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.
In Agoda’s Back-End Engineering department, we build scalable, fault-tolerant systems and APIs that host our core business logic. Our systems cover all major areas of our business: inventory and pricing, product information, customer data, communications, partner data, booking systems, payments, and more. We employ state-of-the-art CI/CD and testing techniques to ensure everything works without downtime. Our systems are self-healing, responding gracefully to extreme loads or unexpected input. We use modern languages like Kotlin and Scala, Data technologies Kafka, Spark, MLflow, Kubeflow, VastStorage, StarRocks and agile development practices. Most importantly, we hire great people from around the world and empower them to be successful.
Agoda Platform team is looking for developers to work on mission-critical systems that serve millions of users daily. You will have the chance to work on innovative projects, using cutting-edge technologies, and make a significant impact on our business and the travel industry.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
* **10+ years** of experience developing performance-critical applications in a production environment using **Scala, Java, Kotlin**or relevant modern programming languages.
* Strong RDBMS knowledge (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, or other).
* Ability to direct significant company-wide projects and sets technical vision.
* Good command of the English language.
* Deeply involved in making architectural decisions, setting the standard and direction for the team.
* Implement advanced CI/CD pipelines and robust testing strategies to ensure seamless integration, deployment, and high code quality.
* Passion for software development and continuous improvement of your knowledge and skills.
It’s Great if You Have
* Knowledge in NoSQL, Queueing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, MSMQ), and Play framework.
This position is based in Bangkok, Thailand (Relocation Provided)
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**
Fintech is one of the fastest growing areas in Agoda and we are rapidly expanding our tech team. We work closely with the finance business team and our Fintech product owners to reduce risk, drive efficiencies and move on new market opportunities in this exciting field. We have a wide range of projects from traditional finance to cutting-edge customer fintech. For example, reconciliation using Big Data technologies, growing and optimizing customer payments options, tax calculations in milli-second response times and a mesh of supplier payment options like virtual credit cards. It’s a hot field and the perfect mix of data engineering and backend engineering.
**The Opportunity**
**In this role, you will not only develop robust backend systems but also architect and maintain scalable data pipelines and storage solutions that support complex data collection, processing, and analysis. Your dual expertise in backend and data engineering will play a crucial role in optimizing our financial technology solutions and driving informed business decisions through reliable data insights.**
**In This Role, You’ll Get to**
* Think and own the full life cycle of our products, not just a single piece of code – from business requirements, technology selection, coding standards, agile development, unit and application testing, to CI/CD and proper monitoring
* Design, develop and maintain platforms and data pipelines across fintech
* Boost System Performance: build systems that are stable, scalable, and highly performant to meet the dynamic demands of the financial landscape
* Write great code and help others write great code – mentor people in your team and wider
* Collaborate with other teams and departments
* Exceptional problem-solving skills coupled with a strategic mindset are essential. You possess the ability to adapt to new changes and the foresight to anticipate future needs. Leadership at Agoda isn’t just managing tasks but inspiring innovation and driving vision into reality.
* Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration: work with diverse teams to drive forward product and technology goals
* Shape our future team: Play a pivotal role in recruiting and onboarding exceptional talent
**What You’ll Need to Succeed**
* **10+ years** of experience with strong proficiency in **Java, Kotlin, Scala, or C#**with a proven track record of developing high-performance applications in production settings. Insightful experience with big data technologies like Hadoop, real-time processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark), and advanced knowledge of SQL and data architecture.
* Thinks in systems: their edge cases, failure modes, and life cycles
* Uses a metrics driven approach and can make informed decisions using data
* You are passionate about the craft of software development and constantly work to improve your knowledge and skills
* Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
* Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
* Experience with operational excellence and a deep understanding of metrics, alarms and dashboards
**It’s Great If You Have**
* Experience working in a modern FinTech or Payments organization
* Domain knowledge in any of these areas: financial reconciliation, financial reporting, tax, payout methods like virtual credit cards or customer payments
* Hands-on experience working with technologies like Spark for data processing, ETLs for data pipelines and queueing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
* Core engineering infrastructure tools like GitLab for source control and Continuous Integration, Kubernetes
* Experience developing, maintaining and debugging large-scale distributed systems
* Experience in leading projects, initiatives and/or teams, with full ownership of the systems involved
**This position is based in Bangkok, Thailand. (Relocation package is provided)**
Join Agoda’s Early Careers team as a Campus Recruiter and help us attract and hire talented interns and graduates.
