Junior Systems Engineer
IKEA · Posted Oct 15
Ready-to-assemble furniture, home accessories, and affordable interior design services
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About the role
IKEA's global digital team for Payroll & Mobility builds the solutions that keep IKEA relevant for customers and make IKEA an efficient place to work. The team works across the end-to-end employee lifecycle (Hire to Retire) with SAP Payroll, SuccessFactors Employee Central and ADP GlobalView integrations. This role monitors, supports and governs payroll and mobility integrations, resolves integration incidents, and oversees vendor service delivery and change request costs alongside GBO and country teams.
What you will do
- Work within a global digital team to monitor, support, and deliver solutions for SAP Payroll and SuccessFactors integrations.
- Govern and manage inbound interfaces to ADP GlobalView (SAP R/3 Payroll system), ensuring stability and preventing payroll disruptions.
- Oversee and manage incidents related to SuccessFactors to GlobalView integrations, ensuring timely resolution and minimal business impact.
- Govern and control effort estimation and cost for Change Requests (CRs) raised by the GBO team, aligning billing guidelines and leveraging payroll domain expertise.
- Collaborate with Global Business Operations (GBO) and country teams to review payroll service delivery provided by vendors, ensuring compliance with agreed KPIs and service levels.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in commerce or computer science.
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in Payroll processing and/or Mobility, preferably within multinational HCM environments
- Strong knowledge of MS Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and SAP HCM data interfaces, including integrations and data flows.
Preferred qualifications
- Passionate about understanding the end-to-end employee lifecycle (Hire to Retire), with a strong foundation in HR, Payroll, and Mobility domains.
- Possess a solution-oriented and creative mindset, enabling effective problem-solving and continuous improvement of processes.
- Demonstrate strong ownership by independently driving initiatives toward desired outcomes while simplifying complex processes.
- Solid understanding of payroll system interfaces and process development, including integrations both to and from payroll systems.
- Hands-on experience with ADP GlobalView (GV), SuccessFactors Employee Central (EC)
- Collaborative team players who build strong cross-functional relationships actively share knowledge and contribute to team success.
- Proactively engage and manage stakeholders across HR, People & Culture, GBO, Data, Security, and external vendors, ensuring alignment between business needs and technical solutions.
- Curious and self-driven learner with a strong interest in leveraging AI for HR and Payroll enhancements, improving efficiency and reporting capabilities.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About IKEA
IKEA is a multinational conglomerate that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, home accessories, and various services. Founded in Sweden, it has grown into the world's largest furniture retailer, known for its modernist designs, flat-pack logistics, and affordable prices. The company operates through a complex franchise system encompassing retail operations, design, manufacturing, and supply chains globally.
- Industry
- Retail
- Company size
- 220,000+ employees
- Founded
- 1943-07-28
- Location
- Delft, Netherlands
- Funding stage
- Private Company
Leadership
Jakub Jankowski
CEO, Inter IKEA Group
Pontus Erntell
Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Inter IKEA Group
Jesper Brodin
CEO, Ingka Group
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