Job Description

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE

Basic understanding of IKEA’s corporate identity, core values and vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people

Sound understanding of business processes within IKEA.

Extensive risk management knowledge and how to assess and mitigate risks in an international business environment.

Extensive knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring compliance with federal laws, regulations and guidance.

Extensive knowledge of how to create and implement change initiatives and manage stakeholders in IKEA.

Broad knowledge in the areas of occupational safety, fire safety, security and crisis management

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Overall responsible to lead, review, support and secure the risk and compliance aspects of the businesses and operations in Ingka for a designated country, as well as responsible to implement standard processes and ways of working for the risk and compliance area in the Ingka Group

Accountable for the creation and execution of the country Business Risk & Compliance plan based on country risk register, priorities and business needs. Ensure a solid integration and partnership with the Ingka business in order to grasp opportunities and enable a risk based approach throughout the country.

Lead the creation of country specific risk and compliance insights in order to identify and act on risks and business opportunities.

Secure that management has relevant and tactical and strategical risk and compliance insights to support business planning process and decision making.

Accountable for maintaining country Risk Register in order to identify, assess and manage risks at country level, document and report findings to Country Management and Country Matrix Leader.

Lead the Crisis Management work, secure that routines and response plans are implemented to ensure crisis preparedness throughout the country.

Lead implementation of standardised and automated ways of working to create efficiency by 'right by design' and create alignment throughout the country.

Accountable to secure implemented and effective global Business Risk & Compliance frameworks based on country risk appetite and context, business needs, local regulation and legislation, secure sign off by Group Business Risk & Compliance.

Responsible for leading and developing a high performing Business Risk & Compliance function as well as matrix in the country, based on set goals, KRI’s and KPI’s, resulting in an efficient, professional and high performing organization with identified talents for the needs of today and tomorrow.

Lead and inspire a risk and compliance performance mind-set, raise risk awareness and promote a risk culture throughout the country organisation, and thereby support growth and maximization of business value.

ABOUT THIS WORK AREA

By integrating and applying risk and compliance frameworks into our processes, not only do we do it right from the start, we also secure a more efficient and risk aware organisation resulting in a better performance.
We aim to empower people and business to grasp the many opportunities and take responsible risks everyday while safeguarding and strengthening our people, customer relationships, our assets and the IKEA brand.