You will support assigned Early Careers hiring activities from application through onboarding. Working closely with Early Careers team, hiring managers, interviewers, and candidates, you will ensure that recruitment processes are well organized, timely, and provide a positive candidate experience. You will own the day-to-day recruitment execution and coordination for assigned roles, while also supporting campus events, candidate engagement, and CRM activities.
What You’ll Do:
* Support hiring-intake discussions by confirming role requirements, candidate profiles, timelines, interview panels, and assessment criteria.
* Manage applications, conduct initial candidate screening, and maintain accurate records in the applicant tracking system.
* Coordinate interviews and assessments with the Recruitment Coordinator team; brief candidates and interviewers, track scorecards, and follow up on feedback.
* Keep candidates informed throughout the process and provide regular progress updates to the Early Careers team.
* Coordinate with recruiters, hiring managers, interviewers, and other stakeholders to keep hiring activity moving.
* Support selection discussions, offer approvals, offer documentation, and candidate follow-up through acceptance or decline.
* Support approved campus recruitment events, career fairs, candidate communications, and CRM activities.
* Monitor recruitment progress, pipeline health, timelines, and key risks.
* Prepare regular hiring updates and escalate issues such as delayed feedback, low pipeline quality, interviewer availability, or timeline risks.
* Contribute to process improvements and a consistent Early Careers candidate experience.
Required Qualifications:
* Experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, campus recruitment, HR coordination, or a related field.
* Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and stakeholder-management skills are preferred.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
* Confidence following up with stakeholders and escalating risks when needed.
* Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with the Early Careers team.
* Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, recruitment software, or spreadsheets.
* Thai nationality is required, as this role does not support visa sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications:
* 2–4 years of experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, or campus recruiting.
* Experience recruiting interns, graduates, or other early-career talent.
* Experience coordinating interviews, assessments, career fairs, or recruitment events.
* Experience with CRM, talent-community management, or candidate engagement.
* Experience preparing recruitment reports and tracking hiring progress.
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.
This role is Bangkok Based. (Relocation Provided)
We are looking for a Taiwan Linguist and Localization Expert to join our team and help improve localization of multiple Agoda products. Join our international team in a beautiful central Bangkok location and work in a fun and fast-paced environment!
**Responsibilities:**
* Monitor the quality of translated content across all customer-facing channels such as site updates, hotel content, press releases, travel articles, promotional emails and newsletters
* Collaborate closely with internal teams and vendors to meet deadlines and quality expectations
* Maintain localization assets such as style guides, glossaries, and translation memories
* Support urgent translation requests as needed
* Conduct product reviews for inconsistencies and localization issues
* Lead arbitration reviews when required and escalate recurring issues to managers to maintain an LQA score above 90%
* Evaluate, onboard, and manage translation vendors and freelancers, including the invoicing process
* Improve AI prompt engineering to generate better translation output for the Taiwan markets
* Support research and content experimentation to improve content performance and user engagement
* Participate in training initiatives related to specific ownership areas led by other Language Experts
* Provide cultural and linguistic guidance for the Taiwan markets
* Promote localization best practices by participating in translation quality audits and benchmarking activities.
**Desired skills and experience:**
* Native-level fluency in Taiwan, with exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills, and a strong command of grammar, tone, and style.
* Bachelor’s degree or higher in Linguistics, Translation,Traditional Chinese Language for Taiwan, Literature, or a related field.
* Proven experience in translation and localization, ideally in a professional setting, with hands-on experience using CAT tools such as MemoQ, or similar platforms.
* Strong proficiency in English, with the ability to accurately understand source content and adapt it naturally for Taiwan-speaking audiences.
* Excellent internet research skills, with the ability to verify terminology, cultural nuances, and market-specific language usage.
* Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong time management skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
* Experience in the travel, hospitality, or e-commerce industry is an advantage, particularly with customer-facing or marketing content.
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.
We are looking for a Junior Project Manager to support Workday data migration and acquisition projects.
You do not need previous Workday experience. We will provide training and support.
