Senior PMO Specialist - Global Ad Technology Supervisory Department (GATD)

The Global Ad Technology Supervisory Department (GATD) stands at the forefront of innovation, transforming how brands reach and influence consumers within our leading global e-commerce environment.

As a fundamentally data-driven and highly cross-functional team, we build and manage a comprehensive suite of advertising products and services, leveraging Rakuten's immense first-party data and vast consumer reach to create highly effective marketing solutions.

Our dynamic teams collaborate seamlessly across key hubs in Japan, Singapore, India, and China, working together to develop, optimize, and scale cutting-edge ad platforms, performance marketing tools, and sophisticated audience targeting capabilities.

Rakuten's sustained success and continuous growth mean that our Global Ad Technology Department is entering a pivotal phase of expansion.

We are strategically scaling our business to meet the increasing demands of the digital advertising landscape and to capitalize on a multitude of new, transformative projects lined up.

These initiatives are ambitious, cutting-edge, and require sophisticated project management oversight and process optimization to ensure successful delivery.

We are expanding our PMO capabilities to strengthen our ability to execute on these critical projects, enhance our operational efficiency, and maintain our leadership in the e-commerce advertising space.

This role is key to enabling our continued innovation and growth.

We are seeking a highly skilled and adaptable Senior PMO Specialist/PMO Lead to play a pivotal role in driving strategic execution and continuous improvement within our Global Ad Technology Supervisory Department.

This position is critical for leading and facilitating the planning, promotion, and ideation stages of common improvement initiatives, as well as complex, strategic projects undertaken in close collaboration with multiple internal organizations and the GATD.

In this role, you will thrive amidst uncertain and evolving circumstances, where understanding the intricate perspectives of diverse, global stakeholders is paramount.

Your main responsibility will be to continuously identify challenges and issues faced by our cross-functional teams, strategically propose approaches to achieve ambitious goals, skillfully involve the necessary stakeholders across various time zones and cultures, and then lead and facilitate the initiatives steadily through to successful completion.

Implement and mature project management governance models tailored for our global, fast-paced environment.

Provide invaluable support, tools, and training to project teams across different regions, fostering consistent, high-quality delivery.

Optimize portfolio management processes for efficient resource allocation and robust risk mitigation strategies.

Ensure clear alignment between project execution and strategic business objectives, translating vision into tangible outcomes.