Platform Manager (Public Cloud) | Technology & Platform

Teknik, data och digitalt · IT-infrastruktur och säkerhet · Molnteknik · DevOps · Mjukvaruutveckling

I korthet

As a Platform Manager for Public Cloud at IKEA in Malmö, you will lead the evolution of the cloud foundation, ensuring smooth, secure, and cost-effective operations. You will focus on Platform-as-a-Product and Automated Guardrails, fostering high-performing teams and driving digital transformation.

Ansvarsområden

Guide cloud platform domains for smooth, secure, and cost-effective operations aligned with IKEA standards.
Ensure public-cloud platforms are dependable foundations for digital solutions.
Lead the full platform lifecycle, focusing on removing friction and implementing Platform-as-a-Product.
Drive the shift toward Policy-as-Code for automated, 'invisible' guardrails.
Connect stakeholder needs into a shared direction and communicate roadmaps.
Nurture relationships with suppliers, ensuring contracts and governance align with IKEA's ways of working.
Lead and grow high-performing, curious teams with necessary future skills.
Take responsibility for budget planning, cost monitoring, and spend optimization.
Encourage DevOps practices, automation, and a great developer experience.
Shorten delivery cycles and make life easier for engineering teams across IKEA.

Krav

Combine technical depth with a product leadership mindset.
Understand that a great cloud platform gets out of the way of the developer while maintaining total resilience.
Lead with IKEA values, developing a high-performing team that takes total ownership of the platform’s success.
Be a pioneer of modern cloud engineering.
Be comfortable with Landing Zone Automation, treating infrastructure as software.
Be comfortable with Policy-as-Code (OPA) using technology for safe, decentralized decision-making.
Have a passion for Developer Experience (DevEx), shortening delivery cycles and making life easier for engineering teams.
Understand how IKEA works as a franchise system and have a good sense of strategic direction and core business needs.
Enjoy translating complex technical topics into simple business language.
Stay close to market trends and emerging technologies.
Possess budget awareness, cost optimization, and strong organizational skills.
Lead transformation in a clear and structured way, even in fast-changing or ambiguous situations.
Be a people-centred leader who develops high-performing technical teams and builds strong collaboration across units.
Bring energy to platform development and take initiative to drive results.
Know how to influence others, navigate complexity, and integrate governance, security, and resilience into platform strategies.
Have a growth mindset, excellent communication skills, and a passion for continuous improvement.
Proven experience in owning a large-scale public cloud domain, from strategy to unit cost economics (FinOps).
A track record of building platforms that focus on ease-of-use, self-service, and high adoption.
The ability to move the organization toward cloud-native adoption through mentorship and shared standards.
An 'automated-first' approach to risk management and compliance.
Hands-on experience with software engineering at scale, such as landing zone automation, Policy-as-Code (OPA) and working with hyperscaler shared-responsibility models.
Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing technical teams, coach others and drive organizational change across mixed sourcing models.
Experience owning budgets and managing cost within a defined domain or organizational area.
Deep knowledge of technology trends, emerging solutions and best practices for platform lifecycle management, modernization and portfolio governance.
Ability to apply security-by-design and privacy-by-design principles, take ownership of risk prevention and lead remediation activities.
Awareness of regulatory changes, compliance requirements and digital risk management in platform delivery.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, combining analytical thinking with hands-on operational experience to optimize complex technology landscapes.

Önskade kvalifikationer

Experience with Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI and Alibaba Cloud.
Experience with DevEx platform team.
Experience translating complex technical topics into simple business language.

Förmåner

Feel at home while making a difference for millions.
A place where everyone is welcome, encouraged to explore new tech, try new things and grow from mistakes.
The chance to lead the evolution of our cloud foundation.
Turn complex hyperscale capabilities into a seamless product for the many.

Färdigheter

AzureAWSGCPOCIAlibaba CloudPolicy-as-CodeOPADevOpsFinOps

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Om IKEA

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Our business idea is to offer well-designed, functional and affordable, high-quality home furnishing, produced with care for people and the environment. The IKEA Brand unites more than 200.000 co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners all over the world. It’s one brand, but it reaches millions of hearts and homes. Our value chain is unique. It includes everything from product development, design, supply, manufacture and sales – and of course it begins and ends with our customers. The IKEA retail business…

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