Cluster Director of Quality & Guest Experience - Executive Office - InterContinental Hotels Group® Dubai Festival City

Do you see yourself as the Cluster Director of Quality & Guest Experience at InterContinental Hotels Group® Dubai Festival City? As the world’s first and most global luxury hotel brand, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has pioneered international travel since the 1940s, we are passionate about sharing our renowned international know-how and cultural wisdom in truly impressive surroundings. We all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental®️ brand and to be part of the brand you will have a thirst for travel, passion for culture and appreciation for diversity. We create inspiring experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. If you’d like to embrace a world of opportunities, we’d like to welcome you to the world’s most international luxury hotel brand. The IHG Hotels at Dubai Festival City consists of four hotels. These include the luxury and lifestyle brand InterContinental, the lavish long-stay InterContinental Residence Suites, the premium Crowne Plaza, and the essentials Holiday Inn & Suites. In addition to over 1,600 rooms, the cluster boasts a selection of 16 restaurants and bars, an impressive 3,800-square-metre Event Centre across two levels, the 5,000-square-metre Festival Arena by InterContinental, the luxurious Spa InterContinental, and state-of-the-art gym and swimming pool facilities. We are looking for people who are friendly, welcoming, and full of life to join over 1,200 colleagues who are always finding ways to make every guest's experience an enjoyable one. We value the passion and enthusiasm of our colleagues and encourage you to share your passion when you work with us. A little taste of your day-to-day: • Guest Journey & Luxury Experience Design: • Own and support the end-to-end guest journey, ensuring it is thoughtfully designed, consistently delivered, and aligned with brand culture, luxury service philosophy, and Luxury Service Certifications and standards. • Evaluate each guest touchpoint across all departments to ensure seamless, personalized, and anticipatory service experiences. • Partner with department heads to translate brand standards into meaningful guest interactions that elevate emotional engagement and guest loyalty. • Continuously refine the guest journey based on guest feedback, operational insights, and evolving luxury hospitality trends. • Luxury Service Culture & Standards: • Act as the hotel’s subject-matter expert on luxury service excellence, global hospitality trends, and best practices, in line with brand specific guidelines and standards. • Embed a strong culture of quality and service excellence across all departments through visible leadership and hands-on operational presence. • Support the General Manager and Heads of Department in understanding, interpreting, and embedding external Luxury Service practices (if applicable) into daily operations and leadership behaviors. This may include but not limited to; changes in Policies and Procedures, SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), and Modalities of Service. • Ensure consistent delivery of personalized, thoughtful, and detail-oriented service aligned with the hotel’s luxury service philosophy. • Brand & Service Audits & Compliance or Other Luxury Service Certifications (if applicable): • Lead the hotel’s Brand & Service Audits & Compliance or Other Luxury Service Certifications (i.e., Forbes Travel Guide) readiness, certification, and re-certification processes. • Plan and conduct regular internal quality audits, service evaluations, and compliance reviews across all operational areas. • Organize and manage mystery guest programs to provide objective insights into service consistency and guest perception. • Monitor audit findings, identify service gaps, and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented and sustained. • Guest Feedback, Analytics & Performance Improvement: • Analyze Guest Love scores, Guest Satisfaction Index (GSI) results, and other guest feedback platforms to identify trends, strengths, and opportunities for improvement. • Prepare and present quality and guest experience performance reports to the Executive Committee, highlighting key drivers, risks, and focus areas. • Partner with Heads of Department to develop clear, actionable improvement plans aligned with departmental and hotel-wide metrics and goals. • Monitor progress against action plans and support departments in achieving annual guest satisfaction and quality targets. • Learning & Development Collaboration: • Work clo

Own and support the end-to-end guest journey, ensuring it is thoughtfully designed, consistently delivered, and aligned with brand culture, luxury service philosophy, and Luxury Service Certifications and standards. Evaluate each guest touchpoint across all departments to ensure seamless, personalized, and anticipatory service experiences. Partner with department heads to translate brand standards into meaningful guest interactions that elevate emotional engagement and guest loyalty. Continuously refine the guest journey based on guest feedback, operational insights, and evolving luxury hospitality trends. Act as the hotel’s subject-matter expert on luxury service excellence, global hospitality trends, and best practices, in line with brand specific guidelines and standards. Embed a strong culture of quality and service excellence across all departments through visible leadership and hands-on operational presence. Support the General Manager and Heads of Department in understanding, interpreting, and embedding external Luxury Service practices (if applicable) into daily operations and leadership behaviors. This may include but is not limited to; changes in Policies and Procedures, SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), and Modalities of Service. Ensure consistent delivery of personalized, thoughtful, and detail-oriented service aligned with the hotel’s luxury service philosophy. Lead the hotel’s Brand & Service Audits & Compliance or Other Luxury Service Certifications (i.e., Forbes Travel Guide) readiness, certification, and re-certification processes. Plan and conduct regular internal quality audits, service evaluations, and compliance reviews across all operational areas. Organize and manage mystery guest programs to provide objective insights into service consistency and guest perception. Monitor audit findings, identify service gaps, and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented and sustained. Analyze Guest Love scores, Guest Satisfaction Index (GSI) results, and other guest feedback platforms to identify trends, strengths, and opportunities for improvement. Prepare and present quality and guest experience performance reports to the Executive Committee, highlighting key drivers, risks, and focus areas. Partner with Heads of Department to develop clear, actionable improvement plans aligned with departmental and hotel-wide metrics and goals. Monitor progress against action plans and support departments in achieving annual guest satisfaction and quality targets. Learning & Development Collaboration: Work closely with the department heads to assess training needs, design and deliver development programs, and drive a culture of continuous learning to sustain luxury service standards.