Recruitment & Onboarding Transformation Lead

Boots UK; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Employee discounts

Parental leave pay

Counselling service

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Boots UK in Nottingham is seeking a Recruitment & Onboarding Workstream Lead to drive our HR transformation. This full-time, fixed-term 18‑month contract is office-based and reports to the Programme Lead.

You’ll lead a team of Business Architects and partner with IT, Change and Data Migration to design, deliver and embed new recruitment and onboarding processes. The role requires strong leadership, cross‑functional collaboration and a proven record of large‑scale transformation.

Qualifications

• End-to-end recruitment process knowledge.
• Proven track record leading large-scale transformation programmes.
• Experience managing complex workstreams with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to influence senior leaders across the business.
• Strong leadership to motivate and guide teams through change.
• Experience managing delivery plans, risks, dependencies and priorities.
• Excellent communication to simplify complex information.
• Experience improving business processes and embedding new ways of working.
• Collaborative approach across business, technology and specialist teams.
• Continuous improvement mindset to create simpler, more effective experiences for colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead Recruitment & Onboarding modules from design to testing, deployment and hypercare.
• Provide leadership to Business Architects ensuring high-quality process design.
• Coach and support your team, fostering collaboration and learning.
• Define future processes with simple, effective colleague experience at the forefront.
• Ensure Recruitment and Onboarding fit within the target operating model.
• Make design decisions aligning with principles and the Colleague promise.
• Collaborate with IT, Change, Reporting, Data Migration and other workstreams.
• Oversee process documentation, SOPs, UAT scenarios and readiness activities.
• Provide workstream updates, manage risks and ensure quality standards.

Skills

Recruitment processes

Leadership

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Continuous improvement

Job description

Boots UK in Nottingham is seeking a Recruitment & Onboarding Workstream Lead to drive our HR transformation. This full-time, fixed-term 18‑month contract is office-based and reports to the Programme Lead.

You’ll lead a team of Business Architects and partner with IT, Change and Data Migration to design, deliver and embed new recruitment and onboarding processes. The role requires strong leadership, cross‑functional collaboration and a proven record of large‑scale transformation.