Strategic HR Transformation Architect

Boots UK; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full 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 TELUS Health EAP

Job summary

Boots UK is seeking a Solution Architect – HR transformation to lead the end-to-end design of a major HR platform upgrade in Nottingham. You will define target architecture for Core HR, Talent, Payroll, Absence, Recruitment and Learning and guide partners to deliver a scalable, compliant solution.

As the accountable architect, you will ensure alignment with enterprise standards, assess design changes, and partner with HR, IT and vendors to resolve issues while maintaining secure data governance

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering large HR transformations as a Solution Architect or Lead Consultant.
• Strong understanding of HR platform data models, integrations, reporting tools, workflows and data migration tools/methodologies.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and drive consensus in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall HR platform architecture, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and transformation goals.
• Translate business requirements into robust, integrated, and compliant solution designs.
• Lead the creation of end-to-end process flows, data models, and security frameworks.
• Define configuration standards, design principles, and architectural guardrails for the project.
• Act as the primary design authority, collaborating with HR, IT, and implementation partners.
• Ensure that the solution developed is true to the agreed design throughout the project lifecycle.
• Impact assess proposed design changes throughout the delivery life cycle to ensure that objectives are met.
• Oversee API usage, middleware patterns, and data exchange protocols.
• Ensure compliance with security, GDPR, and organisational data governance policies.
• Advise on testing of non-functional, operational and technical requirements, review results and assist with analysing and resolving defects where required.
• Assist the Project Manager and Technical Lead to resolve technical issues arising on the project promptly to keep the project on track.
• Manage relationships with the vendor, SI partners, and third-party vendors.

Skills

HR Transformation

Solution Architect

Stakeholder Management

Cloud/SaaS Architecture

Data Models & Integrations

Security & GDPR

Job description

Boots UK is seeking a Solution Architect – HR transformation to lead the end-to-end design of a major HR platform upgrade in Nottingham. You will define target architecture for Core HR, Talent, Payroll, Absence, Recruitment and Learning and guide partners to deliver a scalable, compliant solution.

As the accountable architect, you will ensure alignment with enterprise standards, assess design changes, and partner with HR, IT and vendors to resolve issues while maintaining secure data governance