ENGINEERING MANAGER - CORE SERVICE
What you need to know
Hej! My name is Tom, and I am privileged to lead the Core Services engineering teams at Ingka Digital (IKEA). I thought I would share why I joined IKEA and why I hope you want to join as well:
? Our culture and values - Humbleness and willpower / Lead by example / Different with a meaning / Constant desire to renew and improve / Togetherness and enthusiasm / Give and take responsibility / Simplicity / Cost-consciousness.
The ambitious challenges we are going after:
• How can we help more people have an affordable and better everyday life at home and be more convenient to where they are? At the same time, how can we become genuinely people—and planet-positive?
• “Change everything (almost!) - The world is changing fast. Urbanization, technology and digitalization are disrupting and changing retail forever, and as a result, IKEA is disrupted…. In the future, retail will be a mix of digital and physical with excellence in logistics…. Our past inspires us, and we are confident about who we are and why we do what we do. Some of our assets are forever strengths – our vision, business idea, culture and values, unique offer and ways of meeting customers. But, to reach our vision in the future, we need to change now.” Jesper Brodin CEO
? The challenge of transforming such a global iconic brand is breathtaking – You can read about INGKA’s ‘10 jobs in 3 years https://www.ingka.com/what-we-do/ikea-retail/, 5 of them are underpinned by the fantastic work we will do in Fulfilment, Logistics & Inventory
Management.
? Our DNA is ‘Testing & Learning’, which marries with my belief of the power of agile product focus. https://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/pdf/reportsdownloads/the-testament-of-a-furniture-dealer.pdf
? Our firm belief is that diversity in teams delivers better thought-through outcomes. We have a high focus on diversity. One example is that we have 50% male/female managers within IKEA, and the commitment is to have this in every part of the organisation.
? The flexible work-life balance. Leaders consistently ensure that my role doesn’t interfere with having an excellent quality of life outside of work. We know that when people are happy, they do their best work.
? The incredible people I have met are very humble, supportive, and committed to leading home-furnishing retail into the future and creating a better life for more of the many people by putting the customer at the heart of all we do.
WHAT WOULD WE ASK FROM YOU?
? To have a relentless passion and vision for meeting the customer promise. Motivating engineers to be outcome-focused and innovate/learn to solve challenges.
? That you are passionate about our vision values - Values like togetherness, simplicity and lead by example are all a natural part of your everyday working life at IKEA. You have great willpower and the ability to create enthusiasm around you, to dare to challenge conventions and make mistakes.
? That you are inclusive, humble and passionate about creating a learning organization.
? To have a track record of building teams at pace and still creating happy and focused teams.
? To inspire your engineering teams and others to build the highest standard of software that builds confidence with our customers, operations and stakeholders due to its excellence in agility and resilience.
? To have learnt the lessons and can inspire others of why the following practices are essential to move towards: Version control of every component / Deployment automation / Continuous integration / Trunk-based development / Test automation / Test data management / Shift left on security / Loosely coupled architecture (e.g. domain driven design, microservices, API 1st) / Empowered Teams / Monitoring / Proactive notifications.
? To create a one-team atmosphere between all co-workers in engineering, product, data & analytics, experience design business development, operations, etc. Focused on delivering value together.
? To be resilient and empathetic in the face of the challenge of doing heart surgery on the IKEA business – transforming our current landscape into something for the next evolution of IKEA.
? To enjoy collaborating with fulfilment operations and operations development teams and be up for finding the right agile product approach for a specific challenge.
? To enjoy building your teams with a DevOps mentality to develop new, scalable enterprise technology, able to run our global operations 24/7.
? To be cost-conscious and take accountability for the total technology costs.
? To bring your whole self to work and have fun building a better everyday life for the many.
A day in your life with us
As an Engineering Manager delivering value to customers and co-workers for one of our ‘Fulfilment’ or Core Services’ domains, you will have the exciting challenge of:
? Build and run the technology that underpins our global business, circa 40 billion Euros. We provide services like installation or assembly in our customers' homes across 400+ stores and 40+ fulfilment centres, Click-and-collect solutions, and final-mile delivery.
? Unlocking our plans to:
o Contribute to our sustainability goals by allowing customers to recycle and rent/subscribe to IKEA products.
? Transform the current landscape into a modern technology stack which will:
o enables us to test and learn quickly to meet our customers’ demands &
o provides a highly available, resilient & secure service.
? Manage teams and collaborate with stakeholders in our global development hubs. We are big believers in enabling our leaders to act with autonomy, and as such, you would lead on the technical decisions of how you want to build and implement your products.
The home office for this role will be Bangalore. There will be global travel to meet your stakeholders, teams, and partners. We believe a healthy and flexible life balance is essential, so together, we will strive to create a work environment where you feel in control of your life balance, can be yourself, grow and excel in both your personal and professional life.
Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they’re 100% “qualified”. If this is part of why you hesitate to apply, we would like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. We look forward to receiving your application.
From: “Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified” by Tara Sophia Mohr, August 2014”
Together as a team
We’re the ones who make it possible for people to have a more thoughtful home life and a hassle-free and rewarding shopping experience. Together, we work to find new digital solutions for every business that needs to help make IKEA a tremendous and efficient workplace. We like to think of ourselves as innovative and modern, believing that nothing would work without us.
