Platform Manager (Private Cloud & Data Centre) | Technology & Platform

About the role 

Were looking for a Platform Manager who wants to solve meaningful realworld challenges that help make life at home better for the many. Join us on our journey as we strengthen and evolve our technology platforms and digital services to enable safe reliable and sustainable experiences across IKEA. 

As Platform Manager for Private Cloud & Data Center you lead the team responsible for a core part of IKEAs digital foundation. You dont just manage infrastructure; you lead the evolution of our data centers into a modern Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) model. You take full end-to-end accountability for the vision strategy and roadmap of our private cloud ensuring it acts as a high-performing and seamless as-a-service enabler for the entire organization. 

A big part of the role is leading the full lifecycle of the platforms you own. This includes making technology decisions managing financial governance and driving continuous improvement. You will lead modernisation initiatives across our private cloud and data center landscape. Including cloudnative approaches and integrated solutions that strengthen scalability and resilience. Staying close to market trends keeps your strategy futureready and relevant. 

Collaboration is essential. You will work closely across technology and platform networks enterprise architecture and business stakeholders to ensure platform capabilities meet real business needs. Bringing people together around shared roadmaps common tools and aligned ways of working is key. You will also manage supplier relationships ensuring contracts governance and delivery follow IKEAs ways of working while coordinating dependencies across units to build consistency and understanding of our platform landscape. 

As a leader you will grow highperforming teams and nurture an innovative learningoriented mindset. Competence development succession planning and strong technical stewardship are central to the role. You will foster good practices in DevOps and automation and support an excellent developer experience so teams can deliver faster and with greater confidence. Through your leadership our private cloud and data center platforms will remain reliable modern and ready for the many people we serve. 

About you 

You bring a strong understanding of how to connect technology platforms and architecture with real business needs and you enjoy making the complex simple for others. With experience in software engineering at scale cloud computing and service management you feel at home navigating the full lifecycle of largescale platforms in a global environment. 

You have a deep technical foundation that spans cloud platforms automation engineering principles and IT service operations. You understand SoftwareDefined Data Centers (SDDC) hybridcloud burst architectures and modern data center patterns that help create flexible and scalable solutions. Youre comfortable working with frameworks like TOGAF ITIL Lean Agile and DevOps and you know what it takes to keep services reliable resilient and secure. Compliance privacy and risk are part of your everyday thinking and you integrate them naturally without slowing down progress. 

Youre a peoplecentred leader who builds strong teams grows competence and leads confidently through change. You motivate and influence others with clear communication and a calm structured approach even in complexity. You lead with IKEA values at the heart believe in the power of togetherness and enjoy using technology to enable the business and a better everyday life for the many. 

To be successful in this role the following knowledge skills and experiences would be valuable: 

• Knowledge of DevOps automation and software engineering at scale 

• Experience with SoftwareDefined Data Center (SDDC) and Hybridcloud burst architectures 

• Experience working with agile frameworks scaled delivery models and IT service operations with the ability to use metrics and OKRs to track value and drive continuous improvement. 

• Ability to lead and develop highperforming technical teams coaching talent and driving organisational change across mixed sourcing models. 

• Experience with budget ownership and cost management within a defined domain or organisational area. 

• Deep knowledge of technology trends emerging solutions and best practices for platform lifecycle management modernisation and portfolio governance. 

• Ability to apply securitybydesign and privacybydesign principles taking ownership for risk prevention and remediation. 

• Awareness of regulatory developments compliance requirements and digital risk management in platform delivery. 

• Strong problemsolving and decisionmaking skills combining analytical thinking with handson operational experience to manage and optimise complex technology landscapes. 

Above all to thrive at IKEA you should lead with our values and enjoy working in a culture built on togetherness simplicity cost-consciousness and a drive to always find better ways. 

About us 

At IKEA we think and work differently. We challenge old patterns and create new solutions whether thats a music-playing lamp or plant-based food thats better for the planet. Our vision is simple: to create a better everyday life for the many people.  

In Technology and Platform we support the whole organisation by providing reliable technology and digital platforms that are easy to use and built for the future. By working closely with others across IKEA we turn technology into real value and support ongoing transformation.  

Additional Information :

This is a full-time positionlocatedin either Malmö or role reports into the Platform Area Manager Core Infra and Compute Platforms and belongs to the Technology and Platform area within Operations Management. It is an enabling function with the core assignment to lead develop andmaintainthe common foundation for how Inter IKEA works across the value chain.  

Interested Submit your CV by 18th March 2026. 

If you have any special needs that require accommodation in the recruitment process please let us know. You can reach out to   

At IKEA we are looking for people who believe everyone deserves a seat at the welcome no matter where you come from what you believe and what you look like. We dont even care how you have furnished your home. Were interested in you simply because youre  if your experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply believe that peoples different perspectives backgrounds and personalities make us better at understanding our customers dreams and needs. At IKEA wereall on the same project. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time