Real Estate Development Leader (Focus Expansion & Development) AT/CH (m/f/d)

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**Who you are** Are you ready to shape the future of IKEA-s property portfolio? We-re looking for a strategic and experienced real estate development professional to lead the acquisition, planning, and optimization of our real estate locations in Austria and Switzerland. You-ll play a key role in securing new sites, managing permits and approvals, and protecting and maintaining the long-term value, permits and legal rights of our existing assets - ensuring our spaces are ready to meet the needs of the many. WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLE: You-ll work at the intersection of business growth and urban development, collaborating with local authorities, communities, and internal stakeholders to deliver smart, sustainable property solutions. You-ll lead with purpose, drive innovation, and help IKEA create places that inspire. WHO YOU ARE: To be successful in this role, we believe you have: - 6+ years of experience in real estate development or asset management - Strong background in law, urban planning, engineering, architecture, or real estate business administration - Proven experience working with public authorities and navigating permitting processes - Strategic mindset with hands-on delivery experience **Your responsibilities** - Lead the acquisition, leasing, development, active management and divestment of our portfolio and individual properties across Austria and Switzerland - Build strong relationships with local authorities and external partners to secure planning and permitting approvals - Manage real estate risks, taxes, and obligations to protect IKEA-s interests - Oversee infrastructure and utility agreements, neighborhood agreements and other business relationships ensuring compliance and cost-efficiency - Coordinate with internal teams to ensure smooth handover and operational readiness - Represent IKEA in property-related matters with landlords, tenants, and shared property associations - Champion IKEA values and fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement Without us our many co-workers and customers wouldn-t have an IKEA to go to. We make sure to secure, build and maintain our physical locations - from stores to offices to factories - to meet the needs of the many people. Together we lead the way in delivering safe, compliant, sustainable, and innovative solutions for every property. And we feel a great sense of pride in seeing everything working smoothly! **Good to know** We mentioned earlier that we want our employees to be happy and healthy.-- It also means saying 'thank you'! - - Our way of saying thank you: - 28 vacation days (based on a 100% workload)- - 8 weeks paid parental leave for fathers; 20 weeks paid parental leave for mothers-- - Very attractive social benefits- - 15% staff discount on your purchase - in every Swiss IKEA store-- - You would rather travel to work by public transport? We pay between 85% and 100% of your yearly travel ticket - Free parking facilities - Unlimited access to the LinkedIn learning platform- - Affordable and healthy meals in our staff canteen (CHF 4.50 for meat dishes and CHF 3.50 for veggie dishes)- - Bonus payments for all employees- There are many opportunities for career development at IKEA. We encourage and support our employees to try out different roles, move between functions or even go abroad.- Please submit your full application online via our website, please note however that we cannot consider applications and documents sent by email or post. That's it from us.- That was a lot of information. We'd love to find out more about you. Just click on 'Apply now' and off you go.-- We review applications on an ongoing basis and may stop the application process as soon as we have found the right person. So please apply as soon as possible.