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posted_at: 6 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Job Description:
SUMMARY...
Rakuten Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Rakuten, a global leader in internet services headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Launched in 2014, Rakuten Capital invests in early and growth stage companies globally. To date, Rakuten Capital has deployed over $1BN of capital and invested in 70+ companies, including Lyft, Pinterest, Upstart, and Careem.
The analyst will support investment activities from deal sourcing
Job Description:
SUMMARY...
Rakuten Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Rakuten, a global leader in internet services headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Launched in 2014, Rakuten Capital invests in early and growth stage companies globally. To date, Rakuten Capital has deployed over $1BN of capital and invested in 70+ companies, including Lyft, Pinterest, Upstart, and Careem.
The analyst will support investment activities from deal sourcing to closing. Primary industry focus (but not limited to) will be climatetech/sustainability and fintech, including blockchain/Web3. The analyst will be an integral part of a small investment team (currently 4 people), and will have the opportunity to interact directly with senior executives at Rakuten and founders of portfolio companies.
Key Responsibilities
• Deal sourcing: Attend conferences, network with other investors, and screen for attractive investment opportunities.
• Due diligence: Review due diligence materials, evaluate financial models and unit economics, interview customers and research competitors.
• Deal execution and negotiation: Participate in the negotiation process. Assist the team with term sheet and document drafting. Prepare internal memos for the investment committee. Coordinate with legal and various internal departments to close deals.
• Industry research: Perform in-depth market research to identify investment trends and understand competitive landscape.
• Portfolio Company Support: Provide strategic support to portfolio companies, including leading partnership discussions, validating fundraising plans, and conducting industry research
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Strong financial modelling skills and ability to conduct valuation analysis
• Highly analytical, strong communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills to develop business relationships
• Ability to work in a small-team and adapt quickly to fast-paced and changing work environment
• Eager to learn and passionate about investment in high growth tech companies
• Flexibility and ability to engage in other strategic initiatives and projects as required by the team
• Ability to gain familiarity with investment process and legal language literacy
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point
Qualification Requirements
• 1-3 years of work experience in investment and financial analysis positions, ideally venture capital, private equity, or hedge fund principal investment role or relevant investment banking or consulting experience with a top-tier firm.
• Undergraduate degree from a top university
Five Principles for Success
Rakuten Group has an unswerving commitment to building an egalitarian society by empowering individuals and companies to be successful in business and in life. The Five Principles for Success are designed to keep each of us on track, to ensure we make continuous progress toward our ultimate goals.
Always Improve, Always Advance
There are only two kinds of people in the world:
Best Effort people are satisfied with the status quo; when they fail, they console themselves by saying "I did my best."
Get Things Done people are absolutely committed to reaching their goals.
With enough determination and effort—by being a Get Things Done person—you can achieve anything.
Passionately Professional
Rakuten is an organization composed of true professionals.
Real professionals in any field—whether in sports, the arts, science, business or anything else—only reach the top because they have the self-discipline to develop and improve themselves continuously.
Only by consistently working many times harder than our competitors can we consistently win.
Hypothesize → Practice → Validate → Shikumika
Success in business depends on making and executing concrete specific action plans.
Maximize Customer Satisfaction
Rakuten is first and foremost a service company. We're proud to serve our customers and we ceaselessly seek to improve their experience.
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!!
The internet makes the window of opportunity for every small business. Accomplish in one month what it takes other companies a year to do, because we can only win by being many times faster than our competitors.
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $58,200 - $99,200. 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 Show more details...
SUMMARY...
Rakuten Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Rakuten, a global leader in internet services headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Launched in 2014, Rakuten Capital invests in early and growth stage companies globally. To date, Rakuten Capital has deployed over $1BN of capital and invested in 70+ companies, including Lyft, Pinterest, Upstart, and Careem.
The analyst will support investment activities from deal sourcing to closing. Primary industry focus (but not limited to) will be climatetech/sustainability and fintech, including blockchain/Web3. The analyst will be an integral part of a small investment team (currently 4 people), and will have the opportunity to interact directly with senior executives at Rakuten and founders of portfolio companies.
Key Responsibilities
• Deal sourcing: Attend conferences, network with other investors, and screen for attractive investment opportunities.
• Due diligence: Review due diligence materials, evaluate financial models and unit economics, interview customers and research competitors.
• Deal execution and negotiation: Participate in the negotiation process. Assist the team with term sheet and document drafting. Prepare internal memos for the investment committee. Coordinate with legal and various internal departments to close deals.
• Industry research: Perform in-depth market research to identify investment trends and understand competitive landscape.
• Portfolio Company Support: Provide strategic support to portfolio companies, including leading partnership discussions, validating fundraising plans, and conducting industry research
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Strong financial modelling skills and ability to conduct valuation analysis
• Highly analytical, strong communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills to develop business relationships
• Ability to work in a small-team and adapt quickly to fast-paced and changing work environment
• Eager to learn and passionate about investment in high growth tech companies
• Flexibility and ability to engage in other strategic initiatives and projects as required by the team
• Ability to gain familiarity with investment process and legal language literacy
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point
Qualification Requirements
• 1-3 years of work experience in investment and financial analysis positions, ideally venture capital, private equity, or hedge fund principal investment role or relevant investment banking or consulting experience with a top-tier firm.
• Undergraduate degree from a top university
Five Principles for Success
Rakuten Group has an unswerving commitment to building an egalitarian society by empowering individuals and companies to be successful in business and in life. The Five Principles for Success are designed to keep each of us on track, to ensure we make continuous progress toward our ultimate goals.
Always Improve, Always Advance
There are only two kinds of people in the world:
Best Effort people are satisfied with the status quo; when they fail, they console themselves by saying "I did my best."
Get Things Done people are absolutely committed to reaching their goals.
With enough determination and effort—by being a Get Things Done person—you can achieve anything.
Passionately Professional
Rakuten is an organization composed of true professionals.
Real professionals in any field—whether in sports, the arts, science, business or anything else—only reach the top because they have the self-discipline to develop and improve themselves continuously.
