Service Office People & Culture Manager 80-100

"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.

As the Service Office People & Culture Manager, you are a trusted business partner and lead by example in ensuring the consistent, efficient and effective delivery of all People & Culture processes and activities.

• Extensive experience as a People & Culture Business Partner, People & Culture Manager or in a comparable management role.
• A passion for people and a proven ability to develop organisations, leaders and teams while creating an engaging co-worker experience.
• The confidence and maturity to influence, coach and challenge leaders and stakeholders, even without direct reporting lines.
• Strong leadership, communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to navigate a complex stakeholder landscape and manage multiple priorities.
• Experience in developing and implementing strategic people initiatives, ideally within a global matrix organisation.
• A solid understanding of key People & Culture processes, including performance management, talent and succession planning, co-worker relations, and Swiss labour law.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken. Knowledge of another Swiss national language is a plus.
• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid environment, balancing collaboration in the office with independent work from home.

• Act as a trusted business partner to leaders across the Service Office, driving business performance through people and taking responsibility for the Service Office staff budget, including effective planning and management.
• Foster an engaging, inclusive and high-performing workplace built on IKEA's values and culture.
• Strengthen collaboration between the Service Office and all other units, building strong partnerships to meet current and future business needs.
• Lead the local implementation of IKEA's People Strategy and translate global priorities into meaningful local actions.
• Drive talent and succession planning by coaching and supporting leaders to identify and develop future talent.
• Secure the competence, leadership capabilities and organisational readiness needed to achieve our business ambitions.
• Ensure People & Culture processes are delivered consistently while continuously enhancing the co-worker experience.

We want our employees to be happy and healthy. It also means saying 'thank you'! Our way of saying thank you:

• 28 vacation days (based on a 100% workload)
• 8 weeks paid parental leave for fathers; 20 weeks paid parental leave for mothers
• Very attractive social benefits
• 15% staff discount on your purchase - in every Swiss IKEA store
• You would rather travel to work by public transport? We pay between 85% and 100% of your yearly travel ticket
• Free parking facilities
• Unlimited access to the Linked In learning platform
• Affordable and healthy meals in our staff canteen (CHF 4.50 for meat dishes and CHF 3.50 for veggie dishes)
• Bonus payments for all employees

There are many opportunities for career development  encourage and support our employees to try out different roles, move between functions or even go abroad.