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California, United States
Remote only
Job Description:
Position may be hired in most US states, either in-office hybrid or remote.
Rakuten International is a division of Rakuten Group, Inc., a Japanese global technology leader in services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Headquartered in San Mateo, California with more than 4,000 employees worldwide, the Rakuten International business portfolio includes market leaders in e-commerce, digital marketing, advertising, communications and entertainment. We create products and services that provide exceptional value by aligning members and the businesses that want to engage them in a shared community.
Rakuten Advertising provides advertising technology and consumer insights to the world’s leading brands and retailers. Working with agencies and brands around the world, Rakuten Advertising unites technology, client strategy and consumer insights to deliver advertising experiences that drive increased brand awareness and
marketing performance. With access to Rakuten’s diverse media properties and audiences, combined with an award-winning performance network and proprietary consumer research, Rakuten Advertising creates the right conditions to reach new customers and sustain long-lasting loyalty.
Job Summary:
Rakuten Advertising is seeking a subject matter expert (SME) to lead our strategic expansion into retail media partnerships (e.g., Amazon, Best Buy, etc.) through Impact.com’s Seller product. As this is a new role and offering, you will be the primary architect of our service offering for brands selling on third-party retailers, leveraging Impact.com’s partnership technology. This is a high-impact, dual-purpose role: you will act as a strategic consultant to our existing client base and our account teams supporting them, and a SME for our Sales team, helping them win new business by demonstrating how we bridge the gap between retail marketplaces and affiliate marketing. As we grow our Retail Media business within Rakuten Advertising, this role will be expected to forecast and deliver against revenue growth targets and, when appropriate, hire and develop a team to support this.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop and Own Service Strategy:
2. Revenue, Resourcing and Team Management:
2. Client Consulting & Optimization:
3. Sales Enablement & Strategic Pitching:
Required Qualifications:
Desirable Skills:
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Five Principles for Success
Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.
Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team
Rakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.
As part of our Rakuten interview process, we encourage applicants to use their own words, rather than AI-generated content. Tell us your story in a way that's personal and authentic.
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base compensation for this role to be within the range shown below. Individual compensation will vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location. The successful applicant for this role will be eligible for discretionary bonus, health, vision, dental insurance, 401k matching, PTO, Volunteer Time Off (VTO), and other employee benefits as the company implements.
