Job Description

Business Overview

Rakuten Group provides more than 70 services in a wide range of fields, including e-commerce, travel, digital content, and other Internet services in Japan and overseas, as well as financial services such as credit cards, banking, securities, electronic money, and smartphone app payments, mobile services such as mobile carrier services, and professional sports. By organically linking these services through a membership system centered on Rakuten members, Rakuten has created a unique “Rakuten ecosystem” that is unlike any other.

*Our Businesses Key Figures

http://corp.rakuten.co.jp/careers/services/

Department Overview

We are a strategic team working directly under CEO Hiroshi Mikitani, leading key initiatives across the Rakuten Group.
We work closely with senior executives to provide strategic support for various business challenges, while also driving execution, project management, and business evaluations.
You will gain hands-on experience supporting a wide range of Rakuten’s 70+ businesses, while being exposed to the dynamism of executive decision-making at the highest level.

Position:

Why We Hire

To further accelerate the growth of our group, we are now launching cross-functional projects and hiring strategic talent to lead these initiatives.

Appeal Point

- Work directly under the founding CEO to address key business challenges

- Rapidly develop your skills while engaging with a wide range of businesses and themes
- Gain an executive-level perspective through close collaboration with senior executives and key decision-makers

Position Details

We work on strategic projects within Rakuten Group, focusing especially on those of critical importance to senior executives. Collaborating closely with business units, we provide the necessary support to solve key issues and help drive executive decision-making.

For each project, we form a dedicated project team, assigning members based on their background, skills, and preferences. We aim to develop talent who can grow rapidly by engaging with a wide range of industries and themes and become valuable contributors within Rakuten Group.

Examples of Tasks:
- Growth and turnaround strategies for various businesses
- Operational optimization and efficiency improvement initiatives
- Business due diligence and valuation
- Strategic partnership planning and negotiation support
- Support for new business development
- Macroeconomic research and modeling

Examples of Themes:
- AI
- Fintech
- Sports Business
- Web3/ Cryptocurrency
- Satellites and Space Technologies
- Drones/ Autonomous Delivery Robots

Work Environment

Most of our team members are in their 20s to mid-30s.

Many of our mid-career hires come from consulting firms or have experience in corporate strategy/business development roles. Some members have backgrounds in government or financial institutions.

Among our mid-career hires, some build long-term careers within the department, while others move on to take strategic roles in various business units.
There are also members who take the lead in launching new businesses and go on to manage them over the medium to long term, playing a central role in driving their growth.

Mandatory Qualifications:
- Logical thinking
- Communication skills

- Business level English and Japanese

Desired Qualifications:

- Project Management skills

- Strategic Planning skills

- At least 2-3 years of experience in a consulting firm

- At least 2-3 years of experience in policy planning at a government office

Other Information:

Additional information on English Qualification

Please submit a TOEIC score of 800 or higher or equivalent proof by the final interview.

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Languages:

English (Overall - 2 - Intermediate), Japanese (Overall - 4 - Fluent)