Junior Systems Engineer

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Employment Type: Regular

Who you are

We are looking for a System Engineer to join us in developing ways for IKEA to stay relevant for our customers.

Our diverse team for Payroll & Mobility is growing, and we would love to talk with you, if you recognize yourself in some of the following: Passionate about understanding the end-to-end employee lifecycle (Hire to Retire), with a strong foundation in HR, Payroll, and Mobility domains. Possess a solution-oriented and creative mindset, enabling effective problem-solving and continuous improvement of processes.
Demonstrate strong ownership by independently driving initiatives toward desired outcomes while simplifying complex processes. Solid understanding of payroll system interfaces and process development, including integrations both to and from payroll systems. Hands-on experience with ADP GlobalView (GV), SuccessFactors Employee Central (EC)
Collaborative team players who build strong cross-functional relationships actively share knowledge and contribute to team success.

Proactively engage and manage stakeholders across HR, People & Culture, GBO, Data, Security, and external vendors, ensuring alignment between business needs and technical solutions.

Curious and self-driven learner with a strong interest in leveraging AI for HR and Payroll enhancements, improving efficiency and reporting capabilities.

This is our wish list! If you don’t recognize yourself in all these points, you might still be an excellent candidate for the role. The must-haves we see for this role is though:
Bachelor's degree in commerce or computer science.

Minimum 3+ years of experience in Payroll processing and/or Mobility, preferably within multinational HCM environments

Strong knowledge of MS Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and SAP HCM data interfaces, including integrations and data flows.

A day in your life with us

You’ll be a vital part in the transformation of IKEA into a more front-line obsessed company by ensuring that we deliver timely and compliant solutions


This means that you will:

Work within a global digital team to monitor, support, and deliver solutions for SAP Payroll and SuccessFactors integrations.

Govern and manage inbound interfaces to ADP GlobalView (SAP R/3 Payroll system), ensuring stability and preventing payroll disruptions. Oversee and manage incidents related to SuccessFactors to GlobalView integrations, ensuring timely resolution and minimal business impact.

Govern and control effort estimation and cost for Change Requests (CRs) raised by the GBO team, aligning billing guidelines and leveraging payroll domain expertise.

Collaborate with Global Business Operations (GBO) and country teams to review payroll service delivery provided by vendors, ensuring compliance with agreed KPIs and service levels.

Together as a team

We’re the ones who make it possible for people to have a smarter life at home and a hassle-free and rewarding shopping experience. Together we work to find new digital solutions for every business need to help make IKEA a great and efficient place to work. We like to think of ourselves as innovative and modern, and we believe that nothing would actually work without us.