Only by consistently working many times harder than our competitors can we consistently win.
Hypothesize → Practice → Validate → Shikumika
Success in business depends on making and executing concrete specific action plans.
Maximize Customer Satisfaction
Rakuten is first and foremost a service company. We're proud to serve our customers and we ceaselessly seek to improve their experience.
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!!
The internet makes the window of opportunity for every small business. Accomplish in one month what it takes other companies a year to do, because we can only win by being many times faster than our competitors.
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $58,200 - $99,200. 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 Show more details...
via LinkedIn
posted_at: 14 days agoschedule_type: Full-timework_from_home: 1
Job Description:
This position is eligible for remote work in the following states: CA / CT / FL / GA / IL / IN / MD / MA / MN / NV / OH / OR / TX / UT / VA / WA / WI...
SUMMARY:
Why should you choose us?
Are you interested in working for a Global Leader in E-commerce? Are you excited about working on highly scalable platforms and applications that are accessed by millions of users every day? If so, read on to find out more about the opportunity.
Rakuten
Job Description:
This position is eligible for remote work in the following states: CA / CT / FL / GA / IL / IN / MD / MA / MN / NV / OH / OR / TX / UT / VA / WA / WI...
SUMMARY:
Why should you choose us?
Are you interested in working for a Global Leader in E-commerce? Are you excited about working on highly scalable platforms and applications that are accessed by millions of users every day? If so, read on to find out more about the opportunity.
Rakuten is the largest E-commerce company in Japan and one of the largest E-commerce and Internet Services companies in the World. Rakuten is ranked in the top 20 most innovative companies in the world by Forbes.
Our team is responsible for building global shared service platforms for integration with other Rakuten services in the region and globally. Your primary job function is to develop and maintain the shared service platforms.
Our commitment to you
You'll benefit from our network of global communities and collaborative culture that will help you build technical and functional skills and capabilities. And because we serve more than 28 countries industries globally, you'll have the opportunity to develop valuable industry-specific expertise. The scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the unique way we innovate, operate and deliver value will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest technology trends. You'll have access to leading-edge technology.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop modern web applications based on stakeholders' requirements and industry standards
• Adopt software development best practices, standards and guidelines
• Contribute to software quality, test source code you write, maintain code coverage and quality
• Create and maintain technical documentation for products you develop (UMLs, API specifications, read.me, manuals, etc.)
• Conduct demo to stakeholders
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to deliver good quality products in time
• Support production issues troubleshooting
• Understand the business value of the software you create, and leverage that understanding in improving applications we build
Preferred Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Profound understanding of software design patterns, data structures and algorithms
• Solid understanding of modern web development standards and protocols
• Work experience with containers deployment (Docker/Kubernetes) is preferred
• Work experience with NoSQL (Couchbase, Cassandra, Redis) and middleware (Kafka, RabitMQ) is preferred
• Work experience with reactive development (Vert.x, Ktor, WebFlux etc) is preferred
Qualification Requirements
• BA or BS required, preferably in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in software development
• Work experience with Java/Kotlin and Spring Boot
• Work experience with unit testing and code quality (Junit, Mokito, SonarQube)
• Work experience with git, Gradle, CI tools (BitBucket, Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab etc)
RAKUTEN SHUGI PRINCIPLES
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.
• Be 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 success in unknown territory.
• Maximize Customer Satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction for workers in a service industry is to see their customers smile.
• Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! Always be conscious of time. Take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team.
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $87,700 - $148,800 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 Show more details...
This position is eligible for remote work in the following states: CA / CT / FL / GA / IL / IN / MD / MA / MN / NV / OH / OR / TX / UT / VA / WA / WI...
SUMMARY:
Why should you choose us?
Are you interested in working for a Global Leader in E-commerce? Are you excited about working on highly scalable platforms and applications that are accessed by millions of users every day? If so, read on to find out more about the opportunity.
Rakuten is the largest E-commerce company in Japan and one of the largest E-commerce and Internet Services companies in the World. Rakuten is ranked in the top 20 most innovative companies in the world by Forbes.
Our team is responsible for building global shared service platforms for integration with other Rakuten services in the region and globally. Your primary job function is to develop and maintain the shared service platforms.
Our commitment to you
You'll benefit from our network of global communities and collaborative culture that will help you build technical and functional skills and capabilities. And because we serve more than 28 countries industries globally, you'll have the opportunity to develop valuable industry-specific expertise. The scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the unique way we innovate, operate and deliver value will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest technology trends. You'll have access to leading-edge technology.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop modern web applications based on stakeholders' requirements and industry standards
• Adopt software development best practices, standards and guidelines
• Contribute to software quality, test source code you write, maintain code coverage and quality
• Create and maintain technical documentation for products you develop (UMLs, API specifications, read.me, manuals, etc.)
• Conduct demo to stakeholders
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to deliver good quality products in time
• Support production issues troubleshooting
• Understand the business value of the software you create, and leverage that understanding in improving applications we build
Preferred Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Profound understanding of software design patterns, data structures and algorithms
• Solid understanding of modern web development standards and protocols
• Work experience with containers deployment (Docker/Kubernetes) is preferred
• Work experience with NoSQL (Couchbase, Cassandra, Redis) and middleware (Kafka, RabitMQ) is preferred
• Work experience with reactive development (Vert.x, Ktor, WebFlux etc) is preferred
Qualification Requirements
• BA or BS required, preferably in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in software development
• Work experience with Java/Kotlin and Spring Boot
• Work experience with unit testing and code quality (Junit, Mokito, SonarQube)
• Work experience with git, Gradle, CI tools (BitBucket, Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab etc)
RAKUTEN SHUGI PRINCIPLES
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.
• Be 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 success in unknown territory.
• Maximize Customer Satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction for workers in a service industry is to see their customers smile.
• Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! Always be conscious of time. Take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team.
