Job Description
We are on a journey to transform our digital capabilities, bringing core business processes, people, data, and technology together. This transformation will enable IKEA to become an even better home furnishing retailer in the future. We need passionate people who embrace change, dare to question, and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you, come and join us. Together, we can do great things!
About the Area
Inter IKEA Group is organized into three core businesses: Range, Supply, and Retail Concept, along with five enabling functions. Together, we contribute to the success of IKEA and share responsibility for the franchise offer. The enabling functions are Operations Management, Business Performance & Support, Communication, Sustainability, and People & Culture.
This job belongs to Operations Management, supporting our People & Culture functions across all Inter IKEA companies.
About the Job
Digital Product Management covers the development, operations, and continuous improvement of digital products to meet user needs and business priorities.
This role involves managing P&C digital products outside of the Workday platform, focusing on enhancing coworker and candidate experiences and providing valuable insights.
In this role, you will be accountable for managing several digital products supporting People & Culture capabilities, securing running business, support/service performance, prioritization, and an aligned development plan.
You will be responsible for implementing principles, best practices, and structures to guide and support efficient and effective work across all four business capability dimensions (people, process, data, and technology) in the explore, develop, and run phases.
You will manage several software vendors, implementation partners, user communities, and People & Culture capabilities, ensuring efficiency and good collaboration.
In this role, you will lead a skilled and high-performing team composed of Digital Product Leaders and Product Specialists. You will inspire and empower coworkers to perform at their highest level and continuously develop their skills and assignments.
Additionally, you will manage product budgets and forecast financial performance.
About You
To be successful in this role, you should have several years of experience in:
- The product management field, focusing on outcomes, and optimizing business value in global organizations.
- Product Lifecycle Management, overseeing a digital product from its design through development, launch, and post-launch phases.
- Working in a delivery organization with agile development practices and/or a DevOps setup.
- Management, leadership, and coaching others.
- A degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field is essential.
To be successful in this role, the following knowledge, skills and experiences would be valuable:
- Demonstrable experience in developing and delivering successful digital products, strategies, and roadmaps.
- Experience of and strong ability to build trusting relationships and long-term partnerships with stakeholders at all levels, ensuring that expectations are met.
- Understanding the market, user needs, technology landscape, and identifying opportunities for product development.
- Understanding of OKRs and other metrics to track value delivered in an agile organization.
- Ability to develop, lead, and inspire high performing, cross-functional product teams.
- Ability to break down complex information, organize it, and present it clearly and engagingly.
- Creative and strategic thinking to solve problems and overcome challenges during the product lifecycle.
- Hands-on experience with agile development processes and familiarity with tools like Jira.
Additional Information
This role is full-time (40 hours per week) and based in Malmö or Delft. We believe a hybrid solution between the office and working remotely will create the best environment for us to be creative, productive, and finding a work-life balance. It sits in Operations Management and reports to the Digital Product Area Manager for People & Culture. If you would like to know more about the role, please connect with Amela Crnkic Delic at [[email protected]]. For questions about the recruitment process, please connect with the recruiter, Jordi Menick [[email protected]].
At IKEA, we believe everyone deserves a seat at the table. You’re welcome no matter where you come from, what you believe, or what you look like. We don’t even care how you have furnished your home. We’re interested in you simply because you’re you. We believe that people’s different perspectives, backgrounds, and personalities make us better at understanding our customers' dreams and needs. At IKEA, we’re all on the same project. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in the recruitment process, just let us know.
Interested? Submit your CV and let us know why you would be a good fit for this role, in English, by January the 27th, 2025.
IKEA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IKEA and has not been reviewed or approved by IKEA.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive for eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision alongside company‑paid protections. Feedback suggests access is available for many part‑time schedules, with additional resources such as savings accounts and mental health support.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is presented as generous, complemented by paid time off for caregiving needs. Family‑focused benefits like adoption support and childcare discounts are also available in some regions.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401k with company match and the Tack! loyalty pension contributions, alongside pension or group insurance in certain markets. These programs are positioned as broad‑based, adding long‑term value to total rewards.
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What We Do
The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Our business idea is to offer well-designed, functional and affordable, high-quality home furnishing, produced with care for people and the environment. The IKEA Brand unites more than 200.000 co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners all over the world. It’s one brand, but it reaches millions of hearts and homes. Our value chain is unique. It includes everything from product development, design, supply, manufacture and sales – and of course it begins and ends with our customers.
