Product Practice Lead

Overview

We’re Kingfisher, a team of over 74,000 people bringing Kingfisher and all its brands—B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koçtaş—to life, guided by the purpose “Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone.”

Our Product function transforms customer experiences, scales technology capability, and delivers meaningful change across our international banners. We are looking for a Product Chapter Lead to shape and evolve Product Management and Product Operations capability across the organisation.

This highly visible leadership role is suited to an experienced product leader passionate about developing people, driving standards, and building a world‑class product culture within a complex enterprise environment.

• Lead the Product Chapter strategy, objectives, and annual roadmap.
• Drive standards and best practices across Product Management and Product Operations.
• Own and evolve the Product Career Framework across Kingfisher.
• Partner with the Prod Squad, Banner Technology Directors, and wider business stakeholders to define product roles, skills, and career pathways.
• Improve how product is delivered across all product domains and sub‑domains.
• Identify capability gaps and implement plans through upskilling, reskilling, hiring, and development initiatives.
• Act as a coach and advisor to Product Chapter members, supporting their growth and capability development.
• Drive continuous improvement in tooling, frameworks, and product delivery methods.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional chapters and leadership teams to improve alignment and delivery effectiveness.
• Support resource planning and prioritisation discussions across Group and third‑party teams.
• Manage chapter‑related budgets, including training, development, and community initiatives.
• Build strong engagement and communication across banner and group technology teams.

• Experienced product leader with strong Product Management and/or Product Operations expertise.
• Passion for advancing product capability, standards, and ways of working.
• Strong experience influencing senior stakeholders within complex enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to define strategic vision, gain organisational alignment, and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and developing product professionals.
• Strong understanding of modern product delivery methodologies and organisational design.
• Ability to bring external product thinking and best practice into a large‑scale business environment.
• Collaborative leadership style with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home‑working for focus with in‑person collaboration—typically around 60% of the time—in offices or off‑site locations.

Our customers and colleagues come from all walks of life. We are committed to ensuring all colleagues and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

We offer a competitive benefits package, including private health care, pension scheme, holiday entitlement, staff discount, share incentive plan, life assurance, and a bonus scheme.