The role manages sales promotion for Rakuten’s device business, supporting handset sales through campaign planning, channel coordination, performance analysis, and collaboration with internal teams and external partners. Candidates are expected to have experience in sales promotion, marketing, retail, telecommunications, consumer electronics, or a related field. Strong project management, numerical analysis, communication, and negotiation skills are important. The successful candidate should understand customer behavior and sales channels, deliver campaigns on schedule, monitor results, and recommend improvements. Japanese business-level communication is likely required, while English may be useful for working with international teams. A proactive, commercially minded approach and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders are expected.
Rakuten Group, Inc. is a major Japanese technology and internet company headquartered in Tokyo. Founded in 1997, it operates a broad ecosystem covering e-commerce, fintech, mobile communications, digital content, travel, advertising, and professional sports. Rakuten Mobile is expanding Japan’s mobile network and offers telecommunications services, smartphones, and related devices, making device sales and customer acquisition important parts of its growth strategy. The company promotes an integrated membership model in which customers can use multiple Rakuten services and earn or spend Rakuten Points. Rakuten has a multinational workforce and operates across Japan and overseas markets. Its work environment is generally fast-moving and entrepreneurial, with employees expected to collaborate across business units, use data to make decisions, and contribute to new digital products and services.
Japan offers strong opportunities in technology, telecommunications, e-commerce, finance, manufacturing, hospitality, education, and healthcare. Tokyo provides the largest concentration of international and corporate roles, while Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sapporo also offer growing employment markets. Workplace culture values punctuality, teamwork, respect for hierarchy, attention to detail, and reliability, although international companies may use more flexible practices. Living standards are high, public transport is excellent, and cities are generally safe, but housing and daily expenses can be substantial in Tokyo. Japanese ability greatly improves career and social opportunities, even when English is used at work. Foreign employees typically need an appropriate work visa, sponsored by an employer; common categories include Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services and Highly Skilled Professional. Relocating usually involves arranging housing, residence registration, health insurance, banking, and tax procedures.
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