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $87,700 - $148,800 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 Show more details...
via Glassdoor
posted_at: 6 days agoschedule_type: Full-timesalary: 113,184–201,032 a year
Job Description:
Rakuten Group, Inc. is the largest e-commerce company in Japan, and third largest e-commerce marketplace company worldwide, with over 1.5 billion registered users worldwide. The Rakuten brand is recognized worldwide for its leadership and innovation, and provides a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities... credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing
Job Description:
Rakuten Group, Inc. is the largest e-commerce company in Japan, and third largest e-commerce marketplace company worldwide, with over 1.5 billion registered users worldwide. The Rakuten brand is recognized worldwide for its leadership and innovation, and provides a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities... credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports. The company is expanding globally and currently has operations throughout Asia, Western Europe, and the Americas.
Rakuten Viki is a premier global entertainment streaming site where millions of people discover and consume primetime shows and movies subtitled in more than 200 languages, by our community of fans. With billions of videos viewed and more than 1 billion words translated, Viki brings global entertainment to fans everywhere!
Based in San Mateo, California, this role will be reporting to the Chief Operating Officer.
Key Responsibilities:
• Drive predictable business growth by delivering visibility and improving efficiency across the revenue process
• Responsible for developing business strategies and operational plans to achieve company objectives
• Be adept at approaching opportunities and challenges from multiple angles by coming up with creative business plans to be successfully realized in a fast-paced environment
• Provide company-wide departments with a strategic view of SVOD, AVOD, and TVOD businesses and shared revenue targets to drive achievement of business objectives.
• Connect market data and revenue activity data to propel data-driven collaboration, execution rigor, and operational agility across organizations
• Share both process goals and revenue goals, conduct and lead periodical business reviews with company leadership to ensure a well-defined performance-to-plan analysis, and continue to adjust processes to meet and exceed the goals of revenue opportunities
• Identify and establish partnership opportunities that generate business revenue and growth. Develop and manage partner relationships to ensure targets are met and exceeded
• Work closely with leadership and support to build revenue strategy. Keep leadership apprised of the revenue operations progress
Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree, Master’s Degree or equivalent practical experience
• Over 9+ years of experience in consumer internet companies in a business operations, corporate strategy, go-to-market monetization strategy, or a similar role, with 4+ years in a leadership and management role
• A desire to do both strategic planning and daily execution/optimization
• Expertise in evaluating opportunities in a competitive environment with actionable, insightful market assessment. Strong analytical skills with the ability to apply business strategy to data analysis and recommendations
• Demonstrated history of identifying opportunities with strategic partners, building and managing relationships with them. Experience in selling one’s ideas, negotiating, closing, and growing commercial partnerships
• Ability to plan a project and effectively manage multiple concurrent projects, balancing short term revenue objectives with long term vision
• Proven leader with the ability to bring many parties and perspectives together, to forge a vision, and to drive towards common goals
• Strong problem-solving skills, comfortable with navigating ambiguity with limited information and making tradeoff decisions
• Team management experience with strength in developing team members to achieve individual and company objectives
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $113,184 - $201,032. 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.
Rakuten is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged. #LI-DNI Show more details...
Rakuten Group, Inc. is the largest e-commerce company in Japan, and third largest e-commerce marketplace company worldwide, with over 1.5 billion registered users worldwide. The Rakuten brand is recognized worldwide for its leadership and innovation, and provides a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities... credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports. The company is expanding globally and currently has operations throughout Asia, Western Europe, and the Americas.
Rakuten Viki is a premier global entertainment streaming site where millions of people discover and consume primetime shows and movies subtitled in more than 200 languages, by our community of fans. With billions of videos viewed and more than 1 billion words translated, Viki brings global entertainment to fans everywhere!
Based in San Mateo, California, this role will be reporting to the Chief Operating Officer.
Key Responsibilities:
• Drive predictable business growth by delivering visibility and improving efficiency across the revenue process
• Responsible for developing business strategies and operational plans to achieve company objectives
• Be adept at approaching opportunities and challenges from multiple angles by coming up with creative business plans to be successfully realized in a fast-paced environment
• Provide company-wide departments with a strategic view of SVOD, AVOD, and TVOD businesses and shared revenue targets to drive achievement of business objectives.
• Connect market data and revenue activity data to propel data-driven collaboration, execution rigor, and operational agility across organizations
• Share both process goals and revenue goals, conduct and lead periodical business reviews with company leadership to ensure a well-defined performance-to-plan analysis, and continue to adjust processes to meet and exceed the goals of revenue opportunities
• Identify and establish partnership opportunities that generate business revenue and growth. Develop and manage partner relationships to ensure targets are met and exceeded
• Work closely with leadership and support to build revenue strategy. Keep leadership apprised of the revenue operations progress
Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree, Master’s Degree or equivalent practical experience
• Over 9+ years of experience in consumer internet companies in a business operations, corporate strategy, go-to-market monetization strategy, or a similar role, with 4+ years in a leadership and management role
• A desire to do both strategic planning and daily execution/optimization
• Expertise in evaluating opportunities in a competitive environment with actionable, insightful market assessment. Strong analytical skills with the ability to apply business strategy to data analysis and recommendations
• Demonstrated history of identifying opportunities with strategic partners, building and managing relationships with them. Experience in selling one’s ideas, negotiating, closing, and growing commercial partnerships
• Ability to plan a project and effectively manage multiple concurrent projects, balancing short term revenue objectives with long term vision
• Proven leader with the ability to bring many parties and perspectives together, to forge a vision, and to drive towards common goals
• Strong problem-solving skills, comfortable with navigating ambiguity with limited information and making tradeoff decisions
• Team management experience with strength in developing team members to achieve individual and company objectives
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $113,184 - $201,032. 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.
Rakuten is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged. #LI-DNI Show more details...
via LinkedIn
posted_at: 14 days agoschedule_type: Full-timework_from_home: 1
Job Description:
This position is eligible for remote work in the following states: CA / CT / FL / GA / IL / IN / MD / MA / MN / NV / OH / OR / TX / UT / VA / WA / WI ...
Why should you choose us?
