SASA-IND-People & Culture Specialist

Hej, 

Do you want to go to work and help create a better life at home? 

With us, you can feel at home in your work while sharing that feeling with millions of people around the world. We encourage you to stand up for yourself and others, creating an environment where everyone feels welcome. We invite you to open new doors, embrace mistakes, and grow from them. As a People & Culture specialist, you’ll have many opportunities to try things you’ve never done before. The People & Culture specialist role will be part of IKEA Services India organization and shall be based out Bengaluru, India.

IKEA Services India is one of the Supply Areas for IKEA, which represent South Asia Region comprising of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Dubai (Supply Area South Asia-SASA). SASA has a rich history of sourcing from the South Asia region for more than four decades. Over these years, we have brought in many processes and best practices that have improved the way we work with our business partners. Transformation of textile, carpet industry and recycle plastic industry are a few such examples. This partnership with suppliers has helped to continuously grow our sourcing operations.

Purpose of job:

• To contribute to great and consistent coworker experience. The P&C Specialists provide expert knowledge and advice to the organization within P&C processes like compliance, local legal aspects on Labour laws, shops & establishment law compliance /legal unit.
• Develop, update, implement and assess standards, guidelines and policies within the own areas of expertise accordance to specific country laws and regulation and global policies and guidelines

Assignment:

In this role as a P&C specialist, you will:

• Contribute to the creation and operational implementation of the P&C action plan and where the area of expertise is of high value.
• Ensure P&C-related compliance with relevant internal and external regulations. Take actions in case of deviations or improvement potentials.
• As a functional expert, provide solutions and execution in one or more of the following P&C fields: Labour law and Work environment, P&C systems and database, payroll, compensation and benefits, hiring/exit processes and relocation, personnel administration, internal and external audit.
• Establish relevant company standards/guidelines/working methods and help enforce and implement them.
• Act as a cultural role model in ways that demonstrate the IKEA values.

To be successful in this role, you need to have/be:

• Minimum 10 years of HR experience, with strong expertise in labour relations and employee compliance matters
• Knowledge of local employment legislations, coworker relations and labour market situations and trends
• Hands-on experience and fact-based knowledge of local labour codes, including Shops & Establishment Act and employment legislation
• Ability to interpret, implement, and monitor employment policies
• Ability to work comfortably and communicate effectively with various audiences both verbally and in writing.
• Fluency in English; local language is a plus
• Self-reliant and motivated with proven ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
• Live and share the IKEA values.

We welcome your application 

Get ready to assemble something new! We look forward to receiving your application by 14-Feb-2026.

Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate. So, don’t delay, please send us your application today.

This is a permanent position located in Bengaluru, India. If you have questions about the position, please write to Recruitment India.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a background verification check as a condition of employment for this role.

We are an equal opportunity employer:
At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us! We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.

If you have a special need that requires accommodation in the recruitment process, just let us know.