Software Engineering Manager | IKEA Planning Experience (IPEX)

The world is changing and the IKEA business is changing with it. For IKEA though, one thing will always remain the same ─ our vision to create a better everyday life for the many people. We will strengthen and develop competences in order to meet the needs and dreams of the many people around the world and to be accessible, wherever and whenever they wish to meet IKEA.

About Inter IKEA Systems and Core Business Franchise
Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the franchisor and the owner of the IKEA Concept, including the IKEA trademarks. In Core Business Franchise we are responsible for the IKEA strategic framework and keeping it together through an IKEA Concept which is updated, relevant, implemented and followed-up together with all IKEA trademark users.

About IKEA Planning Experience (IPEX)
The goal of IPEX - IKEA Planning experience is to support and empower customers to find their personal best home furnishing solutions. We run and develop digital solutions used by customers and co-workers enabling them to design homes and home furnishing solutions for the entire IKEA range for all IKEA retailers. Part of our portfolio are planning solutions for Kitchens, Bathrooms, Storage solutions, Beds... Our next big step ahead will be to enable customers to design their full homes.
Our customers should experience an inspiring, fun, simple and rewarding planning journey based on their needs and preferences. Our co-workers and service partners should experience a fun, efficient and unbroken sales process.
The solutions and capabilities we develop are an integral part of the entire seamless buying and selling experience and a key contributor to converting visitors into happy customers and to engaging with our customers from the start. Utilizing data around and about our products to create more personalized experiences is an integral part of the work we do.
IPEX deliver solutions to all IKEA retailers spanning over 50 markets worldwide and over 400 stores and IKEAs digital channels. All solutions are made to help customers and co-workers in all customer meetings, from a mobile phone to the largest IKEA store in the world.

Being the Software Enginering and Quality Manager in the IPEX team
You will be part of a great team that creates digital solutions that enable customers to design any space in their homes and businesses and configure home furnishing solutions. You will build, lead and develop the team of Lead developers, developers and Testers/ QA (summing up to more than 100 people). Through inspiring, coaching and supporting the competence development of the team, you will set the pre-requisites for the team to stay skilled, motivated and empowered, enabling our specialists to continue designing, building and further refining great user experiences together with their respective Product teams, securing that our objectives are fulfilled.

You will lead and continuously refine the IPEX development approach and agenda as a key element of the IPEX strategy and roadmap, safeguarding that we develop scalable, high-performing seamless planning experiences. You will also lead and contribute to the overall development of the right capabilities, principles, standards and frameworks related to your area within IPEX, Core Business Franchise and across IKEA.

In your role you will always have the customer top of mind, using data to provide key insights on. You will contribute in setting goals and following up to ensure that customers and co-workers are satisfied.

You will interact and collaborate with stakeholders across IKEA, franchisees and customers, to understand needs and synergies and drive that we create seamless experiences and contribute to optimizing ways of working within IPEX and beyond is always on your mind.
Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English before March 6th. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. We are interviewing continuously and will the close the advert when we find the right candidate.

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact hiring manager Lars Almblad at +46 0702012778

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Jakob Bergström at +46 70-147 48 90.
It is a full time position (40h/week). Travels may be required in the future based on business needs. The position is located in Malmö, Sweden.

Please send us your application – in English, latest by 7 March 2022. We will assess and interview candidates continuously as the applications come in.