for both practical support and emotional care. Mental health resources – Your wellbeing comes first. Through our Care for All hub, we provide resources to help our Team Members to care for themselves and their loved ones. In many countries, eligible Team Members receive free counseling and support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Requirements
The Director of Operations will oversee all hotel operations, including budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and service delivery. They will be responsible for shaping service excellence strategy, enhancing performance and productivity, leading quality and service initiatives, and cultivating a high-performing team through engagement, retention, performance management, professional development, and recognition programs.
Description
Job DescriptionExceptional Hospitality Starts with YouPicture yourself brightening someone's day. When you join our Hotels team, that's exactly what you'll do every time you come to work! As a Director of Operations, you're not just directing daily hotel operations – you're spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.ResponsibilitiesHere's what you'll do during a typical day:Oversee hotel operations: Lead, direct, and manage daily operations, including budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, service delivery, and compliance with brand and company standardsShape service excellence strategy: Monitor guest service trends, assess overall satisfaction, and direct strategies to enhance the guest experience and drive long-term service quality improvements and removeEnhance performance and productivity: Identify gaps in processes or team performance and implement strategies for improvementLead quality and service initiatives: Drive the hotel's quality assurance process by setting goals, enabling service recovery, and monitoring guest satisfaction metricsCultivate a high-performing team: Drive engagement and retention through performance management, professional development, and recognition programsQualificationsWhat It Takes to Make the StayAt Hilton, Our Core Values Define What It Takes To Succeed Here And Guide The Qualities We Look For In Every Team MemberA passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.About UsJoin an Award-Winning Workplace CultureAt Hilton, we don't just deliver exceptional experiences for our guests—we build an exceptional workplace for the Team Members who make it all possible. As a global leader in hospitality, we've welcomed more than 3 billion guests worldwide, all while staying true to our founding vision: to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality.Our award-winning culture has earned us repeated recognition on the World's Best Workplaces list by Great Place to Work and Fortune. With our suite of world-class brands , and a company-wide commitment to providing the best stay for every guest, we're setting new standards for the future of travel.Whether you're starting your career or exploring something new, Hilton supports your journey every step of the way. Come for the job, stay for the career—and help us make every stay a little more magical.Curious about life at Hilton Explore our Careers Blog to see why we're more than a great place to stay—we're a great place to work.About The TeamHow We'll Help You ThriveBenefitsAt Hilton, the hospitality we're known for doesn't end with our guests. We proudly invest in our Team Members wellbeing, supporting you through all of life's moments. When you join Hilton, our exceptional care extends to you with unmatched perks and benefits, including*:Incredible travel perks – Enjoy 110 nights of deeply discounted travel, with room rates as low as $40 USD/night at our world-class hotels through our Go Hilton travel programPaid parental leave – Because family matters. We offer paid leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parentsCrisis concierge – In times of loss, our Crisis Concierge offers a single, compassionate point of contact for both practical support and emotional careMental health resources – Your wellbeing comes first. Through our Care for All hub, we provide resources to help our Team Members to care for themselves and their loved ones. In many countries, eligible Team Members receive free counseling and support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).Benefits availability may vary depending on Team Member's location as well as terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of each specific program/plan.
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