Introduction
Our Mission
Mercari is a Japan-based company with the mission of “creating value in a global marketplace where anyone can buy & sell.” Having continuously worked toward this goal since our founding in 2013, we are now transforming from a startup into a global player. While this transformation brings its own specific set of challenges, we believe that solving them one after another will allow us to fully achieve our mission. Are you interested in working together to take on these exciting challenges?
Our Culture
Mercari’s culture has been central to the company since our founding, with the three core values of Go Bold, All for One, and Be a Pro. In addition, the “Trust & Openness” value was introduced to embody our culture of mutual trust, where information remains transparent and rules are kept to a minimum. Regardless of how big Mercari gets, our culture is essential to achieving our mission and will be promoted throughout our organization.
Position Overview
Work Responsibilities
The corporate division represents the core of Mercari Group. Even among its many organizations, however, the Management Strategy Office is the team that works most closely with Mercari Group leadership. We are looking for executive candidates who will lead business management by conceptualizing the Mercari Group’s ideal future and carrying out whatever work it takes to make that vision a reality.
As part of the Management Strategy Office, you will assemble each company’s business management roadmap and work with the Mercari Group leadership to formulate the Group’s one-year, three-year, and ten-year vision, all to achieve the company’s vision. You will not only help establish strategies to achieve our vision, such as new businesses, overseas businesses, research and development, and M&As, but at times be assigned to projects and lead them to success alongside other members. You will also run management events like Board of Directors meetings, executive meetings, and company-wide meetings, and administer management routines to continuously improve the productivity of the company overall.
Additionally, you will be one of the people the CEO turns to when seeking advice on management challenges, such as laying the groundwork for new businesses and identifying new Go Bold initiatives. This is a rare opportunity to lead future business development and management as a strategy advisor, putting yourself in position to become a strategy officer. Specific work responsibilities include the following:
Formulating and managing business management roadmaps
Identifying management issues and proposing ideas for improvement
Strengthening support and governance for new businesses, overseas businesses, and R4D
Organizing management routines
Bold Challenges
Join leadership in discussing the roadmaps that will guide the future of the Mercari Group and boldly lead the Group towards making those goals a reality
Take on challenges you won’t find anywhere else, like planning and implementing initiatives in a wide variety of fields, including new businesses, M&A, overseas businesses, research and development, and more, to achieve our roadmaps
Attain personal growth by planning strong management strategies encompassing the entire Mercari Group, which includes Mercari, Merpay, Mercari US, sports businesses, and Souzoh (our new company), and working hands-on to achieve those strategies
Required Experience
Shared belief in Mercari’s mission and values
Experience and accomplishments in development related to internet services and/or digital services
Experience proactively identifying issues, formulating new proposals and ideas for improvement, and executing those ideas to achieve great results
Experience involving stakeholders to drive work forward and make improvements
Business-level English
Preferred Experience
Experience starting a business and successfully exiting the company
Experience and accomplishments related to the launch and promotion of global businesses (especially businesses based in Asia)
Experience in business strategy and business promotion.
Experience personally writing code and using crawlers/SQL to collect and sample data
Experience automating operations using GAS, Zapier, etc.
Experience in corporate due diligence
Experience working hands-on while on assignment as a consultant
Screening Criteria
Does the candidate have practical experience in hands-on areas like development, engineering, or starting businesses, not just consulting or corporate work?
Does the candidate have experience in management strategy for large-scale organizations?
Does the candidate have an understanding of technology?
Does the candidate have experience working in a globalized environment?
Does the candidate have experience facing extremely difficult situations, and if so, what innovative changes did they make to overcome it?
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Language Requirements
English: Business level
Japanese: Business level (preferred)
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Working Conditions
Employment Status
Full-timeProbationary period: First 3 months after joining the company. (During this period your contract conditions will be the same as that of a permanent employee.)
Office Location
Roppongi
Work Hours
Scheduled working hours: 10 AM – 7 PM
Currently, due to COVID-19 pandemic, we have introduced a full-flex system without core time to increase the choice of working hours and allow for more flexible working styles.(*does not apply to all positions)
Holidays
Two days off per week (as well as national holidays, New Year's break, etc.)
Paid leave, congratulatory and bereavement leave, relax days, sick leave
Salary
Annual salary paid in 12 installments (monthly)
Based on skills, experience, and abilities
Reviewed twice a year
Benefits
Complete health and social insurance
Incentive program
Support systems, including those that benefit employee family members
Language learning support
Translation/interpretationsupport
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Media
Corporate Sites
Mercari, Inc.
Souzoh, Inc.
Mercari US
Owned Media
Mercari Careers
Mercari Engineering Portal
Mercan - Introduces the people that make Mercari
Mercari US Careers
Mercari US Blog
