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Digital transformation of business operations

IT Risk Governance Specialist (Osaka)

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Brand FAST RETAILINGFAST RETAILING
Location (Osaka) West Japan Warehouse: 2-1-1, Saito Hanada, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
*Commuting by car is possible. Shuttle buses are available from Ibaraki Station and Senri Chuo Station.
Location may be changed to a location determined by the company, including overseas.
Update Oct, 9 2025

Job Description

Recruitment Background
Fast Retailing Group's statement is "Change clothes, change common sense, change the world. This is the statement of the Fast Retailing Group. Under the concept of "LifeWear," we aim to become the world's most needed and loved brand through clothing, which is indispensable to the lives of people around the world. We sell our unique products at prices that are affordable for all kinds of people. Sales revenue has reached 3 trillion yen in the 40 years since its establishment, and the company has set a long-term goal of 10 trillion yen in sales revenue. This means that our goal is not sales growth per se, but rather to become a company that can realize the services demanded by our customers at a high level and improve society along with our corporate growth. We have positioned the current period of transformation as our "Fourth Foundation," and one of the drivers of this transformation is the use of technology. We are looking for someone who can work with us to promote digital transformation on a global scale.

■Outline of the department
The mission of the "Digital Business Transformation Service Department" is to create results by defining, building, and thoroughly utilizing future-oriented business systems from the customer's perspective, regardless of the boundaries between business and IT, headquarters and field, and real and virtual. We are characterized by our end-to-end approach to the entire process of business and system transformation. While controlling the core aspects of business construction and system development in-house, we also actively collaborate with companies that possess the world's most advanced technologies and promote the introduction of new technologies such as AI. The organization is composed of multinational members with diverse backgrounds, including project managers, engineers, and data scientists, who use their strengths to collaborate across teams and departments, while placing importance on achieving the best customer experience and business growth, as well as employee growth.
This team supports the global store and e-commerce system and the global headquarters base system that supports it from GHQ, Japan. We proactively identify risks associated with business expansion, disaster risks, and changes in laws and regulations in each country, and build an IT governance and operation system that allows customers to enjoy shopping with peace of mind 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, globally.
The West Japan location, where this position is located, has an important role in dispersing disaster risks at GHQ by dividing our bases in Japan into Tokyo and Osaka.

Job Description
The position is responsible for establishing a system to ensure high quality and high efficiency of our IT services as a whole through IT risk control.
Lead the formulation and implementation of frameworks and management processes to achieve the desired organizational structure, processes, and system environment.
Risk assessment in the planning, design, development, maintenance, and operation phases of system development
Lead the development and establishment of a framework and management process to realize the organizational structure, processes, and system environment that should be in place.
Job Descriptions are subject to change within the scope of work related to each department of the headquarters due to departmental transfers and organizational changes.

■Career Path
In addition to expanding your area of responsibility in system development phase-gate reviews and IT risk assessment, there are abundant opportunities for you to be involved in the design, development, operation, and auditing of in-house systems, depending on your ability, aptitude, and motivation. We offer a wide range of opportunities not only in Japan, but also at our overseas offices.

Qualifications

Required Experience, Skills and Abilities
Experience in one of the following IT systems (experience in a cloud environment is desirable)
Three or more years of experience in quality control in system development, IT risk assessment/analysis, or system planning
Three or more years of experience in system auditing at an external auditing firm or internal audit
At least 3 years of consulting experience in system planning or system risk assessment
At least 5 years' experience in security design review in system development or operational acceptance in system operation
Smooth communication skills in Japanese (JLPT N2 or above)
Fluency and work experience in English are not required.

■Welcome experience, skills and abilities
ITSM/ITIL related certifications
Cloud related certifications (AWS, GPC) at Associate level or higher
IT governance and system audit related certifications (CRISC/CISA/System Audit Engineer, etc.)
Security-related certifications (CISM/CISSP, etc.)
Experience in implementation, maintenance and operation of systems that require high availability and high security
Business level English proficiency (TOEIC score of 700 or above)

Work Condition

Company Name
Fast Retailing Corporation

Employment Type
Full-time employee (no fixed term, probationary period (3 months))

Annual salary
Annual salary range: 7.04-17 million yen (monthly salary: 440,000-830,000 yen)
Commuting allowance, overtime allowance, etc. (*All in accordance with our company's regulations)
Bonuses: Semiannual bonus twice a year, year-end bonus (payment and amount to be determined based on company performance and personnel evaluation)
Promotion: Twice a year (determined according to personnel evaluation)
(Whether or not and the amount will be decided based on the company's performance and personnel evaluation)

Working hours
Flextime system or management supervisor
Flextime system
Standard working hours per day ... 8 hours, break ... 1 hour
Core time ... 9:00 - 14:00
Flexible hours ... 6:00-9:00 and 14:00-20:00 with overtime

Supervisors
Based on the working hours of the department to which the employee belongs, and left to the employee's decision

Vacations and Vacations
2 days off per week (Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays correspond to working days) Annual paid vacations, special/ congratulatory/condolence leave, childcare/nursing care leave system, etc.
In addition to paid vacations, special leave is granted in the first and second terms (the number of days granted varies depending on the employment status and the company to which the employee belongs).

Insurance
Social insurance (health insurance, employee pension, unemployment insurance, workers' accident compensation insurance, nursing care insurance)

Benefits
Employee stock ownership system, Mutual aid association system, Affiliated welfare programs, Employee discount system, Cafeteria, Exclusive shuttle bus (for commuting to the Ariake office), Defined contribution pension system

Other
We are actively recruiting mid-career workers for our group companies (Fast Retailing, UNIQLO, GU, etc.). We would appreciate it if you could also check the following and consider applying.
-You may apply to multiple companies within the Fast Retailing Group at the same time. However, please note that even if you are selected for multiple companies, you will only be able to advance to the final selection process for one position at a time.
-We will consider your resume and the results of the interview and may offer you a position in another Fast Retailing Group company or company.

Smoking is not permitted on the premises or indoors, and there are no smoking rooms or other smoking areas.

Location

(Osaka) West Japan Warehouse: 2-1-1, Saito Hanada, Ibaraki City, Osaka, Japan
Commuting by car is possible. Shuttle bus service is available from Ibaraki Station and Senri Chuo Station.
Location may be changed to other locations as determined by the company, including overseas.

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