What You’ll Be Doing
As Global Design Manager, you shape and govern how our brands appear across every consumer touchpoint. You work closely with the Global Head of Design & Iconicity to embed strong brand foundations and ensure consistently high standards of execution across packaging, retail, digital, and communications.
Role Details
Role: Global Design Manager – No7
Contract: Permanent
Shift Pattern: Full Time
Location: London
Closing Date: 1st May 2026
Recruitment Partner: Matthew Nelligan
Key Responsibilities
Brand Governance & Visual Identity
* Support the development, evolution, and guidance of Global Brand Visual Identities (BVI), ensuring they are clear, practical, and consistently applied across all touchpoints.
* Identify gaps in existing brand guidance and lead the creation of new frameworks and playbooks (e.g. retail, VM, digital) to support best‑in‑class execution.
Design Quality & Execution
* Champion high standards of design and execution across packaging, retail, and communications, collaborating with internal teams and external partners.
* Review and provide constructive feedback on creative output, ensuring alignment with brand intent and quality expectations.
* Support the delivery of elevated, cohesive brand experiences across all consumer touchpoints.
Cross‑Functional Leadership & Collaboration
* Serve as a key partner to Brand, Product Development, Packaging, and VM teams, ensuring design intent is clearly understood and implemented.
* Build strong relationships across global markets and functions to drive alignment and consistency.
* Manage and guide Assistant Design Managers, supporting their development and day‑to‑day delivery.
Benchmarking & Continuous Improvement
* Lead competitor and market reviews across UK, US, and global markets, identifying opportunities to elevate brand expression.
* Stay abreast of industry trends, innovation, and best practice in design, retail, and brand experience.
* Translate insights into actionable recommendations that enhance brand impact and execution.
Tools, Training & Capability Building
* Support the development of training materials, frameworks, and tools that enable teams to deliver consistently high‑quality work.
* Contribute to internal capability building through initiatives such as the Beauty Brand Academy.
* Help embed new ways of working that improve clarity, efficiency, and creative standards.
Delivery & Operations
* Oversee the coordination of design‑related projects, ensuring timelines, stakeholders, and outputs are aligned.
* Manage relationships with external agencies and suppliers where required.
* Ensure accuracy and attention to detail across all outputs, including presentations, mock‑ups, and proofing.
What You’ll Need To Have
* Experience working with brand visual identity systems and design governance.
* Background in design management, brand, or agency environments.
* Previous experience in Beauty, Skincare, or Fashion categories.
* Strong understanding of how brands are expressed across packaging, retail, and digital.
* Ability to translate strategy into clear, actionable guidance.
* Confident working in a matrix environment with multiple stakeholders.
* Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
Rewards Designed for You
* Boots Retirement Savings Plan
* Discretionary annual bonus
* Generous employee discounts
* Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave pay – including a gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
* Flexible benefits scheme (e.g., additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes)
* 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 to make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.
What’s Next
If you apply, our team will be in touch to tell you 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 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.
We hope to hear from you soon.
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