Team Manager, IKEA

IKEA

Location:
Sweden, Älmhult

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

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Job Description:

We are currently looking for two dedicated Team Managers, each responsible for leading a specialized team. One team focuses on front-end development and data analytics, while the other focuses on data science. Both roles involve team leadership, close collaboration with product owners and other stakeholders, and a strong focus on team development and delivery.

Job Responsibility:

Driving continuous improvement, collaboration, and knowledge sharing of methodologies, tools and materials across the IKEA Data Analytics community
Collaborating and communicating with other parts of the organization to understand the needs of stakeholders and devise possible solutions
Ensuring consistency by supporting the use of relevant development techniques, digital frameworks, and best practices
Being responsible for making sure that the insights and conclusions from data science are easily available to other parts of the organization
Supporting a culture of data-driven decision making across IKEA organizations
Working closely together with data scientists, data engineers, architects, analysts, peers, and other relevant roles across IKEA as well as in your team
Keeping up to date with the latest technological trends
Assuring quality and contribute to development and testing of deliverables

Requirements:

Expertise and passion in understanding business problems and applying Data & Analytics to try and solve them
Direct or indirect management experience - leading people to perform and deliver, continuously work with competence development, recruitment, and proactive succession within the area of responsibility
Capability to effectively lead and manage a Core Business Range team of Front-End Developers / Analysts
Extensive knowledge and experience in data modelling and visualization (Power BI) with relevant supporting skills, data processing and analysis languages – DAX, Python, Power Automate, Azure Analytics, Azure Data Bricks etc
Working experience with huge data sets and extensive knowledge of data/information models and landscape
Ability to provide technical leadership for front-end developers/analysts in the organization, fostering a culture of support and collaboration in the team and across the Data & Analytics organization
Ability to act as a Core Business Range point of contact and escalation within the IKEA Front End developer/analyst community

Nice to have:

Experience in preparing and enabling the implementation of common ways of working, tools and competence in the business
Ability to apply comprehensive written and verbal communication skills in storytelling, supported by visualization of data, focused on other stakeholders both in digital and business
Experienced working in an agile set-up
Expertise in delivering to organization strategies and goals
Experienced in budgeting process by preparing initiated input on need of resources, development and investment or service needs
Experience in enabling preconditions for the team to perform their assignment according to our IKEA values and set business priorities

What we offer:

Health, wellbeing, and development benefits
Inclusive and optimistic workplace culture
Growth opportunities
Democratic brand impact

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
November 15, 2025

Expiration:
November 28, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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