Data Design Manager

Kingfisher is a large home improvement company with over 74,000 employees and multiple brands including Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt, and Koçtaş. The company aims to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world.

• Proven experience of leading a small to medium sized team to achieve or exceed expectations
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken
• Experience in mentoring/coaching colleagues
• Ability to constructively challenge decisions and introduce alternate perspectives
• Effective communication skills that elicit trust
• Strong attention to detail
• Intermediate-level SQL querying
• 2 years experience as a data modeller or 5 years experience working with data in data warehouses

Nice to have:

• Experience working with data in Databricks
• Knowledge of retail business data and processes

• Line management and career development of a team of cross-workstream local Data Designers
• Supporting and guiding the team in creating data warehouse designs that meet or exceed requirements
• Ensuring effective collaboration with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and internal teams
• Ensuring Data Designers understand and comply with agreed principles and processes, delivering supporting documentation accurately and on time
• Leading the recruitment of new Data Designers for the team
• Actively contributing to improvements in ways of working and documentation templates
• When capacity allows, working on data warehouse designs following the standard Data Design processes

Kingfisher is an equal opportunity employer treating all colleagues and applicants equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious or philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.