About Us
Toluna is a leading global research and insights provider that empowers clients to make smarter data-driven decisions. Combining our flexible platform, cutting-edge technology, expansive portfolio, and passionate experts, we simplify our clients' work and enable them to deliver greater business impact.
From DIY to full-service consultancy, Toluna's unique approach can be tailored to fit any time, budget, and resourcing needs. With over 40 offices across the globe, we are delivering research in 70+ countries to the world’s leading brands.
Introduction
You will be responsible for managing Toluna's market research projects. This includes the overall responsibility to manage and perform service activities involving project planning, project management, communication with client and crisis management.
The key objectives will be :
- Take full responsibility on projects assigned.
- Meeting the timeline expectations while maintaining our high-quality standards
- Ensuring smooth running and timely delivery of all projects originating from the respective office.
- Taking responsibility in supporting the team members in difficult project situations
- Actively making proposals to improve the existing processes, tools and products.
Roles & Responsibilities
Manage research projects of different levels of complexity.Manage multiple workloads successfully by planning and prioritizing projects.Proactively plan suggest and agree project deadlines with client.Demonstrate excellent understanding of questionnaire design and able to use a consultative approach to suggest alternatives to client.Liaise effectively with other departments / partners to plan his / her workload.Write comprehensive and self-explanatory briefing notes for scripters and check the most complex scripts.Offer services to act as back up to other project managers if they need assistance.Demonstrate good and effective and prompt communication with clients.Ensure clients project needs are met and exceeded where possible.Act as a source of advice on project feasibility.Manage complex multi country studies.Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of Toluna and the services it operates and its competitors.Reporting to Toluna Japan Director and Team Leader.Requirements
Prior work experience in related role or industry, 2+ years in Japan.Basic experience with online project management process : survey questionnaire review and consultation, quality checking survey links, managing FS fieldwork and conducting data quality checks prior to deliveryAdvanced experience, including complex programmed jobs, scripting and fielding for mobile, digital tracking, online qualitative and offline data collection are a plusGood timeline management.Excellent client communications skills (prompt, complete answers, awareness of client side POV). Clear timeline communications, proactive issue identification.Able to propose alternative solutions for achieving project goals.Effective at communicating with remotely located project team members in English (programming, data processing, fieldwork, support teams and other Project managers).Fluency in Japanese for Japanese client communications, both verbal and written.Team focused – Can Do AttitudeOur Values
A cting with Ownership : Demonstrating individual accountability
B ringing a Forward Mindset : Being action-oriented, bold & entrepreneurial
C ollaborating with Curiosity : Exhibiting teamwork through togetherness
D iscussing openly, committing jointly : Sharing your views openly
E mbracing Empathy : Being egoless & caring
What We Offer
At Toluna, we’re all about creating a welcoming, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and plenty of opportunities to grow within our global team. Inclusion and respect are at the heart of what we do. Our community connects over 72 million people across 70 countries. If you’re passionate about making an impact, we’d love to have you on board.