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New Business Development / Project Manager - Marketing Division

Rakuten global.rakuten.com Open
Tokyo Full-time Manager General Marketing

At a glance

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

Pay not stated General Marketing salary

RoleGeneral Marketing
SeniorityManager
LocationTokyo
EmploymentFull-time
PostedOct 2, 2026
Role brief

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What you'll do

  • Scan global developments for business opportunities, then shape plans to attract customers and raise per-customer spend
  • Run proof-of-concept work with legal, marketing and design teams, while negotiating with partners and channels
  • Present proposals for approval, assess what drove or hindered results, and plan how successful tests can grow
  • Back teammates on projects and trials beyond your own assignments to help the group deliver

What you bring

  • More than two years of professional experience
  • You can discuss work with specialists across marketing, design, retail operations, systems, legal and accounting
  • You have conducted business in both Japanese and English

Who this fits

This role suits someone comfortable developing business plans, coordinating proof-of-concept projects and working with external partners. Japanese fluency and advanced English are stated language levels; the position is based in Tokyo.

From the employer

Job Description:

Business Overview

The Marketing Division leads brand, creative, marketing, and membership as a cross-group organization with a mission to expand Rakuten Group's membership value and ecosystem of over 70 services.


We believe that the mobile domain is a platform that plays a fundamental role in the ecosystem, and as the Marketing Division, we are further promoting collaboration with Rakuten Mobile.


Department Overview

Marketing Planning Department is an organization that leads the planning of Rakuten Mobile's plans and product strategies and their implementation.


The mission of the Business Incubation Department is to plan and develop new services and businesses for the next several years, and to establish unique contract acquisition methods through collaboration with external parties.


Position Details

- Developing new plans

Collecting the latest global information and discovering business opportunities

Designing plans that lead to customer acquisition and unit price improvement.


- Operation of PoC

Collaboration with internal departments such as legal affairs, marketing, and design

Negotiations with external parties such as business partners and channels Presentation to superior, approval


- Analysis and reporting of PoC results

Analysis of success factors and failure factors, expansion plan


- Support for other team members

Support to “maximize team results” for projects other than those in charge and PoC


- Other related work


Mandatory Qualifications:

- Over 2 years of working experience

- Those who have a wide range of knowledge to the extent that they do not have trouble communicating with experts in related fields such as marketing / design / shop management / system development / legal affairs / accounting

- Business experience in both Japanese and English


Desired Qualifications:

- Business development experience, project management experience (more than 3 years), or similar consulting experience

- Experience in consulting, negotiation with outside parties such as corporate sales, and presentation experience


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Languages:

English (Overall - 3 - Advanced), Japanese (Overall - 4 - Fluent)
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Each morning you get everything that fits, strongest first.

Find me work

By the team behind growthroles.