Overview

 

Permanent 

Up to £60,000 + Pension + PMI  + ShareSave + 6.6 weeks holiday + Hybrid Working (2 days per week in the office)

Southampton, Store Support Office

 

We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. From our Southampton Store Support office (SSO) we equip our stores, our people, and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home they’ll love. Join us as a Technology Portfolio & Insights Lead  and you’ll be a big part of this. 

 

Role Purpose: This role leads the day-to-day management of the B&Q Technology portfolio, ensuring investment is effectively managed, governed and reported. It combines strong portfolio and financial management with a curiosity for AI, automation and data, using technology to simplify reporting, connect information across systems and surface meaningful insights for senior leaders and stakeholders.

 

Working closely with Finance, B&Q and Kingfisher Technology and business stakeholders, the role will manage new demand through governance and into delivery, provide oversight of portfolio investment and performance, and support decisions on priorities and the future roadmap. It tracks portfolio outcomes, investment and benefits to ensure technology spend is delivering against B&Q's strategy.

What's the job?

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:

 

Management of B&Q Technology Portfolio

• Management of the B&Q technology portfolio budget for the current financial year, working with the Finance and Technology teams to review and report monthly expenditure and continuously improve forecast accuracy.
• Use of Copilot, AI and other portfolio tools to bring together portfolio data and automate reporting, reducing manual effort and surfacing timely, actionable insight on performance, trends, risks and dependencies for senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Maintain a centralised view of milestones and OKRs, facilitating regular updates and ensuring stakeholders have full visibility of progress and status.
• Support the annual B&Q budget planning process for the following year, collating costs, understanding cost phasing, validating benefits and keeping portfolio systems up to date.

Management of Governance Process

• Serve as the primary point of contact for governance requirements related to the portfolio. This includes supporting Technology Directors, Project Managers, and Product Managers in navigating the budget approval process.
• Ensure required governance activities are completed for projects across the portfolio, such as post-completion reviews to assess return on investment and benefits realisation.

New Demand

• Own and actively manage the end-to-end intake process, ensuring new demand is assessed, prioritised and progressed through governance.
• Maintain clear visibility of the demand pipeline, surfacing progress, blockers, dependencies and decisions required.
• Continuously improve the process, using data, AI and automation to simplify ways of working, reduce manual effort and provide better insight for decision-making.

Contribute to wider Group Portfolio Team

• Actively participate in the Group Portfolio Chapter, working with other portfolio teams to improve the annual budget planning process and wider portfolio processes and ways of working.
• Organise and facilitate quarterly review and planning sessions, ensuring that past achievements and upcoming deliverables for B&Q are effectively communicated to the broader Technology function.
• Provide accurate and timely B&Q portfolio data and input to Group planning forums throughout the year.

 

Additional Reporting and Communication

• Management of the B&Q Technology team SharePoint site, ensuring content is current and accurately maintained.
• Coordinate and manage sharing sessions for the wider B&Q technology team to promote knowledge exchange and awareness of events across the Group.
• Deliver comprehensive onboarding and guidance to new team members on the use of the portfolio tools, ensuring they are proficient in entering and managing forecasts for their respective initiatives.

Key Business Relationships:

• B&Q Finance team
• B&Q Technology team
• B&Q PMO and Kingfisher Portfolio Management
• Kingfisher technology teams
• Technology & Digital Finance

What we need:

Required Skills & Experience:

• Portfolio & Financial Management: Proven experience managing portfolio budgets, forecasts and financial reporting, with good commercial understanding and the analytical skills to support investment decisions.
• AI, Data & Automation: Strong interest in AI and emerging technology, with the curiosity and confidence to explore how Copilot, automation and connected portfolio tools can reduce manual effort, improve data quality and generate better portfolio insight.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Strong skills in portfolio data management, analysis and reporting to support decision-making.
• Governance and Process Management: Experience managing governance processes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage with stakeholders at all levels to gather information, resolve issues and maintain progress. 
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Able to work effectively across matrix teams and build strong partnerships.
• Technology & Product Understanding: Previous experience working with technology and product teams, with a good high-level understanding of how they plan, prioritise and deliver work.
• Technical Proficiency: Quick to learn and adapt to new systems and technologies. Familiarity with tools such as Projectum, Monday.com, and Jira is advantageous.
• Methodological Awareness: Understanding of different delivery methodologies and their application in technology.

What's in it for me?

What's In It For You?

At B&Q, we're building more than great homes – we're building great careers.

When you join us, you'll be part of a supportive, inclusive business where your ideas matter, your development is invested in, and your wellbeing is genuinely important.

Here's what you can expect:

🏡 Flexible & Hybrid Working - Work in a way that helps you perform at your best, balancing business needs with personal commitments.

📈 Career Growth & Development - Access learning, development and career opportunities across one of the UK's leading retail organisations.

💰 Competitive Reward Package - A competitive salary, pension and a range of financial benefits.

🛒 Colleague Discounts - Enjoy discounts across B&Q and the wider Kingfisher Group.

❤️ Health & Wellbeing Support - Access wellbeing resources, health support and employee assistance programmes designed to help you thrive.

🌴 Time Away From Work - Generous holiday entitlement and family-friendly policies that support life both inside and   outside work.

🤝 A Place Where You Belong - We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to be themselves.

🌍 Make a Difference - The work you do will have a direct impact on our customers, colleagues and business.

Eligibility To Work

Please note that B&Q does not currently offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application and throughout their employment.

Accessibility & Disability Confident

At B&Q, we're committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience for everyone.

If you require any additional support or reasonable adjustments to help you complete your application or throughout the recruitment process, please let us know.

If you would like to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please contact us at [email protected]. If you meet the minimum criteria for the role, we'll consider your application in line with our Disability Confident commitments.