Digital Product Leader | Business Insights | ROSS

Being able to offer IKEA products to as many people as possible across the globe is a challenge we love to achieve. Join us as a Digital Product Leader (DPL), your expertise can help us to create magic worldwide! 

We are seeking an experienced and agile-minded DPL to contribute to the success of the Business Insights team at Retail Operation Solutions and Support (ROSS). This role is pivotal in shaping the future of our digital product, ensuring we meet the highest standards of innovation and efficiency. You will drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver value that resonate with both our business and our customers. This is a key leadership position where your expertise will directly influence the success of our digital product. 

IKEA's vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people, and it influences everything we do, all over the world. This job is in the IKEA unit responsible for developing, delivering and managing the digital offering for IKEA retailers worldwide, Retail Operation Solution and Support (ROSS).  

 Qualifications and Skills:   

• Proven Leadership: At least 5+ years in a senior DPL/Product Owner or Product Management role, with a strong background in leading cross-functional teams to successful outcomes.  

• Strategic Vision: Ability to craft and communicate a compelling product vision and strategy, with a focus on long-term impact and sustainability.   

• Proficient in Power BI and MS Fabrics and with a good understanding in data platforms, data management, and data governance.   

• Communication & Collaboration: Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels. Fluency in English is essential. 

• Product Management, consider and act on viability, feasibility, usability, and value. 

Key Responsibilities:   

• Strategic Leadership: Define and drive the product vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with overarching business goals.   

• Product Discovery & Development: Lead continuous product discovery efforts, prioritizing features and enhancements that deliver maximum value to our customers and business.   

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with senior stakeholders across IKEA, franchisees, and external partners to gather insights, identify synergies, and align product strategies.   

• Decision-Making & Optimization: Analyse complex requirements, make informed and data driven decisions, and implement optimized processes that enhance product delivery and operational efficiency.   

• Agile Champion: Foster a culture of innovation, agility, and continuous improvement within the team, ensuring best practices are followed.  

About Us  

Retail Operation Solutions & Support is an integral part of Inter IKEA Core Business Retail Concept Operations and consists of a department of people with a passion for retail and competence in business and technology. We offer and manage a digital service for IKEA Retailers that enables consistent experience throughout all markets and channels, for customers and co-workers. We deliver digital capabilities for retail operations to manage range, sales, customer engagement, food operations, finance, and business intelligence. 

This is a full-time role (40 hours per week) located in Malmö, Sweden or Delft, Netherlands. You will report to the Product Manager in Inter IKEA Core Retail Concept Operations - Retail Operation Solutions & Support. 

The closing date to apply for this role is 30th May 2025. Please send your application – CV and motivation – in English and tell us why you would be a good fit. We look forward to hearing from you. 

At IKEA, we are looking for people who believe everyone deserves a seat at the table. You’re welcome no matter where you come from, what you believe, and what you look like. We don’t even care how you have furnished your home. We’re interested in you simply because you’re you. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. We believe that people’s different perspectives, backgrounds, and personalities make us better at understanding our customers dreams and needs. At IKEA, we’re all on the same project. 
 
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