Are you interested in working for a Global Leader in E-commerce? Are you excited about working on highly scalable platforms and applications that are accessed by millions of users every day? If so, read on to find out more about the opportunity.
Rakuten
Job Description:
This position is eligible for remote work in the following states: CA / CT / FL / GA / IL / IN / MD / MA / MN / NV / OH / OR / TX / UT / VA / WA / WI ...
Why should you choose us?
Are you interested in working for a Global Leader in E-commerce? Are you excited about working on highly scalable platforms and applications that are accessed by millions of users every day? If so, read on to find out more about the opportunity.
Rakuten is the largest E-commerce company in Japan and one of the largest E-commerce and Internet Services companies in the World. Rakuten is ranked in the top 20 most innovative companies in the world by Forbes.
Our team is responsible for building global shared service platforms for integration with other Rakuten services in the region and globally. Your primary job function is to develop and maintain the shared service platforms.
Our commitment to you:
You'll benefit from our network of global communities and collaborative culture that will help you build technical and functional skills and capabilities. And because we serve more than 28 countries industries globally, you'll have the opportunity to develop valuable industry-specific expertise.
The scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the unique way we innovate, operate and deliver value will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest technology trends. You'll have access to leading-edge technology
Responsibilities & Duties
• Develop modern web applications based on business requirements and industry standards
• Understand the business value of the software you create, and leverage that understanding in improving applications we build
• Participate in the Scrum meetings and maintain Sprint Backlog
• Adopt software development best practices, standards, and guidelines
• Contribute to software quality, test source code, maintain code coverage and quality
• Create and maintain documentation for your source code
• Follow scrum methodology to demonstrate your work to the stakeholders after each Sprint
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to deliver good quality products in time
• Troubleshoot and support applications you deliver in the production environment
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• MS preferred in Engineering or Computer Science.
• Knowledge and understanding of modern web tech stack, protocols and standards (including HTML5, CSS3)
• Knowledge and understanding in unit testing / linting / code quality / Git / CI
• Experience in handling web application cache, authorization, application errors, localization is preferable
• Experience in releasing application containers (Docker/Kubernetes) is preferable
• Experience with NoSQL databases (Redis, Couchbase, Cassandra etc) is preferable
• Experience in websites performance optimization is preferable
• Experience with prototyping (Figma, InVision, Sketch) is preferable
Qualification Requirements
• BA/BS required, preferably in Engineering or Computer Science, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in software development
• Experience developing responsive web applications using React and Node.js
• Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript
• Experience developing fullstack/backend applications using Java/Kotlin/Go
RAKUTEN SHUGI PRINCIPLES
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.
• Be 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 success in unknown territory.
• Maximize Customer Satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction for workers in a service industry is to see their customers smile.
• Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! Always be conscious of time. Take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team.
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $104,600 - $178,200. 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 Show more details...
This position is eligible for remote work in the following states: CA / CT / FL / GA / IL / IN / MD / MA / MN / NV / OH / OR / TX / UT / VA / WA / WI ...
Why should you choose us?
Are you interested in working for a Global Leader in E-commerce? Are you excited about working on highly scalable platforms and applications that are accessed by millions of users every day? If so, read on to find out more about the opportunity.
Rakuten is the largest E-commerce company in Japan and one of the largest E-commerce and Internet Services companies in the World. Rakuten is ranked in the top 20 most innovative companies in the world by Forbes.
Our team is responsible for building global shared service platforms for integration with other Rakuten services in the region and globally. Your primary job function is to develop and maintain the shared service platforms.
Our commitment to you:
You'll benefit from our network of global communities and collaborative culture that will help you build technical and functional skills and capabilities. And because we serve more than 28 countries industries globally, you'll have the opportunity to develop valuable industry-specific expertise.
The scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the unique way we innovate, operate and deliver value will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest technology trends. You'll have access to leading-edge technology
Responsibilities & Duties
• Develop modern web applications based on business requirements and industry standards
• Understand the business value of the software you create, and leverage that understanding in improving applications we build
• Participate in the Scrum meetings and maintain Sprint Backlog
• Adopt software development best practices, standards, and guidelines
• Contribute to software quality, test source code, maintain code coverage and quality
• Create and maintain documentation for your source code
• Follow scrum methodology to demonstrate your work to the stakeholders after each Sprint
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to deliver good quality products in time
• Troubleshoot and support applications you deliver in the production environment
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• MS preferred in Engineering or Computer Science.
• Knowledge and understanding of modern web tech stack, protocols and standards (including HTML5, CSS3)
• Knowledge and understanding in unit testing / linting / code quality / Git / CI
• Experience in handling web application cache, authorization, application errors, localization is preferable
• Experience in releasing application containers (Docker/Kubernetes) is preferable
• Experience with NoSQL databases (Redis, Couchbase, Cassandra etc) is preferable
• Experience in websites performance optimization is preferable
• Experience with prototyping (Figma, InVision, Sketch) is preferable
Qualification Requirements
• BA/BS required, preferably in Engineering or Computer Science, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in software development
• Experience developing responsive web applications using React and Node.js
• Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript
• Experience developing fullstack/backend applications using Java/Kotlin/Go
RAKUTEN SHUGI PRINCIPLES
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.
• Be 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 success in unknown territory.
• Maximize Customer Satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction for workers in a service industry is to see their customers smile.
• Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! Always be conscious of time. Take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team.
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $104,600 - $178,200. 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 Show more details...
via LinkedIn
posted_at: 4 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Job Description:
SUMMARY...
Rakuten Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Rakuten, a global leader in internet services headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Launched in 2014, Rakuten Capital invests in early and growth stage companies globally. To date, Rakuten Capital has deployed over $1BN of capital and invested in 70+ companies, including Lyft, Pinterest, Upstart, and Careem.
The analyst will support investment activities from deal sourcing
Job Description:
SUMMARY...
Rakuten Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Rakuten, a global leader in internet services headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Launched in 2014, Rakuten Capital invests in early and growth stage companies globally. To date, Rakuten Capital has deployed over $1BN of capital and invested in 70+ companies, including Lyft, Pinterest, Upstart, and Careem.
