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RakutenThe Rakuten Insurance Group continues to grow steadily, aiming to become the next pillar of Rakuten's FinTech business, following Rakuten Card, Rakuten Bank, and Rakuten Securities. Rakuten Life Insurance is one of the core businesses within the Rakuten Insurance Group. It offers a variety of insurance products, including simple term and whole life insurance, medical insurance, cancer insurance, dementia insurance, comprehensive insurance for younger generations, and group credit life insurance for housing loans. The company provides multiple proposal channels, such as face-to-face agency channels operating nationwide and internet channels that leverage the extensive Rakuten membership base. As a familiar and approachable life insurance company, and as an innovative life insurance provider utilizing the technological expertise of the Rakuten Group, Rakuten Life Insurance aims to deliver groundbreaking insurance solutions. This Project Manager position plays a pivotal role in steering large-scale IT projects that shape the future of Rakuten Life Insurance. As a member of the System Planning Department, you will work in close partnership with business stakeholders and lead end-to-end initiatives—from planning and translating IT strategy into actionable roadmaps, through requirements definition, development execution, release, and successful operational adoption. You will be expected to demonstrate strong leadership by coordinating multiple vendors and internal teams, while comprehensively managing schedule, quality, cost, and risk. By driving complex challenges to successful outcomes and delivering IT investments worth hundreds of millions of yen, this role offers a high level of responsibility, achievement, and the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to both our customers’ future and the company’s sustainable growth.
- Proven project management experience leading end-to-end system development projects from planning through implementation (approximately 5 years or more) - Project scale guideline: investment of several hundred million yen or more, development period of one year or longer, involving multiple vendors and internal departments - Experience engaging and coordinating with multiple stakeholders—including business units, IT departments, executive management, and external vendors—to resolve complex challenges - Deep knowledge and hands-on experience in requirements analysis, requirements definition, schedule, quality, cost, and risk management, as well as change management - Strong logical thinking and problem-solving skills, combined with excellent communication and coordination abilities - A solid business perspective, with the ability to understand IT and business strategies and translate them into successful project execution
- Experience in IT project management at a life insurance company or other financial institution - Experience leading IT projects that contribute to digital transformation (DX) initiatives or new business creation - Experience in system development projects utilizing cloud services such as AWS, Azure, or GCP - Hands-on experience introducing and practicing agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum, LeSS) - Relevant certifications such as PMP or Japanese Information Technology Engineer Examinations (e.g., Project Manager, IT Strategist) - Knowledge and experience in system architecture design - Business-level communication skills in English
