Unit Business Risk & Compliance Leader

Inter IKEA Systems B.V.; Burlington; On-site; CAD 63,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness days

Extended health & dental coverage

RRSP matching

Annual bonus

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Discounts on merchandise & restaurant

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Inter IKEA Systems B.V. in Burlington, Canada, is seeking a Unit Business Risk & Compliance Leader with extensive experience in security, risk management and health & safety.

You will lead risk programs, coordinate crisis management, and ensure regulatory compliance across local and national requirements. The role focuses on building a risk-aware culture, guiding stakeholders, conducting investigations, and maintaining strong relationships with authorities and vendors.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in Security, Risk Management, Health & Safety, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience.
• Extensive knowledge of health, safety, and security legislation, compliance requirements, risk management practices, and Ingka Group policies.
• Strong leadership, communication, facilitation and change management skills, with ability to influence stakeholders.
• Ability to translate KPIs and goals into actionable plans.
• Experience conducting internal investigations and balancing strategic needs with operational safety priorities.

Responsibilities

• Promote risk management in the unit and develop risk-aware decision making in line with unit goals and business plan.
• Ensure compliance with Ingka Rules and local legislation, guiding stakeholders to maintain a safe environment for customers, visitors, and co-workers.
• Conduct internal investigations with local stakeholders and plan trainings to meet risk appetite.
• Coordinate Unit Crisis Management Team and ensure crisis trainings and procedures are in place.
• Act as single point of contact for risk & compliance with authorities and manage external vendors to mitigate risk.

Skills

Leadership

Risk management

Health & Safety

Stakeholder management

Change management

Critical thinking

Investigation skills

Regulatory compliance

Job description

\"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.

• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in Security, Risk Management, Health & Safety, or a related field, with a proven track record of creating and maintaining a safe, secure, and compliant work environment.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience, leading teams and influencing stakeholders to foster a strong culture of safety, security, risk awareness, and continuous improvement.
• Extensive knowledge of health, safety, and security legislation, compliance requirements, risk management practices, and relevant Ingka Group policies, standards, tools, and working methods, with the ability to assess risks and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Strong leadership, communication, facilitation, and change management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, influence stakeholders at all levels, drive results through others, and translate KPIs and goals into actionable plans.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities, including identifying root causes, driving continuous improvement, managing emergencies and confidential matters, and balancing strategic business needs with operational security and safety priorities.

A day in your life with us

• Promote risk Management in the unit, informing and sharing expertise, in order to develop risk-aware decision taking in relation to unit goals and unit business plan. Create a Risk & Compliance culture by developing leadership and conscious approach in identifying, as well as implementing systems to detect, analyse and reduce business loss, financial impact, prevent incidents and accidents.
• Secure the implementation and follow through of Ingka Rules and Local (country and regional) legislation, guiding local stakeholders, to ensure compliance and a healthy, safe and secure environment for customers, visitors, co-workers and external partners, also operating risk and compliance verifications within the matrix framework.
• Conduct internal investigations, analysing unit processes and data in collaboration with local and country stakeholders, following Ingka group rules and standards to ensure compliance. Identify and plan for the proper trainings needed, as well as facilitate for co-workers and external partners to meet IKEA's/Ingka's risk appetite.
• Coordinate the Unit Crisis Management Team for the handling of any emergency cases and perform appropriate actions according to the “Ingka Emergency Response rules” to ensure process is followed and all key stakeholders are involved. Plan for and ensure that Crisis Management trainings and ways of working are in place in accordance with the CMT working method and Country and Local CMT plans and protocols to ensure all involved know their responsibilities.
• Act as the single point of contact for all the matters connected to Risk & Compliance when it comes from Authorities (when applicable). Coordinate external vendors and appropriate vendor Management to ensure proactive mitigation of risk by ensuring the right resources.

About this work area

You could think that we have supernatural powers, but the truth is that our team is really great at putting our insights together to detect potential risks early on. We’re a diverse group of people who work together to protect and strengthen the IKEA brand through our laser focus on risk management, data protection, compliance, business operations, health and safety. Thanks to us our assets, co-workers, visitors and customers can feel safe. At least we think that’s pretty cool!

Why you will love us

Here at IKEA, we want to ensure that we are creating a better everyday life for the many people, including our co-workers. We also believe that a job should be so much more than a job. That’s why we focus on having an inclusive work environment where we celebrate your uniqueness, live our values, and ensure that we walk the talk when it comes to co-worker development. In addition, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to all co-workers including:

• Wellness days (in addition to your vacation days!)
• Extended health, dental, and vision coverage (for you and your family)
• RRSP with IKEA contribution matching options
• Eligibility for our annual IKEA bonus incentive plan
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Merchandise and restaurant discounts (plus free drinks and different healthy meal options in the co-worker restaurant, where available)
• Parental leave
• Bereavement leave
• Employee assistance program (that helps you support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing)

In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as Unit Business Risk & Compliance Leader.

The starting rate/ salary for this position ranges from 62710 CAD to 86226 CAD and will be based on relevant work experience.