People & Culture Operations Specialist

IKEA; Perryville (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

IKEA in Perryville, Maryland, is seeking a People & Culture professional for an exempt, full-time role. You will help run local P&C operations and partner with store leadership to deliver an exceptional coworker experience.

The role emphasizes onboarding, training delivery, payroll-related activities, and local communications to reinforce the IKEA brand. You will need at least 2 years of P&C experience, strong collaboration, and the ability to influence across levels in a fast-paced retail

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of People & Culture experience.
• Ability to navigate change and act as a change agent.
• Ability to collaborate and influence across all levels.
• Experience designing internal processes and leveraging new systems.
• Passion for people and fostering a people-centric environment.
• Independent decision-making in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Execute operational P&C activities, collaborating with LOS Specialists to deliver an excellent coworker experience.
• Ensure and execute delivery of learning activities at unit/function level including legally required trainings.
• Ensure local employer communication activities including events are consistent, well perceived and build on the IKEA brand.
• Deploy services that are required to be executed at a local level such as uniforms, contracts, timekeeping and parts of payroll administration.
• Manage local on- and off-boarding activities as main contact person including equipment, accesses and welcome day among others.
• Execute operational P&C activities at unit/function level, collaborating with other LOS specialists, point of local contact when helpdesk is not sufficient/escalation to support complex situations that require specialistic knowledge.

Skills

People & Culture experience

Change agent mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Process design & systems

Strong communication

Job description

IKEA in Perryville, Maryland, is seeking a People & Culture professional for an exempt, full-time role. You will help run local P&C operations and partner with store leadership to deliver an exceptional coworker experience.

The role emphasizes onboarding, training delivery, payroll-related activities, and local communications to reinforce the IKEA brand. You will need at least 2 years of P&C experience, strong collaboration, and the ability to influence across levels in a fast-paced retail