Job Description:
Business Overview
The Technology Platforms Division (TPD) drives the growth of Rakuten's ecosystem by delivering innovative, high-quality technology platforms characterized by integrated control and strategic partnerships.
Within TPD, the Cloud Platform Supervisory Department (CPSD) develops and manages Rakuten's state-of-the-art cloud platform, empowering global scalability and accelerating innovation across its diverse business units.
Department Overview
The Membership Platform Department (MPD) is responsible for the development and maintenance of scalable platforms that provide membership services, profile management, and fraud prevention across all services within the global Rakuten ecosystem. We are focused on creating the next generation of internet services to reach tens of millions of users daily.
Position:
Why We Hire
We are always looking for talented individuals who want to become part of our journey.
Position Details
As an experienced Product Manager, you will play a crucial role in defining and delivering our product vision. You will be responsible for managing the entire product lifecycle, from ideation and planning to launch and ongoing optimization.
You will work closely with various stakeholders, to define and execute the product strategy. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of customer needs & technical product dependencies, ecosystem dynamics, and a passion for building innovative and user-centric products.
Responsibilities
- Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap based on market research, customer feedback, and business goals
- Conduct market analysis to identify customer needs, market trends, and competitive landscape
- Prioritize and manage the product backlog making data-driven decisions, ensuring that features and enhancements align with the product vision and strategy
- Gather and analyze user feedback, conduct user testing, and iterate on the product to improve user experience and drive customer satisfaction
- Collaborate with the development team throughout the product development lifecycle, providing guidance and clarifications on requirements
- Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics to evaluate product performance and identify areas for improvement
- Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, provide updates, and manage expectations
- Lead product discovery
- Be responsible to define user/client journey
- Review technical designs to verify that all feature requirements and select based on evaluation criteria
- Drive release management by preparing release requests and working with the release manager to review QA test results, security audit results, and deployment schedules
- Be responsible for product outcomes and end-to-end delivery
Mandatory Qualifications:
- Prior experience in IAM area or working knowledge of IAM standards, security & privacy standards
- Bachelor Degree (BS) in Engineering, Economics, Business, or related field
- 5+ years of product management experience
- Experience in Agile projects
- Experience in KPI-driven service development
- Excellent written and oral communication skills both in English and the ability to communicate with clarity and confidence at all levels; adapt style and content to the needs of the audience
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience in working in cross-cultural development teams
- Experience with management tools, e.g. JIRA/Confluence
- Proven record in delivering a winning product from scratch
- Programming experience or technical background
- Fluency in Japanese will be an added advantage
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Languages:
English (Overall - 3 - Advanced), Japanese (Overall - 4 - Fluent)