People Change Lead

Overview

We’re Kingfisher, a team of over 70,000 people who bring Kingfisher and our retail brands, including 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. 

 

As People Change Lead, you’ll lead the delivery of strategic people initiatives across Group Functions, turning plans into change that is practical, well managed and successfully embedded. Working across our People teams, you’ll help leaders, managers and colleagues navigate change effectively, supporting sustainable business outcomes and our purpose: Better Homes, Better Lives, For Everyone.

 

This is an opportunity to combine people change expertise with hands-on programme delivery, helping us improve how change is planned, experienced and adopted across Group Functions

 

What's the job?

• Partner with People Directors and key stakeholders to develop and maintain the Group Functions People Plan and change roadmap, overseeing priorities, demand, resources and capacity.
• Lead the implementation of strategic people projects, Centre of Expertise initiatives and organisational design changes, bringing together cross-functional teams to support successful delivery and adoption. 
• Create and manage clear implementation plans, including project roadmaps, governance, responsibilities, resources, milestones, dependencies, risks and reporting. 
• Lead organisational change activity, working with People Directors, HR Business Partners, Employee Relations and specialist teams to plan stakeholder engagement and implementation.
• Carry out change impact assessments and develop practical change plans that support teams, processes and ways of working through periods of transition. 
• Coach leaders and project teams on change management, ensuring communication, engagement and adoption activities are integrated into delivery plans.
• Use data, feedback, lessons learned and post-implementation reviews to improve future people initiatives, simplify processes and strengthen the colleague experience. 

What you'll bring

• Partner with People Directors and key stakeholders to develop and maintain the Group Functions People Plan and change roadmap, overseeing priorities, demand, resources and capacity. 
• Lead the implementation of strategic people projects, Centre of Expertise initiatives and organisational design changes, bringing together cross-functional teams to support successful delivery and adoption.
• Create and manage clear implementation plans, including project roadmaps, governance, responsibilities, resources, milestones, dependencies, risks and reporting.
• Lead organisational change activity, working with People Directors, HR Business Partners, Employee Relations and specialist teams to plan stakeholder engagement and implementation.
• Carry out change impact assessments and develop practical change plans that support teams, processes and ways of working through periods of transition.
• Coach leaders and project teams on change management, ensuring communication, engagement and adoption activities are integrated into delivery plans. 
• Use data, feedback, lessons learned and post-implementation reviews to improve future people initiatives, simplify processes and strengthen the colleague experience. 

What you’ll bring

• Experience leading complex people change, transformation or HR project delivery programmes. 
• Strong project and programme management skills, including planning, governance, risk management and reporting.
• Experience implementing organisational design and organisational change, with a good understanding of change management approaches and stakeholder engagement. 
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with experience working collaboratively with senior leaders in a complex, matrix environment. 
• People leadership experience, alongside strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to coach others to do their best work.

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

 

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