Data & Analytics Manager, 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.
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
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
· ensuring the prioritisation of our “Data as a Product” agenda, in which teams are accountable for core datasets and their success measured against e.g., access and usability metrics
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.
Together with Product, Technology and UX Design, Data & Analytics is a core pillar within Group Digital, responsible for deciding how we solve data challenges and opportunities effectively, and efficiently. In the People domain of Group Digital, we deliver simple, seamless, personalized and engaging experiences to the many co-workers throughout the co-worker lifecycle, securing up-to-date and relevant people information for best in class planning and execution, with a digital framework for effective global and local people operations.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
· Work on some very interesting problems as described above, and you are encouraged to spot new opportunities or to collaborate with Data & Analytics colleagues in other specialist teams