Assistant Digital Project Implementation Manager

BOOTS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption"

Flexible benefits scheme

TELUS Health EAP access

Job summary

Boots is looking for an Assistant Digital Project Implementation Manager in Nottingham. The role supports the Digital eCommerce Implementation Team, coordinating cutover and implementation activities and ensuring testing, sign-off and smooth launches for Boots.com.

You'll work across Transformation, Technical, Change and wider Implementation teams, tracking progress, dependencies and risks to keep delivery moving in a fast-paced digital environment.

Qualifications

• Strong communication across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Structured, organised approach to delivery and processes.
• Ability to track dependencies, risks and testing activities.
• Experience coordinating digital/eCommerce projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and coordination of cutover and implementation activities for Boots.com.
• Track progress with cross-functional teams to maintain delivery momentum.
• Manage dependencies and ensure actions precede go-live.
• Support testing: exploratory, automated, and UAT against standards.
• Identify and escalate risks, issues or delays early.
• Document requirements for new systems and tools; aid accurate estimates.
• Capture Digital Operations activity within delivery plans.
• Assist smooth handovers between release, project and incident support.
• Contribute to workshops to drive decisions and provide SME input.
• Provide practical support to current and future digital implementation projects.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Delivery planning

Stakeholder mgmt

Multisystem skill

Flexibility

Job description

Role: Assistant Digital Project Implementation Manager:

Contract: 12 M Fixed Term Contract

Shift pattern: Full Time

Location: Nottingham - 5 days in the office

What you'll be doing

Join Boots' Digital eCommerce Implementation Team and help deliver the projects that shape the customer experience on Boots.com. Supporting the Digital Implementation Manager, you'll play an important role in planning and coordinating cutover and implementation activity, making sure projects are tested, signed off and launched smoothly for customers and colleagues.

Working across Transformation, Technical, Change and wider Implementation teams, you'll help keep delivery moving by tracking dependencies, supporting testing and spotting risks early. It's a great opportunity for someone who enjoys structure, collaboration and hands-on delivery in a fast-moving digital environment where their work has clear, visible impact.

Key responsibilities

• Support the planning and coordination of cutover and implementation activities for digital projects impacting Boots.com.
• Work cross-functionally with Transformation, Technical, Change and wider Implementation teams to track progress and maintain delivery momentum.
• Manage dependencies across workstreams and help ensure actions are followed through ahead of go-live.
• Support testing activity, including exploratory testing, automated testing and UAT, ensuring agreed standards and acceptance criteria are met.
• Help identify, track and escalation risks, issues or delays early so they can be resolved quickly.
• Assess and document requirements for new systems and tools, supporting accurate project estimates and planning.
• Make sure Digital Operations activity is fully captured and considered within project delivery plans.
• Support smooth handovers between release, project and incident support teams.
• Contribute to workshops with technical and process teams to help drive accurate, consistent decisions.
• Provide practical support and subject-matter input to current and future digital implementation projects.

What you'll need to have (our must-haves)

• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to work across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and close attention to detail.
• A structured, organised approach to delivery and improving business processes.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a matrix environment.
• Confidence working across multiple systems and picking up new tools quickly.
• The ability to stay calm and organised while working to tight deadlines in a fast-paced online environment.
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with the confidence to raise risks and issues early.
• Flexibility to work varied hours, including early starts, when required.

It would be great if you also have

• Experience in project delivery within a digital, eCommerce or customer-facing environment.
• Exposure to digital releases, cutover planning or implementation activity.
• Experience supporting change management across multiple teams or workstreams.
• Familiarity with testing processes such as exploratory testing, automated testing or UAT.
• Experience working in a large business where cross-functional coordination and stakeholder management are key.

Where your brilliance can take you

This role offers the chance to build your career at the heart of digital transformation at Boots. You'll gain exposure to customer-impacting delivery across Boots.com, deepen your experience in implementation, testing and cross-functional project coordination, and learn from experienced leaders in a team that values collaboration, accuracy and progress. If you're curious, practical and ready to grow, Boots will give you the trust, support and opportunity to keep developing your skills and shape what comes next.

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

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A bit about us

At Boots, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job-share options. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you be at your best.