Jobs at IKEA! Help furnish the world!

WHY YOU WILL LOVE US

We’re a diverse group of down-to-earth, straightforward people with a passion for home furnishing. We come from all over the world, but we share an inspiring vision: “to create a better everyday life for the many people”. How we realize this vision is based on our shared humanistic values. These values guide our work and build our inclusive, open and honest culture. It’s all based on a spirit of togetherness and enthusiasm. We work hard, but we have fun doing it. We’re always looking for people who share our positive attitude and values.

WHY WE WILL LOVE YOU

• You have Bachelor’s degree or above in computer science, technology, and engineering
• You have 8+ years of overall business experience with 5+ years of application architecture design and project management experience on a managerial capacity
• You have strong communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
• You have good experience in digital product management with knowledge in cross-platform integration
• You have experience supporting and guiding platform design and technical concepts
• You have flexibility to travel if required
• You are a strong fit with the IKEA Culture and Values
• You have retail or IT/Digital consultancy background
• You have regional project & teams exposure in APAC
• You are able to communicate in English (Cantonese, Mandarin, Bahasa is a plus)

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

• Architecting, designing, and leading technical discussions across the regions and owning the end-to-end architecture solution blueprints
• Interfacing with market teams and partners to understand the business requirements and translate them into technical solution blueprints with the appropriate technology selection and architectural style
• Executing quick technical feasibility and proof of concepts of emerging technologies
• Identify and quantify the non-functional requirements like performance, security, and integration
• Evaluate options of migration or re-architecting the existing tech stack and applications to ensure the overall software quality
• Analyze/design applications and assessing impacts holistically by ensuring cross-platform compatibility and optimization
• Document architectures and maintain them in a self-explanatory format for knowledge sharing in the engineering and the architect community
• Support the formulation and execution agenda, from discovering the relevant ecosystem to work with, to prototyping, establishing pioneering engagements and packaging the results for scaling to the DFI IKEA markets
• Analyse, articulate, and engage as a thought leader to advise on key technology trends & their potential business impact
• Overall leadership responsibility for building prototypes – bringing concepts to initial implementations – including design and coding to testing

TOGETHER AS A TEAM

DFI IKEA Regional Digital Function is designed to steer the next-generation digital solutions. This is an advisory and thought leadership role that proactively advocates for and utilizes technology innovation to establish IKEA as an industry leader and to create a business advantage.

STAFF BENEFITS

Annual Fixed Bonus, 17 days Public Holiday, Paid Leave (Paid Annual Leave, 14 weeks Maternity Leave, 5 days Paternity Leave, 1 week Marriage Leave), Employee Medical Coverage, Non-Contributory Retirement Plan, Staff Purchase Discount, Birthday Coupon, Referral Bonus, Excellent Career Path

Personal data collected will be kept and handled confidentially by authorized personnel for recruitment purposes only. It might also be disclosed to our subsidiaries, associates and agencies authorized to process the information for appointment. The Company will retain the applications of candidates not selected for a maximum period of 24 months after the selection process is finalized. Our Personal Information Collection Statement (PICS) is available at our career site and can be provided upon request by contacting our Human Resources Department. Applicants not heard from us within six weeks may consider their applications filed for future reference.

To understand more about IKEA, please visit our company website at www.IKEA.com.hk

Personal data collected will be kept and handled confidentially by authorized personnel for recruitment purposes only.  It might also be disclosed to our subsidiaries, associates and agencies authorized to process the information for appointment.  The Company will retain the applications of candidates not selected for a maximum period of 24 months after the selection process is finalized.  Our Personal Information Collection Statement (PICS) is available at our career site and can be provided upon request by contacting our Human Resources Department.

Applicants not heard from us within six weeks may consider their applications filed for future reference.