Project Manager D&A

Primark Stores Limited; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking a Project Manager D&A for an 18-month fixed-term contract based in Reading, UK. You will lead the delivery of data and analytics technology components, oversee multimillion-pound budgets, and manage cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in complex technology projects, deep expertise in data platforms, and excellent stakeholder management skills. This role offers a collaborative culture with significant exposure to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience delivering complex technology projects in Data & Analytics.
• Deep expertise in data platforms, migrations, modelling, governance, and analytics.
• Solid understanding of data architecture and operating models within retail.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of D&A technology components.
• Oversee multimillion-pound project budgets and ensure cost control.
• Direct and motivate cross-functional teams towards successful project outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Cloud technologies

Agile methodologies

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Power BI

Job description

Overview

Project Manager D&A (18 Months Fixed Term Contract)

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

What You’ll Do

We want you to feel challenged and inspired. Here, you’ll develop your skills across a range of responsibilities:

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of D&A technology components—including data products, platform enhancements, integrations, and analytics—while aligning to strategic project objectives.
• Oversee multimillion‑pound project budgets (£2m–£6m), ensuring accurate forecasting, cost control, and timely variance management.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans covering scope, deliverables, timelines, risks, issues, dependencies, and resource needs, ensuring adherence to Primark’s governance and technical standards.
• Direct and motivate cross‑functional teams, clarifying roles, ensuring quality assurance of deliverables, and building strong working relationships across business, tech, and supplier groups.
• Provide regular stakeholder reporting, highlighting progress, risks, mitigations, and insights to influence decision‑making and maintain delivery momentum.
• Manage external vendors and internal stakeholders, negotiate contracts, track KPIs and benefits realisation, and coach team members to support their professional growth.

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:

• Bring 5+ years’ experience delivering complex technology projects particularly within Data & Analytics across defined scope, timelines, budgets, and quality standards, with strong stakeholder and communication skills.
• Demonstrate deep D&A expertise, including data platforms, migrations, modelling, governance, and analytics, with hands-on exposure to cloud technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, and Power BI.
• Apply solid understanding of data architecture, operating models, and retail data domains (product, customer, inventory, pricing, forecasting, etc.) to guide effective technology delivery.
• Operate confidently across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models, driving governance, sprint planning, backlog management, and acceptance criteria for data products.
• Manage multiple workstreams in parallel while building relationships with senior stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams within a complex matrix environment.
• Benefit from leading a strategically significant programme within a major retail brand, gaining senior leadership exposure and working in a collaborative culture that values delivery excellence.

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.

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REQ ID: JR-6184