Data Product Leader

Hej Data Product Leader, 

Do you want to furnish the future with innovative solutions? 

With us, you can feel at home in your work while sharing that feeling with millions of people around the world. We encourage you to stand up for yourself and others, creating an environment where everyone feels welcome. We invite you to open new doors, discover new tech possibilities, embrace mistakes, and grow from them. As our Data Product Leader, you'll have many opportunities to try things you've never done before. 

In Range Operations, we manage and lead the central Data & Analytics team, driving collaboration, technical excellence, and data-driven decision-making across Core Business Range and IKEA. Ensure consistent methodologies, deliver high-quality insights, and stay aligned with evolving technologies and business needs.  

Your new job 

We're looking for a Data Product Leader who wants to solve complex, real-world problems to make life at home simpler. Join us on our journey as we level up our technology to enhance everyday experiences. Your primary focus will be on establishing and managing data products and lifecycle processes to maximize their value for IKEA, and you'll report to the Data & Analytics Manager. The impact of your work will touch homes and hearts around the world. On a typical day, you will: 

• Support the establishment of data products and a lifecycle process to maximize the connected value 
• Support initiatives in the Data space in order to maximize the value delivered 
• Manage data assets to maximize their value for IKEA 
• Drive continuous improvement, collaboration, and knowledge sharing of data products and their value 
• Ensure quality and consistency by supporting the use of relevant development techniques, digital frameworks, and best practices 
• Ensure that the insights and conclusions from data products are easily available to other parts of the organization 
• Support a culture of data-driven decision making across IKEA organizations 
• Work closely together with data scientists, data engineers, architects, analysts, peers, and other relevant roles across IKEA as well as in your team 

What we'd like you to bring to the table 

The role as a Data Product Leader requires you to have: 

• Extensive experience in Product Ownership /Management in a complicated landscape focusing on Data and Analytics 
• Taking ownership of data products and optimizing and managing a data landscape. 
• Experience in indirect leading and steering a product team focusing on Data and Analytics  
• Experience with deriving value from data by creating data assets, integrations, data as a service or improving data quality 
• Experience from modern development techniques such as Agile methodologies and DevOps 
• Strategic thinking and great data storyteller-skills  
• Good analytical skills combined with being structured and organised 
• Good interpersonal communication skills: active listning, coaching, and facilitating. 

It's a plus if you also have: 

• Experience in designing creative solutions to your colleague's data needs  
• Ability to determine large and small opportunities where data products (existing and not yet existing) could help the organization to better reach its goals and work in a more efficient way 
• Ability to naturally and effectively communicate, collaborate, network, and build relationships across a complex organization. 
• Work with technology as a business tool and translate requirements into solutions, balancing user experience, business needs and IT constraints. 
• Ability to balance several stakeholders and agendas simultaneously 
• Ability to explain the benefits of data products to non-technical and technical stakeholders. 

Be yourself, a Data Product Leader, and more 

Inter IKEA Group is the group of companies that connects IKEA franchisees with range development and suppliers and aligns the overall IKEA strategic direction. Every day, we strive to develop, produce, and sell products and services that are affordable and accessible to everyone. With us, you contribute to building a democratic brand and workplace that has a positive impact on both the planet and people's lives. 

Your health, wellbeing, and development matter most to us, and our benefits are designed with you in mind. As a co-worker and a person, you are an essential part of our down to earth, playful, and inclusive culture, collaborating with others across roles, departments, and even across the globe. In this curious and optimistic environment, you'll find endless opportunities to grow. Make us the home of your career. 

We welcome your application 

Get ready to assemble something new We look forward to receiving your application by 28th of November at the latest.  

We are based in Älmhult, Sweden. We believe that your presence with the team and working the majority of the time in the workplace is important.  

Please also note that we only handle applications in English and no applications coming in by email. If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment process, feel free to connect with the Recruiter Vera Bendz; [email protected] or Hiring Manager, Bidyut Bora [email protected] 

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.  

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