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AI product planning and promotion - Data Solutions Department, Marketing Solutions Business, Rakuten Insight, Inc. (Secondment) (A&M)

Rakuten global.rakuten.com Open · verified Sep 22, 2026
Tokyo Full-time Mid-level General Marketing

At a glance

Mid-level General Marketing role at Rakuten. Tokyo · full-time.

Pay not stated General Marketing salary

RoleGeneral Marketing
SeniorityMid-level
LocationTokyo
EmploymentFull-time
PostedSep 2, 2026 · 2w ago
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Work with sales to uncover clients’ core business and marketing problems, then shape AI-led responses
  • Turn those needs into AI usage plans and recommend internal products or solutions that produce results
  • Improve business processes and build mechanisms that grow sales and profitability
  • Coordinate with operations while moving projects forward alongside a roughly fifteen-person tech and business group

What you bring

  • You have corporate sales experience or have supported sales teams with customer proposals and negotiations
  • You have managed project progress, regardless of the project’s scale
  • You have used AI in your work

Who this fits

You’ll suit a mid-level role that combines client proposal work, AI product planning, project coordination and business improvement. The position is based at the Futako-Tamagawa Rise Office in Tokyo and requires English qualification details during selection. You’ll work closely with sales, technology and operations teams in an agile environment, with potential to move into team leadership or management.

From the employer

Job Description:

Business Overview
Rakuten Insight is a research company within the Rakuten Group, receiving a variety of work from not only Rakuten Group clients but also external business companies, agencies, and research firms.
Our mission is to solve client problems by utilizing asking data collected from one of the largest single panels in the industry and various big data from within the Rakuten Group.

Department Overview
This is a dynamic, cutting-edge department in the research business that leads the planning, development, and operation of new AI-based products.
For example, the "AI Chat Interview" has received high praise from clients since its release, leading to the development of aggressive marketing and promotional initiatives with the aim of making it one of the pillars of Rakuten Insight's overall future business.
We go beyond research and explore a wide range of possibilities, including promotion, to plan and implement new solutions that use AI to solve corporate marketing challenges.

Position:
Why We Hire
We are seeking to add members who can contribute immediately to our business expansion, including the development and strengthening of AI-based products and SaaS businesses.
We are seeking a candidate who can work in a venture-like environment within a large company like Rakuten, where they can collaborate to develop new businesses and potentially lead the team as a leader/manager.

Position Details
Working with the sales team, you will lead AI utilization proposal activities to clients.
You will also hold weekly discussions with the tech team on development and planning topics, working closely with a team of approximately 15 people to advance projects in an agile manner.

Major Duties
1. Collaborate with sales members to deeply understand clients' business and marketing challenges and uncover their essential needs.
2. Plan and promote AI utilization strategies to solve these challenges and create new value.
3. Propose in-house AI products and solutions based on the strategy and drive results.
4. Promote business improvements and create systems to expand sales and generate profits.
5. Collaborate with the operations team to ensure smooth project progress.

Working Environment
- The business and tech teams collaborate seamlessly, working as one team every day.
- You'll experience the PDCA cycle from the planning stage of a new product through to development, launch, and improvement, giving you a sense of both speed and accomplishment.
- We work in an agile manner, allowing us to respond quickly to changing market and customer needs.
Through daily communication, ideas are quickly brought to life and the whole team can celebrate success together.

Required Requirements:
- Experience in corporate sales or working with sales to provide customer proposals and negotiation support
- Project management experience (experience managing project progress, regardless of project size)
- Utilizing AI in your work

Preferred Requirements:
- 2+ years of corporate sales experience
- Knowledge of AI and data analytics, or sales experience for related services
- Experience conducting or participating in marketing research
- Experience implementing or participating in data analytics-related projects
- Management experience, including team leading and member development
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Others Information:
Additional information on Location
Futakotamagawa Rise Office
2-21-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

Additional information on English Qualification
English Requirement: Yes
*TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, etc.
*Details will be provided if you proceed to the selection process.

#business #ServicePlanning #serviceplanner #BusinessDevelopment #AI #adandmedia #RakutenInsight

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