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Contract and Approval Governance Officer and General Affairs Officer - Rakuten Total Solutions, Inc. (Secondment)

Tokyo, JapanContract2026-10-19 → 2026-11-12

Core

Manage critical back-office processes including contracts, stamping, and electronic signatures while serving as a hub between Legal, General Affairs, and business units to balance governance with business speed.

Role type

Senior General Affairs and Contract Governance Officer

Builds

Governance frameworks, approval workflows, and shared service operations for the Rakuten Group

Domain

Corporate Administration / Shared Services / Risk Management

Required skills

Contract management, Approval workflow optimization, Risk mitigation, Policy development, Seal management, Process improvement, Cross-functional coordination, Regulatory compliance

Preferred skills

Electronic signature platform implementation, Shared service standardization, General affairs transformation

Technologies

Electronic signature platforms, Approval systems

Responsibilities

Plan and execute initiatives to strengthen risk management for contracts and e-signatures, Optimize approval workflows to ensure internal control, Oversee execution of important documents and manage digital certificates and corporate seals, Manage administrative services outsourced from group companies, Draft and update internal regulations and provide guidance on governance

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC