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:** The Strategic Partnerships team is responsible for identifying, building, and scaling high-impact partnerships that expand Agoda’s reach, improve customer acquisition, and create long-term business value. For the Indonesia and Singapore markets, Financial Institution (FI) partnerships represent a key strategic growth channel. This role will be responsible for developing and managing relationships with banks, card issuers, digital wallets, and other financial ecosystem partners to drive customer engagement, commercial growth, and mutually beneficial partnership outcomes. You will work cross-functionally with teams across Commercial, Marketing, Product, Finance, Legal, Analytics, and Operations to bring partnership opportunities from idea to execution and optimization. **The Opportunity:** We are looking for a Manager/Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships to lead Agoda’s FI partnership strategy and execution across Indonesia and Singapore, with ownership of a portfolio of priority financial institution partners and growth initiatives across both markets. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying new partnership opportunities, managing key strategic accounts, negotiating commercial agreements, and driving performance across Agoda’s financial institution partnerships in both markets. You will help shape Agoda’s local partnership roadmap, unlock joint business opportunities, and ensure excellent execution of campaigns and initiatives with partners. The ideal candidate brings strong partnership experience, sharp commercial judgment, analytical rigor, and the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders. This role requires someone who is highly strategic but also willing to work hands-on to deliver measurable outcomes. **What You’ll Do:** **Partnership Strategy** * Define and drive Agoda’s FI partnership strategy for Indonesia & Singapore, aligned with market priorities and business growth objectives * Identify, evaluate, and prioritize new partnership opportunities with banks, credit card issuers, payment platforms, loyalty programs, and other financial ecosystem players * Build compelling partnership value propositions and business cases to secure internal alignment and partner buy-in * Lead commercial discussions, negotiations, and contract execution with prospective and existing FI partners **Account Management & Growth** * Own and grow a portfolio of key FI partners in Indonesia & Singapore, ensuring strong relationship management and long-term strategic alignment * Develop joint business plans with partners to drive customer acquisition, transaction growth, brand visibility, and partnership profitability * Monitor partner performance and proactively identify growth levers, optimization opportunities, and operational improvements * Ensure timely execution of campaigns, product integrations, and partner initiatives **Cross-Functional Leadership** * Collaborate with internal stakeholders across Marketing, Product, Analytics, Finance, Legal, and Operations to launch and scale partnership initiatives * Translate partner needs into clear internal requirements and drive execution across multiple teams * Influence decision-making through strong communication, stakeholder management, and data-backed recommendations * Support process improvements, reporting frameworks, and operating models to improve scalability and partner experience **Analytics & Optimization** * Analyze partnership performance, customer behavior, campaign effectiveness, and commercial outcomes to generate actionable insights * Use data to identify trends, optimize investment decisions, and improve partnership ROI * Build business cases for new initiatives and present recommendations to senior stakeholders * Track key success metrics and maintain clear visibility on pipeline, performance, and impact **What You’ll Need to Succeed:** **Experience** * 7 – 10+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, account management, consulting, or a related commercial role * Strong experience managing external partners and driving commercial outcomes in a fast-paced, data-driven environment * Experience working with or within financial institutions, payment companies, loyalty ecosystems, or digital consumer platforms is highly preferred * Experience in e-commerce, travel, fintech, payments, or internet platforms is a strong plus * Proven track record of leading cross-functional initiatives from concept through execution **Skills & Competencies** * Strong commercial acumen with the ability to structure win-win partnerships and negotiate effectively * Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to convert data into clear business insights and actions * Strong project management capabilities with high attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience influencing senior internal and external stakeholders * Self-starter with a bias for action and ability to operate independently in an ambiguous environment * Comfortable working hands-on while also thinking strategically **Technical / Functional** * Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with SQL, Tableau, or data visualization tools is a plus * Ability to develop business cases, commercial models, and performance reporting frameworks * Familiarity with campaign execution, co-marketing partnerships, loyalty mechanics, or payment-related partnership models is beneficial **Language** * Fluency in English is required, and fluency in Bahasa Indonesia is strongly preferred.
