Job Description:
Business Overview
Rakuten Group provides more than 70 services across a wide range of fields both in Japan and internationally. These include internet services such as e-commerce, travel, and digital content; fintech (financial) services ranging from credit cards to banking, securities, electronic money, and smartphone app payments; mobile services including its mobile carrier business; and professional sports. By organically linking these services through a membership base centered on Rakuten members, the company forms a unique, unparalleled "Rakuten Ecosystem."
*Figures look at Rakuten's business
https://corp.rakuten.co.jp/careers/services/
Department Overview
Business Innovation Department (Rakuten STAY Business)
"Rakuten STAY" is a new service within the Commerce Company that offers the "Rakuten STAY" lodging series to both domestic and international users. It is a true Rakuten-style startup organization that pursues new accommodation experiences through unmanned operations, utilization of the Rakuten Ecosystem, and DX.
With over 50 "Rakuten STAY" properties already in operation, the entire business is moving forward to open and manage a diverse range of accommodations across Japan and overseas.
"Rakuten STAY" handles the complete spectrum of lodging operations-including land acquisition, design, construction, sales preparation, marketing, sales, cleaning, operations, customer service, and property management-allowing the team to be fully involved in every stage from end to end.
The concept of "Rakuten STAY" is as follows:
Brand Slogan: Expanding New Lodging Experiences
Brand Purpose: Enriching Lives Through STAY
Brand Vision: The Leading Brand Creating New Lodging Experiences
Rakuten STAY
https://stay.rakuten.co.jp/
RAKUTEN STAY, Inc.
https://corp.stay.rakuten.co.jp/
Position:
Why We Hire
Hiring additional personnel for business expansion and the growth of Rakuten STAY properties
Unlike most businesses within the Rakuten Group, this role offers a rare opportunity to deliver value directly to end users, allowing you to experience their reactions firsthand. While managing a wide range of tasks-including coordination with sellers, brokers, government authorities, and various internal departments-can be demanding and complex, the sense of accomplishment and experience gained from building a business collaboratively with your team is immensely rewarding and directly contributes to your career development as a business professional. Looking ahead, this position is designed to help you level up your career into a professional capable of handling the entire process end-to-end, from land acquisition to project planning.
Position Details
This is a position where you will find land and properties for the Rakuten Group's accommodation series "Rakuten STAY," and handle everything from business evaluation to purchase.
Gathering information and investigating development sites (including leased land) and hotels for sale that will become future Rakuten STAY properties. Specifically, the workflow involves collecting property information from across the country, selecting candidate sites from among them, verifying business feasibility, conducting various administrative and risk investigations, negotiating sales terms and conditions with sellers and brokers, and handling the sales contract and closing.
1. Select and investigate candidate properties for Rakuten STAY.
You will be responsible for identifying risks of candidate properties, negotiating through interviews with real estate brokers and sellers, and handling everything up to the sales contract and closing.
2. Select investigation areas using data based on market analysis, and consider business feasibility, hotel plans, etc., from various aspects according to the characteristics and trends of each area.
In addition, since challenges and risks vary by project and area, proactive problem discovery and the formulation/execution of action plans are required in addition to…