You will help coordinate activities, track deadlines,maintain project documentation, and work with HR, IT, Payroll, Finance, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure employee data is prepared and migrated accurately.
In this role, you will:
* Support Workday data migration projects from planning through go-live.
* Help collect, review, clean, and validate employee data.
* Maintain project plans, timelines, action logs, risk logs, and issue trackers.
* Coordinate meetings and follow up on agreed actions.
* Support data mapping and identify missing or incorrect information.
* Help coordinate testing and track data issues and defects.
* Support cutover planning and go-live activities.
* Assist with post-go-live support and issue tracking.
* Prepare meeting notes, status updates, presentations, and project documentation.
* Work with stakeholders from HR, HRIS, IT, Payroll, Finance, vendors, and acquired companies.
* Support user communications, training materials, FAQs, and other change activities.
* Help document lessons learned and improve project processes.
What You’ll Need
* 1–3 years of experience in project coordination, HR, IT, business operations, data administration, or a related area.
* Good organizational and time-management skills.
* Strong attention to detail.
* Experience tracking tasks, deadlines, and project activities.
* Comfortable working with spreadsheets and structured data.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to work with different teams and follow up on actions.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities.
* Willingness to learn Workday and HR technology.
* Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, IT, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
* Fluency in English.
It’s Great If You Have
* Experience supporting a project, system implementation, acquisition, or process improvement initiative.
* Experience with employee data, HR systems, payroll, or reporting.
* Experience using Excel, Google Sheets, Jira, Asana, or similar tools.
* Interest in Workday,data migration, and People Technology.
* Experience working with international teams or external vendors.
Manage day-to-day activities of the company’s finance operations mainly related to Accounts Receivable and Revenue; ensuring all financial transactions, systems, and procedures comply with regulations, accounting principles, and standards.
Lead day-to-day finance operations for Accounts Receivable and Revenue, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, regulations, SOX, and internal policies.
Define and execute the global/regional AR strategy aligned with business goals, cash-flow optimization, and risk management.
Drive standardization, automation, and optimization of invoicing, aging, and overdue receivables management in partnership with Collections.
Own AR performance reporting and KPIs (DSO, CEI, overdue %, dispute aging, bad debt) and deliver actionable insights to management.
Manage and continuously improve the bad-debt provisioning process through analysis, controls, and governance.
Act as a key business partner, balancing commercial relationships with strong financial discipline and dispute resolution.
Lead finance transformation initiatives and projects, including requirements definition, process design, UAT, go-live support, and post-implementation monitoring.
Troubleshoot operational issues and collaborate cross-functionally with IT, Product, Finance Systems, Supply, and Customer Support to resolve root causes.
Oversee month-end and year-end close activities related to receivables, ensuring timely and accurate internal and external reporting.
Lead, mentor, and develop AR, billing, and collections teams; establish clear ownership, escalation paths, and a high-performance, metrics-driven culture.
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
In Product, ideas come alive. The world moves fast, and our culture is built on ownership, speed, and minimal bureaucracy. This is the environment that empowers you to make decisions, move quickly, and do what you believe is right. Our Product Managers move fast, learn from failure, and continuously iterate.
As a product-centric organization, we work cross-functionally to build products from conception to launch, bringing together engineering, design, data, and business teams. Agoda Product Managers work closely with executive leadership and have high visibility across the organization, with direct impact on the company’s growth and strategy. We put travelers first and aim to create exceptional travel experiences through innovative product thinking.
## The opportunity
This role is based in Bangkok/Tokyo based. Our Senior Product Managers are analytical, hands-on, and highly data-driven. They are responsible for building products end-to-end, using analysis, experimentation, and rapid iteration to create solutions that are tailored to traveler needs.
As our next Senior Product Manager, Localization (Japan Market), you will define product strategy and drive execution for experiences serving Japanese travelers. You will partner closely with senior cross-functional stakeholders to identify opportunities, build impactful products, and deliver high-quality solutions for the Japan market.
You will work with dedicated engineering resources that you help prioritize and allocate. We expect you to be hands-on, spend meaningful time with your SCRUM teams, and bring strong product judgment, experimentation mindset, and execution rigor. This role offers the opportunity to shape localized experiences at scale and influence how Agoda serves one of its key markets. This is an Individual Contributor role.
