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Project Manager (Business requirement definition and Development priority management) - Marketing Division

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

At a glance

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

Pay not stated General Marketing salary

RoleGeneral Marketing
SeniorityManager
LocationTokyo
EmploymentFull-time
PostedAug 3, 2026 · 7w ago
Role brief

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

What you'll do

  • Translate business needs into requirements and give the development team clear input for web or app services
  • Coordinate related teams as a project lead while requirements take shape
  • Rank B2C development work by facilitating department-head discussions about which projects proceed
  • Prepare documents, run approval meetings, and secure management decisions on implementation priorities

What you bring

  • Hands-on experience defining requirements for development work and managing development projects
  • Experience presenting business proposals to corporate management and helping move those initiatives forward
  • Fluent Japanese and intermediate English for the role's stated language expectations

Who this fits

This role suits a project manager who can bridge business planning and development, lead cross-team requirement work, and guide priority decisions. It is based in Tokyo and calls for fluent Japanese plus intermediate English. Telecom experience, telecommunications knowledge, and meeting-facilitation experience would strengthen your fit.

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.

Service Design Department is in charge of defining requirements, responding to inquiries from each department, and leading projects as they arise.

Service Design Section leads projects and defines business requirements, responding to inquiries from various business departments. Additionally, we manage the overall development priority of the B2C business, and are responsible for creating documentation, facilitating meetings, and obtaining approval from the management."

Position Details

You will be in charge of "requirement definition" to understand the business requirements and provide input to the development side, since what you want to do (business requirements) will arise in line with your strategy.

You will be required to work like a project leader because you will need to collaborate with all related parties in defining the requirements.

We are looking for someone who has experience in defining requirements for web and app services for users, or someone who has created services while working with requirement documents on the development side.

Additionally, we are seeking someone to take charge of the overall development priority management for our business. This includes facilitating discussions with department heads to select implementation projects, as well as leading meetings to obtain approval from the management. We welcome candidates who have experience in proposing and supporting business initiatives to the corporate management.

Mandatory Qualifications:

- Experience in defining requirements for development projects

- Experience in project management of development projects

Desired Qualifications:

- Business English

- Experience working in the telecom industry

- Experience proposing initiatives and providing support to the corporate management, as well as experience meeting facilitation

- Knowledge of telecommunications technology

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Languages:

English (Overall - 2 - Intermediate), Japanese (Overall - 4 - Fluent)

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