Agile Coach

Company Overview

We’re Kingfisher, a leading home improvement company with over 74,000 passionate people bringing brands such as B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koçtaş to life. Our ambition is to grow into the largest community of home improvers in the world.

We are committed to equality and inclusiveness: all colleagues and applicants are treated equally irrespective of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

Flexible and agile working is supported in hours and location, with a blend of remote and office work in London, Southampton & Yeovil.

Role Summary

As an Agile Coach, you will support squads to build strong Agile ways of working, improving delivery and outcomes through coaching of teams to use Agile tools, data and ceremonies effectively.

Responsibilities

• Coach and teach the squad to run all agreed Agile ceremonies, including daily stand‑ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives and other key activities.
• Guide the squad in working within Kingfisher Agile processes, principles, tooling and frameworks.
• Deliver Targeted Learning activities in response to feedback from Domain/Sub‑Domain Leadership and Lead Agile Coaches.
• Provide the squad with data and insights to enable continuous improvement and coach on how to use reporting to drive better results.
• Gather data and insight from the squad for use in business partnering sessions with Domain/Sub‑Domain Leadership.
• Support squads in introducing new ways of working and grassroots improvement aligned with plans agreed by Domain and Sub‑Domain Leaders.
• Offer assurance services at the squad level to understand alignment to Kingfisher Technology Standards and Principles, compliance with Enterprise Processes, and identify skill and capability gaps.
• Conduct maturity assessments to gauge Agile maturity at the squad level and recommend actions for increased success.
• Provide input to the Agile Community of Practice, sharing insight and running sessions aimed at driving delivery excellence and continuous improvement.
• Share industry knowledge, best practice and expertise to enable Agile capability and help squads identify ways to continually improve.
• Induct new members into ‘Agile at Kingfisher’ and facilitate team building and performance coaching to improve culture and communication.
• Support targeted ideation, improvement and innovation events at the Domain/Sub‑Domain level, using data and insight to identify improvement areas and work with squads to implement ideas.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of proven experience in Scrum and Agile practices.
• Agile coach experience within a complex and large Agile organisation.
• Proven ability to drive change, take ownership of delivery, and communicate effectively.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload effectively.
• Recognised Agile Practice Qualification.
• Fluency in English and French.

Behaviours

• Be Customer Focused – constantly improving the customer experience.
• Be Human – acting with humanity and care.
• Be Curious – thriving on learning and thinking beyond the obvious.
• Be Agile – working with trust, pace and agility.
• Be Inclusive – acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together.
• Be Accountable – championing the plan to deliver results and growth.