Senior Data Delivery Lead

We're Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That's right, we're big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that's where you come in.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working hours and locations. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

The Senior Data Domain Squad Lead role is a hybrid role, encompassing elements of the traditional Delivery role with Agile/Scrum expertise. It is accountable for supporting the successful delivery of Data assets and products through the leadership of one or more Data workstreams. The role works principally with Technical Leads, Product Owners, and Data team members to deliver the agreed assets and products.

Responsibilities

• Principal point of contact for delivery, provide regular status updates and reports for one or more workstream(s).
• Builds proven relationships with other teams that work in tandem with Group Data to deliver data assets and products.
• Acts as a servant leader and mentor, ensuring each workstream embraces agile methods and techniques tailored for the workstream context.
• Working closely with the Product Owner to ensure workstream priorities and deliverables are regularly agreed and communicated to the team.
• Will provide regular and clear progress updates for key stakeholders, dealing with queries and collating feedback as needed.
• Provide budget planning, financial management and reporting for your assigned team(s).
• Proactively managing/mitigating risks, issues, dependencies and assumptions, initiating escalations where needed, and presenting solutions to hold time and budget.
• Leads in a matrix resource model, where the cross functional team are aligned and passionate about clear delivery objectives.
• Taking charge of developing project proposals for initiatives that introduce significant new processes, tools, or technology within the data domain.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in the delivery of enterprise-level Data, BI or Product solutions in relevant industries and the direct management of highly performant teams.
• Comfortable with various Agile Delivery methodologies, knowing when and how to apply each, with good experience of the full delivery lifecycle.
• Skilled at budget planning and monitoring. Capable of providing direction for the development of project proposals as vital.
• An excellent team player who celebrates team achievement above individual achievement.

Values & Behaviours

• Customer focused, team oriented and results driven
• Strong team player who drives Kits core values
• Very good verbal and written communication
• Able to Lead a virtual, distributed team, with multiple work streams
• Good at interacting with people, establishing relationships and maintaining contact
• Creative thinker with good problem solving and diagnosis skills
• Able to work under pressure and prioritise workload
• Able to delegate activities amongst the team, according to key strengths
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Able to spot inconsistencies and problems, implementing solutions to resolve

Be Customer Focused - constantly improving our customers' experience

We listen to our customers and colleagues

We innovate products and experiences to stay ahead

Be Human - leading with purpose, humanity and care

We do the right thing

We invest in our people and build great teams

Be Curious - thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

We focus externally, globally and build the long term

We experiment and share our learnings

Be Agile - building trust and empowering people to work with agility

We act with pace, not perfection, role modelling 80/20

We take risks, fail fast and adapt quickly

Be Inclusive - inspiring diverse teams to achieve together

We celebrate difference as a strength

We collaborate, breaking down silos

Be Accountable - owning the plan, delivering results and growth

We focus on performance outcomes

We prioritise and simplify for others

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self.

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

What we offer. Private Health Care

Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (This benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

Immediate eligibility through auto enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.

25 Days' Holiday

25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).

Staff Discount

20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.

Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 to £150 per month. Join at any time once three months service is reached.

Life Assurance

x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS MP) or x1 Salary if not active member.

Bonus

Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.

Kingfisher Share Save

Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares at the end of a 3 or 5 year period. Offered annually. Three months service is required at the annual invitation date, normally in October.

Our Behaviours

At Kingfisher, we are united by our 6 core behaviours

Constantly improving our customer experience

Acting with humanity and care

Be curious

Thriving on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

Be inclusive

Acting inclusively in diverse teams to achieve together

Be agile

Working with trust, pace and agility

Be accountable

Championing the plan to deliver results and growth

Our employees know us best. We wouldn't be Kingfisher without them. So, we want to share what they think with you.

Training & Development

There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.

Conversations with senior leaders Resources and tools to help you grow

Improving without instruments to help you learn is near impossible. That's why we make sure you have everything at your fingertips to find exactly what you need to keep growing.

Initiatives that measure development

With plans that ask you what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve them by, tracking progress and keeping development at the forefront of conversation is easy.

Find your path

The scale of group functions within Kingfisher is huge. That means you have the chance to build different career paths within multiple areas of the organisation.

Sharing is caring

We aren't selfish here at Kingfisher. Whatever your level of experience, you'll work with colleagues who are always welcoming and ready to share their knowledge whenever you need it.

Reach for the stars

So your ambitions are high? Good thing we have opportunities to find experiences in line with more senior roles and responsibilities. Here, you can evolve your career, no matter your level.

Why Kingfisher

We're an innovative, international retailer on a journey to actively make a difference. Always striving to take that next step. You can be part of the difference. From bottom to top you can progress in a collaborative environment. So, why not Kingfisher?

Application Process What to expect from our application process Step 1: Application

Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.

Step 2: Review

A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.

Step 3: Interview 1

You'll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.

Step 4: Interview 2

As you progress, you'll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.

Step 5: Feedback

Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!