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.

The role supports the Product and Engineering Leadership and squad members to navigate change and standard IT processes, and links them with key resources outside of the Data platform. Ensures workstream performance and that work is supervised and reported to stakeholders. Responsibilities include; 

• 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.

• 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.