Talent Transformation Director

What you will do on your journey with WebBeds.

We are seeking a strategic and visionary Talent Transformation Director to lead our organization’s efforts in evolving and future-proofing our talent strategies. This role is responsible for driving large scale workforce transformation initiatives, aligning talent development with business objectives, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

In this role you will :

As Talent Transformation Director , you will be instrumental in shaping and executing strategies to upskill our global workforce, strengthen our learning and development offerings, and enhance employee engagement & retention across the company. You will lead initiatives that promote a culture of continuous learning in line with our values and strategic skill objectives, ensuring our employees are empowered with the skills and knowledge they need to thrive in a fast-evolving environment.

Collaborating with senior and Talent & Culture leadership and stakeholders, you will develop and drive strategies and frameworks around transforming and retaining talent that are aligned with WebBeds’ overall business goals and employee value propositions.

Key Responsibilities.

• Strategize and lead the development of upskilling initiatives and training programs that enhance employee competencies, preparing them for future business challenges and opportunities.
• Accountable for the Talent Transformation strategy and framework, ensuring it aligns with strategic objectives and contributes to talent retention, satisfaction, and engagement on a global and local scale.
• Collaborate with TCEP’s and Employee Relations to ensure smooth and impactful implementation of development programs, while aligning them with onboarding and retention strategies.
• Inspire and mentor teams globally, fostering a people-first approach and promoting a culture that values coaching, learning, and personal development.
• Design, implement and deliver the Leadership Programme and Succession Plan.
• Develop Performance management strategy and framework to drive and foster better performance to meet business growth.
• Conduct research on industry trends and innovations in talent transformation, training, engagement, and culture to ensure WebBeds remains competitive and attractive as an employer.
• Train, present and communicate talent transformation initiatives to senior stakeholders, ensuring they are informed, engaged, and aligned with the company’s talent transformation goals.
• Analyze data and metrics to continuously improve training programs and upskilling efforts, ensuring they meet business needs and boost employee performance globally.
• Be a storyteller and coach, communicating the vision for WebBeds’ future, while guiding teams through transformation in a way that is motivational, clear, and impactful.

The skills we would love to see in your suitcase.

WebBeds is a global digital travel marketplace for the travel trade, an intermediary connecting hotels and other travel service suppliers to a distribution network of travel buyers all over the world. We connect hotels looking to fill rooms with buyers trying to find rooms. In short, we source bookable content, integrate, aggregate and merchandise that content in our platform, then distribute it to a global network of travel trade buyers, who sell to the travelling public.

Our Products range from a Retail Online platform, Integration Connectivity hub and distribution APIs to name but a few and our systems are 100% cloud hosted processing up to 8.3bn search requests daily, with 17million rooms nights sold in FY24. We deliver amazing outcomes using leading edge technology through innovative and creative thinking; and products help our partners deliver amazing travel experiences, enabling travel the world over.

Some things that make us stand out!

Working at WebBeds

WebBeds is a fast-paced, results-driven business and that is reflected throughout our company, in our technology, product and perhaps most importantly – in our people. Visit ‘Careers’ for jobs around the world of WebBeds.

Global and regional hotel chains, independent hotels, apartments, resorts, attractions, transfer and sightseeing companies and more – can sell their products through WebBeds by connecting to a global network of over 50,000 online and offline travel buyers through robust solutions that provide greater inventory control to simplify distribution, and leverage WebBeds enhanced analytics to inform inventory optimisation choices – saving costs and increasing revenue.

Online travel agencies, retail travel agents, corporate travel managers, tour operators, wholesalers, tourism boards, super apps, DMC’s, group providers, airlines and more – can integrate the hundreds of thousands of hotels and ground services in the WebBeds marketplace through simple and seamless API connectivity, or they can search, shop and book online through one of WebBeds trade only booking sites.

Our operation.

We operate globally through four geographic regions – Europe, Asia Pacific, MEA (Middle East and Africa) and the Americas – with over 2,000 travel professionals working in 120 cities across 50 countries worldwide. WebBeds also operates specialist brands JacTravel DMC and UHl. JacTravel DMC provides tailormade travel arrangements for offline FIT and groups traveling to the UK, Ireland and key mainland European destinations to the international travel trade. UHI is a genuine pioneer, providing online pilgrimage travel services to travel agencies worldwide.

WebBeds is a travel brand of the Web Travel Group, an ASX 200 listed company (ASX : WEB) operating global digital travel businesses.

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