## In this role, you’ll get to
* Develop a deep understanding of the online travel ecosystem, market dynamics, competitive landscape, and user needs in the Japan market
* Define, build, launch, and optimize products and features through testing, experimentation, and rapid iteration
* Drive localization initiatives that improve the experience for Japanese travelers across the product journey
* Partner closely with Engineering, Marketing, Legal, Design, Analytics, and other cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions
* Translate market insights, customer needs, and business priorities into clear product strategies and roadmaps
* Use data and quantitative analysis to identify opportunities, prioritize effectively, and measure product performance
* Collaborate across regions, product areas, and functions to solve complex problems and drive meaningful business impact
## What you’ll need to succeed
* Bachelor’s degree in a technical or quantitative field such as Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline
* Proven ability to use analytics and quantitative methods to inform strategy, prioritization, and decision-making
* Strong data skills, with the ability to independently analyze performance and generate actionable insights
* Excellent communication skills in either Japanese with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and influence a wide range of stakeholders
* Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and influence a wide range of stakeholders
* Proven experience in Japan market localization, with a deep understanding of Japanese consumers, market dynamics, and local product requirements
* Experience developing, launching, and optimizing products in a fast-paced environment
* Experience leading product strategy, go-to-market thinking, and cross-functional product development discussions
* Strong entrepreneurial mindset and analytical problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complexity and drive change
* Hands-on approach with a strong sense of ownership and execution
## It’s great if you have
* MBA or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field
* Experience with data tools such as SQL, Python, R, or equivalent
#### Please review our Hiring Process Guidelines before your interview — click [here](https://careersatagoda.com/interview/)to learn how interviewing at Agoda works.
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At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.
We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file. For more details please read our [privacy policy](https://careersatagoda.com/privacy-statement).
**Disclaimer**
We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.
## Apply Now
Senior Product Manager (Japanese Speaking) – Bangkok or Tokyo Based
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At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Founded in 2005 by two entrepreneurs passionate about making it easier for everyone to explore the world, we are now part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) with a diverse team of more than 7,000 people from over 90 nationalities working in offices across the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences through millions of accommodation options, flights, and activities worldwide.
Data and technology sit at the heart of how we work. We run thousands of experiments a year, ship fast, and use insights to drive decisions at scale. If you are excited to help build the future of travel for the world, Agoda is the place to do it.
In Product, ideas come alive. We are a product-centric organization where teams have end-to-end ownership and minimal bureaucracy. Our Product Managers move fast, test and learn, and are empowered to change any system in the company if it improves outcomes for our customers, partners, or people.
The Tax product team sits within the FinTech product organisation, which owns platforms which power payment processing, financial operations and compliance for Agoda. These platforms are critical for Agoda to be able to launch new business models and products for our customers efficiently and in a compliant way.
This role is BANGKOK-BASED, RELOCATION PROVIDED, reporting into the VP of Product, FinTech.
As a Tax Platform Director, you will directly manage a team of senior product managers and have end-to-end ownership of Agoda’s proprietary tax platform, which powers indirect tax for our business worldwide. You will define and drive Agoda’s product strategy to rapidly evolving global tax regulation, and oversee the multi-year transformation of our tax platform to be ready for the future needs of the business.
This is a high stakes, high visibility role sitting within the FinTech leadership team, with expected frequent engagement with Agoda’s leadership team and other Booking Holdings brands’ executives.
In this role, you’ll get to:
* Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Agoda’s global tax platform covering tax master data, tax determination, invoicing/e‑invoicing, reconciliation, tax reporting, and indirect tax controls.
* Partner with Group Tax to translate regulatory, audit, and business requirements into clear product outcomes and platform capabilities.
* Lead product teams on large multi-year transformation initiatives to deliver a tax platform that can support multiple products, business models, and brands at Agoda and within the wider Booking Holdings Group.
* Make buy‑vs‑build decisions for tax engines, e‑invoicing providers, and related services, and own the long-term integration strategy with external vendors and internal platforms.
* Work closely with engineering leads to shape architecture, prioritize technical investments and ensure the platform can operate reliably for our business’ scale
* Design and champion strong governance for tax configuration and change management,
* Drive clear success metrics and reporting for tax platform initiatives and regularly communicate progress to senior leadership.