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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
As Director, Content and Product Operations, you will play a key leadership role in analyzing customer and product data to determine business value and priorities, setting the strategy, roadmap and KPIs to deliver efficient and effective operations. You will build and manage multiple large teams in a fast-paced, international environment. You will lead your teams in execution, collaborate closely with product managers and IT on A/B experiments and reporting, and coordinate with accommodation supply, connectivity, strategic partnerships, and customer support teams to ensure operational excellence. This position is based in Bangkok, Thailand, reporting to the VP of Product, and is open to candidates worldwide. We will assist you with visa and relocation, ensuring a smooth transition to working and living in Bangkok. Responsibilities: * Develop and execute content and product operations strategies to support Agoda’s business goals. * Set content and data priorities based on customer needs and business value. * Establish and track KPIs to measure business impact and operational performance. * Create and manage roadmaps and project plans for key initiatives. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Technology, and Supply, to deliver effective content solutions. * Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing team, fostering a culture of innovation and accountability. * Monitor and improve content systems and processes for efficiency and quality. * Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the content supply chain. Experience Required: * 10+ years of experience in driving Operations for large organizations * At least 6 years of direct management experience, including leading teams of 20 or more * Experience managing teams in the e-commerce or technology/internet space * Proven ability to set and execute content or operational strategy to drive business results * Strong analytical skills and data-driven decision-making; SQL expertise a plus * Demonstrated experience optimizing operational workflows and resourcing, both automated and manual, to achieve business goals
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. The Performance Marketing team is looking for a strategic and data-driven Senior Manager to lead the marketing function for one of Agoda’s most strategic partnerships, owning the P&L, leading a team, and driving partnership strategy. This partnership generates millions in annual revenue across multiple whitelabel brands serving millions of travelers globally. This position sits at the intersection of strategic thinking and operational excellence — someone who can lead a team, shape marketing strategy, influence partnership direction, and drive measurable business impact through data-driven decision-making and complex stakeholder management. We’re looking for a proven leader who thrives in ambiguity, builds clarity through frameworks, and can lead complex cross-functional initiatives with discipline and influence, earning strong stakeholder trust and executive confidence. As a key player in the marketing and partnership ecosystem, you will work closely with partner marketing leadership, regional business development teams, and Agoda’s commercial and product teams to ensure marketing strategies align with business priorities and contribute directly to revenue goals. You’ll be responsible for end-to-end marketing leadership for the partnership. **What Makes This Role Unique** **Scale & Impact** * Own a full P&L for a multi-million dollar partnership * Direct control over budget allocation and investment levels across channels * Your optimization decisions drive both immediate ROI and long-term partnership health **Strategic Complexity** * Manage multiple brands with different customer profiles * Navigate the intersection of B2B partnership management and B2C performance marketing * Balance partner relationships with data-driven optimization * Influence partner marketing strategy while ensuring Agoda profitability targets **Channel Mastery & Technical Growth** **You’ll oversee the full marketing funnel:** * Metasearch (Google Hotel Ads, TripAdvisor, Trivago, Kayak) — optimize bidding strategies, feed management, price competitiveness * Paid Search (Google Ads, Bing) — keyword strategy, campaign structure, budget optimization * App Marketing (Google ACi, Apple ASA) — drive app adoption in key markets * Emerging Channels (SEO, email/CRM, customer marketing) — build new growth drivers * Advanced SQL for booking analysis and channel performance tracking * A/B testing and experimentation methodology with clear measurement frameworks * Marketing analytics including attribution modeling and incrementality measurement **Cross-Cultural Collaboration** * Weekly syncs with partner marketing team * Joint planning and collaborative problem-solving * Navigate cultural nuances in partnership management **Key Responsibilities** 1. Team Leadership & Development * Manage, mentor, and develop a team of 2-3 marketing specialists * Set team priorities and OKRs aligned to partnership goals * Conduct performance reviews and career development conversations * Foster a culture of experimentation, learning, and accountability 2. Strategic Marketing Leadership & P&L Ownership * Set overall marketing strategy and influence ROI targets; optimize investment levels to ensure we hit partnership goals * Guide team on channel strategies and ensure execution excellence * Own the full marketing P&L for the partnership * Design experimentation roadmap to validate strategic hypotheses * Monitor channel health and guide team to drill into anomalies or opportunities * Oversee dashboard/reporting development and team analytics capability 3. Analytics Strategy & Insights * Define analytics roadmap and experimentation strategy for the team * Write SQL queries to answer strategic business questions and guide team on complex analysis * Guide team