Next Ltd

hackajob is collaborating with Next Ltd to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Middle Weight Digital Designer (12 Month FTC) Based at Next Head Office, Leicestershire Salary: Competitive We're looking for a Middle Weight Digital Designer to join our eCommerce UX team on a 12-month FTC, based at NEXT Head Office in Leicestershire! The Role: At NEXT, we don't just create digital assets; we craft seamless experiences that inspire millions of customers worldwide. As a Midweight Creative Designer within our Online Creative team, you will be at the heart of bringing our brand to life across our digital platforms. This role is for a proactive designer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is ready to turn fresh concepts into polished, digital-ready content. Whether you are coming from an agency or an in-house background, you will join a supportive community of experts who are ready to share their skills and help you evolve. What You'll Take On: Lead the creative process by taking briefs from initial concept through to final execution, ensuring every design is exceptional and brand-aligned. Design high-impact digital content, including landing pages, homepages, emails, and editorial features that drive commercial success. Produce professional assets for onsite graphics, moodboards, and pitch packs to support our internal teams. Partner with commercial teams to ensure your designs are effective in reaching our global audience. Contribute to our culture by sharing original ideas and helping to evolve our digital style and layouts. What You'll Bring: We're looking for someone who is real, honest, and ready to push boundaries: Creative flair supported by a strong portfolio that showcases high-quality digital design. Technical proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud. A positive mindset with the ability to generate original ideas that challenge the status quo. Clear communication skills, with the confidence to present your work to stakeholders across the business. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage your workload effectively during busy periods. A collaborative spirit, enjoying the success that comes from working together as one team. Join our team and help shape the future of eCommerce design for some of the UK's leading brands. If you're ready to take the next step in your career with a fast-paced, innovative team, we'd love to see your portfolio-apply today.

hackajob is collaborating with Next Ltd to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Summary The eCommerce team is recruiting an eCommerce International Regional Manager to be at the forefront of our global growth! Based from our Head Office in Leicestershire, offering a competitive salary alongside great benefits such as a company car, private medical insurance and Management Share Options, to name a few. The Role: The International eCommerce Trading team fuels global growth by managing and optimising online product sales across 83 international markets. They drive exciting product launches, strategic promotions, and collaborate with leading third-party platforms to maximise sales and brand visibility worldwide. As the eCommerce International Regional Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving international sales and ensuring the success of our international operations. You will be responsible for managing and optimising eCommerce activities in designated international markets, with a focus on increasing sales, enhancing customer satisfaction, and maintaining brand consistency across regions. This role is specifically focusing on our European markets. What You'll Take On: You will be accountable for trading your countries and will be an expert in product and in country key trends, translating this into the customer journey online to drive sales. You will manage great working relationships between eCommerce and the Product teams, keeping the product teams updated with key online developments. You will analyse key reports and trade your division across marketing, search & navigation and product pages. Looking at key performance metrics, user behaviour, and customer insights to identify opportunities for growth and improvements in the sales funnel. You will provide weekly sales performance and in-week insights to maximise sales potential. You will use your knowledge to identify testing ideas and other data-driven approaches to refine and optimise the overall customer journey. You will stay informed about emerging technologies and e-commerce trends, providing insights and recommendations for future possible enhancements to the website. You will champion your area, requesting developments and improvements to site UX to support growth. You will collaborate with key teams across eCommerce, ensuring all stakeholders are on the same page and have the same goals - setting the commercial priority where needed: SEO, Marketing, Data and so on. You'll be doing all this from our Leicestershire Head Office, but we can offer flexible working (1 day working from home per week). What You'll Bring: Proven track record in eCommerce within a leadership role, market expansion or international business, with a focus on driving revenue growth. Proven experience within International eCommerce is desirable. Strong ability to interpret analytics (e.g. Google/Adobe Analytics) and leverage user behaviour trends into actionable strategies. Experienced in managing third party vendors and working effectively with diverse, cross cultural teams across multiple time zones. Ability to translate complex ideas clearly for both technical and non technical stakeholders. Familiar with A/B testing methodologies and dedicated to continuous, customer centric improvement. Thrives in fast paced environments and easily adapts to shifting business priorities. Benefits 25% off most NEXT, MADE , Lipsy , Gap and Victoria's Secret products ( when purchased through NEXT) Company performance based bonus Sharesave scheme On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty Early VIP access to sale stock Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops Restaurants with great food at amazing prices Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services Free on-site parking Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change. We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on and leave a voicemail.

