Platform Manager Integrations

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Reading, Berkshire, England, GBR
Hybrid
Expert/Leader
Fashion • Retail
The Role
Own the integration platform vision and roadmap, lead delivery and prioritisation, manage stakeholders, funding, vendors and budgets, ensure platform reliability and security, and drive adoption and customer success across API and connectivity services.
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Company Description

Because we strive to put people first.
Culture, our way

Technology at Primark

What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.
Our technology team is actively shaping the next wave of advancements. Engaged with innovative initiatives, your expertise will propel our business into the future. Collaborating with a creative team of tech enthusiasts, you’ll contribute your unique skills to fuel our technological advancements.

Job Description

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, 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.

Qualifications

What You’ll Do as a Platform Manager Integrations

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

  • Own the Integration Platform vision and strategy, defining a multi‑year roadmap for APIs, gateways, and connectivity services aligned to business strategy, OKRs, and market trends.
  • Lead delivery, prioritisation, and execution across the Integration Platform, including progress tracking, dependency management, and escalation handling.
  • Manage senior stakeholders and funding by driving alignment across technology and business leaders, securing investment through business cases or funding drawdowns.
  • Ensure platform reliability, performance, and control by overseeing availability, incident remediation, audit findings, and the effectiveness of embedded controls.
  • Oversee financials, resourcing, and vendor relationships, including budget management, ROI tracking, capacity planning, and commercial management of third‑party partners.
  • Drive adoption and customer success by ensuring effective collaboration with stakeholders, enabling teams, and platform users, and ensuring new capabilities are successfully adopted.

Additional Information

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 product leadership experience with 10–15 years in product management, including 5+ years owning API, integration, or developer platforms in SaaS, fintech, or large‑scale enterprise environments.
  • Deep technical and platform expertise across high‑volume integration platforms, API lifecycle management, integration standards, security/authentication, observability, and platform operations.
  • Proven track record of scaling platforms from transformation through production, delivering high adoption, low latency, secure ecosystems, and effective release, upgrade, and governance practices.
  • Strong strategic and analytical capability, able to define platform strategy and execution, model adoption and performance trade‑offs, and articulate clear business value and ROI.
  • Executive‑level stakeholder and commercial management experience, including influencing senior leaders, managing complex stakeholder landscapes, securing funding, and overseeing budgets, vendors, and licensing agreements.
  • Collaborative, delivery‑focused leader with strong communication skills, experienced in leading cross‑functional teams using Agile, DevOps, CI/CD practices, and driving continuous improvement, resilience, and operational excellence.

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.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, 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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Skills Required

  • 10-15 years in product management with 5+ years owning API, integration, or developer platforms in SaaS, fintech, or large enterprise
  • Deep technical and platform expertise across high-volume integration platforms, API lifecycle management, gateways, and connectivity services
  • Experience with integration standards, security/authentication, observability, and platform operations
  • Proven track record scaling platforms to production delivering high adoption, low latency, secure ecosystems, and strong governance
  • Executive-level stakeholder and commercial management experience, securing funding and managing budgets, vendors, and licensing agreements
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams using Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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The Company
HQ: Dublin, Dublin
37,781 Employees
Year Founded: 1969

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.

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