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Job Description
About Rakuten Music (R-Music)
At Rakuten Music, we are reimagining how the world experiences sound. By combining cutting-edge technology with a rich content ecosystem, we deliver deeply personalized and seamless music streaming experiences to millions of users.
We believe innovation thrives in diverse, inclusive environments. We are committed to building teams with varied perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences—because thats how great products are made.
The Role
We are looking for a highly driven Project Manager who thrives at the intersection of Product, Engineering, and Design. In this role, you will be the driving force behind delivering impactful features—from idea to launch.
You are an organizer, problem-solver, and collaborator who removes blockers, aligns teams, and ensures delivery excellence. You are also curious about the future of work and excited to leverage AI-driven tools to optimize development processes.
Key Responsibilities
1) Cross-Functional Leadership
- Act as the central bridge between Product Managers, Engineering, QA, and DevOps teams
- Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and accountability across the product lifecycle
2) Delivery & Prioritization
- Own project timelines by balancing scope, quality, and speed
- Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize effectively, especially under resource constraints
3) Proactive Problem Solving
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks across development workflows
- Actively unblock teams—whether related to dependencies, testing delays, or unclear requirements
4) Stakeholder Communication
- Serve as the single point of contact for project updates
- Communicate progress, risks, and mitigation plans clearly to leadership and stakeholders
5) AI-Driven Optimization (AIDLC)
- Champion the adoption of AI-assisted development practices
- Explore tools for automating reporting, improving sprint insights, and boosting team productivity
What Were Looking For
1) Experience & Skills
- 4–6 years of project management experience in a software or technology environment
- Proven experience managing B2C web or mobile application projects
- Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban)
- Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, and similar platforms
2) Communication & Collaboration
- Proficiency in Japanese (JLPT N3/N4 or equivalent)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across global teams
3) Ownership & Execution
- Experience defining and tracking KPIs and delivery metrics
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments and make sound decisions under pressure
4) Mindset
- Strong problem-solving mindset with a get-it-done attitude
- Ability to influence without authority and navigate trade-offs effectively
- Curiosity and openness to adopting emerging AI tools and practices
Why Join Us
- Work on products used by millions of music lovers globally
- Be part of a culture that values innovation, diversity, and collaboration
- Opportunity to shape the future of AI-driven product development
- Learn and grow in a supportive, fast-moving environment
- Work Location: Bangalore
- Experience: 5–7 years
- Language Requirement: Japanese Proficiency (JLPT N3/N4 or equivalent)
Skills
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About Company
Rakuten is Japan's largest online retailer (80 million users) and a leading provider of Internet-based services. Its Rakuten-branded sites offer shopping, auctions, books and CDs, travel arrangements, and online brokerage services.
Other online properties include job search portal Infoseek and Buy.com in the US and Thailand's TARAD.com shopping site. Offline, the company's activities include ownership of a professional baseball team, a telecom carrier, a financial services division, an online marketer, and a bus service. Rakuten's Fusion Communications provides Internet phone service. The company, which has operations in 10 countries, was founded in 1997 by chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani.
Rakuten Group, Inc. (TSE's first section: 4755) is the largest ecommerce company in Japan, and third largest ecommerce marketplace company worldwide. Rakuten provides a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports. The company is expanding globally and currently has operations throughout Asia, Western Europe, and the Americas.
Founded in 1997, Rakuten is headquartered in Tokyo, with over 17,000 employees and partner staff worldwide. Rakuten's 2018 revenues were 1101.48 billions yen. In Japanese, Rakuten stands for ‘optimism.’ It means we believe in the future. It’s an understanding that, with the right mind-set, we can make the future better by what we do today. So we challenge ourselves to evolve, innovate and experiment, to create a better, happier future for everyone. Today, our 70+ businesses span e-commerce, digital content, communications and FinTech, bringing the joy of discovery to more than 1.5 billion members across the world.
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