What you’ll need to succeed:
* 10+ years in product management or similar roles, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role (Director, Head of Product, or equivalent).
* Proven track record building or transforming in-house tax platforms at large-scale digital businesses (ecommerce, marketplace, OTA, mobility, or similar) in regulated and time-sensitive environments
* Deep command of indirect tax for digital businesses — VAT/GST, marketplace and deemed-supplier regimes, withholding tax — and how these translate into system and data requirements.
* Hands-on experience across the core tax platform stack: tax master data, rules configuration, tax determination, invoicing/e-invoicing, reconciliation, and reporting controls.
* Demonstrated ability to break down ambiguous, multi‑year problems into a clear sequence of product milestones, with strong judgment on where to start, what to defer, and how to manage risk.
* Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to explain complex tax and platform topics in simple terms to senior non-technical stakeholders, and to drive alignment across diverse teams.
* Comfortable working from our Bangkok office (hybrid model) and collaborating with globally distributed teams.
It’s great if you have:
* Experience integrating or working with leading indirect tax engines, e‑invoicing providers, or tax content vendors, and understanding their typical strengths and limitations.
* Familiarity with large-scale financial and data platforms (for example ERP, consolidation/reporting tools, and financial data pipelines) and how tax systems interact with them.
* Background in a quantitative or technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, or similar), or relevant professional qualifications in Tax or Accounting combined with strong product and systems exposure.
* Experience working in multicultural, high-growth environments and navigating the complexity of operating across many countries and tax jurisdictions.
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.
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.
Agoda is a travel booking platforms with accommodations at its core. As such our Global Account team is a key to our success, we work hard to ensure their success. The Global Accounts team invests in long-term relationships that spans borders and cultures and results in incredible value for Agoda, our partners, and our customers. We serve as consultants, offering strategic advice on how best to excel on Agoda’s commercial platform. We are direct contributors to what makes Agoda a market leader; we understand accommodation needs and offer innovative solutions. From Bangkok to New York and beyond, the Agoda team has footprints in over 50 locations around the world. With the help of industry-leading technology, we work and collaborate globally to bring together the best ideas from diverse perspectives. The Global Accounts team invests in long-term relationships that spans borders and cultures and results in incredible value for Agoda, our partners, and our customers.
The Opportunity
As the Associate Director for Global Accounts, your main objectives will be to develop and deploy Agoda’s strategy, provide guidance and leadership to ensure the successful account management of Agoda’s major partners, and deliver on targets and growth expectations that are key to Agoda’s business goals. To succeed in this role, you will bring excellent analytical skills, strong account and client management experience, a proven record of sustainable performance, and the capacity to lead, motivate, coach, and mentor teams. In addition, the ability to establish and develop valued long-term partnerships will be essential.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and implement strategies to accelerate Agoda’s business.
* Demonstrate outstanding team leadership to grow the global business and consistently deliver on plans.
* Implement strategies with top partners to enhance productivity and maintain a competitive advantage.
* Establish and maintain robust relationships at senior levels, including C-level with key partners – driving partnership expansions and identifying significant opportunities.
* Has the ability to lead a company-wide project with a few multidisciplinary teams.
* Coordinate with top management on strategic planning and objectives.
* Lead, coach, develop, and manage multiple teams through upskilling and coaching.
* Modify the organizational structure by bringing in top talent, supporting recruitment, or assisting in restructuring key organizational components.
* Conduct market research on industry and market trends to ensure Agoda’s competitiveness.
* Attend and participate in relevant industry events.
What You’ll Need to Succeed:
* More than 8 years of professional experience at multi-national companies.
* 3–5+ years’ experience in leading, coaching, and developing teams, with a proven track record in rapidly changing environments.
* Relevant experience in account management, business development, or general management. Travel industry experience is not required.
* Strong numerical and analytical skills with keen attention to detail.
* Ability to effectively communicate proposals to potential partners and internal stakeholders.
* Strategic thinker;management consulting experience highly valued.
* Professional “get it done” attitude and strong work ethic.
* Resourceful, energetic, and self-driven personality.
* Ability to move quickly, adapt well to change, and thrive in dynamic environments.
* Experience in online or e-commerce business preferred.
Please review our Hiring Process Guidelines before your interview — click[here](https://careersatagoda.com/interview/)to learn how interviewing at Agoda works.
