Clera home
·Dashboard

Jobs at Rakuten Institute of Technology (Now Hiring) — 2 open

Rakuten Institute of Technology logoRakuten Institute of Technology

Learning and Development Operations Coordinator

Brighton, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

Mid level

Job Description: Brighton/London 6-months contract 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,…

Skills: LMS Administration, Training Coordination, MS Excel, Stakeholder Management, Communication Skills

Rakuten Institute of Technology logoRakuten Institute of Technology

Program Manager , Learning & Development

London, England, United Kingdom · On-site

Senior

Job Description: London/Brighton 6-months contract Rakuten International is a division of Rakuten Group, Inc., a Japanese global technology leader in services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society…

Skills: Program Management, Learning & Development, Leadership Development, Project Management, Stakeholder Management

Rakuten Institute of Technology logo

Learning and Development Operations Coordinator

Rakuten Institute of Technology

Brighton, England, United Kingdom • Hybrid

Apply
Mid level

Tired of cold applications?

Sign up with Clera and we'll reach out the moment a role actually fits you — no more spraying applications into the void.

  • Contract
  • Posted 10d ago
  • Apply by Jul 31
  • ~40 hrs/week

Responsibilities

The role involves managing the Absorb LMS and providing global support for training enquiries and reporting. Additionally, the coordinator supports the administration of global learning programs and creates training materials using tools like Powtoon and Articulate.

Requirements

Candidates should have strong MS Office skills, particularly in Excel, and experience coordinating learning and development programs. Proactivity, strong organizational abilities, and the capacity to work with global stakeholders across different time zones are essential.

Full job description

Job Description:

Brighton/London
6-months contract


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. Our teams deliver on the company’s mission to delight merchants and customers through innovation, optimism, and teamwork.

Job summary

This is an L&D Operations role; you will work within the Global Talent Management & Inclusion Team (GTMI) supporting both the Learning and Development and Talent Management teams. Strong candidates will be enthusiastic, dedicated, and focused on strategic development and delivery of Rakuten’s learning and development programs. The candidate will be a highly motivated professional with demonstrated organizational and communication skills. This will be a 6-month fixed term contract working hybrid from our Frederick Place, Brighton location.

The candidate should be extremely proactive, responsible, detail-oriented, and demonstrate a high-level of initiative.  Additionally, the candidate must be able to grow positive working relationships with partners and colleagues across all geographical regions. The candidate must be flexible and possess outstanding intuition and decision-making skills.

Roles & Responsibilities

Operational

  • Optimism University’s regional point person for the use of the Learning Management System (LMS), Absorb

  • Provide Tier 2 global support for LMS and training enquiries alongside acting as point of contact for Tier 1 Zendesk Support

  • Assist in the creation of reports that outline trends in learning and YTD metrics

  • Support in the administration of external learning platform Udemy

  • Assist in the support of business unit specific requests in relation to the LMS

  • Assist the wider Operations team with ad-hoc requests and projects

  • Ensuring global SOP’s and FAQ’s are kept up to date

Training Coordination

  • Support Programme Managers in the coordination and administration of global programmes

  • Creating, editing, and maintaining global courses on the LMS, Absorb

  • Administering pre-work and post-work when necessary

  • Manage the DiSC and EPIC platform for administration of global assessments

  • In partnership with Programme Managers, work with platforms such as Powtoon and Articulate to create training material

Communications & Marketing

  • Work with global Corporate Communications teams to send out Spotlight Courses, Quarterly Newsletters, and any ad-hoc marketing requirements

  • Work with the internal team to effectively market programmes

Minimum Requirements

Technical /functional expertise

  • Strong MS Office knowledge, ideally within MS Excel

Desired Requirements

  • Experience managing and executing on coordination of different learning and development programs

  • Strong organizational, written and verbal skills

  • Ability to prioritize tasks and projects with little guidance

  • Experience managing and executing on coordination of different learning and development programs

