Corporate Planning Manager

About the role

Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd., the Asia regional headquarters of Rakuten Group located in Singapore's Central Business District, is looking for a Corporate Planning Manager or Senior Corporate Planning Manager. The role suits a corporate generalist with experience in planning, governance, compliance, corporate administration, group company management or regional headquarters functions. It focuses on execution, governance implementation and problem-solving rather than traditional strategy or consulting.

Key responsibilities

• Group company management: support and coordinate APAC group companies, act as liaison between Rakuten Asia, APAC entities and headquarters in Japan, and monitor organizational, operational and reporting alignment.
• Governance and compliance: strengthen governance frameworks, support implementation of corporate policies and internal controls, and coordinate governance matters with internal and external partners.
• Corporate administration and policy management: draft, review and maintain internal policies and procedures, and drive standardization of corporate processes.
• Board and shareholder meetings: organize meetings and regional governance forums, prepare materials and reports, and work closely with the Corporate Secretary on legal compliance.
• Corporate actions: work with Legal, Tax, Finance and Accounting teams to solve complex corporate challenges and execute actions such as capital optimization, financing and share transfers.

Required profile

• Manager level: minimum 10 years of relevant experience; Senior level: minimum 15 years.
• Experience in a Regional HQ, Global HQ or multinational organization, supporting group companies in multiple countries.
• Exposure to planning, governance, compliance, policy management or corporate administration.
• Ability to lead business professionals such as lawyers, accountants, corporate secretaries, tax advisors and auditors.
• Business-level Japanese and English communication skills.