Culture & Recognition Manager

Culture & Recognition Manager

Because people are more than just your day job. Connect, our way.

Our team has created a workplace of inspiration and growth. Be a part of building an inclusive and empowering culture, where every colleague’s unique abilities are recognised and celebrated. Collaborate with a team committed to the wellbeing of our workforce, and define what it means to work at Primark.

The Culture & Recognition Manager will be responsible for designing and delivering a global colleague recognition strategy to improve engagement and enhance our company culture. This role will oversee all aspects of recognition, from programme design to implementation and measurement. The Culture & Recognition Manager will work closely with People & Culture teams, Central Functions leaders and In-Market leaders to ensure that recognition initiatives align with our purpose, cultural aspirations, and strategic goals.

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:

Some of our benefits are:

27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.

Enjoy the option to end your workday earlier on Fridays, alongside access to a cafeteria with reduced prices.

Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner business to our offices

What You’ll Do:

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

Conduct discovery research and stakeholder engagement to understand what great looks like across Primark in relation to Recognition

Develop and implement a new global Recognition strategy - forming a key part of our overall culture strategy

Partner with departments and global markets to advise on Recognition initiatives unique to their specific context, challenges and in-market strategy

Collaborate with internal and external subject matter experts, business partners and suppliers to create and design new content, tools and Recognition solutions

Work closely with the Internal Comms team to develop a compelling comms strategy for Recognition initiatives

Work closely with the Head of Leadership & Culture and Culture Activation Specialist to continue to embed our Values & Behaviours globally

What You’ll Bring

We want every person in our organisation to feel like they’re making a key contribution. Here are some of the experiences and skills you’ll need for the role:

8+ years’ experience in reward, recognition, culture and talent focused roles

Experience in designing and operationalising Recognition focused solutions

Amazing people partner who can influence and collaborate effectively across multiple levels of leadership

Passion for people development and creating positive workplace cultures

Ability to prioritise and evaluate competing issues, working with and through others

Results orientated, able to ensure timely delivery in a changing environment, and able to deal with rapid change, complexity and ambiguity

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.

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 a 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 requests, during your recruitment journey, such as 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.

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