Group CoE Total Rewards Partner, Netherlands

Inter IKEA Systems B.V.; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Inter IKEA Systems B.V. seeks a Group CoE Total Rewards Partner to guide Total Rewards strategy across M&A and transformation initiatives. You will partner with senior leaders to ensure competitive, compliant, and sustainable reward solutions that attract and retain key talent.

The role requires strong analytical ability, data translation into insights, and effective governance across complex environments. Reporting to the Group Total Rewards Team Manager, this position blends strategic and

Qualifications

• Experience in Total Rewards with M&A and transformation contexts.
• Analytical, structured thinker capable of turning data into insights.
• Strong governance mindset and ability to engage senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Ingka’s Total Rewards Framework for mergers, acquisitions and transformation agendas.
• Provide expert Total Rewards guidance to secure competitive, compliant, and sustainable solutions.
• Partner with management teams and Boards through the M&A lifecycle for integration and ongoing operations.
• Translate reward insights and cost implications into actionable business recommendations.
• Lead topics to improve Total Rewards processes and digital tools.

Skills

Total Rewards

M&A experience

Due diligence

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Job description

Group CoE Total Rewards Partner, Netherlands

\"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.

You are an experienced Total Rewards professional with strong commercial acumen and the confidence to operate in complex and fast-moving contexts. You bring credibility when working with senior stakeholders and are able to balance business needs, cost impact, internal equity, governance and long-term sustainability.

You are analytical, structured, and able to translate data and complex reward topics into clear insights and practical recommendations. You communicate with clarity, influence with confidence and can work independently on both strategic and hands-on topics.

You bring broad Total Rewards expertise, with strong reward judgement and demonstrated experience in M&A, due diligence, integration, and transformation environments.

This role will be reporting to: Group Total Rewards Team Manager

Key responsibilities (title) Your responsibilities

Initiate and lead the continuous development of Ingka’s Total Rewards Framework in partnership with key stakeholders across Ingka. Focus on mergers, acquisitions, and transformation agendas connected to businesses acquired by Ingka Investments. Provide expert Total Rewards guidance to secure competitive, cost-efficient, compliant, and sustainable reward solutions that support the attraction and retention of key talent.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Lead the creation, implementation, and continuous development of Ingka's Total Reward strategy and framework content and approaches.
• Act as the key Total Rewards advisor to Ingka Investments, providing expert guidance, resolving complex matters, and building organisational capability.
• Partner with management teams and Boards of acquired companies throughout the M&A lifecycle - from due diligence and onboarding to integration and ongoing operations - ensuring competitive total rewards, aligned with Ingka’s remuneration philosophy and governance
• Translate reward insights, market practice and cost implications into clear recommendations for business and investment decisions.
• Lead and/or contribute to selected development topics to improve Total Rewards processes, digital tools, and ways of working.

Why you will love us

From the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.

At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.

Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.

What we all have in common

• Living our values
• Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
• A passion for home furnishing
• Performing & delivering while learning & developing