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:
Surrounded by the capital’s greenery and most coveted shopping streets, Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane seamlessly balances award-winning design with the city’s high notes. Take in views of Hyde Park from sun-drenched rooms and our rooftop spa, enjoy a leisurely meal on our one-of-a-kind al fresco terrace, then stroll to explore London’s famous sights.Learning & Development Manager
Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane
At Four Seasons, we believe our people are our greatest asset. The Learning & Development function plays a vital role in creating exceptional employee experiences, developing future leaders, and ensuring our teams have the skills, confidence, and knowledge to deliver world class hospitality every day.
Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane is seeking a Learning & Development Manager to join our People & Culture team.
The role
Reporting to the Regional Director of People & Culture, the Learning & Development Manager is responsible for driving the hotel's learning strategy, fostering a culture of continuous development, and supporting operational excellence through impactful learning initiatives.
You will partner with leaders across the hotel to identify development opportunities, facilitate training programmes, drive service standards, support leadership growth, and ensure employees have the tools and resources required to succeed in their roles.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced learning professional who is passionate about people development, leadership growth, and creating engaging learning experiences within a luxury hospitality environment.
What you will do
- Lead the hotel's onboarding programmes
- Facilitate learning and development programmes for employees, supervisors, and managers across the hotel
- Partner with department leaders to identify performance gaps and recommend effective learning solutions
- Support leadership development initiatives, including management onboarding and development programmes
- Maintain and develop the Department Trainer programme across the hotel
- Conduct learning needs analyses and develop annual learning plans aligned with business objectives
- Create and manage training calendars, development activities, and learning resources
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of learning programmes and development initiatives
- Support compliance and mandatory training requirements across all departments
- Champion a culture of continuous learning, service excellence, and career development throughout the hotel
- Strengthen the hotel's talent pipeline through targeted learning interventions that build leadership capability, accelerate readiness and support internal career progression as well as cross-training programs.
- Partner with hotel leadership to identify high-potential talent and implement individual development plans that accelerate growth, strengthen engagement and support retention.
- Collaborate with hotel leadership to develop and execute learning strategies that address service performance gaps, elevate service excellence and drive achievement of guest satisfaction targets.
- Manage Manager-in-Training, internship, work experience and other early-in-careers programs.
What we are looking for
- Strong previous experience in a Learning & Development, Training, People Development, or similar role
- Experience facilitating training programmes and coaching employees and leaders
- Previous experience within luxury hospitality, hotel operations, or a service focused environment
- Strong facilitation, coaching, and presentation skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Strong analytical and organisational skills with the ability to identify performance improvement opportunities
- Experience developing learning solutions, training materials, or development programmes is advantageous
- Positive, collaborative, and people focused approach
- Good spoken and written English
What to expect
- Full time position based on a 40 hour working week
- Monday to Friday working pattern with flexibility to support operational training requirements
What we offer
At Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, we support passionate people who want to grow, lead, and build long term careers within a world class luxury brand.
- Competitive annual package inclusive of salary and hotel service charge
- Annual profit share opportunity of up to 5% of salary
- Structured 40 hour working week
- Excellent training and clearly defined career development pathways
- Strong internal progression opportunities across London and the global Four Seasons portfolio
- Holiday entitlement increasing with service up to 33 days
- Company Sick Pay, increasing with service
- Life insurance while on duty
- Up to 20 complimentary nights at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts worldwide, increasing with service, as well as heavily discounted rates at all properties
- 50% discount across UK Four Seasons food and beverage outlets from day one for up to four guests
- Complimentary meals while on duty in Zest, our staff cafeteria, with refreshments available throughout the day
- Access to Wellhub for fitness, mindfulness, therapy, nutrition, and sleep support
- Bupa Dental Cover or Bupa Cash Plan
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Uniform with complimentary professional dry cleaning where applicable
- Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
- Access to Stream for greater pay flexibility and discounts
- Employee recognition programmes including monthly awards and events
- Annual themed team events plus regular social, charitable, and sporting activities
Develop the people who deliver exceptional experiences
If you are passionate about learning, leadership development, and helping others reach their full potential, we would love to hear from you.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Skills Required
- Previous experience in learning and development, training, people development, or a similar role
- Experience facilitating training programs and coaching employees and leaders
- Previous experience in luxury hospitality, hotel operations, or a service-focused environment
- Strong facilitation, coaching, and presentation skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Strong analytical and organizational skills, including the ability to identify performance improvement opportunities
- Experience developing learning solutions, training materials, or development programs
- Positive, collaborative, and people-focused approach
- Good spoken and written English
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and has not been reviewed or approved by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is considered robust at certain properties, with examples like fully employer-paid basic individual medical coverage in Minneapolis and included vision coverage, though dental and dependent coverage may require employee contributions. Feedback suggests these offerings stand out within hospitality.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are viewed favorably where 401(k) plans with matching contributions are offered, such as a 4% match after one year at the Minneapolis property. Participation options for full-time, part-time, and on-call employees at some locations reinforce the perceived strength.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off and fully paid parental leave are highlighted at some properties, with Napa Valley listing eight weeks of paid parental leave. These policies contribute to a perception of comprehensive leave benefits where available.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Insights
What We Do
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts opened its first hotel in 1961, and since that time has been dedicated to perfecting the travel experience through continual innovation and the highest standards of hospitality. Currently operating more than 120 hotels and resorts, and more than 50 residential properties in major city centers and resort destinations in 47 countries, and with more than 50 projects under planning or development, Four Seasons consistently ranks among the world's best hotels and most prestigious brands in reader polls, traveler reviews and industry awards. To learn more about our career opportunities, visit fourseasons.com/careers. For more information and reservations, visit fourseasons.com. For the latest news, visit press.fourseasons.com and follow @FourSeasonsPR on Twitter.
