Job Description
Business Overview
Rakuten Group's fundamental management philosophy is to empower people and society through innovation. We offer over 70 diverse services, including the internet shopping mall "Rakuten Ichiba," the travel booking site "Rakuten Travel," financial services such as "Rakuten Bank," and professional sports.

Department Overview
You will be involved in solving various human resource and organizational management issues that we face as our global business expands. Our mission is to create HR strategies and system designs that support corporate growth in terms of people and organization and contribute to corporate growth by accurately grasping internal and external needs without being bound by preconceived notions.

What You Will Experience In Rakuten

• The position will be in the Human Resources Department of Rakuten, the head quarter of the rapidly evolving Internet industry and the expanding Rakuten economic sphere
• The position requires not only the execution of completed workflows, but also the promotion of business process improvement from a variety of perspectives. You will be able to contribute to the further development of the Rakuten Group by planning and promoting positive business improvement measures in a large company
• The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the global HR strategy in collaboration with the HR departments of Rakuten Group companies not only in Japan but also in other countries. You will manage a wide range of stakeholders and promote large-scale projects

Position
Why We Hire
In order to enhance our competitiveness against our competitors, we need to strengthen our organization from an HR perspective. We are looking for a person who can lead our company to the next level through the enhancement of human resources by speedily developing human resources strategies and systems that will enable the company and its employees to grow to the maximum extent.

• Please note that junior specs candidates are not considered for this position.

Position Details

• formulate and implement organizational and human resource strategies in line with management strategies.
• company-wide personnel planning, company-wide implementation, and execution.
• Project Management: Planning, execution and management of HR planning related projects.
• Planning, execution and management of HR planning related projects
• Lead project teams and coordinate with stakeholders
• Participation in collaborative projects with other departments such as General Planning Department (Corporate Development)
• Management of cross-functional projects

Project Examples

• Group Organization Design Project
• Project to strengthen organizational capabilities
• Company-wide personnel planning project
• Special Assignment: Execution of special assignments, such as decision-making support to solve key issues from management.
• Execution of special assignments, such as decision-making support from management to resolve key issues
• Lead emergency response and special projects

Mandatory Qualifications

• Experience managing consulting firms and large-scale projects
• Experience working in a global environment
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Business level English skills

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in leading projects at consulting firms
• Experience in identifying issues based on client requests and analysis of the current situation, formulating solutions, providing direction and guidance to team members, and producing output
• Experience in leading projects with multinational team members
• Experience in planning and executing projects to enhance organizational strength and competitiveness, improve productivity, and improve management
• Human Resources experience is not required, but is preferred

Others Information
Additional information on Ideal candidate profile

• Strategic thinking and ability to execute
• Flexibility and adaptability, with a positive attitude toward change
• Team-oriented and able to collaborate with others to achieve results
• High ethical standards and professionalism

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Languages
English (Overall - 3 - Advanced), Japanese (Overall - 4 - Fluent)