This role involves defining and managing data and analytics platform products that support Rakuten’s business and client-facing services. Responsibilities typically include gathering requirements, setting product priorities, creating roadmaps, coordinating with engineering and business teams, and improving platform usability, quality, and adoption. Candidates are expected to have experience in product management, data platforms, analytics, or business systems, with strong communication and stakeholder-management skills. Knowledge of SQL, cloud technologies, APIs, data governance, and agile development is advantageous. The successful candidate should be comfortable working across departments, translating business needs into technical requirements, making decisions using data, and delivering products in a complex, international organization. Business-level Japanese and English may be required or strongly preferred.
Rakuten Group, Inc. is a major Japanese technology and internet company headquartered in Tokyo. Founded in 1997, it operates a broad ecosystem that includes e-commerce, fintech, mobile communications, digital content, travel, advertising, and professional sports. Rakuten’s services are connected through its membership and loyalty platform, allowing customers to earn and use Rakuten Points across multiple businesses. The company has expanded internationally and employs people from many countries, making English an important working language in some departments, while Japanese remains essential for many domestic roles. Rakuten invests heavily in digital platforms, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and financial technology. Its corporate culture emphasizes innovation, entrepreneurship, customer value, and cross-business collaboration. The company offers opportunities for candidates interested in developing large-scale technology products within a diversified global digital ecosystem.
Japan offers strong opportunities in technology, data analytics, software engineering, finance, consulting, manufacturing, healthcare, tourism, and education. Tokyo has the widest range of international jobs, while Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sapporo, and Okinawa offer different lifestyles and employment markets. Japanese workplaces value punctuality, preparation, teamwork, and respectful communication. Daily life is safe, clean, and convenient, with excellent public transport, healthcare, shopping, and food, although housing and commuting costs can be high in Tokyo. Foreign professionals generally need a work visa sponsored by an employer; common routes include the Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services visa and the Highly Skilled Professional visa. Applicants should prepare academic records, employment documents, and proof of qualifications. Learning Japanese improves career prospects and daily integration. Relocating workers should budget for deposits, agency fees, furnishings, insurance, taxes, and initial living expenses, and should confirm whether the employer provides relocation assistance.
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