Associate Director, Global HR Service Delivery

You will lead Agoda’s employee-facing People service delivery model across People Help Desk / Tier 1 support, Tier 0 / self-service foundations, and Global People Relations Services. This is a key leadership role responsible for shaping how employees and managers access support across a wide range of People topics—from day-to-day HR questions and lifecycle support to more complex and sensitive employee matters requiring specialist intervention. You will own the effectiveness of Agoda’s People support model from the employee and manager perspective, ensuring it is clear, trusted, scalable, and increasingly insight-driven. This position is based in Bangkok, with relocation support provided for successful candidates not currently located in Bangkok. The role requires a leader who combines strong service delivery and operational leadership with sound judgment, systems thinking, and the ability to build a modern, scalable People support model in a global, fast-moving organization.

You will lead the teams responsible for People Help Desk / Tier 1 services, Tier 0 / self-service and knowledge foundations, and Global People Relations Services, including case governance and specialist support for complex employee relations matters. You will establish strong service principles, operating rhythms, and leadership across the teams responsible for day-to-day People support and complex employee issue resolution. You will also enable digital, conversational, and AI-supported service delivery, partnering with Product, Tech, Systems, and Data teams to improve People support platforms, workflows, and user journeys across self-service and case management.

• Lead Agoda’s People Services front door and employee support model across Tier 1 Help Desk support, Tier 0 self-service, and the interface into specialist support teams.
• Define and evolve how employees and managers access support across People topics, ensuring a clear, seamless, and trusted experience.
• Establish strong service principles, operating rhythms, and leadership across the teams responsible for day-to-day People support and complex employee issue resolution.
• Lead the People Services & Help Desk team to deliver high-quality, consistent, and empathetic Tier 1 support across core HR topics such as policies, processes, employee data, benefits, onboarding, leaves, mobility, and general employee lifecycle support.
• Set service standards, KPIs, quality expectations, and operating controls to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant case handling.
• Lead the Global People Relations Services team, ensuring high-quality and well-governed support across complex employee matters such as performance concerns, misconduct, grievances, investigations, disciplinary actions, and involuntary exits.
• Partner closely with HR Business Partners, Legal, Compliance, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure people relations matters are handled fairly, consistently, and in line with internal policies and local legal requirements.
• Serve as the senior operational owner for how work flows between Help Desk / Tier 1, People Relations Services, and other Tier 2 / specialist teams across the People organization.
• Define and continuously improve routing logic, escalation models, intake criteria, handoffs, service ownership, and resolution pathways.
• Develop and execute Agoda’s roadmap for Tier 0 / self-service, moving the organization toward more proactive, intuitive, and self-directed resolution of common People queries.
• Partner with Product, Tech, Systems, and Data teams to improve People support platforms, workflows, and user journeys across self-service and case management.
• Identify and help shape practical use cases for conversational and agentic AI within People Services, ensuring they enhance employee experience and complement human support.
• Monitor and improve key service performance metrics across Help Desk and People Relations Services, such as case volume, first contact resolution, time to resolution, service quality, and customer satisfaction.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources, Operations, Law, Psychology, or a related field; advanced degree is a plus.
• Typically, 10+ years of relevant experience across HR shared services, employee services, People operations, employee relations, HRBP, service delivery, or related functions, including significant leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading managers and/or multiple service teams in a complex, matrixed, and fast-paced environment.
• Strong experience running a service or support function with clear accountability for quality, responsiveness, service design, and stakeholder experience.
• Strong understanding of multi-tier service delivery models, including Tier 0 / self-service, Tier 1 support, and specialist / Tier 2 case management.
• Meaningful exposure to employee relations or complex people issue resolution, with sound judgment on sensitive matters and a strong appreciation for governance, risk, and consistency.
• Strong skills in service design, operating model improvement, process improvement, and cross-functional workflow design.
• Experience with HR technology platforms and service tools such as HRIS, case management systems, knowledge bases, and digital support tools.
• Demonstrated ability to use data and analytics to monitor performance, identify themes and root causes, and drive prioritization and decision-making.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and influence across leaders, specialist teams, and cross-functional partners.
• Strong people leadership capability, including coaching leaders and managers, building team capability, and creating a high-performance, service-oriented culture.
• Comfort operating in a global, evolving, and ambiguous environment, with a strong bias for execution, improvement, and scale.