About this role
Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day: People Strategy Align People & Culture (P&C) plans with overall business culture and strategy. Collaborate with line managers and leadership to prioritize and deliver the people plan. Share insights and best practices across the P&C Business Partnering team. Build external networks to bring innovative P&C ideas into the business. Partnership Establish strong, trusted relationships across the Primark business. Coach line managers to lead effectively and understand employee engagement. Maintain collaborative relationships with client groups, P&C colleagues, and COEs. Provide data-driven insights and solutions and manage employee relations systematically. Talent Development Coordinate the annual performance management process for client groups. Support leadership development through coaching and Make Your Primark initiatives. Facilitate talent reviews to drive career development and succession planning. Identify training needs and collaborate with the Learning COE to implement solutions.
What You’ll Bring Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular: Trusted Advisor : Build strong relationships with senior leaders, acting as a thought partner and supportive challenger during times of change. Insightful Leadership : Elevate conversations with strategic, outside-in thinking that adds real value and drives accountability. Credible Presence : Be a confident, visible leader who influences and connects across the business. Effective Coach : Provide everyday coaching through powerful questions and active listening to help leaders grow and perform. Performance Support : Deliver pragmatic, in-the-moment coaching to enable leaders and teams to achieve their best. People Management : Lead by example with consistent guidance, care, and performance management for your team. Colleague Advocacy : Represent the voice of a diverse, multigenerational workforce and champion a people-first culture. Commercial Acumen : Make balanced, sustainable decisions that clearly contribute to business performance. Change Leadership : Drive transformation with agility, creating clarity and confidence in uncertain environments. Digital Fluency & Influence : Embrace digital tools, optimize systems, and influence across teams to deliver impact where it matters most. Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours. About Primark At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together. If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist. All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.
Our fashion isn’t one-size-fits-all and neither is our culture. Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.