What if you could inspire to make everyday life just a little bit better?
The answer is simple: You can. This is what motivates us at IKEA. We’re constantly searching to find new ways to be better. We use insights from real life at home all over the world, learning about the needs and dreams of people. We use our home furnishing knowledge to help inspire people with ideas and solutions that will help them live the life they want.

At IKEA Marketing & Communication (IMC) , we’re people-centric, have a passion for making great stuff, and we aim to be the best communication partner for the whole of IKEA. We work closely and together with our colleagues across IKEA, creating state-of-the-art communication at the lowest price. Located in Älmhult, Sweden, we’re a melting pot of many different nationalities and cultures. Because in order to make things better for the many, we want to involve people from all parts of the world. Nonetheless, we never forget our Swedish heritage that forms the backbone of who we are today.

We’re on the lookout for passionate doers, idea makers, creative thinkers – people who want to find answers to everyday problems in people’s lives, for society and the planet. Do you also believe in celebrating the everyday life? Do you want to be part of making it happen from idea to paper or pixel? Then keep on reading

You will lead the design and translate the business requirements of modern, scalable, and high-performing technical solutions, drive the implementation in the system development life cycle, providing technical recommendations for our production systems and infrastructure. 

The assignment includes: 

• Describe the current and future state of the IT landscape for the intended business change as well as the transition to reach the future state. 
• Ensure that the architecture and roadmaps comply with relevant policies, principles, rules, and standards. Suggest revisions when compliance does not create business value. 
• Researching, designing, and implementing new software functionality, review and validate solutions based on existing and upcoming technologies. 
• Pro-actively identify and advise on opportunities to deliver better business result (e.g. related to technology trends and players, portfolio, roadmaps, customer value, cost, benefits, alternatives, impact, risks, dependencies, readiness, gaps). Spot technology and technology players which shall be explored to deliver customer and co-worker value faster, without compromising on service availability. 
• Participate actively in the creation of solution documentation in co-operation with process/business teams and IT vendors, as well as the creation of the ‘learning offer’ for the solution including training materials and delivery of training. 

IMC is rapidly moving into a digital future and we need you to support us on this journey. We need someone who is curious, structured, challenging and fearless. You have a software development background and documented experience from solution architecture.  

Do you have what we are looking for? 

You are interested in business and like to see how IT can enable people to achieve business results. You feel comfortable to explain technical information to people in a simple and easy-to understand way. 

You can interact with strong stakeholders confidently – understand them and their needs as well as making them understand you. 

You have excellent analytical skills. You can see the big picture as well as the details and to structure information and derive conclusions and consequences out of them. For you, quality is important. 

Are experienced in using models, methods and tools within analysis and design and have solid knowledge of general IT frames e.g. standards, infrastructure and platforms, frameworks, development concepts and processes. If you know or even work with IKEA IT landscape, it will be a bonus. 

Can work in an environment where the pre-conditions may change from one day to another and where we need to deliver these changes with short notice in order not to risk breaking laws and regulations. 

You have strong social and communication skills and are enthusiastic, driven and structured. 

You are fluent in both spoken and written English and have the desire to work in a simple, effective and understandable way.

Sounds interesting?

IMC is an inspirational working environment, based on creativity and innovation, which gives you the opportunity to work and interact with people from all around the world. This is a place where you can focus on doing what you love. There are no dress codes or closed offices. No day is ever the same. All ideas are welcome. Everyone tries to pitch in when needed, and failures are seen as a way of learning. When you enter our building, we want you to feel that you can inspire billions of people all over the world.

Are you ready to make the world a little better, together? We want to hear from you!
This ad was published on the 9th of April and will be applicable approximately three weeks after publishing date. But the recruitment is an ongoing process so if we find the right candidate before we might close the possibility to apply before.

In this role you will report to Pehr Madenäng, IT Portfolio Mgr. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact recruiter Jonas Levin at +46 72 886 53 84.

We look forward to receiving your application, in English. This position is placed in Älmhult, Sweden.

We do not accept applications by e-mail. If you are one of the candidates, we think have the required experience we will contact you by email or phone to plan a telephone interview. In some cases, recruitment processes may take time, so we kindly ask you to be patient in this regard.