Head of Product Retail Media

Overview

Kingfisher is a leading home improvement company operating 8 countries in Europe with well known retail banners such as B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, TradePoint and Koçtaş. We are building a unified Retail Media product that delivers value for customers, vendors and banner partners while supporting our long term growth ambitions.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the Group Retail Media product vision, strategy, roadmap and investment priorities.
• Lead the delivery of scalable and reusable retail media capabilities across all Kingfisher banners.
• Drive prioritisation across the retail media portfolio, balancing local market needs with group wide objectives.
• Ensure products are commercially viable, technically robust and operationally scalable.
• Build and develop high performing product teams, creating clear goals and accountability.
• Champion agile product practices and help raise product management maturity across the organisation.
• Establish strong relationships with AdTech, media and data partners to influence product roadmaps and commercial outcomes.
• Make strategic build versus buy decisions to maximise value and differentiation.
• Act as the senior product authority for Retail Media across group and banner stakeholders.
• Use advertiser feedback, customer insights, market trends and performance data to drive product decisions.
• Define and monitor retail media KPIs, ensuring continuous optimisation and measurable business impact.
• Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading Product Management teams within complex, matrixed global organisations.
• Deep expertise in Retail Media ecosystems, including onsite, in store and off site advertising solutions.
• Strong understanding of AdTech platforms, data products, media measurement and campaign optimisation.
• Proven track record of delivering customer and partner facing products at scale.
• Experience developing product strategies and roadmaps with multi year horizons.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders across multiple functions.
• Excellent communication skills with experience aligning diverse stakeholder groups behind a common vision.
• Data driven decision making capability with a focus on measurable business outcomes.
• Experience operating within agile product environments and modern technology architectures, including MACH principles.

Benefits

• Private Health Care up to family level with AXA.
• Kingfisher Pension Scheme - automatic enrolment, 8% company contribution up to 14%.
• 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays.
• Staff discount - 20% at B&Q and Screwfix after 3 months of service.
• Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan - tax efficient share ownership.
• Life Assurance - x4 salary or x1 salary contingent on pension participation.
• Competitive bonus scheme aligned to role.
• Kingfisher Share Save - option to buy shares after 3 or 5 years.

Kingfisher is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or any other protected status.