New Business Development and Service Planning Director Candidate
Japan’s largest mobile payments platform (~75M users); SoftBank/LY Corporation fintech JV; 40% equity holder of Binance Japan.
Maintainer signals as of 8/14/2026
Tokyo, Japan
About PayPay
PayPay Corporation is a Tokyo-based fintech company operating Japan’s leading QR/mobile payment service, founded 2018 as a SoftBank/Yahoo Japan (LY Corporation) joint venture, with banking (PayPay Bank), insurance and securities offerings. In October 2025 PayPay acquired a 40% equity stake in Binance Japan, making the crypto exchange an equity-method affiliate.
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About the Role
あなたは中核マネージャーとして、既存事業の成長から新規事業創出まで、事業全体の戦略立案と実行をリードします。市場シナリオ、成長戦略、事業計画、KPIを設計し、外部パートナーとの提携やM&A、生成AIを活用した戦略業務を推進します。
Requirements
- Experience in business development or corporate planning at an operating company
- Practical experience as a consultant at a strategy consulting or general consulting firm strategy division
- Experience using AI in strategy development or service functions is welcomed
- Business English ability is preferred
- Experience in the cashless industry is preferred
- Experience working at a fast-paced IT or venture company is preferred
- Experience launching a large-scale new business is preferred
Responsibilities
- Design business strategies and market scenarios
- Plan and execute growth strategies for existing businesses based on data analysis
- Develop concepts for new businesses and services
- Model business plans and design KPIs
- Plan and execute alliance and M&A strategies with external partner companies
- Use generative AI to automate and enhance information organization, hypothesis development, and document creation
Benefits
- Hybrid workstyle
- Super-flex work system with no core hours
- Annual paid leave of 14 days in the first year, prorated by joining month
- Personal leave of 5 days annually, or 3 to 5 days in the first year
- Social insurance
- Corporate defined-contribution pension plan
- Option to receive part of salary through a PayPay account
