Business Architect - Talent & Performance & Learning

The Boots Company PLC; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Employee discounts

Enhanced leave pay

Counselling & EAP

Job summary

Boots is seeking a Business Architect - Talent to join our HR team in Nottingham on a part-time, 18-month fixed term contract. You will partner with the Talent Workstream Lead and SMEs to design and validate talent processes that support employee experience.

You will balance big-picture thinking with detailed process design, drive standardisation, and document future state configurations to enable SOP creation.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Talent, Performance and Succession processes.
• Ability to move between big picture and small detail over the duration of the project.
• Detail orientated and user experience aware.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Work with Talent Workstream Lead and SMEs to meet business requirements.
• Ensure end-to-end processes meet ToM and taxonomy requirements.
• Support design decisions ensuring integrity within the design.
• Participate in design workshops to capture business needs and reduce steps.
• Document future state processes and contribute to SOPs.

Skills

Talent management

Communication

Process mapping

Attention to detail

UX mindset

Stakeholder engagement

Critical thinking

Time management

Tools

BPMN

Job description

Contract: Part time, 18 Month Fixed Term Contract

Closing date: 28th August 2026

Are you ready to make a difference? At Boots, we’re on the lookout for a Business Architect - Talent to join our dynamic HR team in Nottingham. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping our talent processes and driving meaningful change across the organisation.

As a Business Architect, you will work closely with the Talent Workstream Lead and Subject Matter Experts to ensure our business processes meet the evolving needs of our teams. You’ll be at the forefront of designing efficient processes that enhance our employee experience and support our commitment to building a brilliant Boots for our people.

Key responsibilities:

• Working with Talent Workstream Lead and SMEs, ensure the business processes for the workstream and module meet business requirements

• Work with the Lead Business Architect to ensure the E2E processes meet the requirements of the ToM and provide any potential impacts to the People Function Taxonomy

• Supports the Workstream Lead with process design decisions ensuring integrity within the design

• Involvement in design workshops to ensure the business needs are identified and met and change impacts are understood, identifying opportunities to remove process steps and implement process efficiencies ensuring standardization and consistency

• Document future state processes and review and input into design configuration workbooks so that SOPs can be created
  

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

• Knowledge of Talent, Performance and Succession processes

• Ability to move between big picture and small detail over the duration of the project

• Detail orientated

• Ability to apply a user experience lens, keeping in mind user journey through process design

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills – able to engage across multiple stakeholder groups within the programme and function

• Critical thinker, willing to positively challenge with a view for process improvement

• Ability to operate to tight deadlines

• Experience of BPMN or previous process mapping is desirable
  

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience in change management and training support

• Familiarity with data migration and reporting processes
  

Where your brilliance can take you:

At Boots, we believe in your potential. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career within a supportive environment that champions learning and development. Your contributions will be valued, and you’ll be empowered to make a real impact.

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan (up to 12% company contribution)

• Generous employee discounts for you and a family member

• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

There’s lots more in our benefits and discounts, MyBoosts – there to give you that little lift in your everyday. Find out more at http://boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only.

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.