Overview

Engineering Squad Lead (Transactional Comms)

(Hybrid/Kraków - 1 day per week in the office)

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - 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. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

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.

We offer a competitive benefit package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career:

• 25,000 - 31,000 PLN gross per month on an employment contract
• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare) for you and your family

• Medicover sports card (Fit&More package)

• Life insurance financed by the employer

• 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day

• Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere

• Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role

• Wellbeing programme for employees

• Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow

• Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office

• Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification

• Employee referral programme

What’s the job?

About the role We are looking for an experienced Engineering Squad Lead to help establish and grow a new Transactional Communications team. This is a greenfield opportunity, offering the chance to build a team from the ground up and shape effective ways of working from the outset.

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting, developing, and empowering engineers, while ensuring the team consistently delivers meaningful outcomes. You will focus on people leadership, providing regular feedback, coaching, and mentorship to help team members grow and perform at their best.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support team members in a line management capacity, focusing on individual growth, career development, and wellbeing through regular check-ins, coaching, and performance discussions.

• Own the planning and coordination of the team’s work, ensuring delivery commitments are met and aligned with product priorities and business objectives.

• Drive ongoing improvements in team effectiveness by evolving ways of working, delivery processes, and collaboration practices.

• Provide continuous guidance and constructive feedback to help individuals strengthen both their professional skills and day-to-day performance.

• Work in close partnership with Chapter Leaders to share progress, align on development goals, and support capability building across the wider organisation.

• Use leadership experience and engineering background to maximise the team’s impact, while setting clear expectations around quality and accountability.

• Set clear goals for the team, track progress against them, and proactively identify and address risks to enable consistent and sustainable delivery.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience leading and developing engineering teams, with a strong focus on people management, coaching, and performance development.

• Background in software engineering, with hands-on experience in Java considered a strong advantage, though not a mandatory requirement for the role.

• Good understanding of design patterns and maintainable system design, enabling informed technical discussions and decision-making.

• Experience working in complex, fast-paced, matrix environments, supporting teams through change and growth.

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to align teams and priorities across the organisation.

• Excellent communication and leadership skills, fostering clarity, collaboration, and trust within and beyond the team.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity, solve complex problems, and guide teams towards practical, outcome-driven solutions.

• Genuine passion for people leadership, including coaching, mentoring, and talent development.

• Commitment to building inclusive, engaged, and high-performing teams.

• Broad understanding of modern software delivery and quality practices, enabling effective collaboration with engineering and QA teams.

• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)