Product Manager, Rakuten Marketplace Advertising

Job Description:

Rakuten Group, Inc. is a global leader in internet services and has a diverse ecosystem spanning across e-commerce, fintech, communications and more serving approximately 1.8 billion members worldwide. Founded in Tokyo in 1997, the Group operates in over 30 countries and regions with more than 30,000 employees. 

Based in Singapore's Central Business District, Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd. serves as the regional headquarters for Asia, driving value through areas such as advertising product development, product strategy, and data management to support Rakuten Group's global ecosystem. 

Learn more at: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/

The Global Ad Technology Department (GATD) manages the whole of the advertising systems that power Rakuten. We are a cross-functional and data-driven organization working together in a diverse team spread across five countries: Japan, Singapore, India, China and UK.

GATD Website:

https://corp.rakuten.co.jp/careers/feature/adtech/en/ 

We develop and maintain the comprehensive advertisement platform that allows both internal stakeholders (ex. Rakuten Ichiba merchants, Rakuten Travel accommodations) and external advertisers (huge national and international clients) to freely manage their promotional mix and marketing campaigns.

Working with us you will be able to learn everything about Rakuten Group's wide range of services. In our team, Product Management Section, we have product ownership to delivery advertisement product to maximize clients' sales by advertise activity and Rakuten's ad sales.

We are looking for a product manager who understands the business background, objectives, business needs, and challenges, and who will lead the creation of products and functions that contribute to business growth, including the formulation of requirements.

Depending on your career aspirations, aptitude, skills, experience, and situation, you may be assigned to a single product or multiple products.

Product Examples:

• Listing Ads
• Display ads
• CPD ads
• Travel ads

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the growth and success of assigned products
• Work closely with the business and product development managers to create and promote the product roadmap in an integrated manner, while aligning the business plan and technology roadmap

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in digital product/service development; experience in marketing or advertising area is a plus
• Experience in closely collaborating with stakeholders in Business and Development to develop digital products/services
• Basic understanding of software development process
• Good communication skills with tech/non-tech people in both Japanese and English as you will be required to work with stakeholders based in Japan
• Strong analytical and quantitative problem solving ability
• Proactive self-starter with self-motivated mind
• Strong get-things-done mind with a sense of ownership
• Proven ability to deal with frequent changes
• Ability to build trust and strong relationships as a team player, leveraging excellent communication skills