Product Owner - Marketplace

Kingfisher is a team of over 74,000 people across brands such as B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama, and Koctasto life. Guided by our purpose: Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone.

We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work each day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.

This is a high impact Product role with a broad remit, central to shaping, delivering, and scaling Kingfisher's marketplace proposition. The Product role is critical to the Group's future success and sits at the heart of that transformation. You will take complex business and customer problems, break them down into clear actionable insights, and communicate product ideas in a simple, compelling way.

Using data to guide decisions, you will prioritise initiatives that drive the greatest customer value and partner closely with cross functional teams to deliver against key KPIs.

You will own and drive the vision and roadmap for your product workstream, aligning with Group strategy while collaborating across Kingfisher banners and external partners to define priorities and delivery plans. You will lead the execution of value driven initiatives and continuous improvements, ensuring a robust, scalable platform that delivers against both technical and commercial objectives.

Responsibilities

• Engages stakeholders through gaining critical input to understand priorities and dependencies
• Creates the value stream road map and vision for business area based on business and technology requirements
• Works collaboratively with external third parties and other Kingfisher teams to plan, determine, prioritise implementation of solutions
• Gathers input, creates high level backlog and prioritises these in conjunction with stakeholders
• Defines proposition/proposal behind the features - documents respective assumptions and suggests a scope for the minimal viable proposition (MVP)
• Agrees and tracks key metrics with stakeholders to measure output and delivery results against objectives
• Leads ongoing refinement effort to make sure each team has work prepared for the next sprint, ahead of existing sprint delivery; adjusts scope where necessary based on sprint outputs
• Works with teams and Engineering Squad Leads on planning product releases, ensuring key stakeholders are engaged and delivery is planned and in alignment with other business priorities
• Works closely with Solutions Architect to align product and the technical vision
• Understands technical trade offs made by development teams and architects with regard to the value stream
• Ensures technical complexity is taken into account for backlog prioritisation alongside business value
• Tracks progress towards the release of a product through detailed planning methodology and review
• Collaborates with stakeholders in prioritising defect or bug resolution

Qualifications

• Analytical with confident technology literacy and PC skills
• Strong influencing and facilitation skills
• Strong networking and team working ability across all seniority levels
• Able to build, engage, lead and deliver using robust project methodology
• Knowledge of agile working practices (desirable)
• Knowledge/background of retail e commerce and marketplace implementation (desirable)
• Understanding of business value related to features and functions
• Sharp analytical and problem solving skills
• Able to effectively manage conflicting needs of stakeholders

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 off site locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in person collaboration.

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.

Private Health Care

Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April (subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

Immediate eligibility through auto enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a maximum 14% from the Company.

25 Days' Holiday

25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).

Staff Discount

20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months' service.

Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 and £150 per month. Join at any time once three months' service is reached.

Life Assurance

4 salary plus benefit equal to value of your retirement account (if an active member of KPS MP) or 1 salary if not active member.

Bonus

Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to the work level of the role.

Kingfisher Share Save

Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares at the end of a 3 or 5 year period. Offered annually. Three months' service is required at the annual invitation date, normally in October.

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.