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About the Role

This role leads AI/Data initiatives across 70+ Rakuten services, driving business transformation from strategy through execution as a bridge between business and technology. This is a management candidate role, with future team management responsibilities expected.

Responsibilities

Develop AI/Data strategies and support implementation in business divisions
Drive business improvement using AI, ML, data platforms, BI, automation, and related technologies
Serve as a bridge between executives, business leaders, frontline managers, and engineers
Lead transformation projects with business, technology, and executive stakeholders
Negotiate and build consensus among stakeholders with differing priorities
Plan and manage project budgets while maximizing ROI
Able to break down highly abstract issues into actionable roadmaps
Able to organize key issues and guide stakeholders toward a direction even in highly uncertain situations
Able to discuss AI/Data utilization in connection with business outcomes, rather than treating AI/Data utilization as an end in itself
Able to balance practical coordination based on frontline realities with storytelling that resonates with executives
Has a perspective of horizontal deployment, standardization, and systemization, rather than focusing only on local optimization
Able to move things forward even when conditions are not perfect, with a Get Things Done mindset
Aspires to lead a team in the future while continuing to deliver results as an individual contributor

Requirements

5+ years of practical experience in a strategy or general consulting firm, or in a business company in DX/AI promotion
Experience driving transformation projects involving multiple businesses or departments
Experience serving as a bridge among executives, business leaders, frontline managers, and engineers
Proven ability to organize and integrate diverse opinions and expectations, derive optimal solutions, and lead consensus-building among stakeholders
Management experience with a team of five or more members
Experience in stakeholder management within global or multinational teams
Track record of driving business improvements using AI, machine learning, data platforms, BI, automation, and related technologies
Experience working end-to-end beyond PoC, including production implementation, operational adoption, and KPI improvement
Experience driving initiatives from an internal consulting, CoE, or Transformation Office position
Experience managing or planning departmental budgets

Skills

AI
Data Strategy
DX
Machine Learning
Data Platforms
BI
Automation
Consulting
Project Management
Stakeholder Management
Consensus Building
Roadmap Development
Business Improvement
Storytelling

Location

Remote
Hybrid

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Management Candidate

About the Company

The AI & Data Consulting Department (AIDC) supports Rakuten’s diverse businesses from AI/Data strategy development to product implementation.
By addressing challenges across the Group, members gain broad domain knowledge and practical AI/Data expertise.
As a bridge between business and engineering, the team turns group-wide data into strategic assets and drives data-driven decision-making across businesses.
As demand for AI/Data continues to grow, we are seeking professionals to lead advanced projects that drive business transformation and organizational growth.