Data Science & Measurement Lead

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We are seeking a Data Science & Measurement Lead to manage and grow a team of data scientists responsible for building advanced analytics, predictive models, and measurement solutions across Primark. This is a hands‑on role requiring strong technical depth in Databricks, Apache Spark, and SQL.

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.

This role is a hybrid opportunity, offering 1-2 days Working from home.

What You’ll Do as a Data Science & Measurement Lead

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

• Lead a data science team to deliver machine learning models, experimentation frameworks, and measurement solutions that drive measurable business impact.
• Design, build, and deploy end-to-end ML pipelines and workflows using Databricks, Spark, Python, SQL, and PySpark.
• Ensure robust operationalisation of models through scalable, reliable data pipelines and production-ready ML systems.
• Partner closely with engineering teams to optimise distributed compute workloads and uphold data quality, monitoring, and governance standards.
• Establish and drive best practices in model reproducibility, experiment tracking, and end-to-end ML lifecycle management.
• Act as a trusted advisor by sharing deep technical expertise, developing team capability, and managing complex delivery plans.
• Leverage strong retail domain experience—ideally within apparel or grocery—to translate business needs into effective data-driven 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:

• Extensive hands-on experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, advanced SQL, and cloud-based lakehouse architectures (Azure, AWS, or GCP), with a strong foundation in statistical modelling and machine learning techniques.
• Proven ability to deliver measurable commercial value through retail-focused data science use cases such as demand forecasting, pricing and promotion effectiveness, allocation, stock optimisation, and waste or shrink reduction.
• Strong experience in experimental design and causal inference (e.g., A/B testing, quasi-experiments), with a clear focus on quantifying incremental value and ensuring insights translate into action.
• Demonstrated experience taking models from prototype to production, establishing clear success metrics, monitoring, governance, and driving adoption across commercial and operational teams.
• Ability to shape and prioritise the data science roadmap by balancing business value, data readiness, and delivery risk; applies sound commercial judgement informed by market and industry trends.
• Proven people leader with experience mentoring and developing high-performing data science teams; communicates complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and acts as a trusted advisor to the business.
  
  

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.

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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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.

REQ ID: JR-7584