■Recruitment Background
The Fast Retailing Group is promoting a company-wide transformation initiative known as the “Ariake Project” to transform its business model from traditional retail into a “Digital Consumer Retail Company,” transcending the conventional framework of retail. To achieve this, our Digital Business Transformation Services Department is leading company-wide transformation by not only driving globalization, cloud adoption, and mobile transformation using the latest technologies, but also by implementing IT that generates profits—what we call “proactive IT.”
For this position, we are seeking a transformation agent to serve as a member of the IT Strategy Office and act as the right-hand person to the CIO, formulating IT strategies for the entire Group and overseeing various initiatives to bring them to fruition.

■ Department Overview
The Digital Business Transformation Services Department’s mission is to define the “ideal state” of business operations from the customer’s perspective and to lead and implement business transformation utilizing the latest IT technologies. To realize the company-wide “Ariake Project,” we are accelerating in-house development of core systems—primarily supply chain systems—in addition to e-commerce and store systems. A wide range of professionals, including project managers, in-house development engineers, data scientists, and UI/UX designers, are actively contributing to this effort.
The IT Strategy Office is responsible for the overall management of the IT department—including investment management, organizational and human resource management, and IT governance—from strategy formulation to execution, taking into account people, resources, finances, and partners.
・Global IT organizational design, strengthening IT personnel at overseas locations, and enhancing recruitment of new graduates and mid-career hires
・Formulation of medium- to long-term IT investment plans, project issue management, and ROI monitoring
・Planning and implementation of cost structure transformation measures
・Global partner development, project consolidation, and offshoring

■ Job Description
・Overall IT strategic planning
・IT investment optimization and cost management
・IT organizational management
・Establishment of IT governance and compliance management
*The Job Description may change depending on department transfers or organizational restructuring, within the scope of duties relevant to each department within the headquarters.

■Career Path
・You will start by joining a project where you can best utilize your experience, leading the process from service requirements definition through design and implementation as a project manager.
・You will also have the opportunity to work on projects expanding into overseas markets, allowing you to broaden your scope of activity on a global stage.
・Through transfers to other teams within the IT department or to the business side, we expect you to take on a role in driving solutions to the company’s management challenges in the medium to long term.

■Required Experience, Skills, and Abilities
In a role such as management consulting, business consulting, an SI firm, or an operating company,
・Experience in business process transformation or design for clients or your own company
・Experience in system design, operation, or development for clients or your own company

■Preferred Experience, Skills, and Abilities
・Experience in business planning, project planning, or IT planning departments at a business corporation
・Experience in building or operating IT management systems, establishing IT organizations, or working in a PMO
・Experience working with systems in the manufacturing, retail, or logistics industries
・Experience in Change Management or Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
・Experience managing and operating an IT department
・Experience working overseas
・Business-level English and Japanese
*We recommend a TOEIC score of 700 or higher. The higher your language proficiency, the more opportunities you will have.

■Company Name
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

■Employment Type
Full-time Employee (Permanent, with a 3-month probationary period)

■Annual Salary
・Annual Salary Range: 8–18.72 million yen (Monthly Salary: 500,000–1,040,000 yen)
・Allowances: Commuting allowance, overtime pay, etc. (※All subject to company regulations)
・Bonuses: Semi-annual bonuses twice a year, year-end bonus (eligibility and amount determined based on company performance and performance evaluations)
・Promotions twice a year (determined based on performance evaluations)
*Salary will be determined based on company regulations, taking into account your previous annual income and experience, and is not limited to the figures listed above

■ Working Hours
Flexible work hours or managerial/supervisory position
・Flexible work hours
Standard daily working hours: 8 hours; Break: 1 hour
Core hours: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Flexible hours…6:00 AM–9:00 AM and 2:00 PM–8:00 PM (Overtime work may be required)
・Supervisors
Based on the working hours of the employee’s department; left to the employee’s discretion

■ Holidays and Leave
Two days off per week (Saturdays and Sundays; national holidays are working days), special leave (for full-time employees, 8 days granted per half-year in addition to paid leave), annual paid leave, special and bereavement leave, childcare and nursing care leave systems, etc. 120 days off per year.

■Insurance Coverage
Social insurance (Health Insurance, Employees' Pension Insurance, Employment Insurance, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance)

■Employee Benefits
Employee stock ownership plan, mutual aid association, partner welfare programs, employee discount program, cafeteria, dedicated shuttle bus (for commuting to the Ariake Office; non-stop service from the nearest stops at Shimbashi, Oimachi, Toyosu, and Kokusai-Tenjijo to the Ariake Office. Parking available.), defined contribution pension plan (full-time employees only), babysitting subsidy program, telecommuting program

■Other (Fast Retailing Group domestic full-time employees, as of the end of August 2024)
・Average overtime hours: 16.3 hours/month
・Average number of paid leave days taken: 14 days
・Number of employees taking childcare leave: 437 (399 women, 38 men)　

■ Other
・We are actively hiring mid-career professionals across our group companies (Fast Retailing, UNIQLO, GU, etc.). We would appreciate it if you could review the information below and consider applying.
　- You may apply to multiple companies within the Fast Retailing Group simultaneously. However, please note that even if the selection process proceeds at multiple companies, you can only advance to the final selection stage for one position at a time.
　- Based on your submitted resume and interview evaluations, we may suggest other companies or positions within the Fast Retailing Group.
・Measures against secondhand smoke: Smoking is prohibited on the premises and indoors; we do not have designated smoking rooms. (Smoking is prohibited during working hours, including break times.)

Ariake Headquarters: 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, UNIQLO CITY
*Your location may be changed to a location designated by the company, including overseas locations.