Unit Health, Safety & Compliance Leader

IKEA Gruppe; Toronto; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness days

Extended health coverage

RRSP with IKEA contribution matching

Annual bonus incentive

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

IKEA Gruppe in Canada seeks a Unit Business Risk & Compliance Leader to promote risk and compliance awareness and support leaders in making risk-informed decisions.

You will build strong relationships with authorities, manage cross-functional teams, and oversee governance to ensure a safe, compliant environment and effective risk mitigation across the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years of related experience.
• Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to influence and coach stakeholders.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships across functions and with external partners.
• Experience in risk management, compliance, investigations, and crisis management.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to drive a culture of risk awareness, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Promote Risk & Compliance awareness and support leaders in making risk-informed business decisions.
• Build strong relationships with unit leaders, co-workers, authorities, and external partners to drive a culture of compliance and risk management.
• Lead and support cross-functional teams in implementing Ingka Rules and local legislation to ensure a safe, secure, and compliant environment.
• Conduct investigations, compliance reviews, and training to identify, assess, and mitigate business risks.
• Coordinate the Unit Crisis Management Team and ensure emergency response plans, training, and protocols are effectively maintained.
• Act as the key contact for Risk & Compliance matters with authorities and regulatory bodies, where applicable.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure effective risk mitigation through strong governance and collaboration.
• Coach and develop stakeholders to strengthen compliance, accountability, and operational excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Job description

What you'll need to have

• Minimum 2-3 years of related experience.


• Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to influence and coach stakeholders.


• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships across functions and with external partners.


• Experience in risk management, compliance, investigations, and crisis management.


• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.


• Ability to drive a culture of risk awareness, accountability, and continuous improvement.

A day in your life with us

• Promote Risk & Compliance awareness and support leaders in making risk-informed business decisions.


• Build strong relationships with unit leaders, co-workers, authorities, and external partners to drive a culture of compliance and risk management.


• Lead and support cross-functional teams in implementing Ingka Rules and local legislation to ensure a safe, secure, and compliant environment.


• Conduct investigations, compliance reviews, and training to identify, assess, and mitigate business risks.


• Coordinate the Unit Crisis Management Team and ensure emergency response plans, training, and protocols are effectively maintained.


• Act as the key contact for Risk & Compliance matters with authorities and regulatory bodies, where applicable.


• Manage vendor relationships and ensure effective risk mitigation through strong governance and collaboration.


• Coach and develop stakeholders to strengthen compliance, accountability, and operational excellence.

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 is 62,710 CAD