P&C Business Partner

Primark Stores Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Pension

Bonus potential

27 days leave

Bank holidays

Tax Saver Tickets

Fitness centre

Subsidised cafeteria

Job summary

The P&C Business Partner at Primark is a trusted strategic partner to senior leadership, shaping and delivering a high-impact people strategy that accelerates business performance. This role guides the full employee lifecycle, builds capability, and drives a culture of high performance and inclusion.

You’ll translate strategy into a forward-looking plan, lead talent management and leadership development, and partner with leaders to enhance engagement and drive organisational change.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years’ experience working in a fast-paced P&C function at Business Partner level.
• Strong track record of partnering with management/leadership teams in a dynamic or complex organisational environment.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic workforce planning, organisational design, and talent development.
• Excellent business acumen with the ability to interpret financial, operational, and people data.
• Skilled change leader with a reputation for influencing, challenging constructively, and coaching stakeholders.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills with high EQ, resilience, and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor to leaders, providing insights, challenge and data-driven recommendations that inform business decisions and workforce planning.
• Translate the Primark people strategy into a clear, forward-looking people plan that supports growth, operational excellence and cultural ambition.
• Lead the development and execution of talent management strategies, including succession planning, pipeline development and leadership capability.
• Partner with leaders to drive engagement strategies and build a culture that reflects our values, strengthens belonging and enhances the employee experience.
• Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters, ensuring outcomes are fair, consistent, legally compliant and aligned to organisational values.
• Act as a change leader, guiding teams through transformation with a strong focus on communication, engagement and cultural alignment.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with business leaders, Centres of Excellence and People Services teams to deliver impactful people solutions.

Job description

What You’ll Do

The P&C Business Partner is a trusted strategic partner to Primark leadership, responsible for shaping and delivering a high impact people strategy that accelerates business performance. This role provides expert guidance across the full employee lifecycle, builds organisational capability, and drives a culture of high performance, inclusion, and continuous improvement. Acting as a catalyst for change, the P&C Business Partner aligns people initiatives with business objectives to ensure the business is well positioned for both current and future success.

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

• Serve as a strategic advisor to leaders, providing insights, challenge and data-driven recommendations that inform business decisions and workforce planning.
• Translate the Primark people strategy into a clear, forward-looking people plan that supports growth, operational excellence and cultural ambition.
• Lead the development and execution of talent management strategies, including succession planning, pipeline development and leadership capability.
• Partner with leaders to drive engagement strategies and build a culture that reflects our values, strengthens belonging and enhances the employee experience.
• Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters, ensuring outcomes are fair, consistent, legally compliant and aligned to organisational values.
• Act as a change leader, guiding teams through transformation with a strong focus on communication, engagement and cultural alignment.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with business leaders, Centres of Excellence and People Services teams to deliver impactful people 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:

• 5-8 years’ experience working in a fast-paced P&C function at Business Partner level.
• Strong track record of partnering with management/leadership teams in a dynamic or complex organisational environment.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic workforce planning, organisational design, and talent development.
• Excellent business acumen with the ability to interpret financial, operational, and people data.
• Skilled change leader with a reputation for influencing, challenging constructively, and coaching stakeholders.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills with high EQ, resilience, and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.

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.

About Primark

Primark was founded on a mission that everyone deserves to look and feel good - without paying more. We stand for great value without compromise, offering affordable fashion and everyday essentials that are made to last. Founded in Ireland in 1969, Primark is now an international fashion retailer with more than 470 stores across 18 countries in Europe, the US and the Middle East, employing more than 80,000 colleagues. Millions of shopper’s trust Primark every week for everything from everyday essentials like t-shirts and socks, to the latest fashion trends - all at unbeatable prices. Primark is built on a belief and passion for physical stores - helping to bring high streets and retail centres to life and creating joyful, social experiences. The company is focused on driving positive change by giving clothing a longer life, protecting life on the planet and supporting the livelihoods of the people who make Primark clothes.