IT Project Manager bei Boots

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Nottingham

Contract: Perm

Recruiter: Noaman Hussain

About the role

Boots and the No7 Beauty company recognise the value of data as a strategic asset and have invested in the creation of the strategic Data Platform to lead commercial value and achieve strategic goals.

Our Delivery Project Management team provides knowledge, expertise in all aspects of project delivery with a solid grasp of the IT and data strategy to support our data science and analytics community within Boots. We're looking for a talented individual to make the next step in their career and join us as a Project Manager. Project Management is a broad discipline so we're looking for candidates from a range of backgrounds including IT, Data / Business Intelligence disciplines, Analysis, Finance, Business Partnering.

As Project Manager you will be:

• Focused predominantly on project management within the Data & Analytics environment.

• Working closely with the Business Partnering team to clarify definitions of scope and data requirements and then overseeing engagement with engineering delivery partners for successful implementation.

• You'll work closely with Platform Architects, Data Architects, and the Engineering teams to define platform capabilities that are required to support the product implementation, e.g., encryption etc.

• Engaging with multiple divisional teams across the IT landscape to oversee the transformation of data to the cloud platform as well as 3rd party engineering partners.

• Delivering several data projects at various stages of the delivery lifecycle at any one time.

• You'll work in a fast-paced environment and be able to demonstrate the ability to prioritise not only your own deliveries but also those of your team.

What you'll need to have

• Graduate or equivalent calibre

• Knowledge of project lifecycles and governance

• Experience of project delivery

• Experience managing project finances

• Prince2 qualification - Foundation

• Agile Scrum Master qualification

• Expert PowerPoint skills

• Expert Excel skills

• Matrix Management

It would be great if you also have

These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don't match this additional criteria.

• Experience of an IT environment and developing or using IT systems and processes

• Understanding of cloud-based technologies and components

• Experience of transformation and data migration

• Working closely with multiple 3rd party vendors on shore, offshore and near shore and establishing excellent relationships and ways of working

• Experience of a retail organisation

Our benefits

• 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.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

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

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