Arbetsbeskrivning

Who you are

Do you have a passion for new technologies, with the ability to spot potential opportunities, and at the same time have a deep understanding of technology, specifically different technology stacks within a retail sector? Then it could be you that we are looking for.

You are motivated to work agile, open to change, and have great knowledge of IKEA's corporate identity, core values and vision of creating a better everyday life for many people. You will be able to develop, apply, and describe architecture on a complex enterprise level.

What you'll be doing day to day

In our team, we love puzzles and are always looking for ways to make things smarter, safer and more user-friendly. We all come from different backgrounds and together we enable efficient product development and production through innovative engineering. Of course, we also make sure that our products live up to the highest standards of quality, design, function, price and sustainability.

You will report to the Digital Technology Manager. You will be part of setting the digital agenda and keeping IKEA leading in an uncertain and fast-moving environment. The aim of the role is to set and overall achieve the strategic agenda for Ingka Group Digital.

You will guide, coach, and develop a team of technical, data, and security architects by ensuring assigned teams understand the overall direction, vision, delivery process, and responsibilities. You will guide, coach, and develop the team of Platform Engineering to deliver the developer, data, and integration platforms used by product development teams.

Competence and skills we wish for you to have:

• Proven advanced training in information technology, computer science, or equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive and diverse experience as a technical authority
• Demonstrable experience in working in an Agile or DevOps working set-up
• Demonstrable experience in the generation & specification of architectural requirements
• Demonstrable experience in data management, data platforms, and analytics at scale
• Experience in the design and delivery of service-oriented architecture development processes
• Deep understanding and experience in shaping technical architecture in retail
• Delivery experience of open source and cloud-based solutions
• Highly documented leadership skills
• Preferred: Knowledge of the IKEA Brand, culture, values, and way of working
• Experience in establishing architecture standards across applications, security, data, and infrastructure, both on-prem and cloud
• Experience in transforming architecture into a product and engineering-oriented organisation
• Experience with agility practices
• Great experience in using and applying different architectural frameworks
• Extensive experience in defining and delivering architecture on an enterprise level in a highly complex environment

Together as a Team

Join us in an exciting and empowering work environment that spans the globe. As the world’s leader in life at home, IKEA offers exceptional opportunities for growth and development. We believe in an inclusive workplace founded on IKEA culture and values, where diverse individuals can perform, grow, and develop. In Group Digital, we continuously seek new digital solutions to enhance every aspect of IKEA, making it a great and efficient place to work. Our innovative and modern approach contributes to creating a better IKEA for generations to come.

Apply now!

The preferred location for the role is in Malmö, Sweden, or Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and you will report to the Digital Technology Manager.

In this recruitment, IKEA is providing international relocation support if needed.

Internal title: Architecture Manager

Please note that we will be interviewing continuously. We look forward to hearing from you!

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and be part of the IKEA Family!

At IKEA we are convinced that an equal everyday is a better everyday. We put equality, inclusion and humanism at the heart of everything we do, including recruitment. We are committed to creating a workplace as diverse as the world is, and as inclusive as the world should be. We actively work for IKEA to be a place where people of all genders, ethnicities, races, nationalities, abilities, and sexual orientations feel welcome and able to be themselves.

Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they’re 100% “qualified”, from “Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified” by Tara Sophia Mohr, August 2014. If this is part of why you hesitate to apply, we would like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think.