This role involves managing and developing long-term partner relationships to drive sustainable growth for affiliate partners. The position requires acting as the primary point of contact for partners, managing daily communication, and coordinating across internal teams. The role demands delivering against KPIs and growth targets aligned with business priorities. It also involves collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure seamless partner enablement and execution. The candidate must monitor market conditions, conduct competitor analysis, and translate strategic objectives into actionable operational plans.
At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world.
Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.
No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.
**Get To Know Our Team:**
Strategic Partnerships is a team of creative entrepreneurs that develop solutions for Agoda’s non-accommodation partners and promote Agoda’s top and bottom-line growth. We design tailored business and product solutions with our partners and help them generate measurable value. Members of our team are empowered and supported to grow their market(s) or accounts. We develop win-win relationships and leverage Agoda’s unique accommodations portfolio and tech solutions to bring our partners the advantages they seek. Utilizing our strong brand and resources, we build new channels to increase the visibility of Agoda, introduce more travelers to our great products and service and deliver significant revenues to the overall business.
**What You’ll Do:**
* Manage and Develop Long-Term Partner Relationships to Drive Sustainable Growth for Affiliate Partners
* Act as the primary point of contact for partners, managing day to day communication and coordinating across internal teams, including meeting participation, Slack support, and first level partner responses
* Deliver against KPIs, growth targets, and key strategic initiatives aligned with business priorities
* Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders to ensure seamless partner enablement and execution
* Monitor and analyze market conditions, conducting competitor and technological landscape analysis, and prioritize market segment opportunities
* Translate strategic objectives into actionable operational plans to support execution at scale
**Required Qualifications:**
* Proven track record, with 5-10 years of work experience in account management, project management
* Prior experience navigating complex sales cycle end-to-end, including RFPs, government-funded processes, through to contract negotiations and closing
* Proven success in building & maintaining long-term customer relationships
* Native-Level Mandarin and Strong English Communication and Presentation Skills, Enabling Effective Alignment Across Partners and Internal Stakeholders
* Ability to work in a highly dynamic environment and is open to change in responsibilities, workflows, as needed by the business
* Strong organizational abilities, comfortable making prioritization decisions, with the ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders at all levels
* Team player with a professional “get it done” attitude and work ethic
* Strong data management, analytical and problem-solving skills
* Able to work with a multi-cultural group of professionals
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point
**Preferred Qualifications:**
* Fast learner with desire to learn
* Project management background preferred
* Experience in the travel and/or e-commerce industry preferred
At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world.
Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.
No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.
**Get To Know Our Team:**
Strategic Partnerships is a team of creative entrepreneurs that develop solutions for Agoda’s non-accommodation partners and promote Agoda’s top and bottom-line growth. We design tailored business and product solutions with our partners and help them generate measurable value. Members of our team are empowered and supported to grow their market(s) or accounts. We develop win-win relationships and leverage Agoda’s unique accommodations portfolio and tech solutions to bring our partners the advantages they seek. Utilizing our strong brand and resources, we build new channels to increase the visibility of Agoda, introduce more travelers to our great products and service and deliver significant revenues to the overall business.
**What You’ll Do:**
* Manage and Develop Long-Term Partner Relationships to Drive Sustainable Growth for Affiliate Partners
* Act as the primary point of contact for partners, managing day to day communication and coordinating across internal teams, including meeting participation, Slack support, and first level partner responses
* Deliver against KPIs, growth targets, and key strategic initiatives aligned with business priorities
* Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders to ensure seamless partner enablement and execution
* Monitor and analyze market conditions, conducting competitor and technological landscape analysis, and prioritize market segment opportunities
* Translate strategic objectives into actionable operational plans to support execution at scale
**Required Qualifications:**
* Proven track record, with 5-10 years of work experience in account management, project management
* Prior experience navigating complex sales cycle end-to-end, including RFPs, government-funded processes, through to contract negotiations and closing
* Proven success in building & maintaining long-term customer relationships
* Native-Level Mandarin and Strong English Communication and Presentation Skills, Enabling Effective Alignment Across Partners and Internal Stakeholders
* Ability to work in a highly dynamic environment and is open to change in responsibilities, workflows, as needed by the business
* Strong organizational abilities, comfortable making prioritization decisions, with the ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders at all levels
* Team player with a professional “get it done” attitude and work ethic
* Strong data management, analytical and problem-solving skills
* Able to work with a multi-cultural group of professionals
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point
**Preferred Qualifications:**
* Fast learner with desire to learn
* Project management background preferred
* Experience in the travel and/or e-commerce industry preferred
At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world.
Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.
No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.
**Get To Know Our Team:**
This position is located in Bangkok, Thailand.
Agoda launched Flights in 2019 and is now scaling rapidly to become a leading Flights OTA across APAC. With Thailand identified as a key growth market, we are expanding our commercial team to capture this opportunity.
**The Opportunity:**
As the Senior Lead for Flights in Thailand, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Agoda’s market presence, driving partner strategy, and building the foundations for long-term success. This is a high-impact, highly visible role at the intersection of commercial negotiations, strategic partnerships, and cross-functional leadership.
You’ll operate with end-to-end ownership of the Thailand market: identifying and closing new partnerships, optimizing performance with existing partners, and ensuring Agoda delivers unmatched value to travelers and suppliers alike. While this is an individual contributor role, you will function as Agoda’s commercial face in-market, working directly with C-level executives of our partners, supported by global teams across Product, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and more.
This is a rare opportunity to join a start-up within a global leader, with the autonomy to move fast, take bold bets, and directly shape Agoda’s Flights success story.
**What You’ll Do:**
* Set the strategy: define and execute market strategies for Thailand, balancing growth, profitability, and long-term competitive positioning.
* Lead commercial negotiations: Own pricing, availability, and commercial terms with airline partners to maximize Agoda’s competitiveness.
* Be the market voice: Act as the go-to expert on Thailand aviation and online travel, sharing insights with internal teams and shaping Agoda’s product and growth strategy.
* Deliver partner success: Build deep, trusted executive-level relationships with suppliers, driving joint initiatives that enhance distribution, revenue, and customer experience.
* Drive execution excellence: Ensure partners’ day-to-day needs are met by collaborating with Agoda’s regional supply teams, operations, and product specialists.
* Analyze and optimize: Use data and insights to drive decision-making, identify opportunities, test solutions, and iterate quickly.
* Innovate at scale: Conceptualize and launch new commercial models, distribution initiatives, and customer-facing features that unlock growth.
**What You’ll Bring:**
* 5+ years of experience in the Flights / OTA / airline industry with strong exposure to commercial negotiations, distribution, and market strategy (experience in Thailand highly preferred).
* Proven track record of delivering growth through partnerships, negotiations, and strategy execution.
* Commercial acumen with the ability to balance short-term results and long-term market building.
* Strong executive presence and communication skills in English; able to manage complex conversations at senior levels.
* Entrepreneurial mindset with hands-on execution capabilities and comfort operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
* Analytical rigor; demonstrated ability to use data to shape decisions and influence stakeholders.
* Experience developing and executing end-to-end business plans that cut across commercial, operational, legal, and marketing dimensions.
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