USA - Consumer Insights Manager
Location: Boston, MA (Flex - 3 days in office)
Position Summary: We are looking for an innovative, dynamic and strategic leader to serve as the Consumer Insights Manager for the US. This role is essential in informing, measuring and validating our US marketing and business strategies. This individual will build a deep understanding of Primark’s existing customers and priority growth audiences and lead the development of a customer insights framework.
As a core member of our Marketing and Communications team, this role will work closely with Financial Planning, Product, Retail, Commercial and Enterprise Leaders to shape the strategic business and brand goals for the US. This marketing role reports into the US Marketing Lead and will also collaborate very closely with the Global Consumer Insights team.
This is an exciting opportunity for a data-obsessed, marketing savvy, results-driven professional to craft our customer narrative and shape our strategies for US growth.
Job Description
What You’ll Do Consumer Insights Manager
Narrative Building & Market Intelligence
Build a deep understanding of Primark’s current and future customers and translate those insights into actions that drive business objectives.
Establish a clear, compelling and data driven customer narrative that serves as the reference point for functional stakeholders and senior leaders.
Provide ongoing intelligence on the retail landscape, consumer sentiment, shopping behavior, market trends, competitors, and brand performance.
Translate customer insights into actionable recommendations for growth and differentiation to the Product, Marketing, Retail, and Customer Experience teams.
Develop and maintain insight dashboards, trend reports, and competitive intelligence updates for business stakeholders.
Brand & Customer Experience Insights
Leverage new and existing brand health and customer experience measurement programs to identify opportunities to drive brand and business objectives.
Monitor brand awareness, consideration, affinity, and perception across customer segments and connect brand metrics to business performance, marketing effectiveness, and commercial outcomes.
Lead consumer insight projects from end to end, aligning research activities with business priorities and strategic objectives.
Translate business questions into research objectives and appropriate qualitative and quantitative methodologies and synthesize research findings into clear recommendations and compelling narratives that drive action.
Data & Insight Tools
Leverage syndicated research sources, customer data, and industry intelligence to deepen understanding of U.S. consumers.
Evaluate new data sources, technologies, and research solutions that can strengthen Primark’s consumer intelligence capabilities.
Develop business cases for new insight investments, linking recommendations to strategic and commercial outcomes.
Build scalable processes for sharing insights and increasing organizational understanding of customers and market trends.
What You’ll Get
We’re committed to your success and will provide you with an onboarding period in Primark’s other U.S. trading areas. Here, you’ll be empowered to succeed. As we rapidly expand across the globe, we’ll give you the tools that you need to excel. We’ll also offer you competitive benefits and work life balance – we know your life outside of the store is important.
QualificationsWhat You’ll Bring
Qualifications & Preferred Experience
8 -10+ years of experience with a proven record of managing quantitative and qualitative insight studies for a fashion or consumer brand.
Qualified in all main quantitative and qualitative research techniques with the knowledge of when/how to apply different methodologies.
Agency and budget management with ability to build relationships, work in partnership with research agencies, trouble-shoot effectively, spend efficiently, and communicate accountability.
Skilled at storytelling and contextualizing results with the ability to interpret data, analyze research and articulate the implications of insights and trends.
Highly organized with strong project management skills.
Experience working as part of a wider global insights team is a strong plus.
Demonstrated ability in assessing and constructively challenging working methods to create improvements in processes and results and showing initiative to propose new directions, solutions and concepts.
Proven ability to navigate multi-stakeholder environments with strong interpersonal skills to work cross-functionally and generate ’buy-in’ from internal and external stakeholder groups.
Ability to clearly articulate work both verbally and produce high-quality, relevant and impactful insight deliverables including reports, presentations and facilitate meetings and workshops.
- Ability to travel as needed for market visits, conferences and internal meetings (domestic & international) - 20% of the time.
Additional Information
Excited? Good. Because it’s energising to put your skills to work, in a growing global business committed to helping people express themselves – and feel a sense of belonging.
We encourage all our people to grow, learn, and develop, and we can’t wait to see how you’ll positively impact colleagues in this role Consumer Insights Manager . Apply to join as a and be welcomed to the world of Primark.
The pay range for this role is: 117,000 to 150,000
This is a good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The base pay rate offered will account for internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region of work, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors.
Our fashion isn’t one-size-fits-all and neither is our culture. Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together. Excited? Good. There’s real accountability and ownership here as you shape your store, team’s futures, and steer sales. It’s energizing to put your skills to work, in a growing local and global business committed to helping people express themselves- and feel a sense of belonging. Because you thrive outside your comfort zone. Apply today to start your Primark journey!
Primark is an equal opportunity employer. Primark does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Primark is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please email [email protected] with your request. This email is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
Skills Required
- 8-10+ years managing quantitative and qualitative insight studies for a fashion or consumer brand
- Proficiency in main quantitative and qualitative research techniques and when to apply them
- Experience managing research agencies and research budgets
- Ability to build insight dashboards, trend reports, and competitive intelligence updates
- Skilled at data storytelling, interpreting research, and translating insights into actionable recommendations
- Strong project management and organizational skills to run end-to-end consumer insight projects
- Proven ability to navigate multi-stakeholder environments and generate cross-functional buy-in
- Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to produce impactful reports, presentations, and facilitate workshops
- Demonstrated initiative to assess and improve processes and propose new research directions
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time
- Experience working as part of a wider global insights team
Primark Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Primark and has not been reviewed or approved by Primark.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is often characterized as fair or good compared to similar retail roles, and overtime availability can improve take-home earnings. Recent UK minimum-rate increases and the removal of age-related pay tiers reinforce a sense of improving pay fairness.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off stands out as comparatively strong for retail, with full-time roles described as having notably generous PTO alongside sick time and paid holidays. This breadth can increase the overall value of the compensation package beyond hourly wages.
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Parental & Family Support — Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and surrogacy payments are positioned as meaningful additions to the rewards package. Ongoing colleague discounts and family-oriented support contribute to a more rounded benefits offering.
Primark Insights
What We Do
Primark is an international fashion retailer employing more than 80,000 colleagues across 17 countries in Europe and the US. Founded in Ireland in 1969 under the Penneys brand, Primark aims to provide affordable choices for everyone, from great quality everyday essentials to stand-out style across women’s, men’s and kids, as well as beauty, homeware and accessories. With a focus on creating great retail experiences, Primark has over 440 stores globally and continues to expand with the aim of reaching 530 stores by the end of 2026. Primark is working to make more sustainable fashion affordable for everyone through its Primark Cares strategy, a multi-year programme that focuses on giving clothing a longer life, protecting life on the planet and supporting the livelihoods of the people who make Primark clothes. As part of this, Primark unveiled nine commitments it is working to achieve by 2030. These commitments include making all of its clothes from recycled or more sustainably sourced materials by 2030, halving carbon emissions across its value chain and pursuing a living wage for workers in its supply chain.







