Job Description

Public Affairs Leader - West India
"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."
Location
Bengaluru
Employment type
Full Time Permanent
Department
Marketing & Communication
Deadline
2025-06-09
Mobility support
Domestic
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Candidate profile (title) Who you are
Candidate profile (text) - Default language We are looking for an experienced Public Affairs Leader based in Mumbai to lead the total scope of Public Affairs for IKEA in Maharashtra and West India. You will work closely with the markets to develop and implement strategies to engage with public policy, manage key stakeholders, manage crisis and mitigate risks. If you are a motivated and collaborative professional with a strong track record in public affairs, we would love to hear from you.
- Around 10-12 years of experience in public affairs, policymaking, or a related field
- Strong understanding of policy-making processes, regulatory landscapes, and stakeholder management
- Excellent strategic thinking, communication and influencing skills
- Fluency in Marathi language will be preferred
- Passionate about positive societal impact and sustainability
- Experienced in coaching, mentoring, and leading teams and people
- Guided by the IKEA/ humanistic values and a strong believer in leading by example
Key responsibilities (title) Your responsibilities
Key responsibilities (text) - Develop and secure effective and timely implementation of actions in line with IKEA India PA strategy
- Lead the local public affairs topics with support from the markets
- Mitigate risks and handle crisis situations that have the potential to harm IKEA's business
- Build strong relations and manage key local stakeholders including government bodies, policy makers, NGOs, and other companies and influential institutions in collaboration with internal functions in the market
- Represent IKEA's point of view in external and internal forums and in policy conversations
- Drive advocacy topics around sustainability and EDI topics both externally and internally.
- Help to create a positive policy and regulatory environment for a transforming and growing, people and planet positive IKEA business.
- Fore sighting and providing external intelligence to internal teams.
- Create a strong IKEA brand. Lead and contribute to positioning movement, integrating into communications team and contributing to 360-degree campaigns
- Integrate PA actions with PR and other communication functions
Team vision ( title) Together as a team
Team vision (text) Our team is the voice of IKEA. We use words, pictures and videos to tell the story about IKEA, to build our brand and inspire people with our offer. We bounce ideas back and forth, we challenge each other and we are crazy passionate about communication. Of course we're also the ones who make sure to keep all our fellow co-workers informed, engaged and connected in a constantly changing business environment.
WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
At IKEA we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us! We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.
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
• Having fun!