This senior product leadership role supports Rakuten Ecosystem Platform Services and helps shape platforms used across the company’s broad digital ecosystem. Requirements typically include substantial product management experience, strong knowledge of platform or digital services, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work with engineering, business, and international teams. The candidate is expected to define product strategy, prioritize roadmaps, understand customer and business needs, manage stakeholders, and deliver scalable services. Experience with marketplaces, APIs, data-driven products, agile development, or large technology ecosystems would be valuable. Business-level English is likely important, while Japanese ability may be preferred depending on internal and partner interactions.
Rakuten Group, Inc. is a major Japanese technology and internet company headquartered in Tokyo. Founded in 1997, it operates a wide ecosystem spanning e-commerce, fintech, mobile communications, digital content, travel, advertising, and online services. Its membership and loyalty platform connects many of these businesses, allowing customers to earn and use Rakuten Points across the ecosystem. Rakuten also operates internationally through selected technology, communications, and digital businesses. The company is known for its ambitious platform strategy, entrepreneurial culture, and use of technology to connect consumers, merchants, and service providers. Employees often work in multicultural, cross-functional teams, particularly in product, engineering, data, and global business roles. Rakuten’s working environment can be fast-paced and commercially focused, with opportunities to influence large-scale consumer and enterprise services.
Japan offers strong opportunities in software engineering, product management, data, fintech, e-commerce, consulting, hospitality, and international business, especially in Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, and Fukuoka. Workplace culture values reliability, teamwork, preparation, and respect for hierarchy, although global companies may operate more flexibly. Daily life is safe and convenient, with excellent public transport, healthcare, food, and cultural activities. Housing and commuting costs are highest in Tokyo, while regional cities can offer a slower and less expensive lifestyle. Foreign professionals generally need an employer-sponsored work visa, such as the Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services visa or Highly Skilled Professional visa. Employers commonly assist with sponsorship and relocation paperwork. Applicants should prepare academic and employment documents, arrange housing, register locally after arrival, and confirm tax, insurance, and language requirements before moving.
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