Product Team Leader - First & Last Mile, Group Digital, INGKA Group

Who you are
IKEA is on a mission towards becoming an excellent Omnichannel retailer. As part of the mission, we are looking to transform the first & last-mile services that we offer to our customers for a great customer experience and to set the foundation for exponential growth in last-mile services. We believe in a digital-first strategy and transforming our digital landscape is the cornerstone for great business outcomes.
You are a passionate product leader, enjoying a real digital challenge of transforming for better outcomes, in an environment where everything is changing. You thrive on working in a complex cross-functional environment and demonstrate how strategic thinking, customer focus, and end-to-end seamless flow can enable the business to achieve its objectives.
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
We are looking for a Digital Product Transformation Manager to lead our first and last-mile transformation initiative. You will be responsible for formulating, planning, and executing a digital strategy for the overall transformation initiative. The internal title for this position at Ikea is Product Team Leader.
To be successful in this role, we are looking for a leader who encompasses:
A product mindset –You can build and champion a long-term product strategy that is data-driven and customer-informed. You can help the team effectively prioritize the work and ensure that the delivery of outcomes meets the objectives and customer needs
Extensive and very strong project management skills are a must
Well-versed in communication, managing executive stakeholders and ability to present, engage and communicate with senior audiences
Experience in working with digital organizations and large-scale transformations
You can make technology choices for better outcomes and understand concepts like headless APIs, multi-tenant, and cloud-agnostic architectures
Extensive experience in supply chain and logistics projects is a plus

About this work area
The Fulfilment domain within group digital is responsible for building and running the technology that underpins our global ~40Bn € business. Fulfilment is the backbone of our business with approximately 380 stores, 40+ customer fulfilment centres, and 400+ delivery & services providers across the globe. The fulfilment technology operates in all the INGKA countries (30 countries), while we have a vision of offering our fulfilment platform to other IKEA franchises and eventually to other companies as Software-As-Service.
In this role, you will report to the Product Domain Manager for the Fulfilment domain. This role has the flexibility to be either based in our new digital hub in Amsterdam or in one of our southern Sweden hubs in the cities of Malmö and Helsingborg.
Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they’re 100% “qualified”. If this is part of why you hesitate to apply, we would like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. We look forward to receiving your application.
From: “Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified” by Tara Sophia Mohr, August 2014”