Job ID: 258532

Publicatiedatum: 17/09/2024

Why we will love you

Are you ready to shape the future of digital transformation at IKEA? As a Senior Subject Matter Expert (Sr. SME) in SAP Identity & Access Management (SAP Security & GRC), you’ll play a key role in driving innovation, crafting high-quality solutions, and ensuring security at the core of our digital ecosystem. This is more than a job—it’s a chance to lead cutting-edge engineering initiatives, collaborate with top-tier talent, and make a lasting impact on a global scale. If you're passionate about technology and want to help steer the future of a renowned brand, this role is for you!

As a Senior Subject Matter Expert (Sr. SME) in SAP Identity & Access Management (SAP Security & GRC), you will deliver high-quality solutions, drive technological advancements, and provide expertise in this domain. You will facilitate engineering alignment, promote modern software engineering practices, and lead engineering initiatives across teams.

Your role involves collaborating with stakeholders to understand business requirements, designing and architecting solutions, and providing SAP Security & GRC guidance. You will ensure solutions align with industry standards, troubleshoot issues, and effectively communicate with technical and business teams.

You will also analyze the current technology landscape to suggest improvements and anticipate future challenges. With a deep understanding of SAP and IKEA’s business processes, you will architect scalable, secure solutions while adhering to compliance and security principles.

Key responsibilities include problem-solving, stakeholder management, and supporting new technology adoption. Your contributions will drive innovation, efficiency, and continuous improvement within the organization.

Qualifications:

15+ years of experience in SAP Identity & Access Management (SAP Security & GRC).
Proven track record as an architect with strong results.
Expertise in SAP Fiori, S4 HANA, Segregation of Duties, and IT General Controls.
Strong vendor evaluation and communication skills.
Leadership experience and familiarity with new-generation SAP development.

What you'll be doing day to day

As Sr. SME, you are responsible for maintaining the technology roadmap and aligning design, operations, and support across sub-domains, ensuring consistent development of products and services.

You will ensure technical solutions fit the broader IKEA ecosystem, aligning with Solution Architecture to integrate products from a holistic perspective while ensuring scaling, performance, and support.

Stay updated on industry trends and evolving technologies, evaluate existing solutions, and recommend improvements.

Act as a senior representative of technology internally and externally, with hands-on engineering responsibilities and leadership of teams or suppliers.

Strong interpersonal, stakeholder management, and communication skills are essential, along with leadership in line with IKEA values.

Strategy and Roadmap:
Maintain the technology strategy and roadmap, renew design and solutions, and build POCs for new technologies.
Collaborate with Solution Architects, Enterprise Architects, and Management to align on strategy and priorities.
Support management in tactical and strategic initiatives.

Technology & Functional Expertise:
Provide technical expertise on architecture, Segregation of Duties, and solution capability improvements.
Define and promote architectural standards and strategies, overseeing design, build, and deployment.
Make recommendations on strategic direction for technology integration and platforms, including legacy systems.
Advise on functional and technical approaches for systems integration.

Problem-Solving and Decision-Making:
Apply critical thinking to solve complex issues, build or reuse existing solutions, and make data-driven decisions.
Lead problem-solving within the team, promoting innovation and a can-do mindset.
Handle high-pressure situations with sound judgment and resourcefulness.

Stakeholder Management:
Collaborate with architects and business stakeholders to adopt new technologies and maximize value.
Create alignment across Ingka organizations and ensure business needs are addressed within digital strategies.

Together as a team

We set the digital agenda to keep IKEA leading in an uncertain and fast-moving environment. We drive the development, provision and operation of our digital products and services through the use of new and existing technology and agile delivery methods to deliver at pace. At the same time, we provide a home for digital skills to both develop and extend the technical, people and business skills needed to ensure continuous development and growth of our digital capability.

Questions and support? Let's connect!

If you have questions regarding the recruitment process or other practicalities, please get in touch with Namrata Mahajan at namarata.mahajan@ingka.com