Markets Concept & Development Leader, Ingka Centres

"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.

A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself."

• Location Malmö
• Employment type Full Time Permanent co-worker
• Department Real Estate & Leasing
• Deadline 2026-10-04
• Mobility support Domestic & International

Candidate profile (title) Who you are Candidate profile (text) - Default language You are a business-minded and collaborative leader who is passionate about creating meeting places that are relevant, inspiring and easy to navigate for the many people. You enjoy working close to the business, connecting global direction with local needs, and turning ideas into clear, practical and scalable solutions.

You are motivated by improving the customer journey and creating great experiences in physical meeting places. You can see both the big picture and the important details, and you know how to bring people together around common goals.

You lead through trust, clarity and collaboration. You are comfortable influencing senior stakeholders, working in a matrix organisation and moving topics forward together with many different teams and countries.

To succeed in this role, you bring:

• Solid experience in concept development, business development, customer experience, retail, real estate, meeting places, or a similar area
• Experience in translating strategic direction into practical implementation
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end customer journey in physical environments
• Experience from leading and developing people, teams, or cross-functional initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trustful relationships
• A structured way of working, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in driving continuous improvement and creating simple, effective ways of working
• The ability to work across countries, functions, and different business needs
• A strong connection to IKEA values and a passion for creating a better everyday life for the many people

We believe you have several years of relevant experience, including leadership experience, and that you are confident working in a complex, international environment. Key responsibilities (title) Your responsibilities Key responsibilities (text) As a Markets Concept & Development Leader, you will act as a key business partner and be part of the Markets Leadership Team. You will be the link between global resources, the market leadership team and our Meeting Places on topics connected to concept and development.

Your role is to support the development and implementation of Meeting Place solutions across the market, always with the customer journey, business needs and IKEA concept in focus.

In this role, you will:

• Collaborate closely with Meeting Places across the market to identify needs and translate them into clear development proposals.
• Support and drive the deployment of Meeting Place solutions together with local teams and market leadership.
• Secure that the total customer journey in the Meeting Place follows the Meeting Place concept framework.
• Perform the Meeting Place Concept Review in close collaboration with the Meeting Place Review Leader and other stakeholders.
• Support the coordination of transformation initiation phases across the market, in collaboration with design and development teams.
• Create improvement plans for different parts of the customer journey.
• Guide local teams in simple, effective, and consistent ways of working.
• Drive alignment, learning, and continuous improvement across countries and functions through usage of best practice sharing.

You will play an important role in making sure that our Meeting Places stay attractive, competitive and relevant today and tomorrow. Team vision ( title) Together as a team Team vision (text) Ingka Centres is part of Ingka Group, together with IKEA Retail and Ingka Investments. We share the IKEA vision to create a better everyday life for the many people.

At Ingka Centres, we create meeting places around the world where people can shop, eat, meet, work, play and spend time together. Our meeting places are designed to be more than shopping centres — they are destinations that bring IKEA closer to people and communities. Let's connect Questions and support? Let's connect! Let´s connect The role is based in Malmö, Sweden, and you will report to the Meeting Place Solutions Manager. In this recruitment, IKEA is providing international relocation support if needed.

For job-specific questions, please contact Daisy van Gend at Daisy.van.Gend@ingka.com and for questions about the recruitment process, please contact senior recruiter, Carl Johan Andersson at carl-johan.andersson@ingka.ikea.com

Please note that we will review applications and interview candidates on a continuous basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Warmly welcome with your application!

Why you will love us

From the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.

At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.

Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.

What we all have in common

• Living our values
• Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
• A passion for home furnishing
• Performing & delivering while learning & developing
• Having fun!