Data Management Leader | Data & Product | Data Management & Performance

As Data Management Leader you drive the evolution of data management across Inter IKEA from current to future state and lead how our data management practice is shaped and implemented across multiple domains. You set direction across several domains at once working closely with domain specialists product organisations and senior stakeholders to build a consistent organisation-wide approach to data governance. 

The point of all this is practical: solving real business problems and making data genuinely usable for the people and products that depend on it. You combine strategic thinking with hands-on platform experience so you can guide teams through actual implementation choices not just principles. Youll help shape what good data management looks like at IKEA with a clear focus on usability and impact and build support for that across the organisation. 

You will: 

• Set direction and priorities for data management across multiple domains working with product organisations senior stakeholders and the wider data & analytics strategy to solve concrete problems for the business and its users. 
• Lead the development of our data management framework including governance practices metadata management business glossaries data lineage and data catalog capabilities using platforms such as Collibra Databricks and similar tools. 
• Work with product teams to build and improve data products making sure theyre designed around what users actually need rather than governance for its own sake. 
• Build and maintain data standards policies and accountability across assigned domains working through domain specialists and data stewards. 
• Shape our approach to data sharing and exchange between internal domains and external partners in line with regulatory requirements security policies and business needs. 
• Grow data literacy and adoption of data management practices across the organisation through coaching stakeholder engagement and knowledge sharing. 
• Help resolve complex cross-domain data quality problems deciding where to focus on error detection process control or process redesign. 
• Represent data management in strategic discussions and help others understand how technology and process changes affect our data. 

Were looking for an experienced data management professional whos equally comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and getting hands-on with the platforms that make data work day to day. You care about solving real problems with data not managing it for its own sake a governance framework is only worth as much as the value it creates for the people using it. You have an entrepreneurial streak: you like challenging how things are done and pushing for something better. Youre energized by leading work that spans the organisation and by making the case for change to people who dont report to you. 

Qualifications :

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

• Leadership and business development experience from complex matrixed organisations. 
• Strong knowledge of the Master Data field including driving modern data quality practices strategies and technical tools at scale. 
• Hands-on experience with data management and governance platforms such as Collibra Databricks or comparable tools enough to guide others credibly. 
• Experience working with data products data catalogs metadata repositories and lineage solutions with a clear focus on usability and adoption. 
• A track record of using data to solve real business problems not just document or govern it. 
• Strong stakeholder management skills with proven ability to influence and drive change across senior business and digital leadership. 
• Experience working in product-oriented organisations and agile delivery models is considered beneficial. 
• Data modelling expertise is beneficial along with a good understanding of underlying business processes and systems. 
• Solid understanding of information governance and data management methodologies and how to apply these in practice across an organisation. 
• Ability to judge how technology changes will affect data at a strategic level. 
• Masters degree or similar/higher qualifications in statistics physics mathematics econometrics computer science or related. 

Additional Information :

This role is full-time (40 hours per week) andwill be based in Malmö. We look forward to receiving your application. Please apply in by submitting your CV. Internal candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. 

For any questions regarding the application please contact  

We always recruit based on values competence potential and diversity. We will first consider co-workers employed at Inter IKEA Group impacted by organizational changes. For this specific recruitment priority will be given to impacted co-workers in Inter IKEA Systems Service AB Inter IKEA Technology Services AB and Inter IKEA Systems BV provided competence requirements are met for the role This role is published as part of an internal recruitment process connected to our organisational changes. It offers an opportunity for co-workers whose experience and competence may be relevant.  

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time