Data Sharing Leader

IKEA of Sweden is on a journey to create a connected flow of product information across the value chain. Building new structures will set the foundation for implementing the new identifiers and is a prerequisite to connect the value chain and enabling a simplified and cost- conscious way of working.

Data & Technology at IKEA of Sweden leads by holding together just that: data & technology in the specific core business process and in relation to other core business processes – with the purpose to enable business movements. Our goal is simply to connect business and people with information technology.

Job Description

As a Data Sharing Leader, you will support the organization in leveraging information and data. This you will do in many ways; by supporting our team of BI developers and other teams in removing barriers hindering Data Sharing, by supporting data publishers and users in adopting sharing standards and guardrails and by communicating and building understanding of the data landscape across IKEA of Sweden. You will actively and proactively help product and project teams understand what data they need to fulfil their purpose and help them seamlessly access the right data assets.

You take your colleagues by the hand, and you constructively guide and support them in ensuring access and usage of business-critical data assets. You coordinate and support a team of BI developers. You are regularly involved in activities and meetings with stakeholders to determine large and small opportunities where Data Sharing could help the organization to better reach its goals and work in a more efficient way.

Supporting a complex organization to realize the benefits that Data Sharing can bring is at the heart of the role.

You will:

• Lead the BI and front-end development practices from Data & Analytics point of view.
• Guide and facilitate Data Sharing within the wider IKEA organization
• Lead the development and roll-out of Data Sharing practices across a complex organization.
• Be a central point of contact and escalation within the IKEA Data Sharing community.
• Drive continuous improvement, collaboration and knowledge sharing of Data Sharing practices, tools and assets across IKEA of Sweden.
• Ensure consistency by supporting the use of relevant development techniques, digital frameworks, and best practices.
• Work closely together with BI developers, data scientists, data engineers, architects, analysts, peers, and other relevant roles across IKEA as well as in your team.
• Actively and proactively help product and project teams understand what data they need to fulfil their purpose and help them seamlessly access the right data assets.

Qualifications

We are continuously on a journey to develop IKEA by bringing in passionate people who embrace change, dare to question and want to make a difference. You are inspired and energized by the possibilities and opportunities that digital and information technology brings to enable, transform and break new grounds, always with the user’s best interest in mind. You also share our values striving always for simplicity and togetherness. If that sounds like you, come and join us in digitizing the IKEA Franchise offer and the IKEA Concept. Together we can do great things.

To be successful in this role, we believe you are a strong team player who can naturally and effectively communicate, collaborate, network and build relationships across a complex organization. You should also be able to make the benefits of effective Data Sharing understood and embraced by both technical and non-technical co-workers. Beyond that if you are comfortable balancing several stakeholders and agendas simultaneously, then this is the role for you.

Knowledge

• Hands on experience of BI and front-end development in a data and analytics context. Digital business development experience from complex organizations.
• Knowledge of data and analytics products and experience of maneuvering the data landscape of large organizations.
• Bachelor or Master's degree or similar/higher

  qualifications

  in statistics, engineering, mathematics, econometrics, computer science or related.

Additional Information

Please send your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English by February 9th, 2024. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you want to work as Data Sharing Leader at IKEA of Sweden and why you would be a good fit for this role. We are also curious in knowing what is your passion in analytics.

Interviews will be held continuously, make sure to send in your applications today!

If you have questions regarding the position, please contact the Hiring Manager, Katarina Hansson at .

If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Monaka Perumal at