Product Manager - Racing & Lottery Product Section, Racing & Lottery Development Department (RLD)

Job Description: Department Overview The Racing & Lottery Development Department (RLD) is handling a lineup of lifestyle and leisure related services, some of them being category leaders in the Japanese market. In the Racing & Lottery Product Section, we are in charge of Rakuten Keiba, and Rakuten Kdreams, Rakuten toto, where we develop and operate online betting services. Rakuten Keiba: Online betting site for local horse racing. Rakuten Kdreams: Online betting site for cycle racing. Rakuten toto and Lottery: Online purchasing site for toto, WINNER, and lottery tickets. These Dream products have AI prediction service that user can easy to bet and fun. In addition, Dream Products contribute to government-controlled competitive sports. Their profits are used to improve local finances and to give back to and contribute to society in various ways, making a significant contribution to local governments through the development of public facilities such as schools and roads, and social welfare. Position: Why We Hire We are planning to increase the number of employees to strengthen the system for further business expansion. And we need to hire the Product Manager for the products. Position Details As a product manager for one of the dream products (Rakuten Keiba, Rakuten Kdreams, Rakuten toto), will be responsible for product construction and execution (project management) to provide new experiences to users and solve various problems that users have through various analyzes. While logically creating the concept of "what the product should be" and "what the user really wants" using data, and in collaboration with engineers and QA, everything from actual development to release Process is the scope of business. This position offers the opportunity to be involved in building impactful products that can change the industry by creating new features and added value for existing products. Specific business example - Providing market/competitive analysis - Developing product strategy and KPI - Building documentation and roadmap - System requirements definition - Project management - Trouble management (bug triage) - Release judgment - Various reporting tasks Work Environment Young members in their late 20s to 30s, from various countries and different cultural backgrounds. In addition, there is no barrier between job titles and services in charge, and the entire department has an open and flat atmosphere, and we are very active in exchange meetings with other groups such as information sharing meetings and problem solving. In short, it is a very lively cross-cultural environment where we can work, learn and have fun with each other and grow together. Interview articles with team member: Mandatory Qualifications: - 3+ years of experience as a project leader or project manager for web application - Knowledge of system development especially the upper process (PRD and Specification) - Communication skills to negotiate and coordinate with other departments and external parties - Japanese language ability sufficient for business conversation - TOEIC Score 800 above or possess equivalent abilities (If you do not have a score, you can take the test for free during the selection process) Desired Qualifications: - Experience in managing the team with more than 5 people as a project manager - Experience in system development (regardless of language) - Experience in building product strategies - PM/SE experience at SIer Other Information: Additional information on Location Rakuten Crimson House (Head Office) Additional information on English Qualification English (Comprehensive-1-Beginner), Japanese (Comprehensive-4-Fluent) #engineer #producer #productmanager #commerce #DREAMBusiness #RLD