Lead Agile Coach (FTC)

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, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you !

We are looking for a Lead Agile Coach (internally Lead Scrum Master ) to join us on a fixed term contract until the end of April 2026 , with the primary purpose of training, mentoring and coaching colleagues (across both Kingfisher and our banners) in the Lead-Agile mindset. This position will work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, cultivating relationships and leading on the development and dissemination of art i facts that enable agile ways of working.

The successful candidate could be based at either our Southampton or Paddington offices, with the expectation of working from the office 2-3 days a week. UK and international travel will also be required .

What's the job?

• Act as a domain level trainer, mentor and coach within an Agile or Programme construct, employing a servant leadership approach to embed appropriate mindsets and ways of working with Product, Engineering and Banner colleagues.
• Enable, guide and support direct reports, ensuring they lead have PDPs and aligned objectives that help the technology function deliver on its North Star.
• Ensure that the domain undertakes an empirical approach to learning, via regular inspection and adaption, so that the ways of working are geared towards the primary purpose of delighting our customers.
• Train and coach colleagues across the organisation on multiple ways of working (including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, Design Thinking), providing consultation to establish the right practice/framework for delivery, supporting them on the journey and all areas of agility.
• Facilitate group workshops and events, encouraging collaboration and improving time to value.
  
  

What You'll Bring

• Extensive experience in a range of relevant agile frameworks and in different domains or contexts (whether at Kingfisher or externally).
• Ability to adopt and employ relevant agile practices from a breadth of frameworks, pragmatically blending best practice with what will work in each context.
• Strong people and coaching skills, to be able to understand people and what it takes to build a high performing team.
• Leadership experience, with the ability to model, inspire, challenge, enable and encourage at all levels, to promote collaborative, effective and supportive working relationships and delivery.
  
  

Be Customer Focused – constantly improving our customers’ experience

• I listen to my customers
• I use available data to help make decisions
  
  

Be Human – acting with humanity and care

• I do the right thing
• I am respectful
  
  

Be Curious – thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

• I build and share new ideas
• I try new things and share my learnings
  
  

Be Agile – working with trust, pace and agility

• I have courage to be creative
• Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20
  
  

Be Inclusive – acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together

• I embrace allyship
• I have self-awareness and a desire to learn
  
  

Be Accountable – championing the plan to deliver results and growth

• I own my actions
• I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role
  
  

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. 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.

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