Talent Acquisition Data and Insights Manager

Overview

As Talent Acquisition Data and Insights Manager, you will lead data-driven recruitment to optimise hiring outcomes. You’ll partner with technology and process teams to enhance ATS workflows, and you’ll translate data into actionable insights for decision-making. You’ll own dashboards and reporting, benchmark talent markets, and forecast hiring demand in a high-volume environment. You join a collaborative, people-first culture and help shape how Primark attracts and hires talent at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• Healthcare
• Pension
• Potential bonus
• 27 days of leave plus bank holidays (with option to buy 5 more)
• Tax Saver Tickets
• Fitness centre access? (fitness centre) and subsidised cafeteria

Responsibilities

• Act as SME for recruitment systems (e.g. SmartRecruiters) and optimise workflows with tech and process teams
• Establish robust data structures in ATS and related tools for reporting and analytics
• Develop and manage scalable dashboards and reporting on recruitment metrics and AI/automation impact
• Analyse external talent market data and collaborate with Employer Brand and others to provide insights on availability, competition, and geography
• Assess recruiter workload and hiring output; build forecasting models to support demand
• Monitor sourcing channels and careers site performance (LinkedIn, Indeed); analyse usage, behavior, and conversion for optimization

Key requirements

• 5+ years in talent acquisition or recruitment operations in high-volume environments
• Hands-on experience with recruitment systems and tools (e.g. ATS, sourcing platforms)
• Proven experience in recruitment reporting, dashboards and operational insights
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with data interpretation and recommendations
• Ability to own data workstreams and collaborate with cross-functional teams in a matrix environment
• Project management, stakeholder management, and communication skills with experience supporting automation/AI-enabled recruitment tools

• collaborative
• strong communication
• stakeholder management
• recruitment systems (e.g. ATS)
• data analytics
• dashboards and reporting

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