Iberia Talent Acquisition Lead - Build Talent & Growth

Primark; Madrid; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Primark is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager, Iberia, to lead recruitment across Spain and Portugal. You will partner with People & Culture leaders, drive workforce planning, and own employer branding for rapid retail expansion.

Strong stakeholder management and data-driven decisions are essential for success in a fast-paced environment. Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Lead, Iberia, you will oversee internal mobility, new store openings, and recruitment transformation

Qualifications

• Significant experience within Talent Acquisition, Recruitment or Resourcing functions, ideally in a fast-paced, multi-site or retail environment.
• Proven experience leading end-to-end recruitment strategies across multiple business areas.
• Strong experience partnering with senior business leaders and People & Culture stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success in workforce planning, talent attraction, employer branding and recruitment process optimisation.
• Experience managing recruitment projects involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong understanding of recruitment metrics, workforce analytics and data-driven decision making.
• Experience supporting organisational growth, transformation or large-scale hiring programmes.
• Knowledge of relevant employment legislation and recruitment compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to align talent decisions with business objectives.
• High level of English and Spanish; Portuguese would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Talent Acquisition strategies across Iberia, ensuring alignment with regional priorities and workforce requirements.
• Partner with People & Culture and business leaders to forecast hiring demand and build proactive talent attraction solutions.
• Drive recruitment excellence through workforce planning, talent pipelining and market mapping.
• Lead internal mobility and talent development initiatives across Iberia.
• Provide TA leadership for new store openings and expansion projects.
• Champion employer branding and external partnerships to expand market reach.
• Monitor recruitment performance with data and metrics to improve processes and outcomes.
• Oversee vendor relationships and drive direct hiring where possible.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Stakeholder Management

People & Culture partnering

Workforce Planning

Data analytics

English & Spanish fluency

Employer branding

Leadership

Recruitment analytics

Tools

ATS platforms

Sourcing tools

Job description

Primark is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager, Iberia, to lead recruitment across Spain and Portugal. You will partner with People & Culture leaders, drive workforce planning, and own employer branding for rapid retail expansion.

Strong stakeholder management and data-driven decisions are essential for success in a fast-paced environment. Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Lead, Iberia, you will oversee internal mobility, new store openings, and recruitment transformation