Talent Acquisition Manager Iberia

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 an international clothing retailer employing more than 70,000 colleagues across 16 countries in Europe and the US. Founded in Ireland in 1969 under the Penneys brand, Primark aims to create maximum joy at minimum cost – less money and less impact on the planet. Primark continues to expand across new and existing markets with the aim of reaching 530 stores by the end of 2026. Every person impacts the culture at Primark.

Our values: Caring (we always strive to put people first), Dynamic (we bravely push the boundaries to stay ahead) and Together (we learn more, laugh more and achieve more as a team) outline the behaviours we expect of our people as we work with each other, our customers, our suppliers and our partners. Let’s see what impact you can make!

Purpose of the role

The Talent Acquisition Manager, Iberia is responsible for leading and delivering Talent Acquisition strategies and recruitment outcomes across Spain and Portugal, ensuring the business attracts, engages and hires high-quality talent to support both operational and strategic growth objectives.

Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Lead, Iberia, Italy & CEE, the role acts as a trusted partner to business leaders and People & Culture teams, translating regional and global Talent Acquisition priorities into effective market-level delivery.

The role provides leadership across all retail Talent Acquisition activity in Iberia, including management recruitment, internal mobility, talent pipelining, employer branding, new store openings and recruitment transformation initiatives. Through strong stakeholder partnerships, market insight and data-led decision making, the Talent Acquisition Manager drives hiring excellence, enhances candidate experience and strengthens Primark's position as an employer of choice across the region.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Talent Acquisition Strategy & Delivery

Lead the delivery of Talent Acquisition strategies across Iberia, ensuring alignment with regional priorities, business plans and workforce requirements.

Partner with People & Culture and business leaders to anticipate hiring demand and develop proactive talent attraction solutions.

Ensure recruitment activity supports organisational growth, succession planning and long-term talent requirements.

Drive recruitment performance through effective workforce planning, talent pipelining and market mapping activities.

Identify opportunities to improve hiring outcomes, efficiency and quality through continuous improvement initiatives.

• Stakeholder Partnership

Build strong and credible relationships with senior operational leaders, People & Culture teams and key stakeholders across Iberia.

Act as a trusted advisor on Talent Acquisition matters, providing expertise on talent markets, recruitment strategies and hiring best practices.

Support leaders in making objective, high-quality hiring decisions that align with business and talent objectives.

Influence and challenge stakeholders appropriately to ensure effective workforce and talent decisions.

• Internal Mobility & Talent Development

Lead and govern internal recruitment and talent movement processes across Iberia.

Facilitate the identification and progression of internal talent, supporting career development and succession planning initiatives.

Ensure consistent and fair assessment processes are applied across internal recruitment activities.

Champion internal mobility as a key component of Primark's talent strategy.

• New Store Openings & Business Growth

Provide Talent Acquisition leadership for new store openings and major expansion projects across Iberia.

Develop recruitment plans that support successful store launches while ensuring strong candidate quality and operational readiness.

Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver recruitment milestones and workforce requirements for new business initiatives.

Ensure effective deployment of recruitment resources, suppliers and attraction strategies during growth periods.

• Employer Brand & Talent Attraction

Champion Primark's employer brand across Iberia, ensuring consistent and compelling messaging in the market.

Develop and implement attraction strategies that strengthen talent pipelines across key target audiences.

Build external partnerships with educational institutions, community organisations and other talent networks to expand market reach.

Support the delivery of regional and global employer branding initiatives while adapting approaches to local market needs.

• Recruitment Excellence & Continuous Improvement

Drive a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience across all recruitment activities.

Monitor recruitment performance through data, insights and key metrics, identifying trends, risks and opportunities.

Lead initiatives that improve hiring effectiveness, recruitment processes and operational efficiency.

Support the implementation and adoption of Talent Acquisition technologies, systems and new ways of working.

Promote consistency, governance and best practice across all recruitment activity.

• Vendor & Budget Management

Manage relationships with recruitment partners, agencies and external suppliers to ensure quality, value and performance.

Drive a direct hiring approach where appropriate, reducing reliance on third-party recruitment channels.

Maintain effective oversight of recruitment expenditure and ensure resources are managed in line with budget expectations.

Continuously seek opportunities to improve return on investment across attraction and recruitment activities.

• Governance & Compliance

Ensure recruitment activities comply with relevant employment legislation, company policies and governance requirements across Spain and Portugal.

Maintain high standards of fairness, inclusion and consistency throughout the recruitment process.

Support diversity and inclusion objectives through targeted attraction strategies and talent initiatives.

• Significant experience within Talent Acquisition, Recruitment or Resourcing functions, ideally within a fast-paced, multi-site or retail environment.
• Proven experience leading end-to-end recruitment strategies and delivery 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.
• Experience using recruitment technologies, ATS platforms and talent sourcing tools.
• Leadership Behaviours
• Builds trusted partnerships and collaborates effectively across functions and markets.
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability for delivering business outcomes.
• Uses data, insight and market intelligence to inform decision making.
• Leads change positively and embraces continuous improvement.
• Develops capability in others through coaching, support and knowledge sharing.
• Balances strategic thinking with operational delivery.
• Champions an inclusive, candidate-centric and high-performance culture.
• Acts with integrity, professionalism and sound judgement at all times.

Internal applications close date: 01/10/2026

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