Director of People and Culture | The Marker San Francisco

Crescent Hotels & Resorts

$120K — $130K *
Hospitality & Recreation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of HR Director experience in a full-service hotel environment.
  • Strong knowledge of California legal compliance and San Francisco labor laws.
  • Previous payroll processing experience is required.
  • Experience with UKG is highly preferred.
  • Business-minded HR professional with operational and financial acumen.
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

  • Lead property-wide People & Culture operations including team member relations and compliance.
  • Manage labor and financial performance, including staffing and budgeting.
  • Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and payroll processing via UKG.
  • Develop and implement training programs ensuring high completion rates.
  • Enhance team member engagement through recognition and retention strategies.
  • Administer access control systems and lock programming for security.
  • Coordinate property internal audit processes related to HR and payroll.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits for eligible associates and family members.
  • 401(k) program with company match.
  • Travel discounts at Crescent-managed properties across North America.
  • Career growth opportunities with a leading hospitality company.
  • Monthly stipends for cell phone, commuting, and dry cleaning.
Full Job Description
The Marker Union Square is hiring a Director of People & Culture. This role serves as the property's primary HR leader and trusted business partner to the Managing Director and hotel leadership team. The ideal candidate is an independent, business minded HR professional who enjoys being visible throughout the hotel, building relationships, solving problems, and creating meaningful experiences for Team Members.

Located in the heart of San Francisco, The Marker Union Square is a distinctive boutique hotel that combines a vibrant atmosphere with personalized service and a strong sense of place. The hotel is managed by Crescent Hotels & Resorts and part of the Preferred Hotels & Resorts collection.

We are committed to providing you with:

  • Highly competitive annual salary of $120,000 - $130,000 based on experience
  • Operational incentive plan eligibility
  • Comprehensive benefits for eligible associates and family members
  • 401(k) program with company match
  • Travel discounts at Crescent-managed properties throughout North America
  • Career growth opportunities with a leading hospitality management company
  • Additional incentives such as a monthly cell phone, commuting, and dry cleaning stipend.


ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

This is a high visibility, hands on individual contributor role with responsibility for the full scope of property level People & Culture operations, including Team Member relations, recruitment, payroll, compliance, training, engagement, labor expense management, and workplace culture.

  • Property-wide People & Culture leadership, including employee relations, investigations, leave administration, accommodations, workers' compensation, performance management, and compliance.
  • Labor and financial management responsibilities, including oversight of labor expense, staffing levels, overtime, productivity, budgeting, labor forecasting, and partnership with Finance on overall business performance.
  • Ownership of recruitment, onboarding, payroll processing, and keeping records up to date in UKG.
  • Responsibility for training and development programs across the property ensuing strong completion rates.
  • Team Member engagement initiatives, recognition programs, celebrations, retention strategies, and action planning based on engagement survey results.
  • Oversight of Team Member access controls/key card administration, lock programing/auditing, key creation for vendors and special group clients.
  • Administration and coordination of the entire property's internal audit process, including People & Culture and payroll audit components.


REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:

  • A minimum of 3 years of Human Resources Director experience within a full-service hotel environment is required.
  • Strong California legal compliance and San Francisco employment labor law knowledge is required.
  • Previous payroll experience is required.
  • UKG experience is highly preferred.
  • Proven business-minded HR professional who is operationally engaged and financially savvy.
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced hospitality environment.


Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.

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