The analyst will support investment activities from deal sourcing to closing. Primary industry focus (but not limited to) will be climatetech/sustainability and fintech, including blockchain/Web3. The analyst will be an integral part of a small investment team (currently 4 people), and will have the opportunity to interact directly with senior executives at Rakuten and founders of portfolio companies.
Key Responsibilities
• Deal sourcing: Attend conferences, network with other investors, and screen for attractive investment opportunities.
• Due diligence: Review due diligence materials, evaluate financial models and unit economics, interview customers and research competitors.
• Deal execution and negotiation: Participate in the negotiation process. Assist the team with term sheet and document drafting. Prepare internal memos for the investment committee. Coordinate with legal and various internal departments to close deals.
• Industry research: Perform in-depth market research to identify investment trends and understand competitive landscape.
• Portfolio Company Support: Provide strategic support to portfolio companies, including leading partnership discussions, validating fundraising plans, and conducting industry research
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Strong financial modelling skills and ability to conduct valuation analysis
• Highly analytical, strong communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills to develop business relationships
• Ability to work in a small-team and adapt quickly to fast-paced and changing work environment
• Eager to learn and passionate about investment in high growth tech companies
• Flexibility and ability to engage in other strategic initiatives and projects as required by the team
• Ability to gain familiarity with investment process and legal language literacy
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point
Qualification Requirements
• 1-3 years of work experience in investment and financial analysis positions, ideally venture capital, private equity, or hedge fund principal investment role or relevant investment banking or consulting experience with a top-tier firm.
• Undergraduate degree from a top university
Five Principles for Success
Rakuten Group has an unswerving commitment to building an egalitarian society by empowering individuals and companies to be successful in business and in life. The Five Principles for Success are designed to keep each of us on track, to ensure we make continuous progress toward our ultimate goals.
Always Improve, Always Advance
There are only two kinds of people in the world:
Best Effort people are satisfied with the status quo; when they fail, they console themselves by saying "I did my best."
Get Things Done people are absolutely committed to reaching their goals.
With enough determination and effort—by being a Get Things Done person—you can achieve anything.
Passionately Professional
Rakuten is an organization composed of true professionals.
Real professionals in any field—whether in sports, the arts, science, business or anything else—only reach the top because they have the self-discipline to develop and improve themselves continuously.
Only by consistently working many times harder than our competitors can we consistently win.
Hypothesize → Practice → Validate → Shikumika
Success in business depends on making and executing concrete specific action plans.
Maximize Customer Satisfaction
Rakuten is first and foremost a service company. We're proud to serve our customers and we ceaselessly seek to improve their experience.
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!!
The internet makes the window of opportunity for every small business. Accomplish in one month what it takes other companies a year to do, because we can only win by being many times faster than our competitors.
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $58,200 - $99,200. 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 Show more details...
SUMMARY...
Rakuten Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Rakuten, a global leader in internet services headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Launched in 2014, Rakuten Capital invests in early and growth stage companies globally. To date, Rakuten Capital has deployed over $1BN of capital and invested in 70+ companies, including Lyft, Pinterest, Upstart, and Careem.
The analyst will support investment activities from deal sourcing to closing. Primary industry focus (but not limited to) will be climatetech/sustainability and fintech, including blockchain/Web3. The analyst will be an integral part of a small investment team (currently 4 people), and will have the opportunity to interact directly with senior executives at Rakuten and founders of portfolio companies.
Key Responsibilities
• Deal sourcing: Attend conferences, network with other investors, and screen for attractive investment opportunities.
• Due diligence: Review due diligence materials, evaluate financial models and unit economics, interview customers and research competitors.
• Deal execution and negotiation: Participate in the negotiation process. Assist the team with term sheet and document drafting. Prepare internal memos for the investment committee. Coordinate with legal and various internal departments to close deals.
• Industry research: Perform in-depth market research to identify investment trends and understand competitive landscape.
• Portfolio Company Support: Provide strategic support to portfolio companies, including leading partnership discussions, validating fundraising plans, and conducting industry research
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Strong financial modelling skills and ability to conduct valuation analysis
• Highly analytical, strong communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills to develop business relationships
• Ability to work in a small-team and adapt quickly to fast-paced and changing work environment
• Eager to learn and passionate about investment in high growth tech companies
• Flexibility and ability to engage in other strategic initiatives and projects as required by the team
• Ability to gain familiarity with investment process and legal language literacy
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point
Qualification Requirements
• 1-3 years of work experience in investment and financial analysis positions, ideally venture capital, private equity, or hedge fund principal investment role or relevant investment banking or consulting experience with a top-tier firm.
• Undergraduate degree from a top university
Five Principles for Success
Rakuten Group has an unswerving commitment to building an egalitarian society by empowering individuals and companies to be successful in business and in life. The Five Principles for Success are designed to keep each of us on track, to ensure we make continuous progress toward our ultimate goals.
Always Improve, Always Advance
There are only two kinds of people in the world:
Best Effort people are satisfied with the status quo; when they fail, they console themselves by saying "I did my best."
Get Things Done people are absolutely committed to reaching their goals.
With enough determination and effort—by being a Get Things Done person—you can achieve anything.
Passionately Professional
Rakuten is an organization composed of true professionals.
Real professionals in any field—whether in sports, the arts, science, business or anything else—only reach the top because they have the self-discipline to develop and improve themselves continuously.
Only by consistently working many times harder than our competitors can we consistently win.
Hypothesize → Practice → Validate → Shikumika
Success in business depends on making and executing concrete specific action plans.
Maximize Customer Satisfaction
Rakuten is first and foremost a service company. We're proud to serve our customers and we ceaselessly seek to improve their experience.
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!!
The internet makes the window of opportunity for every small business. Accomplish in one month what it takes other companies a year to do, because we can only win by being many times faster than our competitors.
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $58,200 - $99,200. 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 Show more details...
via Chegg Internships
posted_at: 28 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Android Software Engineer - Design Systems
locations...
