About the Role
Our mission is to execute R&D projects funded by governments worldwide and support innovation at Rakuten Mobile. We collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to manage R&D projects, handling finance and administrative tasks for government-funded initiatives. This role offers opportunities for broad knowledge and diverse experience through extensive communication.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with sales representatives for project formation
- Negotiate with relevant ministries and agencies for project formation
- Prepare proposals to secure financial support from relevant ministries and agencies
- Manage projects implemented with secured financial support
- Manage budgets and risks, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
- Respond to audits
- Report project implementation status to relevant ministries and agencies
- Prepare post-project completion reports for relevant ministries and agencies
Requirements
- At least 10 years of practical experience
- At least 3 years of government service or government-related work experience
- Communication skills for negotiation and coordination with internal and external stakeholders
- Native Level of Japanese Language
- TOEIC score of 600 or equivalent English proficiency/skills
Skills
- Project formation
- Negotiation
- Proposal preparation
- Financial support acquisition
- Project management
- Budget management
- Risk management
- Compliance
- Audit response
- Reporting
- Government grants application and execution
- Financing from government-affiliated financial institutions
- Project management certifications (e.g., PMP)
- Global business experience
- IT/telecommunications industry experience
- English language proficiency
- Japanese language proficiency
Location
- Headquarters (Rakuten Crimson House, 1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)
- Other business sites
- Nationwide locations
- Overseas locations
Work Type
- Regular Employee
- Fixed-term Employee
Experience Level
- 10+ years of practical experience
- 3+ years of government service or government-related work experience
- 3+ years of experience in applying for, securing, and executing government grants
- 3+ years of experience in financing from government-affiliated financial institutions
- 3+ years of project management experience
- 3+ years of global business experience
- 5+ years of IT/telecommunications industry experience
Salary/Compensations
- Monthly salary: JPY300,000 ~ (Breakdown: Base salary JPY 227,848 + fixed overtime pay for 40 hours JPY 72,152)
- Salary determined individually based on experience, etc. for fixed-term employees
Benefits
- Commuting allowance
- Salary increase (Reviewed in January and July)
- Bonus (Paid in June and December)
- Stock Option Plan (for regular employees)
- Retirement Allowance (for regular employees)
- Employees' Pension Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance
- Employment Insurance
- Cafeteria (breakfast, lunch, dinner generally free)
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- English learning support
About the Company
- Rakuten Mobile, Inc. is entering the mobile communications business with a focus on innovation.
- The company aims to achieve innovation by succeeding in seemingly impossible endeavors.
- Rakuten's history is marked by continuous innovation since its establishment.
- Launching a communication carrier is considered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to disrupt the industry.
