Associate Project Manager

Situated in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District, Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd. is Rakuten's Asia Regional headquarters. Established in August 2012 as part of Rakuten's global expansion strategy, Rakuten Asia comprises various businesses that provide essential value-added services to Rakuten's global ecosystem. Through advertisement product development, product strategy, and data management, among others, Rakuten Asia is strengthening Rakuten Group's core competencies to take the lead in an increasingly digitalized world.

Rakuten Group, Inc. is a global leader in internet services that empower individuals, communities, businesses, and society. Founded in Tokyo in 1997 as an online marketplace, Rakuten has expanded to offer services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content, and communications to approximately 1.7 billion members around the world. The Rakuten Group has nearly 32,000 employees and operations in 30 countries and regions. For more information visit https://global.rakuten.com/corp/

Department Overview

The Global Ad Technology Department (GATD) manages the whole of the advertising systems that power Rakuten. We are a cross-functional and data-driven organization working together in a diverse team spread across five countries: Japan, Singapore, India, China, and the UK.

GATD Website: https://corp.rakuten.co.jp/careers/feature/adtech/en/

About the team

We develop and maintain a comprehensive advertisement platform that allows both internal stakeholders (Rakuten Ichiba merchants) and external advertisers (huge national and international clients) to freely manage their promotional mix and marketing campaigns. Working with us you will be able to learn everything about Rakuten Group's wide range of services and huge data assets.

What are we looking for?

The Project Manager is often known as the “face” of the project. He/she is the single point of contact who manages all work streams and tasks performed by other people in a project.

PJM is also accountable for the result of the collective work of the project team. It might sound easier than it is. So, what skills are needed by a PJM?

PJM is a leader; we are looking for individuals who enjoy problem-solving and have leadership capabilities.

PJM spends a lot of its time communicating with different stakeholders. We are looking for individuals with good communication skills.

Critical thinking skills are very important for the image of the project.

PJM must be able to handle the pressure and stress that can emerge during the execution of a project.

A good PJM works well under pressure to keep the project on the path to success. Irrespective of the challenges, a PJM is a business professional- they need to act as an example and show high morale, ethics, and credibility.

Position Details

Business Process Execution

• Work closely with the Product Managers, Business Unit, and other stakeholders, to understand their needs and business direction.
• Work with the project team to execute the project successfully.

Project and Service Execution

• Be engaged in the whole process of an application development project (requirement definition, specification design, development, testing, release).
• Ensure that the project goal is well-aligned and manage the project team to accomplish it with the required level of quality.
• Apply project management techniques to successfully deliver projects on scope, time, and budget.
• Work closely with the cross-border tech teams to achieve project outcomes.
• Ensure smooth communication and comprehension among all various stakeholders both in development projects and in-service maintenance.

Collaboration

• Working closely with the Senior Product Manager, Tech Lead, Architect, and other project members
• Collaborate with different teams like Dev, QA and DevOps team.
• Collaborate with cross-culture, cross-border development team during the project execution.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Basic knowledge on Computer Science and software development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, and ability to build a strong working relationship between technical and non-technical people.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and guide team members to establish positive working relationships and achieve goals together.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once, as required, and prioritize appropriately.
• Team player and easy-going person.
• Proactive, self-starter and self-motivated.
• Perform under immense pressure.
• Strong get-things-done mind with a sense of ownership.

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong skills to write spec documents and project reports.
• Familiarity with AD/Internet-based applications.
• Previous experience in working on projects.
• Work experience with a remote team.
• Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, and MS Teams.
• Experience leading a team is an activity that you like. Eg: CCA Clubs, Tech Clubs, and Toastmaster program.

Please be informed that this is a 1-year contract position. (Subject to conversion)

Rakuten is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief, or age.