San Mateo, California
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted 30+ Days Ago
job requisition id
1012473
Job Description:
Rakuten Rewards is looking for a Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing engineering team and help us continue to design and build the best mobile shopping experience for Android phones. We're an international team spanning across 3 continents responsible for building software
Android Software Engineer - Design Systems
locations...
San Mateo, California
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted 30+ Days Ago
job requisition id
1012473
Job Description:
Rakuten Rewards is looking for a Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing engineering team and help us continue to design and build the best mobile shopping experience for Android phones. We're an international team spanning across 3 continents responsible for building software used by hundreds of millions of users. Working within a Squad structure, you will collaborate with product, design and engineering teammates to build, and maintain our next generation of Android applications while identifying and fixing application bottlenecks, maintaining the core code, and updating applications published on the Google Play Store.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Leverage and elevate Rakuten's reusable Android component library, to improve the speed and consistency of our designers and engineers, raising the quality of our products
Iterating and contributing to the design process at Rakuten, by collaborating with other engineers, designers, product managers, and UX researchers.
Understand and support the work of other engineers and designers at Rakuten by providing education and mentorship to other teams.
Enhance tools and establish patterns to improve developer experience at Rakuten,
Help Rakuten achieve its mission by making sure it's accessible and usable by everyone
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
Experience with Kotlin and knowledge of Android design patterns
Preferable experience in developing Custom View components.
Portfolio of published applications on GitHub and/or Play Store
Experience with integrating back-end services esp. GraphQL feed integration.
Familiarity with push notifications, APIs and cloud messaging
Experience with continuous integration
Experience working with other Android developers as part of a team
Experience with entire product lifecycle duties in an Agile environment
Excellent critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills
Knowledge of Accessibility (a11y) best practices
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related environment
3+ years building native applications for Android devices
Experience working on Design Systems and/or real passion about UI/UX and front end development
Experience creating reusable libraries for other developers
Experience working with UX Design tools such as Figma or Invision
GIT Proficiency
Java development experience a plus
#LI-AE1
RAKUTEN SHUGI PRINCIPLES
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.
Be 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 success in unknown territory.
Maximize Customer Satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction for workers in a service industry is to see their customers smile.
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! Always be conscious of time. Take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team.
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locations...
San Mateo, California
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted 30+ Days Ago
job requisition id
1012473
Job Description:
Rakuten Rewards is looking for a Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing engineering team and help us continue to design and build the best mobile shopping experience for Android phones. We're an international team spanning across 3 continents responsible for building software used by hundreds of millions of users. Working within a Squad structure, you will collaborate with product, design and engineering teammates to build, and maintain our next generation of Android applications while identifying and fixing application bottlenecks, maintaining the core code, and updating applications published on the Google Play Store.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Leverage and elevate Rakuten's reusable Android component library, to improve the speed and consistency of our designers and engineers, raising the quality of our products
Iterating and contributing to the design process at Rakuten, by collaborating with other engineers, designers, product managers, and UX researchers.
Understand and support the work of other engineers and designers at Rakuten by providing education and mentorship to other teams.
Enhance tools and establish patterns to improve developer experience at Rakuten,
Help Rakuten achieve its mission by making sure it's accessible and usable by everyone
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
Experience with Kotlin and knowledge of Android design patterns
Preferable experience in developing Custom View components.
Portfolio of published applications on GitHub and/or Play Store
Experience with integrating back-end services esp. GraphQL feed integration.
Familiarity with push notifications, APIs and cloud messaging
Experience with continuous integration
Experience working with other Android developers as part of a team
Experience with entire product lifecycle duties in an Agile environment
Excellent critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills
Knowledge of Accessibility (a11y) best practices
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related environment
3+ years building native applications for Android devices
Experience working on Design Systems and/or real passion about UI/UX and front end development
Experience creating reusable libraries for other developers
Experience working with UX Design tools such as Figma or Invision
GIT Proficiency
Java development experience a plus
#LI-AE1
RAKUTEN SHUGI PRINCIPLES
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.
Be 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 success in unknown territory.
Maximize Customer Satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction for workers in a service industry is to see their customers smile.
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! Always be conscious of time. Take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team.
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via The Muse
posted_at: 22 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Job Description:
• Also eligible for hire in Chicago, IL, Salt Lake City, UT, & Tampa, FL
...
Rakuten Advertising Legal team is seeking a Data Privacy Specialist who would report directly to the Director, Regulatory Compliance to help oversee and ensure our compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations across North America, , APAC and LATAM. This role sits within the Global Legal department and will work closely with various internal stakeholders,
Job Description:
• Also eligible for hire in Chicago, IL, Salt Lake City, UT, & Tampa, FL
...
Rakuten Advertising Legal team is seeking a Data Privacy Specialist who would report directly to the Director, Regulatory Compliance to help oversee and ensure our compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations across North America, , APAC and LATAM. This role sits within the Global Legal department and will work closely with various internal stakeholders, and interface with our Americas Regional Privacy office and Global Privacy Office in Japan.
RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES INCLUDE:
• Driving the implementation and continuous improvement of internal privacy compliance programs, initiatives, policies, and procedures, including handling related documentation and reporting
• Supporting development and continuous improvement of standardized privacy compliance resources and tools for use across the business
• Monitoring privacy and data protection developments, as relevant to our industry and business initiatives
• Assisting with development, updating, and execution of privacy awareness and compliance training
• Coordinating with Information Security and Legal to support any incident response measures, as necessary
• Working closely with the relevant Rakuten Advertising business teams on communications and compliance with our onboarding requirements.
