Senior 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

• Corporate Planning Manager: minimum 10 years of relevant experience, including work in a regional or global headquarters and supporting group companies in multiple countries.
• Senior Corporate Planning Manager: minimum 15 years of experience, proven experience managing complex governance and corporate affairs across multiple entities, and ability to lead business professionals and senior stakeholders.
• Exposure to planning, governance, compliance, policy management or corporate administration.
• Business-level Japanese and English communication skills.

Required skills

• Stakeholder management and coordination.
• Attention to detail and quantitative accuracy.
• Ability to lead lawyers, accountants, corporate secretaries, tax advisors and auditors.