"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 Bengaluru
- Employment type Full Time Permanent
- Department IT & Digital Solutions
- Deadline 2026-11-06
Candidate profile (title) Who you are Candidate profile (text) - Default language Are you passionate about digital HR solutions and how they enable great employee experiences? Do you enjoy solving business challenges through technology while working closely with business stakeholders, product teams and implementation partners?
We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer – Talent Management who combines strong functional expertise in SAP SuccessFactors Talent Management with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. You are curious, collaborative and passionate about continuously improving digital HR capabilities that support our co-workers across IKEA.
You understand how Talent Management, Learning and Job Architecture work together to create an integrated employee experience. You enjoy translating business needs into scalable digital solutions and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver continuous improvements.
- Have a strong technical background with SuccessFactors Talent.
- Strong technical knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors Talent modules including Performance & Goals, Succession, Career Development and Competencies.
- Good understanding of Learning Management Systems (Cornerstone experience is an advantage).
- Knowledge of SuccessFactors Job Architecture and Skills Frameworks.
- Experience supporting and evolving enterprise HR systems in global organisations.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience collaborating with Product Owners, Architects, Engineering teams and implementation partners.
- Good understanding of Agile ways of working.
- Ability to analyse business processes and recommend digital solutions.
- Experience supporting releases, testing, defect management and continuous improvements.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate effectively across business and technology teams.
This is our wish list! If you don’t recognize yourself in all these points, you might still be an excellent candidate for the role.
The must-haves we see for this role is though:
- 4+ years of experience in SuccessFactors Talent, required knowledge in Employee Central and understanding of Job architecture and competence.
- SuccessFactors certification.
- Technical knowledge on Learning Management systems – Preferred Cornerstone.
- Curious and a lifelong learner attitude where you stay updated on the latest SF Talent releases.
The IKEA culture and values are very much a part of our business and day-to-day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it’s important for us that you share our values! You can read more about our values and life at IKEA on our website www.ikea.com. Key responsibilities (title) A day in your life with us Key responsibilities (text) As a Systems Engineer within the Talent Management product area, you will ensure our SuccessFactors Talent, Learning and Job Architecture solutions remain reliable, scalable and aligned with business needs.
Working together with Product Owners, HR business stakeholders and engineering teams, you will continuously improve our digital products while ensuring high quality, operational stability and an excellent coworker experience.
To be concrete, you will:
- Design, support and continuously improve SAP SuccessFactors Talent Management capabilities.
- Support Senior System Engineer with enhancements and continuous improvement plans.
- Translate business requirements into functional solution designs.
- Collaborate with Product Owners to refine backlog items and support product priorities.
- Work closely with architects, developers and implementation partners to deliver sustainable solutions.
- Support solution configuration, testing, defect resolution and release activities where required.
- Ensure system changes align with enterprise architecture, security and governance standards.
- Drive system optimisation and identify opportunities to improve business processes.
- Support vendor management and collaborate with SAP and external partners.
- Facilitate workshops, impact assessments and solution reviews.
- Analyse production issues and coordinate resolution with technical teams.
- Contribute to product roadmaps by identifying technical improvements and innovation opportunities.
- Promote best practices across Talent Management, Learning and Job Architecture.
- Share knowledge and mentor team members where appropriate. Team vision ( title) Together as a team Team vision (text) You will work in Group Function Digital Area. The Digital Area – Group Functions is a new area built to strengthen digital partnership and delivery across all Group Functions and Global Business Operations (GBO). We develop and deliver digital capabilities across key areas like Finance, People & Culture, Procurement, Legal, Business Risk & Compliance, Communications, Real Estate, Business Steering in Ingka’s global organisation.
IKEA has long been a global leader in home furnishing. We are proud of our vision to improve the everyday life of the many people. But our industry is quickly changing, and we need to adapt to stay competitive.
We see so many opportunities for what we can accomplish and have the ambition to be a world-class team. At the same time, we believe that our work is not just about building models, but also about learning and having fun together.
We can offer you:
- Work on some very interesting problems across 25+ markets
- Opportunities to have a global impact with your work.
- A team of great colleagues to learn with and from (with world-class experience across all aspects of Technology)
- Flexible and friendly working environment. Let´s connect .
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!
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