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• Led UX strategy for Rakuten Music within a global ecosystem serving 100M+ users in Japan and 1.9B+ globally
• Contributed to subscriber growth by aligning user needs with complex business and subscription models
• Drove new subscription plan launches, increasing user base
• Led end-to-end redesign across web and mobile, improving usability and retention
• Redefined target users and product positioning to improve paid conversion
• Leveraged behavioral data and A/B testing to drive engagement and conversion improvements
• Designed retention mechanisms including a loyalty ranking system to reduce churn
• Built and scaled a design system to improve consistency and team efficiency
• Influenced executive-level decisions through data-informed UX strategy
• Aligned cross-functional stakeholders across Legal, Marketing, and Engineering
• Mentored designers and improved overall team output and design quality