286950BR
Digital Innovation Manager
Nottingham, Nottingham Support Office
Secondment
Part-time
Job Description
Role: Digital Innovation Manager
Contract: 10 M FTC
Shift pattern: Part Time – 30 Hours per week
Closing date: 20th November
Recruitment Partner: Matthew Nelligan
What you'll be doing
As Global Innovation Manager in No7 Beauty Company you’ll help shape Boots’ Beauty Tech pipeline from our Nottingham base, turning consumer insight, market trends and emerging technology into ideas that can be tested, refined and scaled. Sitting within the marketing function, you’ll lead strategic incubation programmes end to end — from ideation and validation through to development, delivery and evaluation.
This is a role for someone who enjoys moving between creative thinking and commercial reality. You’ll work across functions and with external tech specialists to build consumer-facing trials, generate clear learning for the business and influence how innovation feeds into the wider brand portfolio and 3YP product pipelines.
Key responsibilities
- Fuel the Beauty Tech incubator pipeline by identifying and validating new initiatives rooted in consumer desirability, market opportunity, technical feasibility and commercial viability
- Lead the end-to-end incubation pipeline, from early ideation through development, delivery and post-trial evaluation
- Turn consumer, category and market insight into compelling innovation opportunities for the No7 Beauty X team
- Use data-driven analysis to assess trial performance and report clear outcomes and recommendations to stakeholders
- Partner with external tech specialists to conceptualise, develop and rapidly test consumer-facing beauty tech propositions
- Work cross-functionally with teams across the business to move ideas forward and build support for innovation priorities
- Feed market expertise and innovation thinking into 3YP brand product pipelines to support future growth ambitions
- Balance creativity with commercial judgement to help shape propositions that are imaginative, relevant and scalable
- Contribute to a collaborative, solution-focused team environment where learning, ownership and progress matter
- In-depth knowledge of the beauty market
- A genuine passion for beauty and skincare
- Strong curiosity about solving consumer challenges and uncovering unmet needs
- Experience turning ideas and insight into commercially relevant propositions
- Experience working cross-functionally and influencing stakeholders in a fast-moving environment
- Confidence leading work from discovery through to concept development, testing and delivery
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data and trial outcomes to inform decisions
- A collaborative, agile and solution-oriented approach
- Experience working at the intersection of beauty, innovation and technology
- Experience partnering with external specialists, agencies or technical providers to develop and test new propositions
- Exposure to consumer-facing trials, pilots or incubation programmes within a brand or innovation setting
- Experience influencing longer-term product pipeline or portfolio planning
- The resilience and self-drive to keep momentum in ambiguous or evolving areas of innovation
This is a chance to build real visibility in a team shaping the future of beauty innovation at Boots. You’ll gain broad exposure across functions, brands and external partners while owning work that can influence the wider portfolio. For someone with curiosity, commercial instinct and a drive to keep learning, this role offers the opportunity to deepen your expertise in beauty tech, grow your strategic influence and help shape what’s next in a business that believes in progress, collaboration and giving people the space to make an impact.
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.
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.
Be brilliant with Boots.
Closing date
20-Nov-2026
Business Area
Support Office
Function
Marketing & Communications
Shift pattern
Part time - weekdays
Keywords
AI, innovation, suppliers, tech partners
Hours per week
30
Latitude,longitude 1
52.927182,-1.183948
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Weekdays
Airport
No
Should this appear on the No7 Beauty Company website?
No
Company
Non Stores
Division
Non Stores
Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?
No
Region
East Midlands
Area
East Midlands (non stores)
Store
Nottingham Support Office
Req Posted Date
04-Nov-2026
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
UK
Address 1
Recruitment Service Centre (D94)
Address 2
Thane Road
Address 3
Nottingham
Post Code
NG90 1BS
Source
Boots
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