Their vision
Rakuten Tech in Europe, as part of the Rakuten Group, shares these values and uses these Principles to achieve its goals.
Meet Fergal Downey, our Vice General Manager, to understand the vision, and the challenges for our organization.
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning, Big Data, Blockchain, Cyber Security
Paris, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, London, Tallinn
The Rakuten Group (which means Optimism in Japanese) was founded in 1977 by Hiroshi "Mickey" Mikitani in Japan. The Ichiba platform was launched the same year, with great ambitions for growth. Today, the Rakuten Group is represented by 32,000 employees worldwide, with a wide range of businesses. The group has grown and continues to grow with a strong corporate culture and Five Principles for Success.
Rakuten Tech in Europe, as part of the Rakuten Group, shares these values and uses these Principles to achieve its goals.
Meet Fergal Downey, our Vice General Manager, to understand the vision, and the challenges for our organization.
Encourage challenges - Innovate - Create “Get things done” culture
Drive accountability - Build an impactful team - Unleash/Develop Talent
Strategy planning - Collaborate - Shikumika (systemize)
Increase Internal/External customers value
Quick and accurate decision making
As a first ambition since the creation of the group, Rakuten wishes to empowering people and society through innovation and entrepreneurship. In the same way, Rakuten Tech in Europe contributes to the Carbon Neutrality Strategy of the Rakuten Group, by involving all teams in the implementation of actions around Green IT.
Working groups were created to collectively address the issue and reduce our environmental impact:
Rakuten is a Global Innovation Company headquartered in Japan, established in 1997, with a large ecosystem of services. It has more than 70 businesses worldwide, including e-commerce, digital content, fintech, and communications, with 32,000 employees and 1,6 billion members worldwide. Our mission is to empowering people and society through innovation and entrepreneurship.
Within the Rakuten Group, there is a Global Innovation Hub, called Technology Divisions, represented by almost 6,000 people, present in Japan, India, China, America, and Europe.
Rakuten Tech in Europe is the regional organization for the members of the technology divisions based in Europe. This organization provides global platforms to support the businesses in the Rakuten Ecosystem and enhances these global platforms according to the use cases of the businesses, within Europe and worldwide. More than 70% of Rakuten Tech projects in Europe support businesses in Japan, including Rakuten Ichiba, our e-commerce marketplace. Rakuten Tech offers the opportunity to collaborate with all Rakuten's technical teams around the world, and to play a key role in the success and evolution of the group's businesses. The first global technical team in Europe was created in 2012 and initially had 3 members. Today, Rakuten Tech in Europe represents more than 130 members, present in 7 countries and 12 offices. We are mainly present in France (Paris), Spain (Barcelona), UK (Belfast), Estonia (Tallinn), and Germany (Berlin). We represent a multicultural team, 5 official languages and 3 time zones. We collaborate daily with the teams in Japan. Each person can collaborate with the whole world as English is the common language adopted by Rakuten globally.
Rakuten Tech in Europe teams work on product/platform development, service delivery/integration and service operations for a range of products/platforms and services covering e-commerce, big data, search, product recommendations, blockchain, data science, business intelligence, information security, user identity management, corporate IT, and data centers and infrastructure. Each team within Rakuten Tech in Europe communicates, collaborates, and creates synergies for the development of the Rakuten Ecosystem.
Operating in an innovative technology sector, they are looking for new members:
If you join them, you will be surrounded by an international multicultural team of passionate experts, who are committed to continue to grow and innovate, thanks to these 5 Principles for Success, called “Shugi”, which are reflected in our practices and ways of working: