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People & Culture at Primark
What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.

Because we strive to put people first. Culture, our way.

What You’ll Get
People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.

What You’ll Do as a Talent & Performance Lead

Deep Expertise in Talent & Performance: Extensive experience leading effective talent and performance management strategies in complex, fast-paced organisations, with a strong understanding of global and local dynamics.

Influential Leadership: Proven ability to influence senior leaders and leadership teams to drive adoption and impact of key talent and performance initiatives across diverse regions.

Global Programme Delivery: Demonstrated success in shaping and delivering global programmes, with sensitivity to cultural and regional differences and the ability to adapt approaches accordingly.

Data & Systems Proficiency: Comfortable working with data, analytics, and people systems to inform decisions and measure impact—experience with Workday is highly desirable.

Team Leadership & Coaching: Experienced people leader with a genuine passion for coaching, developing, and enabling team members to thrive and deliver high-impact work.

Agility & Results Orientation: Thrives in dynamic environments, with the ability to manage complexity, ambiguity, and rapid change while maintaining focus on effective delivery and outcomes.

Strong Communicator: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Passionate & Purpose-Driven: Creative, enthusiastic, and self‑motivated talent professional, driven by a passion for enabling people and organisational growth.

What You’ll Bring

Global Programme Delivery: Demonstrated success in shaping and delivering global programmes, with sensitivity to cultural and regional differences and the ability to adapt approaches accordingly.

Data & Systems Proficiency: Comfortable working with data, analytics, and people systems to inform decisions and measure impact—experience with Workday is highly desirable.

Team Leadership & Coaching: Experienced people leader with a genuine passion for coaching, developing, and enabling team members to thrive and deliver high-impact work.

Agility & Results Orientation: Thrives in dynamic environments, with the ability to manage complexity, ambiguity, and rapid change while maintaining focus on effective delivery and outcomes.

Strong Communicator: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Passionate & Purpose-Driven: Creative, enthusiastic, and self‑motivated talent professional, driven by a passion for enabling people and organisational growth.

Please note, this is a Hybrid role based in our office in Dublin. This role will be required to attend the office multiple days per week.

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 grew 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—for example, 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.

Primark promotes equal employment opportunity; we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.

REQ ID: JR-2047

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