Inter IKEA Group

Data Domain Governance and Development Manager

Inter IKEA Group  •  Malmö, SE (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

Company Description

Inter IKEA Group (IIG) connects IKEA franchisees with range development and suppliers and ensures alignment of the overall IKEA strategic direction. Every day, we strive to develop, produce, and sell products and services that are affordable and accessible to everyone.

You'll be part of the Data Management & Performance organisation within Operations Management at Inter IKEA, working closely with business leaders, data professionals, engineers, architects and governance specialists. You'll report to our Data Management & Performance Manager.

Together, we're building modern data capabilities that connect people, technology and knowledge across IKEA. Our ambition is straightforward: make data something people can find, trust, and use to solve real problems for IKEA.

Our team is based in Malmö and Delft, meaning both locations are open to apply from, with occasional travel expected between sites. We believe that your presence with the team is important, and expect you to work from the workplace three days a week.

Job Description

This role drives the adoption of a common data governance and domain model across Inter IKEA Group, working closely with our core businesses. That means building the team, the ways of working, and the stakeholder relationships that make governance genuinely useful — not just policy on paper, but something that helps people across IIG make better decisions with data.

More specifically, you will:

  • Lead and develop a team focused on domain governance and data management.
  • Establish and evolve ways of working that make data easier to govern, trust, and reuse.
  • Build understanding, engagement, and adoption through coaching, communication, and storytelling.
  • Drive the implementation of a shared domain operating model.
  • Create alignment between business processes, data domains, and technology capabilities.
  • Help teams solve real business challenges through practical and hands-on data management in close collaboration with our data product teams.
  • Continuously simplify and improve how data is managed across IKEA.
  • Ensure governance enables business outcomes while supporting quality, compliance, and long-term value.

Qualifications

You are an experienced leader who can bring people together around a common vision and turn complex challenges into practical solutions.

You likely bring:

  • Experience leading data governance, data management, or domain-driven data initiatives in large organisations.
  • A track record of driving transformation and successfully embedding new ways of working.
  • Strong leadership skills with experience building engaged, high-performing teams.
  • The ability to influence stakeholders across business and technology functions.
  • Deep knowledge of data governance, lifecycle management, quality, and accountability.
  • Confidence balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
  • A passion for simplification, continuous improvement, and creating real business value through data.

Most importantly, you believe that governance it’s not an end goal, it should help people move faster, make better decisions, and achieve more together.

Additional Information

We look forward to receiving your application by 10th of November at the latest. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment process, or if you have a special need that requires accommodation in the recruitment process, feel free to contact the Recruiter Jas Garcha (jas.garcha@inter.ikea.com).

We always recruit based on values, competence, potential and diversity. Once competence requirements are met, we will first consider impacted co-workers employed in Inter IKEA Systems Service AB, Inter IKEA Technology Services AB and Inter IKEA Systems BV and secondly impacted co-workers at Inter IKEA Group.

Inter IKEA Group

About Inter IKEA Group

ONE BRAND, MANY COMPANIES AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE

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 realise this vision is based on our shared humanistic values. These values are the foundation of our work and our inclusive, open and honest culture where you can be yourself. Our culture is based on the spirit of togetherness, enthusiasm and fun. And we’re always looking for people who share our positive attitude and values.

IKEA unites thousands of co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners, all over the world, organised in a franchise system. It’s one brand but it reaches millions of hearts and homes.

ABOUT INTER IKEA GROUP

The purpose of Inter IKEA Group is to secure continuous improvement, development, expansion and a long life of the IKEA Concept. It has three core businesses: Franchise, Range & Supply and Industry.

• Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the owner of the IKEA Concept and the worldwide IKEA franchisor. The assignment is to continuously develop the IKEA Concept and to ensure its successful implementation in existing and new markets. 11 different groups of companies own and operate IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. A large group of franchisees are owned & operated by INGKA Group. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. also assigns different IKEA companies to develop range, supply and communication.

• IKEA Range & Supply is responsible for developing and supplying the global IKEA range. This means working with the whole value chain: from the needs and wants of the many people, through product development and the sourcing of raw materials, to a product’s end-of-life.

• IKEA Industry is the largest producer of wooden furniture in the world and manufactures wood-based furniture for the IKEA product range. We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.

We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Delft, NL
Year Founded
1989
Website
ikea.com
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