Älmhult is the home to IKEA of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. At IKEA of Sweden, you will work in a truly international and dynamic environment. You will have different opportunities to learn new skills and the goal always is to create a better everyday life for the many people. 

Would you like to work with Compensation, Benefits and Total Rewards in an exciting international environment? If so, we have the perfect role for YOU!  

As the People & Culture Experience function at IKEA of Sweden, we want to truly contribute and add our value to the business development in a fast changing and challenging world. This we do by attracting, recruiting and developing people who love to fulfil our vision, by offering a foundation for a great candidate, co-worker and manager experience based on our culture and values. 

We work closely with the day-to-day business within IKEA of Sweden and we are contributing to the growth of business through people. Our contribution is to secure the base operational HR processes in general and for Compensation & Benefits in specific.  

We are now looking for a People & Culture Specialist within the area of Compensation & Benefits. 

Job Description 

In this role as People & Culture Specialist you provide specialist knowledge within the area of Compensation and Benefits for IKEA of Sweden AB, a company with 2200 co-workers and approximately 250 managers. You contribute to a great and consistent co-worker experience by supporting our P&C Generalists and Managers within the area. You also secure that the global and national Inter IKEA policies are implemented and maintained in the legal entity. You play an important role in the Sweden Compensation & Benefits network, where all Sweden legal entities come together to create a seamless co-worker experience and aligned ways of working within the area.  

In the role as P&C Specialist you will: 

• Co-ordinate the yearly salary revision and gender gap analysis for IKEA of Sweden 
• You constantly work with the compensation structure, job evaluations, salary comparisons and with internal and external benchmark  
• You are responsible for providing support, expertise, competence development and tools within the area 
• You are, as representative for the biggest legal entity in Sweden,  an important member of the national network for Inter IKEA Group within the area. This includes development, improvements and alignment of policies, routines and ways of working,  
• You are responsible to keep the organization updated about what is happening within the area, via newsletters and other communication channels. 
• You work actively with reports and follow ups and support the organization. 

Qualifications 

We are looking for you who together with us want to bring people and business together and to ensure that we offer an excellent place for everybody to work and to develop. 

• You are both self-driven, able to work independently and are motivated in finding new solutions, as well as collaborating in a team environment.   
• You share your knowledge as well as you are curious and eager to learn more. 
• You demonstrate reliability, honesty and integrity in interpersonal relations. 
• You see the benefit of working proactively and like to hold introductions / training sessions within the area. 
• You are structured and organised with a hands-on approach - you make things happen.  
• The passion for people and business is obvious and you like to work in a complex, constantly changing, international environment.  
• You have good knowledge of Swedish labour law legislation in general and the rights and obligations of co-workers and employers related to Compensation & Benefits more in specific 
• You have very good skills in operating within HR systems (Workday & MySupport), MS Office and Excel. 
• You have a university diploma and a few years of experience within the relevant field and you are fluent in both spoken and written English. 

Does this sound like your next challenge? 

Please send us your application in English – CV and motivation letter – no later than 10th of December. 

If you have any questions about the role, please contact hiring manager People & Culture Experience Manager Lena Thorwaldsson at [email protected]. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Jonas Levin at [email protected]. 

We are looking forward to your application!