hackajob is collaborating with Next Ltd to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Senior Systems Engineer Based at Next Head Office, Leicestershire Salary: From £48,618 We're looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Ecommerce Support Team based from the NEXT Head Office in Leicestershire! The Role: As a Senior Systems Engineer at NEXT, you'll occupy the apex of technical expertise within our operational team, acting as the primary driver in evolving how we work from reactive incident management to a proactive engineering and observability practice. In this pivotal role, you will safeguard our retail e-commerce estate of over 140 websites and diverse customer applications, ensuring our digital storefronts run seamlessly for millions of customers. You will work hand in hand with Product Development, Cloud Engineering, and Central Infrastructure teams, using data-driven insights and advanced automation to influence architecture and eliminate operational toil. From day one, NEXT will support your journey with the tools and collaborative environment you need to lead our reliability standards and shape the future of our digital platform. What You'll Take On: Drive Observability & Reliability: Define and monitor Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Error Budgets for critical customer journeys like Checkout and Search, using Dynatrace (DQL) and Grafana to build high-fidelity dashboards and real-time health alerts. Optimise Platform Performance: Pinpoint and resolve latency spikes across microservice architectures using distributed tracing, while conducting deep-dive profiling on application runtimes to maximise overall system throughput. Eradicate Toil Through Automation: Develop high-quality automation scripts in Python or PowerShell to eliminate repetitive manual tasks and build self-healing workflows that trigger programmatic remediations. Lead Technical Incident Response: Take the technical lead on major incidents, orchestrating cross-team diagnostics, and championing blameless Post-Incident Reviews to drive structural, long-term resolutions. Shape Strategy and Influence: Review proposed production changes, partner with development teams to embed robust telemetry during early feature design phases, and collaborate with InfoSec to mitigate edge-layer threats. Performance Testing Methodologies: Apply a solid understanding of performance testing strategies-including load, stress, and endurance testing-to monitor system resilience under varying traffic patterns, ensuring all releases align with defined performance benchmarks and reliability standards. Mentor and Upskill: Act as a trusted Subject Matter Expert, providing deliberate mentorship to support engineers and analysts in shifting the team's baseline skillset toward code-based automation. What You'll Bring: Advanced Technical Skills: Expert-level mastery of observability tools (such as Dynatrace or Grafana) and strong programming capabilities in Python, PowerShell, or equivalent languages to build internal tools and interface with REST APIs. High-Traffic Expertise: Proven experience supporting high-volume commercial web applications with a deep understanding of DNS, SSL, and CDN caching strategies. Database & Architecture Knowledge: High-level SQL expertise to investigate data performance, alongside a solid understanding of cloud services, microservices, and containerised concepts (Docker/Kubernetes). Incident Mastery: Strong familiarity with Incident and Problem Management frameworks, particularly within enterprise tools like ServiceNow. Collaborative Influence: The ability to work with a high degree of independence, communicating clearly and diplomatically to influence external engineering teams and represent the team on high-level stakeholder calls. An Organised, Growth Mindset: A proactive approach to managing your own workload during busy retail peaks, a passion for sharing knowledge through documentation, and a desire to foster a high-velocity, collaborative team environment. We build on success and learn from every challenge. You will be part of a team that encourages you to own your work, take calculated risks, and help the business grow. We know everyone is at their best when they are being themselves, so you will find a supportive environment where your unique perspective is valued. Ready to lead our technical evolution? We would love to hear from you!

