Data Migration Lead - HR Transformation

BOOTS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced parental leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Boots is seeking a Data Migration Lead for a fixed-term 18-month assignment in the UK working primarily with the HR Transformation programme. You will define end-to-end data migration approaches, govern data extraction, cleansing, transformation, validation, and archiving across HR platforms, ensuring data quality and privacy compliance.

You will partner with HR, IT, incumbent platform suppliers and the HR Systems Integrator to deliver a successful data migration to the new platform, guiding the

Qualifications

• Experience leading two large-scale enterprise data migration programmes.
• Experience with multiple suppliers and legacy platforms.
• Strong understanding of data migration lifecycle and governance.

Responsibilities

• Define migration principles, standards, quality gates and governance controls.
• Oversee migration waves, cutover approaches and archival requirements.
• Lead ETL activities including mock migrations and production events.
• Review migration deliverables for data integrity.
• Ensure GDPR, security and governance compliance.
• Establish audit and reconciliation processes.
• Coordinate with Systems Integrator and HR platform suppliers.
• Facilitate workshops and migration decision forums.
• Communicate complex data concepts to stakeholders.

Skills

Data governance

Leadership

Stakeholder management

ETL/ELT

GDPR compliance

Data migration

Cybersecurity awareness

Tools

ETL Tools

Data discovery

Job description

Role: Data Migration Lead - HR Transformation

Contract: Fixed-Term - 18 Months

Location: Nottingham, Beeston

Recruitment Partner: Kershia Broughton

What you'll be doing:

As the Data Migration Lead for HR Transformation, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing a large‑scale enterprise data migration programme within our HR department. This role is responsible for defining and governing the end‑to‑end approach for extracting, cleansing, transforming, validating, reconciling, archiving and migrating data from HR platforms into new systems. The Data Migration Lead will act as the primary authority for data migration and archival activities, partnering closely with HR (including data analysts/SMEs from that function), IT, incumbent platform suppliers and the HR Systems Integrator to ensure the successful transition of data to the new platform. As the accountable Data Migration Lead, they will be involved throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring that migration solutions are fit for purpose, compliant with data privacy requirements and aligned to programme objectives. The role will work closely with the Project Manager, Solution Architect, Enterprise Architecture and the Systems Integrator Data Migration Lead to resolve migration challenges and ensure delivery success.

Key responsibilities:

• Define migration principles, standards, quality gates and governance controls and owning the overall data migration, data archiving and data retention strategy.
• Define migration waves, cutover approaches and archival requirements and identify key migration risks, assumptions and dependencies.
• Oversee ETL activities and lead mock migrations, dress rehearsals and production migration events.
• Review migration deliverables and ensure integrity of migrated data.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, security and governance policies, defining controls for handling personal and sensitive data.
• Establish audit and reconciliation processes.
• Act as primary counterpart to the Systems Integrator Data Migration Lead.
• Manage relationships with incumbent HR platform suppliers to facilitate data extracts and archival activities and challenge migration solutions where appropriate.
• Facilitate workshops and migration decision forums.
• Communicate complex data concepts in business-friendly language.

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

• Experience leading at least two large-scale enterprise data migration programmes involving multiple source systems, complex data landscapes and significant business transformation.
• Experience working in complex environments involving multiple suppliers, implementation partners and legacy platforms.
• Strong understanding of how data migration activities integrate with testing, cutover, business readiness and operational transition.
• Experience defining migration governance, controls, quality gates and success criteria.
• Ability to manage technical, business and regulatory requirements to deliver successful migration outcomes.
• Deep knowledge of data migration methodologies and best practices across the full migration lifecycle.
• Strong technical understanding of data discovery, profiling, ETL/ELT, quality management, remediation, reconciliation and validation.
• Experience with data governance, data privacy, GDPR and information security controls.
• Experience with data archiving, retention and legacy system decommissioning.
• Strong understanding of data migration tools, accelerators and automation processes.
• Ability to challenge and influence suppliers and delivery partners to ensure migration solutions are robust, efficient and aligned to programme objectives.

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience with global HR deployments across multiple geographies.
• Background in HR process optimisation or HR technology strategy.

Where your brilliance can take you:

At Boots, your role as Data Migration Lead opens up numerous pathways for career advancement. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in data governance and transformation, positioning yourself for future leadership roles within the Technology team. With a commitment to professional growth and a supportive culture, you can shape your career while making a significant impact on the organisation.

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.

What's next?

If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. 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.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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