Ethics & Integrity Leader / Ethics & Integrity Leaderess

Company Description

Inter IKEA Group brings together three core businesses: Retail Concept, Range, and Supply. Together, we constantly strive to improve the IKEA home furnishing offer and make it more accessible for everyone. You will be a part of the IKEA Supply and Risk Management & Compliance organization.

IKEA Supply is responsible for ensuring that our product offerings are produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across multiple functions, collaborating with various business areas and units, as well as retail markets, to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels while keeping total costs low. Our business is focused on opportunities and involves taking risks every day. At IKEA, we approach these risks in a compliant and responsible manner.

Job Description

In the Risk Management & Compliance function within Core Business Supply, we lead, steer, and support the business to safeguard the IKEA brand. Effective monitoring and follow-up drive risk-aware decision-making and practical business control. Risk Management & Compliance works closely with various organizational levels and provides support to:

• Strengthen the IKEA brand and protect our assets
• Maintain an overall security-aware culture
• Steer and lead compliance activities

As the Ethics & Integrity Leader, your primary responsibility will be to support the development of the Ethics and Integrity capability as part of our Risk Management and Compliance strategic direction. You will:

• Lead corporate global investigations related to allegations of non-compliance with the Inter IKEA Group Code of Conduct. Responsibilities will include planning, fact-finding, document analysis, non-confrontational interviews, and report writing. Investigations may involve topics such as corruption, harassment, and other alleged misconduct concerns.
• Act as a proactive ambassador for Ethics & Integrity across the business, handling ad-hoc queries and providing guidance on a range of ethics-related topics.
• Support the broader Ethics & Integrity capability through key metrics analysis, dashboarding, data analytics, trend identification, and the analysis of previous cases and learnings. Drive continuous improvement in working methods and technology adoption, including AI.
• Provide expertise and leadership in developing and enhancing Ethics & Integrity-related steering documents and trainings. Facilitate training sessions as needed.
• Oversee quality assurance for Ethics & Integrity cases, ensuring consistency, fairness, and compliance with internal policies, IKEA values, and applicable legal requirements.
• As a center of expertise, mentor and support local co-workers in building their investigative capabilities.

Qualifications

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

• 10 or more years of relevant experience working with investigations in a global and diverse cultural environment.
• Relevant professional qualifications in ethics, compliance, and investigations (e.g., Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, relevant Bachelor's or Master's Degree, or equivalent professional experience).
• Strong knowledge of relevant legal requirements and best practices (e.g., whistleblowing, anti-corruption, handling of personal data, harassment, discrimination).
• Understanding of compliance with a Code of Conduct and related policies.
• Proficient business English language skills; knowledge of other languages is a strong advantage.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management abilities.
• Excellent communication skills in verbal, written, facilitation, coaching, active listening, and presentations to senior management.
• Strong analytical skills, critical thinking capability, interviewing skills, open-source research skills, and e-discovery skills.

More Information

The IKEA culture and values are crucial to our business and day-to-day work life. To thrive and grow with IKEA, it is essential that you share our values.

Together, we create a workplace where everyone feels free to be themselves—where experiments are encouraged, new ideas are welcome, and questioning the status quo is part of our ethos. We believe in personal growth and provide opportunities for career development globally. At IKEA, our vibrant culture ensures that your ideas are heard, you have the chance to learn new skills, and our ultimate goal is to create a better everyday life for the many. We empower straightforward, down-to-earth individuals to grow both personally and professionally. The position is situated in a fast-paced, truly global environment with endless challenges and development opportunities.

This position is full-time and is located in Pratteln, Switzerland. Please note that we only handle applications in English. Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, we are more than happy to assist! Feel free to connect with our People & Culture Generalist, Olivia Wagner, at olivia.wagner@inter.ikea.com.