hackajob is collaborating with Next Ltd to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Summary We are looking for an SEO Executive to join our Total Platform team at NEXT, based from NEXT Head Office in Leicestershire! You may know NEXT, the UK and International eCommerce and retail giant, but did you know we are also experiencing rapid growth with our Total Platform business model. We fully manage websites for Victoria's Secret (UK & Ireland), REISS, GAP (UK), JoJo Maman Bébé, Joules & FatFace. About the Role You'll be part of NEXT's fast growing SEO team - our largest online channel. This is a content led role with roughly a 60/40 split between copywriting and SEO, focused primarily on page optimisation. Any technical SEO knowledge would be a welcome bonus. Leveraging keyword research, you will write engaging, on-brand content for NEXT and our Total Platform partner brands. You will also be instrumental in implementing the wider organic strategy across Total Platform's brand portfolio. It's a hands-on role with the support of the wider SEO team. What you'll take on Create high-quality content across our portfolio of websites, including editorials, on-page copy, category descriptions, metadata, and blog content. Write in each brand's tone of voice, maintaining consistency across all output. Conduct keyword research and gap analysis to identify content opportunities and optimise existing pages. Use SEO tools and keyword research data to improve and optimise existing content across our websites. Work with the SEO team to build and maintain a content optimisation roadmap. Support content strategy for link building campaigns and new Total Platform client onboarding. Collaborate with internal copywriting teams and external agencies, sharing SEO best practice. Keep stakeholders informed on progress through regular reporting and clear communication. What you'll bring Proven SEO experience, in-house or at an agency. Excellent writing skills with a genuine passion for content creation. Experience creating on-brand content informed by keyword research and competitor analysis. Comfortable using tools such as SEMRush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Search Console, and similar. Experience working on SEO for ecommerce websites. Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects under pressure. Up to date with current SEO trends including E-E-A-T, Core Web Vitals, and AI developments. A team player who communicates well at all levels of the business. Must have a flexible attitude and the ability to work under pressure. Working on successful SEO projects for ecommerce sites. Track record of analysing SEO trends and opportunities, providing and implementing recommendations to improve visibility within SERPs. Desirable Experience with large B2C or fashion/lifestyle eCommerce brands. International SEO experience, including content optimisation across multiple markets and languages. Knowledge of technical SEO fundamentals. Experience managing external agencies. Benefits 25% off most NEXT, MADE , Lipsy , Gap and Victoria's Secret products ( when purchased through NEXT) Company performance based bonus Sharesave scheme On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty Early VIP access to sale stock Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops Restaurants with great food at amazing prices Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services Free on-site parking Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change. We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on and leave a voicemail.

hackajob is collaborating with Next Ltd to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. The Role: An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Business Intelligence Systems (BIS) team at a pivotal moment in our tech journey - transitioning from legacy architectures to a modern cloud-first data ecosystem. You won't just be maintaining systems; you'll be building the future of our data infrastructure. In this role, you will utilise data, analytical, and reporting tools to develop new products, optimise existing solutions, and support our users across the business. The BIS domain works in close collaboration with stakeholders across key Business areas such as Finance, Product, Marketing, and Contact Centre to design, build, and support the critical data solutions NEXT relies on for operational and business analysis. Our thriving department features 80+ developers, analysts, and product managers focused on value driven delivery. What You'll Take On: Joining the BIS Infrastructure Workstream, you will focus on initiatives for the Technology and Compliance departments, alongside our Contact Centre partners, leveraging tools such as Azure stack (Azure Data Factory, Azure Datalake), Databricks and PowerBI to innovate and streamline workflows. As part of a product team, you will develop solutions tailored to meet business requirements, including initiatives such as cost-saving efficiencies, cyber resilience, and data security controls. Furthermore, you will support various data ingestion pathways, execute data compliance frameworks, and optimise our internal workflows to maximize process efficiency and operational stability. What You'll Bring: While our traditional SQL platform remains the core of our business for the foreseeable future, we are rapidly scaling our modern data architecture. We are seeking a Senior Developer who is comfortable navigating this hybrid landscape-someone eager to blend existing knowledge with emerging AI and machine learning tools to build the future of our data infrastructure. Technical Expertise Languages: Strong proficiency in SQL and Python. Data Platform: Hands-on experience with Azure Data Lake and Databricks. Data Integration (ETL): Proven capability in building efficient data pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF), SSIS, and API integrations. Modelling: Solid foundation in Dimensional Modelling and data warehousing principles. Reporting & Analytics Reporting Tools: Proficiency in PowerBI (or similar tools like Tableau/SSRS). Tabular Modelling: Experience with SQL Server SSAS Tabular and DAX. Professional Behaviours Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to work within multifunctional, fast-moving product teams. Communication: Strong spoken and written English skills, capable of translating complex requirements into clear technical tasks. Mentorship: A proactive mindset, eager to provide guidance to less experienced developers and support collaborative pair-programming. Desirable Skills Experience with PySpark or PySQL. Exposure to SQL Server RDBMS and Managed Instance. Working knowledge of Azure Event Hubs or Active Batch. A keen interest in applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to real-world data problems.

