General Manager

Job description / Role

General Manager - LEGOLAND Dubai

Building Fun
Join the team of the first LEGOLAND Park in the Middle East and help us create amazing experiences for families from around the world. At LEGOLAND Dubai we rely everyday on our Model Citizens (employees) in meeting our ultimate goal of bringing the LEGO values of creativity, imagination, learning, quality and fun to life and deliver truly memorable experiences to our guests.

With over 40 interactive rides, live shows and attractions you will be able to find a diverse range of career opportunities in one of the most unique and stimulating work environments you could imagine.

Come and work where work is PLAY. At LEGOLAND we make every child a HERO!

Play Your Part

LEGOLAND Dubai & LEGOLAND Dubai waterpark are the UAE's home of the much loved LEGO brick and key destinations at the Middle East's largest integrated theme park resort Dubai Parks & Resorts, owned by DXB Entertainments and operated by Merlin Entertainments.

The role of General Manager creates a unique opportunity to lead our Model Citizens to deliver a word class guest experience while driving the business growth and working closely with the resort's senior management team. Additionally, this is a very exciting time with the addition of the LEGOLAND Hotel in 2020 and you will be responsible for leading the team through the opening and operational settle down.

The LEGOLAND brand is renowned the world over and is synonymous with high quality products and unrivalled entertainment experiences. Our leaders need to exhibit the skills and deliver the capability to leverage the significant opportunities the LEGOLAND brand presents.

Reporting to Merlin Entertainment's Managing Director for LEGOLAND Parks, in this role you will be responsible for planning, directing and managing the strategic and operational demands of LEGOLAND Dubai to exceed attendance, revenue, profitability and other core objectives in line with LEGO values and Merlin KPIs. It is a high visibility, high tempo and a highly sought-after role, and it doesn't come along very often - so are you up to it?

What will you do?

- Basically you'll run the business..
- Deliver budgets, strategies, propositions, new initiatives, revenue and profits and of course guest satisfaction.
- Manage park & hotel yield and volume, capital expenditure, day to day activities, projects and people.
- Develop new ideas, succession plans and solutions.
- Plan for the unexpected.

Requirements

Are You a Star?
In order to be qualified for this role you should possess the below criteria:

- You'll already be an experienced senior manager with 10 years of leisure, hospitality and/or retail sector experience. And you'll love the buzz that comes with it, experience of a 24/7/365 business would be highly beneficial.
- Ideally you will have worked in the UAE or GCC previously with experience of operating within a diverse culture
- You'll have a degree qualification in a business or management - a role of this stature requires proven academic application.
- Delivery of budgeted EBITDA will be a very familiar expectation - one that you live and breathe.
- Your leadership skills will be truly exceptional with highly developed communication skills and the ability to lead from the front, to influence and to drive change.
- Presenting, mentoring, negotiating and writing business cases will all be capabilities that come naturally - and you'll love them all.
- With revenue generation being key you'll be great with numbers. P&L and capex management will feature heavily as will the ability to be analytical and decisive.
- You'll thrive in an environment where innovation and creative thinking prevail - you will be proven at coming up with new initiatives and producing compelling business cases to support.
- And of course, our customers - you'll totally get them, want to ensure their experience is memorable and do everything to get them coming back time and time again.

If you are passionate, flexible and fun and of course love our product you will fit right in

The Best Part of The Story
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; housing allowance, annual flight allowance, comprehensive medical coverage, life and accident insurance and other generous allowances.

We also care about your career development supported by Learning opportunities for those seeking a long-term future in the Company.

About the Company

Dubai Parks and Resorts offers new heights in experiential entertainment through an inspired concept that brings the best of the east and the west in the entertainment industry. Conceived and developed by Meraas Holding, Dubai Parks and Resorts articulates the Dubai leadership’s vision of positioning the emirate as a compelling global tourist destination.

The first phase of Dubai Parks and Resorts will comprise three theme parks: motiongate™ Dubai, Bollywood Parks™ Dubai, and LEGOLAND® Dubai. The development will also feature Riverland - a grand entrance plaza and Lapita, a family themed hotel. The first phase is scheduled for completion in 2016. Ground work commenced on site in February 2014