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Head of Strategic and Enterprise Architecture
Kingfisher plc
Greater London
Hybrid
GBP 90,000 - 130,000
Full time
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Job summary
A leading company seeks a Head of Strategic and Enterprise Architecture to drive innovation and align technology with business goals. You will lead a team, influence architecture decisions, and ensure customer-centric strategies. Join us to shape the future of home improvement.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Experience leading and maturing a Strategic & Enterprise Architecture function.
- Ability to connect technology strategy to business outcomes.
- Outstanding communication and collaboration skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and maturity of the Strategic & Enterprise Architecture practice.
- Drive innovation and experimentation, tracking emerging technologies.
- Build, inspire and develop a high-performing team of domain architects.
Skills
Job description
We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 76,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.
At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!
The Head of Strategic & Enterprise Architecture plays a critical role in ensuring the continuity of architecture and alignment with the Banners technology direction to hold the customer at the heart of everything we do. You will be a key strategic partner in defining how Kingfisher approaches new or emerging Technology and Business opportunities, and you will work to influence and simplify the core capabilities of our business.
Overview
We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 76,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.
At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!
The Head of Strategic & Enterprise Architecture plays a critical role in ensuring the continuity of architecture and alignment with the Banners technology direction to hold the customer at the heart of everything we do. You will be a key strategic partner in defining how Kingfisher approaches new or emerging Technology and Business opportunities, and you will work to influence and simplify the core capabilities of our business.
- Lead the development and maturity of the Strategic & Enterprise Architecture practice, embedding tooling, standards, and governance aligned with business strategy and enabling agile, informed decision-making.
- Champion the value of Strategic Architecture across the organisation, communicating its impact on strategy, innovation, and transformation through clear reporting and business engagement.
- Build, inspire and develop a high-performing team of domain architects, ensuring alignment with business goals, operating models, and the growth of critical architecture capabilities.
- Act as an inspiring leader, delivering future-state architecture views and finding opportunities where technology can unlock value for our customers and support our North Star vision.
- Drive innovation and experimentation, tracking emerging technologies and running pilots to integrate the most valuable into business-as-usual operations.
- Collaborate across the organization, influencing senior collaborators and guiding architecture decisions through forums like design councils and governance boards.
- Develop and communicate architectural roadmaps and transition plans, ensuring alignment between business ambition, technology capabilities, and investment priorities.
- Lead the development and maturity of the Strategic & Enterprise Architecture practice, embedding tooling, standards, and governance aligned with business strategy and enabling agile, informed decision-making.
- Champion the value of Strategic Architecture across the organisation, communicating its impact on strategy, innovation, and transformation through clear reporting and business engagement.
- Build, inspire and develop a high-performing team of domain architects, ensuring alignment with business goals, operating models, and the growth of critical architecture capabilities.
- Act as an inspiring leader, delivering future-state architecture views and finding opportunities where technology can unlock value for our customers and support our North Star vision.
- Drive innovation and experimentation, tracking emerging technologies and running pilots to integrate the most valuable into business-as-usual operations.
- Collaborate across the organization, influencing senior collaborators and guiding architecture decisions through forums like design councils and governance boards.
- Develop and communicate architectural roadmaps and transition plans, ensuring alignment between business ambition, technology capabilities, and investment priorities.
- Experience leading and maturing a Strategic & Enterprise Architecture function within a large, complex organisation — including establishing governance models, standards, tooling, and cross-domain architecture views.
- Ability to connect technology strategy to business outcomes, shape future-state capabilities, and engage senior stakeholders in driving value through architecture-led decisions.
- Experience building and developing high-performing architecture teams — mentoring, recruiting, and aligning them to business and technology goals through effective operating models and career development.
- A consistent track record of identifying, evaluating, and applying emerging technologies to deliver innovation, improve business performance, and shape long-term architectural direction.
- Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across senior leadership, technology teams, and external partners to embed architecture in decision-making and transformation delivery.
Be Customer Focused – constantly improving our customers’ experience
- We listen to our customers and colleagues
- We innovate products and experiences to stay ahead
Be Human – leading with purpose, humanity and care
- We do the right thing
- We invest in our people and build great teams
Be Curious – thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
- We focus externally, globally and build the long term
- We experiment and share our learnings
Be Agile – building trust and empowering people to work with agility
- We act with pace, not perfection, role modelling 80/20
- We take risks, fail fast and adapt quickly
Be Inclusive – inspiring diverse teams to achieve together
- We celebrate difference as a strength
- We collaborate, breaking down silos
Be Accountable – owning the plan, delivering results and growth
- We focus on performance outcomes
- We prioritise and simplify for others
At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.
In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!
We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.
Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.
What we offer.
Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with Bupa. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (This benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).
Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.
25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).
20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.
Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 to £150 per month. Join at any time once three months service is reached.
x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS-MP) or x1 Salary if not active member.
Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.
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.
At Kingfisher, we are united by our 6 core behaviours
Constantly improving our customer experience
Acting with humanity and care
Be curious
Thriving on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
Be inclusive
Acting inclusively in diverse teams to achieve together
Be agile
Working with trust, pace and agility
Be accountable
Championing the plan to deliver results and growth
Our employees know us best. We wouldn’t be Kingfisher without them. So, we want to share what they think with you.
Development and progression is a high priority at Kingfisher, I’ve always felt well supported.
I’m proud to work for Kingfisher, I’ve had great opportunities that have enabled me to contribute to an exciting forward-thinking company.
There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.
Improving without instruments to help you learn is near impossible. That's why we make sure you have everything at your fingertips to find exactly what you need to keep growing.
With plans that ask you what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve them by, tracking progress and keeping development at the forefront of conversation is easy.
The scale of group functions within Kingfisher is huge. That means you have the chance to build different career paths within multiple areas of the organisation.
We aren't selfish here at Kingfisher. Whatever your level of experience, you'll work with colleagues who are always welcoming and ready to share their knowledge whenever you need it.
So your ambitions are high? Good thing we have opportunities to find experiences in line with more senior roles and responsibilities. Here, you can evolve your career, no matter your level.
We’re an innovative, international retailer on a journey to actively make a difference. Always striving to take that next step. You can be part of the difference. From bottom to top you can progress in a collaborative environment. So, why not Kingfisher?
Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.
A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.
You’ll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.
As you progress, you’ll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.
Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!
Ready to get started?
Southampton | London
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