Product Practice Lead in London

hackajob is partnering directly with Kingfisher to hire for this role. 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.

At Kingfisher, Product is central to how we transform customer experiences, scale technology capability, and deliver 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 is a highly visible leadership role, suited to an experienced product leader who is passionate about developing people, driving standards, and building a world-class product culture within a complex enterprise environment.

As Product Chapter Lead, you will:

• Lead the Product Chapter, setting the strategic direction, annual objectives, and capability plan for the function.
• Work closely with the Chief Product Officer and senior technology leadership to define the future of Product Management at Kingfisher while supporting and developing Product Chapter members across the business.
• Act as a coach, mentor, and strategic leader ensuring product standards, tooling, ways of working, and career pathways continue to evolve in line with modern product practices and the wider Kingfisher technology strategy.
• Drive standards and best practices across Product Management and Product Operations.
• Own and evolve the Product Career Framework across Kingfisher.
• Partner with the ProdSquad, Product Chapter, 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.
• 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.

We are looking for an experienced product leader with:

• Strong Product Management and/or Product Operations expertise.
• A 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.
• The ability to bring external product thinking and best practice into a large-scale business environment.
• A collaborative leadership style with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

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, around 60% of your time will involve 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. We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

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.