B&Q Chandler's Ford, England, United Kingdom
Overview
Head of Data Visualisation & Automation
From £90,000 + Pension + BUPA +ShareSave+ 6.6 weeks holiday + Hybrid Working
Role Purpose
The Head of Data Visualisation & Automation will join the B&Q Data Leadership team. You’ll oversee the design, development and delivery of enterprise dashboards, workflow automations and visual data product enablement across the wider business. Your remit includes how the business uses these products; establishing consistent design standards, building robust and scalable data models and driving adoption. This isn’t just reporting & BI; it’s a highly visible leadership role, responsible for unifying reporting and raising standards across functions, and building the capability and culture that make B&Q a genuinely data‑driven business.
Responsibilities
* Lead the Data Visualisation & Automation team, growing capability through coaching, training and recruitment.
* Set the product strategy for dashboards, reports and data apps; deliver high‑quality, self‑serve analytics built on the Power Platform.
* Partner with Analytics, Data Science, Insight and Data Strategy & Governance to deliver integrated, first‑class data solutions.
* Own the vision and roadmap for the B&Q Insight Platform; build interactive dashboards, data applications and tools that address core business challenges.
* Ensure DVA products are intuitive, accessible and scalable; transform or remove legacy reporting.
* Translate strategic priorities into data product requirements, prioritising value and engaging senior stakeholders.
* Drive the success of the overall Data & AI demand process & forums across B&Q, removing historic processes.
* Prioritise a high‑value backlog using agile practices; deliver outcomes at pace.
* Define and maintain data requirements, working with Data Delivery to realise robust models, flows and automation.
* Bridge Databricks and Power BI, defining the right data flow, models and automation.
* Lead automation initiatives using the Power Platform, Databricks and dbt to reduce manual effort.
* Set and uphold design, modelling and engineering standards across all BI products.
* Champion safe, governed self‑serve adoption, enabling colleagues to access trusted data.
* Promote responsible data and AI usage, aligned to B&Q policies.
* Stay current with BI, automation, AI and retail data; bring external thinking to evolve B&Q’s DVA capability.
* Represent B&Q in group forums, sharing best practice and influencing investment.
* Challenge the organisation to realise the art of the possible and maximise value from its data assets.
What We Need
* Proven experience leading data visualisation or BI functions within a large customer‑facing business.
* Technical background: expert in SQL, Databricks, Python; experience designing scalable data products and workflows.
* Deep expertise in reporting suites, especially Power BI; data modelling, DAX, performance optimisation and user adoption.
* Experience with cloud data platforms (Azure, GCP or AWS).
* Built automation and workflow solutions using Power Automate, Power Apps or similar tools.
* Established design and engineering standards for reporting/BI products (governance, CI/CD, version control).
* Quality Assurance, coding documentation and version control best practices using GitHub; Data Governance awareness.
* Background in customer, digital/web, commercial, marketing and retail use cases; advise on methodologies and data strategies.
* Basic AI knowledge and a willingness to explore new realms of AI capability on top of traditional visualisation.
* Managed and built high‑performing matrix teams of analysts, developers and data engineers.
What’s in it for me
Competitive salary + benefits including pension, bonus, ShareSave, 6.6 weeks holiday, employee assistance programme, colleague wellbeing benefits and more. Diversity & inclusion are core values; we commit to a workplace where everyone can belong and succeed.
Contact recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk for any recruitment adjustments.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Information Technology | Retail
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