Strategic Business Planner (Rakuten Senior Business) - Marketing Division

📍 Location
Japan, Tokyo
⏰ Job Type
Full-time
📅 Posted
January 16, 2026
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Job Description

Description

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Business Overview 

You will be responsible for the senior business "Rakuten Senior" operated by the Rakuten Group. 

This organization has a mission to simultaneously develop the rapidly expanding senior market and address social issues. 

By thinking outside the box and accurately identifying societal needs, we create new added value for society. 

- Creating new societal systems in collaboration with national and local governments 

- Developing new senior business opportunities in partnership with companies and industry organizations 

- Offering innovative solutions that integrate online and offline approaches 

This is a rapidly growing business that leverages Rakuten's unique ability to execute dynamic business strategies. 

 
[What You Can Experience] 

- Experiencing the overwhelming business speed unique to Rakuten, a company undergoing rapid growth 

- Marketing approaches utilizing big data from Rakuten's membership information 

- Social entrepreneurship (spirit of social innovation and business creation) 

[Mission of Rakuten Senior Business] 

Rakuten Senior aims to leverage the power of IT to create a society where the senior generation can live more enjoyable, healthy, and secure lives. 

Through the power of business, we address social issues associated with an aging society, such as "extending healthy life expectancy" and "bridging the digital divide." 

Department Overview 

The department is responsible for a wide range of activities, including managing one of the largest senior-focused platforms in the industry, the "Rakuten Senior" app and web services, the health media platform "Raku-Ken," large-scale senior events, and collaborative projects with national and local governments.

One of our strengths is having various touchpoints with senior users through our in-house services. 

You will have the opportunity to experience the entire process, from planning and formulating business strategies, designing and executing initiatives, to operating and improving services. 

Another key feature is the extensive collaboration with various services within the Rakuten Group to develop senior-focused initiatives. 

This is an environment where not only internal but also external attention and expectations are very high, making it a highly rewarding place to work. 

[Mission & Vision of Rakuten Senior] 

Rakuten Senior is a service launched with the aim of creating a society where "everyone can live healthily, joyfully, and with excitement" in the era of 100-year lifespans. 

As a planner of business strategy, you will be responsible for planning various business plans from online to offline for our media “Rakuten Senior Apps and Web” based on Rakuten's big data to expand the number of senior users and change their health awareness. 

Position: 

Why We Hire 

We are looking for new team members as we transition into a full-scale business expansion phase. 

Position Details

Job Summary

You will be responsible for overall business strategy operations at Rakuten Senior.

Job Details 

- Planning and execution of business strategies to increase the number of users of Rakuten Senior's application and health media “Raku Ken”, etc. 

- Planning and execution of measures to strengthen the foundation of existing functions and contents

- Measuring the effectiveness of implemented plans and preparing reports

Rewarding and Attractive

- Developing strategies for socially significant products that aim to enrich the lives of seniors by utilizing Rakuten's big data

- Creation of new value in the rapidly growing senior market

Stakeholders

- Product, marketing and sales teams within Rakuten Senior Business Division 

- External partners such as companies and industry associations

How to proceed with the work

- Collaborate with the team and related departments to formulate strategies and implement plans in line with the business situation 

- Formulate product strategies and propose measures, and support implementation

Scope of responsibility 

- Review and implementation of business plans 

- Measure the effectiveness of planning and propose improvements 

Mandatory Qualifications: 

- Experience in project management (more than 3 years)

- Experience in strategic planning and business planning

- Business level Japanese or above

- Basic PC skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook functions (Lookup, CountIF, SUMIF, etc.), experience using basic Excel tools such as Pivot

Desired Qualifications: 

- Business experience through interaction with seniors 

- Logical thinking and planning skills 

- Flexible communication, negotiation and bargaining skills internally and externally 

- Ability to respond flexibly to changes in the environment and coordinate with all parties involved to reach a self-directed solution
- Business English

- Experience multitasking, scheduling, leading projects and matters, etc. 

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Languages:

Japanese (Overall - 4 - Fluent)

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