Ethics & Integrity Leader / Ethics & Integrity Leaderess

Company Description

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

IKEA Supply is tasked with ensuring that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers efficiently. We lead the supply agenda across various functions and collaborate with all business areas and units, as well as retail markets, to guarantee customer availability in all markets and sales channels at the lowest total cost. At IKEA, we recognize that the business landscape is full of opportunities and involves risk-taking every day, and we approach these risks in a compliant and responsible manner.

Job Description

The Risk Management & Compliance function in Core Business Supply leads, steers, and supports the business to safeguard the IKEA brand. Together with effective monitoring and follow-up, we foster risk-aware decision-making and practical business control. Risk Management & Compliance collaborates 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 an Ethics & Integrity Leader, your primary responsibility will be to drive the Ethics and Integrity capability as part of the Risk Management and Compliance strategic direction. In this role, you will:

• Lead corporate global investigations related to allegations of non-compliance with the Inter IKEA Group Code of Conduct, including planning, fact finding, document analysis, non-confrontational interviews, and report writing, covering issues such as corruption and harassment.
• Act as a proactive ambassador for Ethics & Integrity across the business, handling ad-hoc questions and providing guidance on a range of ethics-related topics.
• Support the broader Ethics & Integrity capability by analyzing key metrics, creating dashboards, conducting data analytics, identifying trends, and analyzing previous cases and learnings. Drive continuous improvement in processes and technology, including AI adoption.
• Provide expertise and leadership in developing and improving Ethics & Integrity-related steering documents and training programs (i.e., investigative capabilities, anti-corruption, code of conduct, etc.), and facilitate training as needed.
• Oversee quality assurance for Ethics & Integrity cases, ensuring consistency, fairness, and compliance with internal policies and applicable legal requirements, as well as IKEA values.
• Serve as a center of expertise, mentoring, developing, and supporting the building of investigative capabilities among local co-workers.

Qualifications

To excel in this role, the following knowledge, skills, and experiences are valuable:

• 10 or more years of relevant experience in investigations within a global and culturally diverse 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).
• Knowledge of 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.
• Strong business English language skills; proficiency in additional languages is a strong advantage.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Effective communication skills, including verbal, written, facilitation, coaching, active listening, and presentations to senior management.
• Strong analytical skills, critical thinking ability, interviewing acumen, open-source research skills, and e-discovery expertise.

More Information

The culture and values of IKEA are essential to our business and daily operations. To thrive and grow with IKEA, it's important that you align with our values!

Together, we foster a workplace where everyone feels free to be themselves, to experiment, try new approaches, and dare to ask, "What if?" We believe in personal growth and offer opportunities to develop your career globally. At IKEA, we embrace a vibrant culture where ideas are welcomed, where there is a chance to learn new skills, and where our goal is always "to create a better everyday life for the many people." We provide down-to-earth, straightforward individuals the opportunity to grow, both personally and professionally, in a fast-paced, truly global environment laden with challenges and development opportunities.

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

If you have questions about the recruitment process, feel free to connect with the People & Culture Generalist, Olivia Wagner, at olivia.wagner@inter.ikea.com.