Geography Data Strategist, Rakuten Travel

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, C++, C Programming, SQL, Cloud computing, Scala Programming, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, MATLAB Programming, PyTorch, TensorFlow, R Programming

Job Description

Rakuten Group’s mission is to contribute to society by creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship.

We provide over 70 various services such as online shopping mall “Rakuten Ichiba”, online travel service “Rakuten Travel”, online booking service for Golfers “Rakuten GORA” and others including in Commerce Company.

Department Overview

Geography Content Group, as a geo specialist in Rakuten Travel, contributes to globalize our new platform from both the global tourists and the SEO point of view. We are also responsible to support partners by providing proper data linking to them.

Position:

Why We Hire

In the timing of expansion of our platform, we need a leader candidate who are responsible to build structure of global geo data.

Position Details

Overview of the job:
You have a plenty of room to improve the newly built systems and you can solve various issues as a team giving opinions each other with highly motivated / skilled colleagues, which would bring you a sense of achievement.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare the proper geography data and ensure its quantity and quality for a global travel platform.
• Develop and maintain its management system.
• Collaborate with stakeholders such a tech group, translation group, other content group and sales group.
• Work Environment
• The team consists of a manager and a few employees:
• Most of them are through mid-carrier hiring from various field.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• An experience of project management and planning
• An experience to create new and curate existing geo data, and manage both data quality and quantity
• Understanding of web-marketing, SEO, and customer data analysis
• High communication skills
• Be fluent in written and spoken English with a TOEIC score of 800 and above

Desired Qualifications:

Knowledge or familiarity with SQL / web maps services (eg. ArcGIS, OSM) and vendors (eg. local map company)

Previous experience in (Geo) data operations

Others Information:

Additional information on Location
Rakuten Crimson House

1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

Additional information on English Qualification

TOEIC Score exceeding 800 (or similar level of English ability) or a University Degree earned in an English-speaking country

TOEIC Score of 600 or higher is acceptable for fixed-term employees.

In this case, it is necessary to achieve a TOEIC Score exceeding 800 after joining Rakuten in order to be eligible to become a regular employee.

If no evidence is available to prove the qualifications denoted above, taking an IP test, organized by Rakuten, during selection process is required.