Department Manager - Tryano, Yas Mall
INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT
For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. In its pursuit to excel as a hybrid luxury retailer, the Group has curated a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and strengthened its distribution and marketing expertise for over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories.
Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken to build a future where luxury dreams become reality — bridging cultures and crafting memorable experiences for our consumers. Be it by constantly reinventing itself, committing to innovation, or embracing new technologies, the Group is shaping the future of luxury retail. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps. Driving this innovation journey is The Greenhouse — the Group’s innovation hub, incubator, and accelerator for startups and emerging businesses, regionally and globally.
Chalhoub Group fosters a people-at-heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. Today, it brings together over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM. Their collective efforts have earned the Group the Great Place to Work® certification in several markets.
Sustainability is at the core of the Group’s strategy, guided by a clear commitment to people, partners, and the planet. Chalhoub Group is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, and to have pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040.
What you'll be doing
Our Department Manager is responsible for leading our frontline team towards the achievement of our annual KPI’s while delivering exceptional Guest Experiences; and ensuring support in the implementation of CRM, CX and other key customer and people initiatives in-store
Key Responsibilities
- Nurture talent within team through coaching, mentoring, on-the-job and training initiatives; ensure top talent is representing Tryano
- Drive optimal eNPS through people experience initiatives and ensuring a strong culture on the ground
- Oversee Department's operations related to Product, Retail, Sell through, VM and overall frontline team allocation
- Partner with concession team to ensure alignment in Tryano tone of voice and guest experiences
- Act as the manager on duty for the store based on schedules
- Ensure customer data is properly captured by the department team to ensure customized retail experiences and loyalty
- Promote loyalty program (MUSE) and ensure department team knowledge about app offerings etc.
- Ensure alignment across personal shoppers and Department frontline team are working towards the same goal, tone of voice and experience
- In partnership with the buying team and head of retail, propose opportunities to maximize sales, opportunities and competitive edge
- Support in-store CX and activation initiatives in collaboration with marketing, partnership and PS teams
- Work closely with operations and after-sales teams to ensure a seamless 360 experience for all clients
What you’ll need to succeed
- Experience within a leadership role in Luxury Ready-to-wear.
- A futuristic view on concept and department store customer experiences
- Tryano department store is based in Yas Mall. Open to relocate to Abu Dhabi or access to commute to Yas Mall
- Fluency in the Arabic language would be an added benefit for this role
What we can offer you
With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.
We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.
We Invite All Applicants to Apply
It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.
We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.
- Department
- RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION
- Role
- Department Manager
- Locations
- Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi
DIVERSITY
With our people at heart, we believe in building a diverse work environment that nurtures and celebrates people’s differences, offers equal opportunities to all and ensures that our team members have a sense of belonging.
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