Data & Analytics Leader, People Domain Group Digital, Ingka Group, IKEA

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for a technology and people leader with focus on creating tangible business value from data, analytics and data-driven decision making in our digital People Domain. We develop digital products based on Data Science and Advanced Analytics, and drive enabling processes such as Data Engineering and Data Stewardship. As a person you are passionate about leading business areas, influencing stakeholders, coaching, developing and building a team of experts. It is likely that you are currently working as a technical lead or having people responsibility in the Data & Analytics space. You are motivated to stay up to date on the latest developments, tools and technologies of the rapidly changing data and analytics landscape.

At IKEA, you’re welcome no matter where you come from, what you believe, and 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. Our different views, backgrounds, and personalities make us better understand our customers, give us more fun at work and spark more and better ideas. Perhaps your unique take on something could lead to a great idea that creates a better everyday life for the many people

Our strong IKEA values are underpinning and guiding us in our everyday work life, in discussions, decisions and activities. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it’s important for us that you share and lead with our values!

You have good knowledge in the following areas:

· Application of advanced analytics and data analytics in addressing and solving business problems

· Machine Learning, Decision Intelligence, Optimization and other developments in the fast-moving data technology landscape

· Programming languages, modern platforms and systems for handling small and large datasets

· Data models and common issues related to data quality, and how to improve them

· Digital and data-driven digital product development, including data processing, analysis and knowledge extraction, A/B testing, agile processes, continuous improvement and deployment at scale

· Stakeholder management, in particular in relation to development of data-driven digital products

Your qualifications and past experiences are:

· Diverse hands-on experience in professional data and analytics work

· Leading and developing a team, either formally or informally

· Formal advanced education (BSc, MSc, PhD) in engineering, computer science, econometrics, mathematics or equivalent

· Demonstrable experience in working in an Agile or DevOps working set-up

· Experience of driving change in an organization

· Experience in product or analytics development for retail is a plus

· Experience in HR/People Analytics or similar areas is a plus

This is our wish list! If you don’t see yourself in all the points above, you might still be a very good candidate for this role!

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be the line manager for a team of Data & Analytics professionals with responsibility for driving value creation from data and analytics. You are responsible for the team’s people processes such as recruitment, performance, competence, career development and health/welfare of co-workers. You and your team will be embedded and responsible for a part of People domain, a unit in our Digital organization, developing products that directly impact our 180,000 co-workers with engaging digital interactions throughout the co-worker lifecycle.

As part of a cross-functional leadership team, you will work collaboratively with Product Owners, UX Leaders and Engineering Managers to inspire and empower teams, shape product roadmaps and enable achievement of desired business outcomes. Within the Data & Analytics community you will support management with strategic, tactical and technical input. You will also work closely with key data enablement units like Data Management and Data Architecture to secure successful data-driven product development.

Within the People domain, you are responsible for

· guiding and advising on proof-of-concept, implementation and application of Data & Analytics solutions within product team(s), for example to optimize staff scheduling considering predictions like store visitation, to explain and reduce co-worker attrition, ensure fair pay for everyone, personalize our internal co-worker app with learning recommendations, and much more

· actively striving to improve data-driven insights and decision-making solutions, through data-storytelling that goes beyond delivering regular reporting and dashboards

· improving data-driven decision-making and actively bringing analytics into our product strategy work by focusing on Product Insights

· ensuring the right Data & Analytics resources, people and expertise are available for committed product development

· providing leadership that promotes high effectiveness and best practices in Data & Analytics – continually benchmarking against industry standards and trends

OUR TEAM WITHIN IKEA

In Group Digital, we set the agenda to keep IKEA leading in an uncertain and fast-moving environment. We drive the development, provision and operation of our digital products and services using existing and emerging new technologies and agile delivery methods to deliver at pace. At the same time, we provide a home to develop and extend the business, people, and technical skills needed to ensure continuous improvement and growth of our digital capability. We are a global team, focused on building global solutions, thinking scale into everything we do.