Job Description:

Business Overview 
Rakuten Group’s mission is to contribute society by creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship. We provide over 70 various services such as online shopping mall “Rakuten Ichiba", online travel service “Rakuten Travel”, online banking service “Rakuten Bank” and others including pro sports businesses. 

Department Overview 
 
The Group HR Division (GHRD) comprehensively provides HR services to Rakuten Group's current workforce of tens of thousands of employees. In our rapidly growing and diversifying company, optimizing HR systems and evolving the HR systems that support them are indispensable elements for sustaining business growth.

What you can experience in Rakuten HR‐
You can gain strategic HR experience in a global major corporation that is increasingly diverse. In an environment highly diverse in terms of nationality, number of domestic and international business sites, age, and employment types, you can cultivate a multifaceted perspective and deep insights as an HR professional. Leading proactive and impactful operational improvement initiatives in a large organization and realizing their results will be a great asset for your HR career.

Diverse Career Paths‐
The Group HR Division comprises departments responsible for various HR functions such as payroll, training, recruitment, and HRBP. This fosters active communication with other departments through diverse projects, opening up abundant career paths for long-term career development, deepening specialization, or challenging new areas.
What you can experience in Rakuten's HRIS Department‐
Through HRIS operations, you will play a crucial role in fundamentally supporting the continuously expanding Rakuten Group business. You will have numerous opportunities to be involved in improving human resources information system (Workday) solutions deployed not only in Japan but also globally, contributing to overall organizational efficiency and strategic decision-making.
 

Our Vision: 
To be a world class organization that transforms the business through impactful HR technology solutions and services. 

Our Mission: 
A trusted partner delivering high quality HR technology consulting and solutions which empowers our global partners to unlock value and innovation for Rakuten businesses. 
 
Position: 
Why We Hire 
As our company continues to undergo remarkable growth and diversification, we need to continuously invest in HR system development to optimize HR operations and to further support the business development. 
We are looking for a candidate who will understand ‘as-is’ end-to-end business/process cycles, possess the ability to act effectively at various levels of detail, work constructively with cross-functional teams and senior management, facilitate problem-solving and decision-making and be actively involved in multiple project activities, such as owning project plans and requirements elicitation. 
This successful candidate will act as an internal consultant to global HR stakeholders and be part of a team of Workday specialists that sit in Human Resource Information Services Group and closely partners with Information Technology and Human Resource peer groups. The candidate will be expected to closely collaborate with teammates across the globe and ensure we are maximizing our Workday investment. 

Position Details 
Based on your extensive experience and cultivated skills, we will propose the most suitable position for you. In the future, we expect you to play a central role in the organization as a team leader, project manager, or an expert in a specific specialized field.

Mandatory Qualifications: 
- Extensive experience (at least 5 years is expected) in implementation and operation projects of Workday or global HR systems (e.g., SAP/Oracle) within a consulting firm or an in-house IT organization. Specifically, experience in taking a leading role in the entire project lifecycle, from planning and design to implementation and stabilization.
- A deep understanding of technical content from a business perspective, the ability to clearly communicate it to management and other departmental stakeholders, and high communication and facilitation skills to lead strategic discussions.
- Business-level English proficiency and fluent Japanese language skills. Language proficiency that enables smooth communication in a global environment is essential.

Desired Qualifications:  
- Experience in project management or program management for large-scale projects.
‐ Experience in people management or team leadership. Candidates who can contribute to the development of junior colleagues and the overall improvement of team performance.
‐ Experience leading business process improvement proposals or transformations in the HR domain.
‐ Workday certification holder.
 
Other Information:  
Additional information on Location  
- Office attendance required  
- Rakuten Crimson House, 1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
 
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