Agile People & Performance Manager

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. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement. 

The Agile People and Performance Manager is responsible for working with Domain and Sub Domain leadership to define, develop and improve agile learning and coaching to support teams. The role is a custodian of agile standards and will share knowledge to enable a strong agile culture, use of best practice and continuous improvement. The role will require working with relevant stakeholders to create clear, cross cutting coaching and learning plans to be delivered via the agile coaching team. The role is also responsible for line management of lead agile and agile coaches and providing 3rd Party Scrum Master resource where necessary.

• Work closely with Domain/Sub Domain Leadership to define and agree direction for Agile Delivery, Coaching and Practice at the Enterprise level within Kingfisher technology.
• Collate and share data and insight (gathered by Agile Coaches) with Domain leadership to provide insight on overarching Agile Performance and Culture, use insight to shape coaching and practice strategy, objectives and plans.
• Act as the custodian of Agile Principles and Standards, Enterprise Processes and Career and Skills Frameworks on behalf of Domain Leadership within Kingfisher Technology.
• Lead the design, implementation and management of Agile Enterprise Processes, Standards, Principles, Agile Career and Skills Framework and Agile Learning at Kingfisher Technology in partnership with Domain and Sub-Domain Leadership.
• Co-ordinate, run and evolve the Agile CoP, sharing insight and running sessions targeted to drive delivery excellence and continuous improvement by sharing industry knowledge and expertise.
• Line Manage permanent and contract Agile Coaches as required to meet the needs of the Kingfisher Technology.
• Run targeted ideation, improvement and innovation events at the Domain / Sub-Domain level, using data and insight to identify improvement areas and working with the team to design improvement initiatives

• Extensive experience in Scrum and Agile practices.
• Proven experience leading and managing large teams.
• Strong track record of driving change and high performance.
• Proven ability to drive change, take ownership of their delivery and be an effective communicator
• Experienced Agile coach in a complex and large Agile organisation

How We Work 
We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating - whether in our offices or at offsite locations. On average within our Engineering team - 20% of your time involving in-person collaboration. 

We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply - even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements. 

What We Offer 
An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here. 

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Scroll down below to find out more about our benefits. 

Diversity & Inclusion 
Our customers come from all walks of life - and so do we. We’re committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation. 

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

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