Lead System Engineer
IKEA · Posted Oct 23
Ready-to-assemble furniture, home accessories, and affordable interior design services
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About the role
The People Planning Platform Solutions team within IKEA Group Digital shapes the architecture, standards and technical direction of the workforce management landscape. The role focuses on platforms such as UKG Pro WFM, Legion and related People solutions, integrated across Core HCM, time & attendance, scheduling and payroll. As a Lead Systems Engineer in the Design Authority team, this role provides architecture guidance, solution governance and cross-platform design leadership.
What you will do
- Provide architecture guidance and solution governance across IKEA's People Planning technology landscape.
- Partner with product teams and engineers to shape solution designs across UKG Pro WFM, Legion and related People platforms.
- Ensure scalable and reliable end-to-end processes spanning Core HCM, Workforce Management, Time & Attendance, Scheduling and Payroll.
- Drive alignment on architecture standards, integration patterns and technology roadmaps across the platform ecosystem.
- Review solution designs and provide recommendations that balance business value, technical quality, operational supportability and long-term sustainability.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, Architects, HR stakeholders, Payroll teams and vendors to deliver integrated solutions.
- Identify opportunities for standardization, simplification and reuse across platforms and processes.
- Contribute to the evolution of the People Planning technology strategy and future-state architecture.
- Take initiative and drive solutions forward independently
- Create a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing across teams
- Focus on real business value — not just delivery
- Continuously improve processes and ways of working
- Ensure solutions are trusted, relevant, and actively used
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Have extensive experience with Workforce Management and People Planning solutions in large enterprise environments.
- Have strong knowledge of platforms such as UKG Pro WFM (Dimensions), Legion, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors or similar HR technology solutions.
- Understand the end-to-end People technology landscape from Core HCM through Workforce Management, Time & Attendance, Scheduling, Payroll and Reporting.
- Have experience designing and governing integrations across complex SaaS ecosystems.
- Possess hands-on experience with integration technologies such as Boomi, Workato, APIs, event-driven integrations and middleware platforms.
- Can assess impacts across upstream and downstream systems and drive solutions with an end-to-end mindset.
- Enjoy establishing architecture principles, standards and guardrails that enable teams to deliver consistent and high-quality solutions.
- Are comfortable influencing design decisions, reviewing solution proposals and collaborating across engineering, product, HR, payroll and vendor teams.
- Take ownership and independently drive initiatives from concept through adoption.
- Are passionate about simplifying complexity and enabling scalable and sustainable solutions.
- Proven experience in Solution Architecture, Systems Engineering or Platform Engineering.
- Deep expertise in Workforce Management processes including forecasting, scheduling, time & attendance, labor planning and payroll integration.
- Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns and HR data flows.
- Experience working across multi-vendor SaaS ecosystems and managing technical dependencies between platforms.
- Hands-on experience with integration and automation platforms such as Boomi, Workato or similar middleware technologies.
- Ability to define solution standards, architecture roadmaps and governance processes while maintaining a pragmatic delivery focus.
- Experience partnering with vendors and implementation partners to ensure long-term platform sustainability and business value.
- Ability to evaluate solutions from an end-to-end perspective across the entire Hire-to-Retire and Plan-to-Pay value chain.
- Workforce Management domain expertise
- HR Technology experience
- Solution Architecture and Design Authority experience
- Integration and middleware knowledge (Boomi, Workato and APIs)
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- The ability to see the bigger picture across the entire Hire-to-Retire and Plan-to-Pay value chain
- This role is particularly suited for someone who has worked as a UKG Solution Architect, WFM Architect, HRIS Architect, Integration Architect or People Technology Lead and who can provide both technical and functional leadership across the People Planning ecosystem while contributing to a broader Design Authority practice.
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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