Japan ID Group Manager - Membership Service Section (Identity and Access Management), Membership Platform Department (MPD)

Job Role

Engineering Manager

Job Description

Are you interested in building the next generation of Internet services that reach hundreds of millions of users across the globe every day? In Rakuten’s Tech Division, you will join a global team of experienced technologists who build the foundation of our services. The Membership Service Section (MPD) is thinking big: we create scalable platforms that power the Rakuten Ecosystem worldwide. Our Identity and Access management system Platform (Rakuten ID) provides services such as customer registration, authentication, profile management, preferences, and consent management across multiple businesses worldwide. We are looking for a Group Manager to lead an engineering team that is responsible for building and operating one of the most critical parts of the company. The role will be a combination of technical and management responsibilities, helping grow the members, advising on technical solutions, and managing business side expectations and requests. If you get excited with building modern global services, come join us! Responsibilities: - Drive technical vision, strategy, and architecture of the group - Manage and grow a team of application engineers, and developing future leaders - Stakeholder management of other business and technical teams to establish priorities and achieve the goals - Improve development process, with a focus on regular high-quality releases that align with our business priorities - Advising the team on selection of open source and third-party tools and platforms to increase our development efficiency and improve our technology and product offerings - Influence and align across functional teams and stakeholders on priorities and milestones and roadmap - Stay updated on market trends, and position yourself to establish new future trends

Required skills & Experience