Senior Director of Digital Marketing, Rakuten Kobo
15 Month Contract
+ Performance based annual bonuses + Stock options
Digital bookseller
Open for applications
Digital bookseller
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
+ Performance based annual bonuses + Stock options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To bring the power of reading to the world.
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Company mission
To bring the power of reading to the world.
Our take
Long-form content is having a resurgence. That’s great news for the e-reader industry, of which Rakuten’s Kobo battles with Amazon’s Kindle for ownership.
The e-reader giant has changed tack in recent years to pursue growth via integrations and partnerships. A notable example is its native device integration with Pocket, a wishlist app loved by millions of readers.
The company is hoping that these partnerships and product improvements will allow it to finally break the US market where it most struggles for market share with Kindle.
Amazon has consistently shown its willingness to drop prices to protect its position in any market it plays in. That means that Kobo will have to demonstrate true product superiority to make a dent while protecting its margins.
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Benefits
- Internet/phone/commuting allowance
- Free Kobo eReader
- 4-day summer holiday weekends
- "Work from anywhere" policy
- Daily meal allowance when in the office
- $500 CAD flexible spending account
- Parental leave top-up
- Free weekly book of your choice
- Unlimited sick and mental health days
- RRSP matching, bonus and stock options
- Volunteer time off
- Flexible hours
Leadership
Michael Tamblyn
(CEO)Part of the founding team of Kobo, Michael previously held the role of Chief Content Officer. Michael has also been the founding CEO of the supply chain agency, BookNet Canada and co-founded Canada’s first online bookstore, Bookshelf.ca, purchased by Indigo Books & Music in 1998.
Anna Giagkou
(CFO)Prior to joining Rakuten Kobo in 2021, Anna was the CFO of Cox Automotive Canada.
Nimod Narayanan
(CTO)Nimod joined Rakuten Kobo in 2022 as VP of Technology, he then became the SVP of Technology in 2023, and CTO in 2025. Prior to this, he spent nearly 4 years at Rogers Communications joining as a Senior Development Manager before becoming a Director of eCommerce & Personalization and then Senior Director of Digital Platforms & Services.
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