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.
We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file. For more details please read our[privacy policy](https://careersatagoda.com/privacy-statement).
Disclaimer
We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.
Please review our Hiring Process Guidelines before your interview — click [here](https://careersatagoda.com/interview/)to learn how interviewing at Agoda works.
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.
We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file. For more details please read our [privacy policy](https://careersatagoda.com/privacy-statement).
Disclaimer
We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.
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**
Agoda has taken many great strides in recent years, expanding our reach around the globe as well as our list of travel products. A critical driver of this success has been the Agoda Finance team. We keep a steady hand on maintaining day-to-day financial operations while also keeping an eye out for future opportunities.
Within Finance, the Payout team manages large-scale, high-volume payments to hotel partners and other suppliers, ensuring that Agoda’s obligations are met accurately and on time. We balance risk management with continued innovation and growth, and we serve as a partner and enabler for teams across the company. With experimentation and data analysis deeply ingrained in our culture, we provide the strategic insights Agoda’s business leaders need to push into new territories in sustainable and scalable ways.
We also prioritize career development in Agoda Finance. Every function within the team has a well-defined career track with clear goals and development targets each step of the way.
**In this role, you’ll get to**
* Perform day-to-day accounts payable and payout operations in a high-volume environment
* Execute and review month-end closing activities for AP-related accounts (e.g., accruals, journal entries, reconciliations) and ensure all deadlines are met.
* Prepare and review account reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and resolve issues in a timely manner, including complex or unusual cases that require deeper analysis.
* Monitor accounting and associated IT systems to ensure accurate creation and maintenance of creditors, GL accounts, and booking system interdependencies, raising system or data issues with relevant stakeholders when needed..
* Provide support in transactions processing (including review & approval) particularly for more complex transactions.
* Drive or support continuous process improvement, project, ad hoc request, automation, and other quality initiatives within the P2P area including identifying pain points, proposing solutions, and helping implement changes alongside Finance Operations, Tech, Product, and other teams.
* Ensure that all processes and documentation comply with internal controls, SOX requirements, and relevant accounting policies; proactively highlight control gaps or risks and support remediation activities.
* Build effective partnerships with stakeholders across and beyond Finance (e.g.,Supply, Treasury, Tax, Product, Customer Service),ensuring issues are clearly communicated and resolved with satisfactory outcomes.
* Support the team in handling payment-related queries from internal and external stakeholders with a strong service mindset.
* Contribute to the overall management and development of the P2P area, including supporting team-level goals, documentation, knowledge sharing, and cross-training.
* Keep up to date on new central bank and payment-related regulations that may impact payout processes, and support translating regulatory requirements into operational changes where needed.
**What you’ll need to succeed**
* Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or a related field.
* Minimum 6 years’ experience in Accounts Payable, Accounting or related field
* Experience in a multinational company is required; experience in the travel or e-commerce industry is a plus.
* Strong understanding of end-to-end AP processes, month-end close, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations, with a proven ability to deliver accurate results within tight deadlines.
* Demonstrated experience working with internal controls and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOX), including an understanding of segregation of duties and control design in AP processes.
* Strong interpersonal and team working skills with the ability to collaborate, influence, and partner effectively with stakeholders across Finance and non-Finance teams.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify root causes, and propose practical with data-driven solutions.
* Proficiency in MS Office applications, especially Excel (e.g., data analysis, reconciliations).
* Dynamic, energetic, and able to prioritize and adapt to a fast-paced environment
* Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
**It’s great if you have**
* Hands-on experience with a major ERP system (Oracle is preferred); experience with other large-scale ERPs (e.g., SAP) is also valuable.
* Experience in AP or payout operations within an online travel agency, e-commerce, or other digital business.
* Exposure to process improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma) or finance transformation/automation projects (e.g., ERP implementations, robotic process automation).
* Familiarity with payment and banking platforms, virtual cards, or other alternative payout methods.
#### Please review our Hiring Process Guidelines before your interview — click [here](https://careersatagoda.com/interview/)to learn how interviewing at Agoda works.
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**Equal Opportunity Employer**
At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.
We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file. For more details please read our [privacy policy](https://careersatagoda.com/privacy-statement).
**Disclaimer**
We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.