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Strategic Project Manager - Strat & Finance Department (F/M)

CDI
Catégorie : Operations
Paris, France

Job Description:

Rakuten Group Inc. empowers individuals and businesses around the world through innovation in internet services. Since establishment of Rakuten Group, Inc. in 1997, we have been developing various businesses on e-commerce, as well as Fintech, sports, and mobile, amongst others. We embrace new and disruptive ideas, are committed to acting on them and have the operational agility to implement and deliver at speed.

At Rakuten France we are on a journey to growth and sustainability and require a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to be the first hire to our dynamic e-commerce company. As we embark on a strategic review process, we are committed to enhancing our operations and expanding our market presence.

The Role:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Strategic Project Manager to join our our dynamic e-commerce company. . This role will be pivotal in driving our strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with our business goals, and enhancing our project execution capabilities.

The role is fast paced and dynamic with diverse stakeholders, but the candidate will be given a high level of autonomy. We are in a phase of building our new strategy and we need a SPMO to support in the delivery of our identified key initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate Strategic Project Implementation: Oversee and facilitate the implementation of strategic projects, ensuring they are executed efficiently and effectively.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with key stakeholders across various departments to monitor the progress of strategic projects, ensuring they are on track and moving in the right direction.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Maintain continuous communication with the business process owners and key-users providing regular updates on project status, risks, and issues.
  • Structure Management: Coordinate with the Business Owners and managers to ensure that resources are allocated appropriately to support the successful execution of strategic projects.
  • Governance Management: Implement and manage check points and check-ins to ensure project alignment and progress, follow up of the projects in the dedicated Steering Committees.
  • Strategic Planning: Assist the Management Committee in the development and refinement of strategic plans, in collaboration with with the EVP of Strategy.
  • Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure the strategic projects success and sustainability.
  • Performance Tracking: Establish and monitor strategic projects metrics, providing regular updates and reports to Management Committee on progress, challenges, and outcomes.
  • Best Practices Development: Contribute to the creation and implementation of project management best practices, tools, and methodologies within the SPMO.

Skills & experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, finance or a related field; Master’s degree is a plus.
  • Proven experience (5+ years) in project management, preferably within the ecommerce or retail sector.
  • Strong organizational and multitasking skills,
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
  • Proficiency in project management software and tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Asana, Trello).
  • Certification in Project Management (PMP, PRINCE2, etc.) is a plus.
  • Fluent in French and English; additional languages are an asset.

Profile:

  • Self-starter: take initiatives, intellectually agile, comfortable with ambiguity
  • Love to work in a fast-changing environment
  • Reliable team player with a strong sense of accountability and ownership
  • Entrepreneurial spirit with a Passion about digital and making life simpler with technology

Rakuten Shugi Principles:

Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviours that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

  • Always improve, always advance. Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen.
  • Be passionately professional. Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best.
  • Hypothesize - Practice - Validate - Shikumika. Use the Rakuten Cycle to success in unknown territory.
  • Maximize Customer Satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction for workers in a service industry is to see their customers smile.
  • Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! Always be conscious of time. Take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team.