• Address general privacy operations queries from the business
• Work with the Global Privacy Office on reporting metrics
EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE:
• Knowledge and understanding of US privacy laws and practices, including the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended. Knowledge of the EU's GDPR and e-Privacy Directive; CIPP or other privacy-related certifications and understanding of other privacy jurisdictions are a plus
• Ability to read and understand, regulations, policies, guidelines and industry standards and translate regulatory requirements into concrete business applications and actions (with support from Rakuten Advertising attorneys)
• Familiarity with computing and Internet functionality as related to privacy and information security;( AdTech knowledge and experience is a plus)
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple projects or tasks and to work independently
• Strong critical and proactive thinking and complex problem-solving skills
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) and minimum 2- years' experience working in a business environment, with strong privacy, data governance, compliance, or information security focus; experience implementing or managing a privacy or other regulatory compliance program is a plus
• Excellent English skills both in speaking and writing; other language skills are a plus
IDEAL CANDIDATE
• Privacy enthusiast with some experience in corporate privacy work
• Project management skills and experience
• Curious and passionate learner
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Organized, resourceful, motivated, shows initiative
• Friendly and flexible team player
• Global, open-minded attitude, respecting different cultures
Five Principles for Success
Rakuten Group has an unswerving commitment to building an egalitarian society by empowering individuals and companies to be successful in business and in life. The Five Principles for Success are designed to keep each of us on track, to ensure we make continuous progress toward our ultimate goals.
Always Improve, Always Advance
There are only two kinds of people in the world:
Best Effort people are satisfied with the status quo; when they fail, they console themselves by saying "I did my best." Get Things Done people are absolutely committed to reaching their goals.
With enough determination and effort-by being a Get Things Done person-you can achieve anything.
Passionately Professional
Rakuten is an organization composed of true professionals.
Real professionals in any field-whether in sports, the arts, science, business, or anything else-only reach the top because they have the self-discipline to develop and improve themselves continuously.
Only by consistently working many times harder than our competitors can we consistently win.
Hypothesize → Practice → Validate → Shikumika
Success in business depends on making and executing concrete specific action plans.
Maximize Customer Satisfaction
Rakuten is first and foremost a service company. We're proud to serve our customers and we ceaselessly seek to improve their experience.
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!!
The internet makes the window of opportunity for every small business. Accomplish in one month what it takes other companies a year to do, because we can only win by being many times faster than our competitors.
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $72,800- $125,200. 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.
#LI-CW1 Show more details...
• Also eligible for hire in Chicago, IL, Salt Lake City, UT, & Tampa, FL
...
Rakuten Advertising Legal team is seeking a Data Privacy Specialist who would report directly to the Director, Regulatory Compliance to help oversee and ensure our compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations across North America, , APAC and LATAM. This role sits within the Global Legal department and will work closely with various internal stakeholders, and interface with our Americas Regional Privacy office and Global Privacy Office in Japan.
RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES INCLUDE:
• Driving the implementation and continuous improvement of internal privacy compliance programs, initiatives, policies, and procedures, including handling related documentation and reporting
• Supporting development and continuous improvement of standardized privacy compliance resources and tools for use across the business
• Monitoring privacy and data protection developments, as relevant to our industry and business initiatives
• Assisting with development, updating, and execution of privacy awareness and compliance training
• Coordinating with Information Security and Legal to support any incident response measures, as necessary
• Working closely with the relevant Rakuten Advertising business teams on communications and compliance with our onboarding requirements.
• Address general privacy operations queries from the business
• Work with the Global Privacy Office on reporting metrics
EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE:
• Knowledge and understanding of US privacy laws and practices, including the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended. Knowledge of the EU's GDPR and e-Privacy Directive; CIPP or other privacy-related certifications and understanding of other privacy jurisdictions are a plus
• Ability to read and understand, regulations, policies, guidelines and industry standards and translate regulatory requirements into concrete business applications and actions (with support from Rakuten Advertising attorneys)
• Familiarity with computing and Internet functionality as related to privacy and information security;( AdTech knowledge and experience is a plus)
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple projects or tasks and to work independently
• Strong critical and proactive thinking and complex problem-solving skills
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) and minimum 2- years' experience working in a business environment, with strong privacy, data governance, compliance, or information security focus; experience implementing or managing a privacy or other regulatory compliance program is a plus
• Excellent English skills both in speaking and writing; other language skills are a plus
IDEAL CANDIDATE
• Privacy enthusiast with some experience in corporate privacy work
• Project management skills and experience
• Curious and passionate learner
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Organized, resourceful, motivated, shows initiative
• Friendly and flexible team player
• Global, open-minded attitude, respecting different cultures
Five Principles for Success
Rakuten Group has an unswerving commitment to building an egalitarian society by empowering individuals and companies to be successful in business and in life. The Five Principles for Success are designed to keep each of us on track, to ensure we make continuous progress toward our ultimate goals.
Always Improve, Always Advance
There are only two kinds of people in the world:
Best Effort people are satisfied with the status quo; when they fail, they console themselves by saying "I did my best." Get Things Done people are absolutely committed to reaching their goals.
With enough determination and effort-by being a Get Things Done person-you can achieve anything.
Passionately Professional
Rakuten is an organization composed of true professionals.
Real professionals in any field-whether in sports, the arts, science, business, or anything else-only reach the top because they have the self-discipline to develop and improve themselves continuously.
Only by consistently working many times harder than our competitors can we consistently win.
Hypothesize → Practice → Validate → Shikumika
Success in business depends on making and executing concrete specific action plans.
Maximize Customer Satisfaction
Rakuten is first and foremost a service company. We're proud to serve our customers and we ceaselessly seek to improve their experience.
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!!
The internet makes the window of opportunity for every small business. Accomplish in one month what it takes other companies a year to do, because we can only win by being many times faster than our competitors.
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $72,800- $125,200. 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.
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posted_at: 22 days agoschedule_type: Full-timesalary: 113,184–211,032 a year
Job Description:
Rakuten is Japan's leading Internet services company, a largest e-commerce company in Japan, and the third largest e-commerce marketplace worldwide with a combined membership of almost 1.3 billion. Rakuten has 70+ businesses and services spread across 30 countries and regions worldwide, this includes Viber, eBates, Lyft and more, reaching a global audience of nearly 1 billion... users. Rakuten is an Ecosystem of online services,
Job Description:
Rakuten is Japan's leading Internet services company, a largest e-commerce company in Japan, and the third largest e-commerce marketplace worldwide with a combined membership of almost 1.3 billion. Rakuten has 70+ businesses and services spread across 30 countries and regions worldwide, this includes Viber, eBates, Lyft and more, reaching a global audience of nearly 1 billion... users. Rakuten is an Ecosystem of online services, providing a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports.