Hej! My name is Tom, and I am privileged to lead the Core Services engineering teams at Ingka Digital (IKEA). I thought I would share why I joined IKEA and why I hope you want to join as well:
? Our culture and values - Humbleness and willpower / Lead by example / Different with a meaning / Constant desire to renew and improve / Togetherness and enthusiasm / Give and take responsibility / Simplicity / Cost-consciousness.
The ambitious challenges we are going after:
• How can we help more people have an affordable and better everyday life at home and be more convenient to where they are? At the same time, how can we become genuinely people—and planet-positive?
• “Change everything (almost!) - The world is changing fast. Urbanization, technology and digitalization are disrupting and changing retail forever, and as a result, IKEA is disrupted…. In the future, retail will be a mix of digital and physical with excellence in logistics…. Our past inspires us, and we are confident about who we are and why we do what we do. Some of our assets are forever strengths – our vision, business idea, culture and values, unique offer and ways of meeting customers. But, to reach our vision in the future, we need to change now.” Jesper Brodin CEO
? The challenge of transforming such a global iconic brand is breathtaking – You can read about INGKA’s ‘10 jobs in 3 years https://www.ingka.com/what-we-do/ikea-retail/, 5 of them are underpinned by the fantastic work we will do in Fulfilment, Logistics & Inventory
Management.
? Our DNA is ‘Testing & Learning’, which marries with my belief of the power of agile product focus. https://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/pdf/reportsdownloads/the-testament-of-a-furniture-dealer.pdf
? Our firm belief is that diversity in teams delivers better thought-through outcomes. We have a high focus on diversity. One example is that we have 50% male/female managers within IKEA, and the commitment is to have this in every part of the organisation.
? The flexible work-life balance. Leaders consistently ensure that my role doesn’t interfere with having an excellent quality of life outside of work. We know that when people are happy, they do their best work.
? The incredible people I have met are very humble, supportive, and committed to leading home-furnishing retail into the future and creating a better life for more of the many people by putting the customer at the heart of all we do.
WHAT WOULD WE ASK FROM YOU?
? To have a relentless passion and vision for meeting the customer promise. Motivating engineers to be outcome-focused and innovate/learn to solve challenges.
? That you are passionate about our vision values - Values like togetherness, simplicity and lead by example are all a natural part of your everyday working life at IKEA. You have great willpower and the ability to create enthusiasm around you, to dare to challenge conventions and make mistakes.
? That you are inclusive, humble and passionate about creating a learning organization.
? To have a track record of building teams at pace and still creating happy and focused teams.
? To inspire your engineering teams and others to build the highest standard of software that builds confidence with our customers, operations and stakeholders due to its excellence in agility and resilience.
? To have learnt the lessons and can inspire others of why the following practices are essential to move towards: Version control of every component / Deployment automation / Continuous integration / Trunk-based development / Test automation / Test data management / Shift left on security / Loosely coupled architecture (e.g. domain driven design, microservices, API 1st) / Empowered Teams / Monitoring / Proactive notifications.
? To create a one-team atmosphere between all co-workers in engineering, product, data & analytics, experience design business development, operations, etc. Focused on delivering value together.
? To be resilient and empathetic in the face of the challenge of doing heart surgery on the IKEA business – transforming our current landscape into something for the next evolution of IKEA.
? To enjoy collaborating with fulfilment operations and operations development teams and be up for finding the right agile product approach for a specific challenge.
? To enjoy building your teams with a DevOps mentality to develop new, scalable enterprise technology, able to run our global operations 24/7.
? To be cost-conscious and take accountability for the total technology costs.
? To bring your whole self to work and have fun building a better everyday life for the many.
A day in your life with us
As an Engineering Manager delivering value to customers and co-workers for one of our ‘Fulfilment’ or Core Services’ domains, you will have the exciting challenge of:
? Build and run the technology that underpins our global business, circa 40 billion Euros. We provide services like installation or assembly in our customers' homes across 400+ stores and 40+ fulfilment centres, Click-and-collect solutions, and final-mile delivery.
? Unlocking our plans to:
o Contribute to our sustainability goals by allowing customers to recycle and rent/subscribe to IKEA products.
? Transform the current landscape into a modern technology stack which will:
o enables us to test and learn quickly to meet our customers’ demands &
o provides a highly available, resilient & secure service.
? Manage teams and collaborate with stakeholders in our global development hubs. We are big believers in enabling our leaders to act with autonomy, and as such, you would lead on the technical decisions of how you want to build and implement your products.
The home office for this role will be Bangalore. There will be global travel to meet your stakeholders, teams, and partners. We believe a healthy and flexible life balance is essential, so together, we will strive to create a work environment where you feel in control of your life balance, can be yourself, grow and excel in both your personal and professional life.
Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they’re 100% “qualified”. If this is part of why you hesitate to apply, we would like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. We look forward to receiving your application.
From: “Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified” by Tara Sophia Mohr, August 2014”
Together as a team
We’re the ones who make it possible for people to have a more thoughtful home life and a hassle-free and rewarding shopping experience. Together, we work to find new digital solutions for every business that needs to help make IKEA a tremendous and efficient workplace. We like to think of ourselves as innovative and modern, believing that nothing would work without us.
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