  • Strong organizational, written and verbal skills

  • Ability to prioritize tasks and projects with little guidance

  • Ability to build partnerships with key stakeholders

  • Ability to work well with others globally and support different time zones in a timely manner

  • A can-do attitude and a willingness to pitch in

  • Experience working as an administrator with an LMS; preferably, Workday Learning

Personal effectiveness

  • Self initiating and time management

  • Excellent written and verbal communication

  • Organised, attention to detail

  • Proactive, collaborative

  • Open to change, is flexible in an evolving environment

Results focus

  • Attention to detail

  • Strong problem-solving skills, initiative and sense of urgency

  • Support in building a trusting and respectful culture

Teamwork

  • A team player that can integrate and collaborate with all stakeholders

  • Working within a confidential environment

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

Related keywords

LMSAbsorbUdemyZendeskDiSCEPICPowtoonArticulateLearning and DevelopmentTalent ManagementSOPCorporate CommunicationsE-commerceGlobal Talent ManagementTraining Administration

About Rakuten Institute of Technology

LinkedInVisit site

Automation, better than human.

Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Setagaya, Tokyo
LinkedIn followers
1,829

The Rakuten Institute of Technology is the dedicated R&D organization of Rakuten Group, Inc. Our growing services aim to function as a bridge between the real world and net usability. Our vision is to predict the direction of future services based on state-of-the-art and emerging technologies. This creates a starting point for discussion on what technology seeds we should invest in. Our actual R&D projects are planned and executed along with this vision.

Offices: 1 Chome-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya, Tokyo 1580094, JP · 92, Rue Réaumur, Paris, Ile-de-France, FR · 138 Market Street, , #32-01, CapitaGreen, Singapore, Singapore 048946, SG · 2 South Station, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02110, US · 800 Concar Dr, San Mateo, California 94402, US

AIMachine Learning & Deep LearningNLPImage RecognitionAR/VRHCIData MiningDroneIoTBlock Chain
View all jobs at Rakuten Institute of Technology

About Rakuten Institute of Technology

LinkedInVisit site

Automation, better than human.

Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Setagaya, Tokyo
LinkedIn followers
1,829

The Rakuten Institute of Technology is the dedicated R&D organization of Rakuten Group, Inc. Our growing services aim to function as a bridge between the real world and net usability. Our vision is to predict the direction of future services based on state-of-the-art and emerging technologies. This creates a starting point for discussion on what technology seeds we should invest in. Our actual R&D projects are planned and executed along with this vision.

Offices: 1 Chome-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya, Tokyo 1580094, JP · 92, Rue Réaumur, Paris, Ile-de-France, FR · 138 Market Street, , #32-01, CapitaGreen, Singapore, Singapore 048946, SG · 2 South Station, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02110, US · 800 Concar Dr, San Mateo, California 94402, US

AIMachine Learning & Deep LearningNLPImage RecognitionAR/VRHCIData MiningDroneIoTBlock Chain
View all jobs at Rakuten Institute of Technology

Similar companies hiring

Carvana (2261)Mindrift (1398)Delivery Hero (618)Tieto (535)Toloka Annotators (515)Peraton (434)Celestica (355)Cox Business (335)SFS (321)Nscale (223)AUTO1 Group (190)WashU IT (186)
Clera home

Your AI-talent agent. Connecting talents with dream jobs.

Earn $5,000

Tools

  • Salary Calculator
  • Resume Review
  • Startup Map

Explore

  • Jobs
  • Discover Jobs
  • Companies
  • Acquihire
  • Referral

Company

  • Manifesto
  • Engineering
  • We are hiring!
  • FAQs
  • Blog
  • Press

Tools

  • Salary Calculator
  • Resume Review
  • Startup Map

Explore

  • Jobs
  • Discover Jobs
  • Companies
  • Acquihire
  • Referral

Company

  • Manifesto
  • Engineering
  • We are hiring!
  • FAQs
  • Blog
  • Press

© 2026 Clera Labs, Inc.

PrivacyTermsBug Bounty