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/
As a Product Manager of Travel Product Section, you will be responsible for managing, developing, planning and operation of the advertising products and platform used by hotels registered on Rakuten Travel. You will play an integral part of growing our business through products and business innovations by leveraging your passion for the travel industry.
Main Responsibilities
Managing the Travel Product Section which includes 5 product groups with a team
Achieve the business KPI by generating and enhancing the values of our products
Acting as the project lead and collaborating with both Rakuten internal businesses and external digital marketing partners
Build and sustain strong relationships with business decision makers both internally and externally. Ensuring a strong pipeline with the Travel business.
Build and maintain growth strategy for business sustainability
Cultivate section members’ capabilities for their professional growth
Bridge between Singapore office and HQ/Global entities on various projects
Facilitate product improvement by working together with our engineering team in Singapore and business team in Japan to design roadmaps and release plans to improve its performance.
Be a key decision-maker in the ad product requirement.
Be a key point of contact with salespersons, agencies, and vendors.
Conduct data analysis to clarify issues and identify improvement points.
Mandatory Qualifications
At least 5 years experiences in product and project management, preferably within the online travel industry space
Business level Japanese skills are required as you will need to communicate frequently with Japanese internal and external stakeholders
People management experience is required
Demonstrated expertise in wide range of project management/business lead collaborating with stakeholders both internal and external, or equivalent experiences
Capable of multi-tasking projects effectively.
Excellent communication skills and conflict management skills.
Online Travel Agency (OTA) related business experience is preferred
Must be an excellent communicator with strong presentation and facilitation skills
Must be a team leader and a self-starter
Rakuten is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief, or age.