Beauty Tech Innovation Lead (Part-Time, 30h/wk, FTC)

BOOTS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption:

Flexible benefits scheme including buy

Access to free, 24/7 counselling and E

Job summary

Boots in Nottingham is seeking a Digital Innovation Manager to shape our Beauty Tech pipeline from the No7 Beauty base. You will turn consumer insights, market trends and emerging technology into ideas that can be tested, refined and scaled.

Sitting within the marketing function, you'll lead strategic incubation programmes end to end - from ideation and validation through to development, delivery and evaluation.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of the beauty market.
• Experience turning ideas and insight into commercially relevant propositions.
• Experience working cross-functionally and influencing stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.
• Confidence leading work from discovery through to concept development, testing and delivery.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data and trial outcomes to inform decisions.
• A collaborative, agile and solution-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Fuel the Beauty Tech incubator pipeline by identifying and validating new initiatives rooted in consumer desirability, market opportunity, technical feasibility and commercial viability
• Lead the end-to-end incubation pipeline, from early ideation through development, delivery and post-trial evaluation
• Turn consumer, category and market insight into compelling innovation opportunities for the No7 Beauty X team
• Use data-driven analysis to assess trial performance and report clear outcomes and recommendations to stakeholders
• Partner with external tech specialists to conceptualise, develop and rapidly test consumer-facing beauty tech propositions
• Work cross-functionally with teams across the business to move ideas forward and build support for innovation priorities
• Feed market expertise and innovation thinking into 3YP brand product pipelines to support future growth ambitions
• Balance creativity with commercial judgement to help shape propositions that are imaginative, relevant and scalable
• Contribute to a collaborative, solution-focused team environment where learning, ownership and progress matter

Skills

Beauty market knowledge

Cross-functional influencing

Idea to proposition development

Data-driven decision making

Agile / collaborative mindset

Commercial judgement

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Boots in Nottingham is seeking a Digital Innovation Manager to shape our Beauty Tech pipeline from the No7 Beauty base. You will turn consumer insights, market trends and emerging technology into ideas that can be tested, refined and scaled.

Sitting within the marketing function, you'll lead strategic incubation programmes end to end - from ideation and validation through to development, delivery and evaluation.