Sr. Director, Growth Marketing

Job Description:

Rakuten International is a division of Rakuten Group, Inc., a Japanese global technology leader in services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Headquartered in San Mateo, California with more than 4,000 employees worldwide, the Rakuten International business portfolio includes market leaders in e-commerce, digital marketing, advertising, communications and entertainment. We create products and services that provide exceptional value by aligning members and the businesses that want to engage them in a shared community. Rakuten is the most rewarding way to shop, giving millions of members Cash Back when they buy from their favorite brands. As a leading shopping platform, Rakuten partners with thousands of top brands across apparel, beauty and wellness, grocery, travel, on-demand services, subscriptions, and dining, helping members save on everyday purchases. Since 1999, Rakuten members have earned more than $4.6 billion in Cash Back, making it the largest Cash Back platform of its kind. Learn more at Rakuten.com.

Job Summary:

Rakuten is looking for a growth marketing expert to lead our acquisition teams. You'll be responsible for overseeing our new user acquisition strategy and tactics, while leading a strong team and working cross-functionally with teams throughout the organization. This role will manage Search (SEM & SEO), Mobile App, Direct Response Paid Social, Affiliate Channel, as well as new channels. We are looking for someone who is passionate about data and finding new opportunities while meticulously working to scale established channels. By adding your expertise over a vast amount of our new user acquisition, you will have a large impact on the success of the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop a data and user first approach to the new acquisition strategy and empower those within the group to achieve success Owning and allocating a large marketing budget with a continual focus on efficiency and maximizing lifetime value Build the test and learn strategy with a foundation of constant experimentation Monitor all metrics and KPIs for growth enabling continuous optimization Effectively hire and allocate resources (people and technology) to maximize impact Work cross-functionally with internal teams (product, design, engineering) to take an automation

• and technology-first approach to efficiently scale new user growth Discover new vendors, technologies, and channels to facilitate short
• and long-term growth Leverage acquisition tactics to discover new retention activities targeted towards the current member base

Channel Focus:

Search (SEM & SEO)

Mobile App & ASO Direct Response Paid Social Affiliates Programmatic and Display New Channels Qualifications:

Extensive experience working as a growth-oriented marketer with a focus on scaling channels and optimizing for efficiency and lifetime value Expertise with all marketing platforms, including: Facebook, Google, Programmatic Platforms, Mobile App Install, App Store Optimization, and Fraud Detection. Working knowledge of marketing technology tools, such as Amplitude, Datorama, Segment, and Tableau Experience with Snowflake and SQL is a plus Thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment Experience working on multiple projects at the same time, with short deadlines Experience communicating projects and results to executive team members Team leader with experience building departments to keep up with an aggressively expanding business

Minimum Requirements:

10+ yr experience as a marketer 5+ yr experience managing and scaling marketing team(s) #LI-CW1 Five Principles for Success Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success. Always improve, Always Advance

• Only be satisfied with complete success
• Kaizen Passionately Professional
• Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best Hypothesize
• Practice
• Validate
• Shikumika
• Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory Maximize Customer Satisfaction
• The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile Speed!! Speed!! Speed!!
• Always be conscious of time
• take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team Rakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.

Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws. At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base compensation for this role to be within the range shown below. Individual compensation will vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location. The successful applicant for this role will be eligible for discretionary bonus, health, vision, dental insurance, 401k matching, PTO, Volunteer Time Off (VTO), and other employee benefits as the company implements. USD $136,485.00

• $254,664.

00 annually Rakuten International oversees 7 businesses with over 4,000 employees globally. The brand is recognized for its leadership and innovation in e-commerce, digital content, advertising, entertainment, and communications, bringing the joy of discovery and access to more than 1 billion members across the world. Everyday team members deliver on the company's mission to delight merchants and customers through innovation, optimism, and teamwork. Rakuten Rewards is a leading e-commerce company that enhances the way people shop by offering Cash Back, deals and rewards from more than 3,500 merchants. Founded in 1999, Rakuten has grown to become the go-to shopping destination for consumers, having paid out nearly $2 billion in Cash Back to its 15 million members. The company also operates ShopStyle, a leading fashion discovery destination, and Cartera Commerce, a top rewards platform for airlines and banks. For more information, visit www.rakuten.com. The Consolidated Appropriations Act's Transparency in Coverage Rules require group health plans to disclose on a public website information regarding in-network provider rates and historical out-of-network allowed amounts and billed charges for covered items and services in two separate machine-readable files (MRFs). The MRFs for Rakuten's Aetna benefit plan are provided in the link below. Aetna Transparency in

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