This role promotes Rakuten's digital transformation (DX) solutions to corporate customers and supports sales growth within the Group Sales Division. Requirements typically include experience in B2B sales planning, sales promotion, marketing, consulting, or solution selling, preferably involving IT, cloud, telecommunications, or digital services. Strong communication, presentation, proposal-writing, and project coordination skills are expected. The successful candidate should understand customer business challenges, collaborate with internal product and sales teams, create effective campaigns and proposals, and help improve sales processes. Japanese business proficiency is likely essential, while English may be useful in Rakuten's international environment.
Rakuten Group, Inc. is a major Japanese technology and internet services company headquartered in Tokyo. Founded in 1997, it operates a broad ecosystem covering e-commerce, fintech, mobile communications, digital content, travel, advertising, and business services. Rakuten serves both consumers and corporate customers, using its membership, loyalty, data, and technology platforms to connect services across the group. Its corporate solutions business helps organizations adopt digital tools, telecommunications, marketing services, and other technologies. The company is known for its distinctive English-language working environment, global ambitions, entrepreneurial culture, and emphasis on innovation. Employees may work with diverse businesses and internal stakeholders, although the pace can be demanding and responsibilities often span multiple functions. Benefits, working arrangements, and compensation vary by position and employment contract.
Japan offers opportunities in technology, telecommunications, e-commerce, finance, consulting, manufacturing, tourism, and corporate sales, especially in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. Work culture values reliability, teamwork, punctuality, and respect for hierarchy, though international companies may be more flexible. Tokyo provides extensive career options and excellent public transportation but has high housing costs. Japan offers safe cities, efficient railways, good healthcare, seasonal food, and varied lifestyles from urban districts to rural and coastal communities. Foreign professionals normally need an appropriate work visa, commonly an Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services visa, with employer sponsorship. Highly skilled workers may qualify for a points-based visa. Relocation usually involves securing housing, registering an address, arranging health insurance, and opening a bank account. Japanese ability improves workplace integration and daily life, even when English is used at work.
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