Job Description:
Business Overview
Rakuten Group provides more than 70 services across a wide range of fields both domestically and internationally, including internet services such as e-commerce, travel, and digital content; fintech (financial) services such as credit cards, banking, securities, electronic money, and smartphone app payments; mobile services such as mobile carrier operations; and professional sports. By organically linking these services through a membership system centered on Rakuten members, we have formed a unique “Rakuten Ecosystem” unlike any other.
*Rakuten’s Business in Numbers
https://corp.rakuten.co.jp/careers/services/
Department Overview
The Legal Department provides support for Rakuten Group’s wide range of services-including e-commerce (such as Rakuten Ichiba and Rakuten Travel), digital content, and entertainment (including the use of AI)-by offering legal consultation and contract management, as well as conducting legal reviews and making proposals regarding the launch of new services, acquisitions, and organizational restructuring. As a partner to the business divisions, we uphold the mission of “Passionately drive Rakuten’s innovation with fairness and accountability.” Guided by a commitment to fairness and accountability in driving the Rakuten Group’s innovation, we constantly pursue the “best solution” for the business with professional pride and curiosity. Through negotiations with overseas business partners and collaboration with diverse members within the Group, there are abundant opportunities to engage with foreign laws and English-language contracts.
Position:
Why We Hire
We are hiring to strengthen our organization in response to business expansion.
As our company transitions from being a user of generative AI to becoming a developer and provider, the demand for handling AI-related projects is increasing. Due to a shortage of legal team members specializing in AI support, we are seeking to hire individuals interested in the AI business. This position involves providing legal support for the development and delivery of ‘Rakuten AI’ and large language models (LLMs), allowing you to play a role in bringing cutting-edge technology to society. As part of the Rakuten Group, with its diverse business portfolio and customer base, you can contribute to creating new value through AI.
You’ll experience the thrill of independently devising and implementing contract terms and response strategies to bring business initiatives to fruition-often while collaborating with global development teams in English-to address challenges for which there are few precedents. This environment allows you to hone your expertise in AI legal affairs and your problem-solving skills to drive the business forward through these challenges.
Position Details
As a member of the AI & Data Legal Group within the Corporate Legal Department, you will be responsible for providing legal support related to the in-house development and use of AI, as well as the external provision of AI services, and for promoting AI governance.
You will collaborate with related departments, such as Intellectual Property and Information Security, and communicate with business unit members from diverse backgrounds, including those at overseas locations, to carry out your duties. Taking into account technological advancements and trends in domestic and international laws and regulations, your role will involve not only responding to individual inquiries but also proactively examining and proposing the Company’s response policies and internal rules.
Upon joining the company, you will primarily be responsible for the following tasks:
・Contract review and legal consultation regarding the development, use, and external provision of AI
・Researching domestic and international AI-related laws and regulations, and examining and proposing countermeasures based on their impact on business operations
・Supporting the development and implementation of AI governance…