Architecture Leader

Architecture Leader - IT & Application
Company Description
Inter IKEA Group brings together three core businesses: Franchise, Range and Supply. Together we work constantly to improve the IKEA home furnishing offer and make it more accessible for the many people. You will be part of IKEA Supply and the Supply Chain Development organisation. IKEA Supply is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.
Together, we create a workplace where everyone feels free to be themselves – to experiment, try new ways, and dare to ask, “What if…?” We believe in everyday personal growth and offer the opportunity to develop your career globally. At IKEA we have a vibrant culture where ideas are heard, where there is opportunity to learn new skills and where the goal always is "to create a better everyday life for the many people". We give down-to-earth, straightforward people the possibility to grow, both as individuals and in their professional roles. We offer this position in a fast paced, truly global environment with an endless supply of challenges and development opportunities.
Job Description
As an Architecture Leader for IT & Application architecture you will lead the network of IT Architects across IKEA value chain. Together you will set the strategic direction for our application landscape, stressing a decoupled and componentized application architecture that embraces the old and the new.
This robust application architecture is the key element of our target technology landscape, enabling our business movements at speed and scale. As a leader of the network, you will call the Enterprise Architects together, forming strategic scrums that tackle dilemmas, define the future roadmaps, and shape our ways of working. You will also support the process of identifying new technologies that will allow and enable us to meet more of the many people. We believe digital technology is core to develop and future-proof IKEA.
More specifically, in this role you will be accountable for:
Lead the Network of IT & Application Architects, bringing them together in a strong community, that is the backbone of a consistent and robust application landscape across all core businesses.
Lead the work to anchor our direction and principles, resolving dilemmas by forming cross functional work groups that guide the way forward.
Support the Enterprise Architects in their work to frame all initiatives with a robust application architecture direction and fit.
Responsible, as a member of the Architecture leadership, to guide bigger, cross functional, cross technology movements (e.g. through EA Assessments)
Responsible for up-to-date architecture artefacts and data architecture patterns. Partnering with project teams to design, create and re-use of the same.
Evolve the Enterprise Architecture discipline and competences, especially value adding services like conceptual solution design, embedding architecture into the development teams (Classic or Agile), and creative ways of supporting the digital transformation.
Shared Responsibility for the Inter IKEA Architecture Roadmap.
Shared Responsibility for cross-domain architecture scrums / working groups to resolve strategic questions, continuously improve a consistent business and technology blueprint.

In this role you will report to our Architecture Manager for IKEA Supply and work closely with the Architecture Manager at Inter IKEA Group to lead towards uniformity and commonality, contributing to the Inter IKEA architecture framework and delivering on the needs of IKEA.
Are you looking for the challenge of your life? Come on board!
Qualifications
We are on the journey to transform our digital capabilities, bringing core business processes, people, data & technology together - an enabler for IKEA to become an even better home furnishing company in the future. A journey that needs 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.
We’re doing some amazing things in IKEA Supply; therefore we need some amazing people – this position is not an exception.
To be successful in this role, we believe you are a strong leader able to inspire and mobilize people towards clearly set objectives. We are looking for a visionary, pragmatic and adaptable leader with strong willpower. You are curious and able to build relationships both to business leaders as well as to architecture peers.
You are a big fan of home furnishing and enjoy building a purposeful business by creating engaging and trustful relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and business partners. As a person you are appreciated for collaborative spirit and how you lead with strong focus on both technology and people. You create impact and inspiration regardless of function or formal reporting lines.
The IKEA culture and values are crucial for our business and day to day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it’s important for us that you share our values! You can read more regarding our values and life at IKEA on our website www.ikea.com or just watch this video: https://bit.ly/ikea-what-if
Additional information
This position is located in Älmhult, Sweden. Please also note that we do only handle applications in English and no applications coming in by email. We look forward to receiving your application at the latest January 1st, 2022.