Recruitment Background

The Fast Retailing Group (hereinafter referred to as the FR Group) aims to transform itself from a traditional retail business into a “Digital Consumer Retail Company,” transcending the boundaries of the retail industry, with the goal of becoming the world’s leading apparel group. In particular, the Group has identified globalization and digital transformation as its top priorities and is working to enhance the level of global digital marketing and build the necessary infrastructure and platforms for digital marketing.
This is an SEO position where you will take on the challenge of driving traffic not only to e-commerce sites but also to physical stores. You will be entrusted with the challenge of designing strategies that bridge the online and offline worlds and maximizing brand value through the search experience.

Department Overview

We aim to improve the lives of each individual and society as a whole through clothing. Our mission is to stay close to customers with diverse tastes and values, and to deliver the most suitable products and useful information to customers around the world at the most appropriate time. We place great importance on providing experiences that customers will genuinely appreciate and find useful.
The Global Digital Marketing Department, the department hiring for this position, makes the most of the Fast Retailing Group’s global customer and purchase data, as well as cutting-edge ad technology, to efficiently and effectively deliver valuable information. Through this, the department helps all Group brands—including UNIQLO, GU, Theory, and PLST—acquire new customers and drive purchasing activity worldwide, thereby contributing significantly to business growth.
The organization is broadly divided into two areas: “Performance Marketing & CRM” and “Social Marketing.” This opening is for the “Performance Marketing & CRM” team. Within this team, members take on three key roles—digital paid advertising operations, marketing, and building the foundation for digital marketing—and work collaboratively to drive business growth.

Job Description

As the Japanese headquarters serves as the global headquarters, it leverages all available data and cutting-edge ad technology to drive business growth across all countries where the Group operates. It provides leadership to ensure that digital marketing teams in each country can implement high-quality, cost-effective digital marketing initiatives. You will be responsible for the end-to-end process—from identifying challenges and formulating strategies to developing implementation plans and providing support for their execution.

• In particular, you will lead projects covering all Fast Retailing Group brands—including UNIQLO, GU, Theory, and PLST—as well as all global markets and regions. This includes everything from formulating global SEO strategies to developing execution plans, and from implementation to delivering results.
• Planning and executing initiatives to drive traffic to websites through SEO; improving local SEO and search experiences to drive foot traffic to stores; verifying and refining initiatives based on data analysis; and promoting integrated customer acquisition strategies through collaboration not only with development teams but also with marketing and store operations teams.

*The Job Description may change within the scope of duties related to various headquarters departments due to departmental transfers or organizational changes.

Career Path

• To deepen your expertise, you can specialize in SEO techniques and strategies and grow into an expert in global SEO or technical SEO. By acquiring more advanced skills—such as multilingual support and site structure optimization—you can advance to positions responsible for collaborating on international projects and with development teams. Additionally, there is a career path where you can expand your scope from SEO to encompass the entire field of digital marketing. Furthermore, you can aim to advance into management or executive roles.As a department manager or division head, you can take charge of organizational operations and talent development, and be involved in formulating business strategies. Ultimately, you may advance to a role as a business unit head or executive, leading the company’s overall customer acquisition and digital strategies.

Required Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• At least 3 years of experience in SEO direction, either as an in-house specialist or a consultant
• Experience in project management
• Business-level English proficiency or a willingness to acquire it

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience with SEO for e-commerce sites or large-scale websites
• Business communication skills for interacting with executive-level management
• Work experience in improving website performance and UI/UX

Company Name

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

Employment Type

Full-time Employee (Permanent Position, with a 3-month probationary period)

Annual Salary

• Annual Salary Range: 6.56 million yen – 16 million yen (Monthly Salary: 410,000 yen – 780,000 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 schedule

Standard daily working hours: 8 hours; break: 1 hour
Core hours: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Flexible hours… 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Overtime 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 considered workdays); annual paid leave, special and bereavement leave, childcare and family care leave systems, etc.
*In addition to paid leave, special leave is granted in the first and second halves of the fiscal year (the number of days granted varies depending on employment status and the company to which the employee belongs)

Insurance Coverage

Social Insurance (Health Insurance, Employees’ Pension Insurance, Employment Insurance, Workers’ Compensation Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance)

Employee Benefits and Programs

Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Mutual Aid Association, Partnered Welfare Programs, Employee Discount Program, Cafeteria, Dedicated Shuttle Bus (for commuting to the Ariake Office), Defined Contribution Pension Plan

Other

• Our company actively recruits mid-career professionals across various Group companies (Fast Retailing, UNIQLO, GU, etc.). We would appreciate it if you could review the information below and consider applying.
• Within the Fast Retailing Group, you may apply to multiple companies 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 performance, we may contact you to discuss opportunities at other companies or in other 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.