Learning and Development Manager

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:

Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Bangkok are located along the Chao Phraya River, one of the world’s most famous urban waterways, Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Bangkok at Chao Phraya River is part of a dynamic new riverside development that includes 299 guest rooms and suites, vibrant restaurants and bars, as well as a 73-storey tower with 366 private residences. Spanning 9 acres with lush courtyards, exceptional river views, and complemented with convenient connections to all that the city of Bangkok has to offer, Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok Chao Phraya will offer an atmospheric urban resort experience for both international and regional travelers.

Learning and Development Manager

At Four Seasons we consider life and work to be richer when we truly connect with the people and the environment around us.

Our family members are masters at their crafts – a gardener can become an artist, a manager a conductor, a chef an inventor. We look for employees who share the Golden Rule: people who, by nature, believe in treating others as we would have them treat us. We look for our people to characterize a shared passion for excellence and to infuse that enthusiasm into everything they do.

About Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Bangkok Chao Phraya

Located along the Chao Phraya River, one of the world’s most famous urban waterways, Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Bangkok at Chao Phraya River is part of a dynamic new riverside development that includes 299 guest rooms and suites, vibrant restaurants and bars, as well as a 73-storey tower with 366 private residences.

Spanning 9 acres with lush courtyards, exceptional river views, and complemented with convenient connections to all that the city of Bangkok has to offer, Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok Chao Phraya will offer an atmospheric urban resort experience for both international and regional travellers.

About Four Seasons

Founded in 1960, Four Seasons continues to define the future of luxury hospitality with extraordinary imagination, unwavering commitment to the highest standards of quality, and the most genuine and customized service. Currently operating 109  hotels and private residences in major city centers and resort destination in 43 countries, and with more than 60 projects in development, Four Seasons consistently ranks among the world’s best hotels and most prestigious brands in reader polls, traveler reviews and industry awards.

As the leader in branded residences since 1982, Four Seasons currently operate 38 residential properties around the world and 80% of the projects in our pipeline contain a residential component.

What You Will Be Responsible For

The Learning and Development Manager co-ordinates and organizes a range of development activities that contribute to the attainment of the Company’s clearly prescribed performance standards and Hotel Goals.

The Learning and Development Manager must systematically analyses the Hotels training needs and deliver relevant learning, plan and  co-ordinate the production of Departmental Training Plans, act as an internal consultant to Heads of Departments on department related training issues,  source and recommend appropriate external training organizations or resources, maintain a current knowledge of statutory requirements and develop creative and innovative training programs.

The Learning and Development Manager delivers workplace learning, performance improvement programs, and initiatives to best achieve long-term business success; add value in meeting the hotel’s needs by identifying and implementing learning and performance improvement strategies that support the hotel’s strategic direction; promotes a continuous learning culture; partners with stakeholders to ensure managers’ leadership skills are developed by means of their competencies and employees are trained on the needed skills to successfully perform their jobs to attain service excellence.

As a member of the People and Culture Division, the Learning and Development Manager works across disciplines to deliver an exceptional experience and provide leadership and management for the Hotel as it pertains to Learning and Development

Coordinate the selection, training, development, and evaluation of employees and managers in the Learning Department through effective management and leadership to ensure that established cultural and Benchmark Standards are met; long-range strategic planning for Hotel’s Learning Activities. Communicate with employees and managers to ensure Learning/Training needs are met as well as attend regular operational meetings to ensure effective coordination and cooperation between departments. 

Effectively plan and develop Training/Learning Plans for the hotel considering factors such as Performance gaps for daily Training/Learning Plans that result in better guests’ and employees’ experiences.

Control Learning and Development expenses through effective planning, budgeting, executing the planned activities.

What You Will Bring

We are looking for individuals who have a solid knowledge of Learning and Development. The candidates must have good business acumen, a strong work ethic and people-management and facilitation skills.  In addition the candidate must have strong leadership and interpersonal skills, are able to prioritise and adapt to the changing needs of the operation.

Minimum of 3 years experience working in a managerial capacity, experience in hotel operations, preferably Four Seasons or other luxury environment, experience in adult education or a similar experience.

Must hold the legal right to work in Thailand. Effective Communication skills in both speaking and writing English and Thai is required.

Join Our Team

Join a team that is built on mutual respect, collaboration, creativity and a commitment to the highest quality of service. Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Bangkok Chao Phraya provides guests with a haven of serenity and luxury in a bustling city. Four Seasons provides employees with the same level of care that we expect to be shared with our guests. We have been ranked in FORTUNE Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to work for since 1998.

What to expect: You will……

Be a champion of the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

Be part of a cohesive team with opportunities to learn, grow and develop

Have the opportunity to engage in diverse and challenging work

Derive a sense of pride in work well done

Be recognized for excellence