Rakuten, Inc. is a Japanese tech company with the largest e-commerce site in Japan and among the world’s largest by sales. Investments include Viber, Lyft, Pinterest, Kobo, OverDrive and more.

I manage a strategy function in North America that covers corporate development (strategic and venture), business development & strategic partnerships and business strategy. We have a healthy deal pipeline, and work across Rakuten's ecosystem focusing on digital strategy, media and content.

As part of Accenture's strategy consulting practice in Toronto, led 6 out of 8 engagements and participated significantly in business development efforts.

Key themes across my projects were:

Strategic Planning
Strategic Investments
Operational Turnaround
Distribution Transformation
Digital Marketing (including Strategy)
Marketing Frameworks
Contact Centre Strategy
Distribution Strategy
Retail Banking Design

Across four progressive roles, career spanned functional responsibilities in:
- Digital strategy & banking transformation
- Business unit strategy
- Post merger integration
- Financial planning & analysis
- Activity based costing
- Retail branches