Lead, Cloud Strategy & DX Planning - IT Division, Rakuten Securities, Inc.(Secondment)

Job Description

Business Overview

Mission: Innovating Asset Building - Creating the Future as the Financial Hub of the Rakuten Ecosystem.

Rakuten Securities is a core internet brokerage firm within the Rakuten Group, which operates over 70 services globally. Our goal goes beyond providing financial products; we aim to merge the Rakuten Ecosystem's vast data with cutting-edge technology to transform "asset building" into a seamless, everyday activity for everyone.

• Fusion of User Base and Technology: By seamlessly connecting the Rakuten Ecosystem's extensive data with financial services, we create unique user experiences unmatched by traditional brokerages. We continue to set new industry standards through asset formation support (NISA, iDeCo), AI-driven investment solutions, and partnerships with IFAs.
• The Frontline of Transformation: We are currently undertaking a massive core system overhaul alongside a radical reconstruction of our "next-generation development process" based on AI. We are in an exciting phase for engineers and PMs, involving legacy modernization and the evolution of AI-driven development styles.
• Responsibility and Authority: We maintain the robustness of critical social infrastructure while realizing high-speed new development. Rakuten Securities offers the unique opportunity to achieve this difficult balance using the group's solid network and the latest technology stack.

Department Overview

Mission: Rewriting the Organizational OS Through Technology - A Strategy Office Accelerating Rakuten Securities' Transformation.

Our mission is to maximize development productivity and business agility through DX initiatives and the migration to cloud-native infrastructure. We serve as the engine of transformation, leading "IT organizational reform" that encompasses workflows, evaluation systems, and vendor strategies.

• Creating Impact at the Frontline: Lead high-impact projects, including company-wide cloud migration and DX promotion. You will experience the tangible results of your proposals as they reshape the work styles of hundreds of engineers and fundamentally accelerate business velocity.
• Strategic Commander Bridging Management and Operations: Translate IT strategy into execution plans. This is a rare career path where you can modernize the organizational "OS" by leveraging both your management perspective and your deep understanding of real-world technical challenges.

Position:

Why We Hire

We are seeking a leader to drive the structural reform of our IT organization.

As Rakuten Securities continues to grow, evolving our development organization has become a top management priority. Cloud migration for infrastructure flexibility and AI implementation for dramatic productivity gains are no longer options - they are necessities. We are looking for a leader who can drive organization-wide DX and cloud initiatives based on solid technical insight.

Position Details

Innovation of Development Processes & Governance for DX:

• Promote the standardization and adoption of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps culture to accelerate development speed.
• Redesign the entire development lifecycle workflow (from requirement definition to release) with an AI-driven development mindset.
• Introduce metrics to visualize organizational performance (e.g., DORA metrics) and establish continuous improvement cycles. Cloud-Native Strategy & Organizational Promotion:

Strategic Formulation and Organizational Promotion of Cloud-Native Transformation

• Formulate and manage the execution of the company-wide cloud migration roadmap.
• Establish a FinOps framework for cloud cost optimization and apply governance across development teams.
• Lead technical selection and migration planning for transitioning from legacy systems to cloud-native architectures.

Cross-Organizational IT Resource Optimization:

• Collaborate with product teams to identify technical bottlenecks and propose cross-functional solutions.
• Formulate vendor strategies and build strategic alliances with development partners.
• Propose improvements to organizational structures and evaluation systems to maximize productivity as the engineering organization scales.

Mandatory Qualifications

TBA

Desired Qualifications

TBA

Other Information:

Additional information on Location

Rakuten Crimson House Aoyama

2-6-21, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Additional information on Secondment

You will be seconded from Rakuten Group, Inc. to Rakuten Securities, Inc.

Additional information on English Qualification

TOEIC Score exceeding 800

Languages:

English (Overall - 4 - Fluent), Japanese (Overall - 4 - Fluent)