Manager - Recruitment & Onboarding Workstream Lead

Boots; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Retirement Savings Plan (up to  

Generous employee discounts for you

Enhanced leave pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Boots is seeking a Recruitment & Onboarding Workstream Lead to drive the end-to-end recruitment transformation. You will lead a cross-functional team across business, technology and project management to design, deliver and embed new processes that enhance colleague experience.

You will coach and guide Business Architects and Process Specialists, manage risks and dependencies, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure quality outcomes within the target operating model.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of end-to-end Recruitment processes.
• Experience leading large-scale business transformation, HR transformation or technology implementation programmes.
• Ability to manage delivery plans, risks, dependencies and priorities across a complex programme.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Recruitment & Onboarding modules from design through testing, deployment and hypercare.
• Provide leadership to Business Architects and Process Specialists ensuring consistent process design.
• Coach and support your team to collaborate, learn and deliver their best work.
• Define future processes with a focus on simplicity and colleague experience.
• Collaborate with IT, Change, Reporting, Data Migration and other workstreams to deliver integrated solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Programme management

Stakeholder management

HR transformation

Job description

As a Recruitment & Onboarding Workstream Lead, you'll play a key role in making our transformation a success. You'll lead one of our programme workstreams, bringing together business, technology and project teams to design, deliver and embed new processes and ways of working that make a real difference for colleagues., Reporting into the Programme Lead, you'll lead a team of Business Architects and work closely with Process Owners, IT, Change, Reporting and Data Migration workstreams, alongside functional experts from across the business. Together, you'll ensure your workstream delivers high-quality solutions that meet business needs while supporting the wider programme objectives.

• Lead the successful delivery of the Recruitment & Onboarding modules from design through to testing, deployment and hypercare, managing priorities, risks, dependencies and milestones.
• Provide leadership and direction to Business Architects and Process Specialists ensuring consistent, high-quality process design across your workstream.
• Coach and support your team, creating an environment where people can collaborate, learn and deliver their best work.
• Work closely with Process Owners and business stakeholders to define future processes that are simple, effective and with colleague experience at the forefront.
• Work with the Lead E2E Business Architect to ensure the Recruitment and Onboarding processes work seamlessly within the target operating model.
• Take accountability for key design and process decisions within your workstream, ensuring they meet operational needs, align with design principles and support the Colleague promise.
• Collaborate with IT, Change, Reporting, Data Migration and wider programme workstreams to deliver integrated solutions across the programme.
• Oversee process documentation, Standard Operating Procedures, User Acceptance Testing scenarios and readiness activities, supporting UAT execution and business adoption.
• Work with the Project Lead to provide workstream updates, manage risks and challenges, and ensure governance, programme standards and quality expectations are maintained.
• A strong knowledge of end to end Recruitment processes.
• A strong track record of leading large-scale business transformation, HR transformation or technology implementation programmes.
• Experience managing complex workstreams, delivering outcomes through cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders.
• The ability to build trusted relationships and influence senior leaders across different areas of the business.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate, support and guide teams through change.
• Experience managing delivery plans, risks, dependencies and priorities within a complex programme environment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information and engage colleagues at all levels.
• Experience improving business processes and embedding new ways of working.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the confidence to navigate ambiguity and challenge where needed.
• A collaborative approach, working effectively across business, technology and specialist teams.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with a focus on creating simpler, more effective experiences for colleagues.

About Boots

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.

Benefits

• 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.
• Flexible benefits scheme including options for additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, and much more.

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