Interior Designer, IKEA Damansara

IKEA; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home furnishings company is seeking an experienced Interior Designer in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in interior design and will actively create solutions that reflect the company's identity, contributing to high-quality and commercial home furnishing solutions. Applicants should be enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and willing to work in a goal-oriented environment. Benefits include discounts, flexible benefits, and generous leave policies.

Benefits

15% employee discount

Flexi benefits for health and wellness

Four months maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Long Service Awards

Incentive plan for annual rewards

Free parking

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of work experience in interior design.
• Basic communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
• Ability to draw, visualize, and present ideas.

Responsibilities

• Create home furnishing solutions reflecting the IKEA identity.
• Gather insights and translate them into functional designs.
• Maintain cost consciousness in planning presentations.

Skills

Interior design experience

Communication skills in English

Proficiency with AutoCad

Visual competence

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in interior design

Tools

AutoCad

Job description

Company Description

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand – and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.

We also develop, own and operate Shopping Centres that are anchored by IKEA and create walkable communities by including residential, office and other types of real estate in our development plans.

We work towards making sustainability a natural part of our everyday work. We are active in our communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women and the environment.

Job Description

• You use home furnishing competence to create home furnishing solutions in room settings, homes, vignettes and sales support areas that reflect the IKEA identity.
• You actively contribute in the gathering of insights from home visit interviews and translating this knowledge into locally relevant, functional, aesthetic and commercial home furnishing solutions that exceed customer expectations and reflect home furnishing the IKEA way.
• You contribute to the creation of a Showroom matrix that reflects a wide variety of styles, living situations and price levels to create a good tempo with distinct visual impressions.
• You secure high quality, simplicity, efficiency and cost consciousness when planning and implementing all range presentation solutions using global tools and best practices.
• You stay up to date and knowledgeable about home furnishing, retailing and trends in order to contribute in workshops to generate creative ideas.
• You contribute to the content of the department action plan with initiatives that will grow the business and support long-term profitability and execute the agreed plans together with the team and other functions.
• You respect routines and responsibilities, work together with team and other functions, act quickly to exploit commercial opportunities and understand the impact of your actions on the financial results.
• You keep visitors in mind when working on the shop floor, ensure disruption is minimised and stay aware of the importance of safety and the visual impact for visitors at all times.

Qualifications

• Have minimum 3 years of work experience in interior design with an education in interior design major.
• Basic communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
• Computer proficient with knowledge and experience of using relevant software (e.g. AutoCad).
• Visual competence with a keen eye for aesthetics and ability to generate new ideas and concepts.
• A passion for home furnishing, retailing, design and how people live at home.
• Able to draw, visualise and present ideas.
• Ability to work in a fast retail and goal‑based environment.
• Enthusiastic about assignments and working with others in a team.
• Good attention to detail.
• Practical hands‑on approach to work.
• Able to work on weekends and public holidays, if needed.

We will go through every application with care, but only shortlisted candidates will hear from us.

Additional Information

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Working with us has its rewards

Wherever you work within IKEA Southeast Asia, you enjoy a wide range of benefits. Here are just some of them:

• IKEA discounts – Co‑workers are our most valued customers and are entitled to a 15% discount on any home furnishings and food sold in our stores, from the first day of work.
• Flexi Benefits – We offer flexi benefits to cater to our co‑workers who are in different life stages with differing benefits needs. Within an annual Flexible Spending Account, co‑workers can claim against dental, optical, fitness memberships or classes, vaccination or immunisation, non‑insured outpatient medical expenses, health screenings, health supplements, IKEA purchases, health aid & equipment and mental health.
• Maternity and paternity leave – We give mothers four consecutive months of maternity leave and fathers receive four weeks of paid time off after a baby has arrived to help share the joys – and responsibilities – at home.
• Gifts – We enjoy special occasions together and give tokens to mark birthdays, marriages, and the arrival of a baby. We reward loyalty through our Long Service Awards.
• Work environment – As home furnishing experts, we take pride in providing inspiring workplaces that showcase IKEA products and create a relaxed, open atmosphere where we work side by side.
• Incentive plan – All co‑workers may earn an annual financial reward when we meet our shared business objectives.
• Free Parking – All co‑workers are given free parking.

Please apply by 15 December 2025.