About Four Seasons
Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.
At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.
About the location:
Centuries-old Lebanese hospitality with a modern twist. At Four Seasons Hotel Beirut, our passionate team of local insiders can’t wait to introduce you to the people and places that make our stylish and friendly city tick. From the Hotel’s downtown location, you can set out to explore the capital’s bustling markets, admire ancient ruins, bask in the sun along our Mediterranean coastline and discover the natural wonders that lie within the snow-capped Lebanese Mountains just a short drive away. Or, simply take it all in at once from our 26th-floor rooftop, offering one of the best views in the entire city.
The Role Of Learning And Development Manager
Following an extensive renovation and restoration, The Four Seasons Hotel Beirut is anticipated to reopen in 2026, marking an exciting new chapter for our property. We are now seeking an exceptional Learning and Development Manager to join our team and help shape the employee and guest experience from the very first moment.
Reporting into the Director of People and Culture, you will be responsible for developing the learning quality and experience on property; delivering workplace learning and development, performance improvement programs, and initiatives to best achieve long-term business success.
You will be the Cultural Advocate of the Golden Rule in every employee action in your hotel and your goal is to support our talented people by curating an impactful mix of learning needs analysis, design and delivery.
Responsibilities will include identifying and implementing learning and performance improvement strategies that support the hotel’s strategic direction, promoting a continuous learning culture, partnering with stakeholders to ensure leadership skills are developed, ensuring new employees are given the knowledge and skills to be successful, supporting the planning committee in assisting them to conduct management development programs and blended learning programs for their teams, analyzing potential service gaps, and evaluating the effect of training programs and initiatives
Our Ideal Learning And Development Manager Candidate will Have
Hotel operations experience along with experience in a Learning and Development leadership role, and a passion for people and talent development; helping people learn and reach their full potential. Opening or project management experience is preferable but not required.
You will be a Business Partner, have excellent interpersonal, relationship building and training delivery skills, have the highest level of integrity and transparency, an eye for detail, be an employee champion and have a special talent for promoting a continuous learning environment that creates an atmosphere for professional development opportunities.
Fluency in Arabic and English is a must for this location, along with current eligibility to work in Lebanon.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts can offer what many hospitality professionals dream of; the opportunity to build a life-long career with global potential and a real sense of pride in work well done. We look for talent who share the Golden Rule – people who, by nature, believe in treating others as we would have them treat us. As Four Seasons works towards phenomenal growth in the next decade, our most valuable partners continue to be our talent, with whom we have a strong relationship based on the Golden Rule. This relationship is made tangible by the awards received year after year by Four Seasons on a corporate level, as well as by our hotels, resorts, and residences around the world, making us an undisputed “employer of choice.”