Director of People and Culture

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$95,000.00/yr - $/yr

Annual Bonus

On-Site:
Lodi, CA

Appellation is a culinary-focused hotel company that embraces authenticity and locality in everything they do. They believe in the power of regional character, community, and culture to create exceptional experiences for their guests. Appellation gathers the best from each of their destinations to nurture the growth of the next generation of hoteliers and culinarians. Every element of an Appellation experience is true to place, thoughtfully composed, and crafted with the highest regard to quality.

Reports to: General Manager, with a functional reporting line to Appellation’s Director of People & Culture and Accounting and the Chief Operating Officer (COO).

• A Focus on People – Culture and purpose bind us together.
• Recognition – We value and acknowledge the contributions of our people.
• Recruitment – We find the right talent and provide the right training in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
• Development – We seek out the potential in each person and give them the opportunity to support and grow their skills.
• Collaboration – We connect with local partners to provide unique access and to deepen engagement within our community.
• Reputation – We want our name to be sought after for resumes.
• Innovating Spirit – We ambitiously innovate in our craft to remain relevant and encourage loyalty.
• Inclusion – Our work embraces guests, locals, team members and communities alike. Our unique approach builds people and community making for a rich ever-evolving experience for guests.
• Constant Learning – We study continuously to sharpen our passion for culinary excellence and personal service.

• Participate as a collaborative, key member of the Senior Leadership Team to ensure business success and long-term growth.
• Provide regular updates to the General Manager and rest of team as appropriate.
• Develop and implement strategic human resources initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with employment, benefits, insurance, safety, and other laws, regulations, and requirements.
• Maintain knowledge of laws, regulations and best practices in employment law, human resources and talent management and develop and implement plans to ensure compliance.
• Provide visible leadership and communications to the hotel.
• Drive results through all teams by ensuring human resources goals, targets, and forecasts are met.
• Actively recruit key senior leadership roles for the hotel.
• Monitor compensation and benefit plans to ensure that they are competitive and unique.
• Work in sync with Appellation’s Director of People & Culture and Accounting and COO to manage the selection and ongoing relationships of benefits providers, and other human resources providers.
• Build and maintain relationships with hospitality, culinary schools and other key stakeholders and develop robust internships, apprenticeships, and internal training programs to position Appellation as a hospitality organization that supports and nurtures people development.
• Lead by example, and ensure all staff adheres to, corporate policies and standards.

• 5+ years in a senior management Human Resources role within the luxury hotel industry.
• Previous California Human Resources experience highly preferred, including compliance with labor laws for all aspects of payroll administration in hotel, restaurant, and spa departments.
• Four-year degree in Hotel Administration, Business or Human Resources preferred.
• Business-unit level human resources or operations experience with responsibility for budget creation and achievement.
• Outstanding leadership skills and excellent interpersonal skills with executive level stakeholders, hotel teams and all business partners.

• Inspire, lead and manage a distributed team by example.
• Act as a key executive of the hotel and…