Rakuten Viki is a premier global entertainment streaming site where millions of people discover and consume primetime shows and movies subtitled in more than 200 languages, by our community of fans. With billions of videos viewed and more than 1 billion words translated, Rakuten Viki brings global entertainment to fans everywhere!
Reporting to the VP of Marketing, the Director, Brand & Product Marketing, role will be based in the SF Bay Area (hybrid).
This is a multi-faceted role that requires a strategic, big-picture thinker who will lead the creative, brand/integrated and product marketing functions to drive growth through cohesive, multi-channel communication and creative strategies for Rakuten Viki. You will play an integral role in elevating Rakuten Viki’s communication with our users across various parts of the user journey and work towards strengthening Rakuten Viki’s brand, ensuring it is distinctive and authentic to its brand values in all our communications.
Key Responsibilities Include:
• Lead a dynamic, creative and analytics obsessed team in driving growth & revenue impact across product, integrated, brand and creative marketing with a vision to make Viki the first choice for Asian content and entertainment. You will serve as a strategic leader for:
• Product Marketing: Drive the marketing strategy, messaging, and positioning for our key markets and regions
• Inbound: define and continue to iterate Viki’s most important customer needs and opportunities, staying attuned to the competitive landscape, market trends and white space opportunities.
• Outbound: work closely with marketing channel owners and PMs to own and drive GTM plans for key initiatives not limited to subscription plan features and offerings and measure impact post-launch
• Effectively communicate and advocate our consumer needs and voice internally and externally
• Work closely with our strategy, biz ops and product teams to shape the future of our service
• Brand & Integrated Marketing: Develop compelling content and holistic, omni-channel campaigns to drive brand awareness and user acquisition. You will also spearhead our PR and influencer marketing efforts in conjunction with an agency in pitching content, guide/vet direction for influencer selection and content strategy.
• Creative Services: Oversee a creative team to define Rakuten Viki’s creative strategy across touchpoints and develop best-in-class and on-brand communications.
Who You Are:
• 6+ years experience leading omnichannel marketing strategies
• 3+ years of product marketing experience
• 5+ years in people management
• Collaborative, globally minded with a high level of consumer focus and experience driving cross-functional alignment
• Demonstrated experience delivering results in a fast-paced and dynamic business environment
• Proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
• Understanding of different channels and what kind of creative works in which formats
• Able to bring innovative and creative ideas to life to excite and delight our users while also maintaining a high level of analytic rigor in driving decisions
• Ability to work with teams across different time zones (e.g. SG/KR) on as needed basis
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $113,184 - $211,032. 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.
Rakuten is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged. #LI-DNI Show more details...
Rakuten is Japan's leading Internet services company, a largest e-commerce company in Japan, and the third largest e-commerce marketplace worldwide with a combined membership of almost 1.3 billion. Rakuten has 70+ businesses and services spread across 30 countries and regions worldwide, this includes Viber, eBates, Lyft and more, reaching a global audience of nearly 1 billion... users. Rakuten is an Ecosystem of online services, providing a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports.
Rakuten Viki is a premier global entertainment streaming site where millions of people discover and consume primetime shows and movies subtitled in more than 200 languages, by our community of fans. With billions of videos viewed and more than 1 billion words translated, Rakuten Viki brings global entertainment to fans everywhere!
Reporting to the VP of Marketing, the Director, Brand & Product Marketing, role will be based in the SF Bay Area (hybrid).
This is a multi-faceted role that requires a strategic, big-picture thinker who will lead the creative, brand/integrated and product marketing functions to drive growth through cohesive, multi-channel communication and creative strategies for Rakuten Viki. You will play an integral role in elevating Rakuten Viki’s communication with our users across various parts of the user journey and work towards strengthening Rakuten Viki’s brand, ensuring it is distinctive and authentic to its brand values in all our communications.
Key Responsibilities Include:
• Lead a dynamic, creative and analytics obsessed team in driving growth & revenue impact across product, integrated, brand and creative marketing with a vision to make Viki the first choice for Asian content and entertainment. You will serve as a strategic leader for:
• Product Marketing: Drive the marketing strategy, messaging, and positioning for our key markets and regions
• Inbound: define and continue to iterate Viki’s most important customer needs and opportunities, staying attuned to the competitive landscape, market trends and white space opportunities.
• Outbound: work closely with marketing channel owners and PMs to own and drive GTM plans for key initiatives not limited to subscription plan features and offerings and measure impact post-launch
• Effectively communicate and advocate our consumer needs and voice internally and externally
• Work closely with our strategy, biz ops and product teams to shape the future of our service
• Brand & Integrated Marketing: Develop compelling content and holistic, omni-channel campaigns to drive brand awareness and user acquisition. You will also spearhead our PR and influencer marketing efforts in conjunction with an agency in pitching content, guide/vet direction for influencer selection and content strategy.
• Creative Services: Oversee a creative team to define Rakuten Viki’s creative strategy across touchpoints and develop best-in-class and on-brand communications.
Who You Are:
• 6+ years experience leading omnichannel marketing strategies
• 3+ years of product marketing experience
• 5+ years in people management
• Collaborative, globally minded with a high level of consumer focus and experience driving cross-functional alignment
• Demonstrated experience delivering results in a fast-paced and dynamic business environment
• Proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
• Understanding of different channels and what kind of creative works in which formats
• Able to bring innovative and creative ideas to life to excite and delight our users while also maintaining a high level of analytic rigor in driving decisions
• Ability to work with teams across different time zones (e.g. SG/KR) on as needed basis
At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base salary for this role will be between $113,184 - $211,032. 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.
Rakuten is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged. #LI-DNI Show more details...
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