hackajob is collaborating with Next Ltd to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. The Role: Next Technology is looking for DevOps Engineers with CI/CD Pipeline experience to be aligned to great teams of developers in our tech domains. We require an individual who has exposure to Cloud, Ideally Microsoft Azure, and containerisation technologies (Using Docker and Kubernetes) to drive innovation and adoption of new cloud services. We work closely with our Development Domains and Business users to ensure they have the right tools to get our Products to the market as quickly and efficiently as possible, allowing the business growth NEXT has seen over the last few years. We never standstill, we are constantly looking to evolve our technology, our applications and the services we offer our stakeholders. We really are a group of people who love technology, pushing boundaries and answering the what-ifs! Working with us would mean exposure to new technologies and ways of working, getting involved in forcing through change and ultimately providing our customers with a better service. Like all departments, we also have challenges with some legacy applications and 'older' code languages but who doesn't love a good challenge? We can promise an environment that is never dull with the freedom and support to express yourself to come up with new initiatives. If you want to suggest a new way of working, an improvement to an application or try a new technology go for it! We run a lean operation in a quick paced environment, so we need our people to be able to work efficiently, accurately and well under pressure. We expect the right individual to have excellent communication skills, being able to work in a team, be involved in open discussion, communicate ideas, inclusion and diversity. Having strong analytical and problem-solving skills will be advantageous especially as the person in this role will be driving forward the new technologies and approach in Next Technology. What You'll Take On: Create and modify infrastructure code to provision and configure cloud resources in line with IaaS, SaaS and PaaS solutions Automate the creation & deployment of Development, Test, PreProduction and Production environments via Infrastructure-as-Code Manage CI/CD pipelines (YAML) - configure automated infrastructure and software build/deployment/release processes, using Git for version control and code management Maintain and govern all environments to ensure consistency of software Management of application Source Code, including ensuring that branching strategies are followed Use monitoring tools for Applications, Servers & Services diagnostics Assist Development teams with performance and volume testing, and troubleshooting build and deployment issues Identify departmental processes that where possible can be streamlined or automated Create and maintain technical documentation detailing High Level and Low Level Cloud solutions Provide Cloud expertise to guide the Project teams to develop in the most efficient manner and in line with best practices Ensure use of DevSecOps principles and work alongside both internal and external Auditing and Security teams in order to maintain security of all environments and data Work in tandem with agile principles, participating in sprint ceremonies and effectively managing own workload Coordinate and liaise with development project teams (Developers, QA Analyst, Project Managers) on requirements, planning and status updates What You'll Bring: Technical requirements Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) Azure DevOps, Artifacts, Boards, CI/CD pipelines (YAML), Repositories Knowledge in DevOps concepts, best practices and Agile principles Experience of working with the 3 main Cloud Providers - Azure being preferred Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, C# PowerShell, Bash scripting SQL Server / NoSQL databases / CosmosDB Windows & Linux servers Source Control Management (Git) Desirable Microservices DevSecOps Tooling (i.e. SonarCloud, Veracode, CrowdStrike) Docker containers Kubernetes Helm charts

hackajob is collaborating with Next Ltd to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Role Title Enterprise Data Architect. Role Purpose Manage and develop Enterprise Data Architecture and provide leadership in the deployment and use of data architecture concepts, models and functionality. Provide leadership in the definition and application of data modelling, metadata and master data management e.g. customer data and managing the data flows and data lineage of data across systems and applications. Champion the improvement of the Next's data assets through engaging in Data Design Authority and change projects to influence approaches and outcomes. Main Accountabilities Define and maintain an enterprise data architecture strategy and roadmap for the application of Metadata and Master Data Management. Define, develop and maintain the Data Architecture, including business information, data models and data dependency relationship diagrams. Actively promote compliance Data Standards within business unit or function's data architecture, providing advice, guidance and mentoring on functionality and capabilities. Support effective exploitation of Next's data, by working as part with Group Data to provide gap analysis of data available for analytics vs data within the enterprise. Provide data domains, entity models and standard attributes to support Data Governance and Data Owners. Identify opportunities to exploit open data standards. Identify exceptions and anomalies with business unit or function's data architecture and consistently work the Enterprise Architect(s) and internal and external stakeholders to resolve. Maintain and develop awareness of current leading practice, emerging information, data architecture toolsets, methodologies and standards. Develop, maintain and promote the development of metadata for key business domains. Identify, define, obtain and deploy data toolsets to support effective management and use of metadata and master data. Ensure the Data Dictionary (part of an effective data modelling toolset) is managed by data architecture, with the data quality and data governance managers in Data Governance