Head of Data Domain Governance & Enablement

Ikea; Malmö kommun; Hybrid; SEK 1,400,000 - 1,850,000; Full time

Job summary

Inter IKEA Group in Malmö and Delft is seeking a Data Domain Governance and Development Manager to lead a domain governance and data management team, driving a common operating model and ensuring data is trusted and reused across the business.

You will influence stakeholders across business and technology, coaching teams to adopt practical data governance that enables faster decision-making and measurable business value.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data governance, data management, or domain-driven data initiatives in large organisations.
• Track record of driving transformation and embedding new ways of working.
• Strong leadership skills with experience building high-performing teams.
• Ability to influence stakeholders across business and technology functions.
• Deep knowledge of data governance, lifecycle management, quality, and accountability.
• Confident balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Passion for simplification and creating business value through data.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team focused on domain governance and data management.
• Establish and evolve ways of working that make data easier to govern, trust, and reuse.
• Build understanding, engagement, and adoption through coaching, communication, and storytelling.
• Drive the implementation of a shared domain operating model.
• Create alignment between business processes, data domains, and technology capabilities.
• Collaborate with data product teams to solve real business challenges through practical data management.
• Continuously simplify and improve data management across IKEA.
• Ensure governance enables business outcomes while supporting quality and compliance.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Leadership

Stakeholder influence

Lifecycle management

Data quality

Domain governance

Job description

Inter IKEA Group in Malmö and Delft is seeking a Data Domain Governance and Development Manager to lead a domain governance and data management team, driving a common operating model and ensuring data is trusted and reused across the business.

You will influence stakeholders across business and technology, coaching teams to adopt practical data governance that enables faster decision-making and measurable business value.