on measurement frameworks and experiment design * Synthesize insights into executive-ready recommendations with business impact quantification * Build team capability in analytics and experimentation 4. Strategic Planning & Executive Stakeholder Management * Develop annual marketing roadmap and quarterly plans aligned to partnership goals * Lead weekly syncs with partner marketing leadership * Present quarterly business reviews to Agoda leadership (Director/VP level) * Own the annual planning process and budget allocation across channels * Partner with Agoda’s commercial and product teams on partnership optimization * Pitch strategic initiatives to partner executives and navigate differing viewpoints with influence and data 5. Program & Project Management * Lead large, multi-workstream initiatives end-to-end * Build detailed project plans with risk mitigation and milestone tracking * Establish governance cadence and reporting mechanisms * Ensure disciplined execution across markets and teams **Requirements** We’re looking for candidates who demonstrate: 1. Analytical & Technical Skills * SQL proficiency (daily usage for analysis; comfortable working with multiple tables and complex joins) * Strong analytical thinking with ability to translate data into actionable insights * Comfort with marketing analytics tools (Google Ads, attribution platforms, dashboards) * Bonus: Experience with experimentation design and statistical analysis * 7-10+ years in marketing, growth, or analytics roles 2. Marketing Channel Knowledge * Understanding of performance marketing fundamentals (PPC, metasearch, app marketing, or SEO) * Experience optimizing marketing campaigns toward ROI/profitability targets * Familiarity with attribution models and incrementality measurement * Background in digital marketing, growth marketing, or marketing analytics preferred 3. Leadership & Stakeholder Management * 5+ years people management experience or demonstrated team leadership * Ability to influence without direct authority in a matrix organization * Executive communication skills — comfortable presenting to VP/Director level stakeholders * Required: Complex stakeholder management including partner relationships at senior levels * Cultural sensitivity for cross-border collaboration 4. Execution Excellence * Exceptional project management discipline * Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives * Strong attention to detail without losing strategic altitude 5. Business Orientation * Understands P&L drivers and growth mechanics * Makes data-informed decisions * Focused on impact, not activity **What We Offer** Ownership & Impact * You’re not executing someone else’s strategy — you’re owning the outcomes * Test new ideas, run experiments, see direct impact on partnership performance * High visibility to leadership; your metrics are partnership KPIs Learning Environment * Work with Agoda’s best-in-class marketing practices * Experimentation culture with clear measurement and learning * Complex, ambiguous problems that build problem-solving skills
About Agoda 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 The Engineering department oversees all Agoda’s ML and software related requirements. Our goal is to enable and increase Agoda’s business through creative approaches and the implementation of powerful resources such as operational and analytical databases, ML driven solutions, queue systems and data monitoring tools. We hire the brightest minds from around the world to take on this challenge and equip them with the knowledge and tools that contribute to their personal growth and success while supporting our company’s culture of diversity and experimentation. The role the engineering team plays at Agoda is critical as business users, product managers, and many others rely on us to empower their decision making. We are equally dedicated to our customers by improving their search experience with faster results and protecting them from any fraudulent activities. Data is interesting only when you have enough of it, and we have plenty. This is what drives up the challenge as part of the ML engineering squad, but also the reward. We work across structured and non-structured data at scale. For example, our current ML models process millions of images every day to try and enhance the experience that our users get from our app. Why Agoda Engineering Team? Our engineering team is at the intersection of Data Engineering, Business Analytics, ML Engineering, and Backend Engineering. We focus on software engineering related to processing big data, helping the Data Science team and Performance Marketing team launch experiments by providing our users with ML/data pipelines/platforms/tools to enable our company to validate strategic decisions, make smarter choices, and react to the fast-changing world. We are a small but passionate team with people from different nationalities working together on a single goal. In this Role, you will get to: * Lead the team technically in improving scalability, quality, accuracy, speed, and efficiency of our existing Data and ML processes * Able to analyze data to help us make better decisions * Design/build/test tools, libraries, pipelines, and platforms to help Data Science and Business team to launch experiments in Production * Work with experienced engineers and product owners to identify and build tools to automate many large-scale data management / analysis / ML tasks * We believe in end-to-end ownership; this role will involve taking and building systems that enable us to launch experiments in production at a rapid pace What You’ll need to Succeed: * Bachelor’s degree in computer science/information systems/engineering/related field 6+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 4+ years in data/ml engineering * Expert in designing/writing/maintaining data pipelines and systems while ensuring data quality * Expert in SQL, Python3, and JVM based programming language – ie, Java or Scala * Expert in software design/design patterns/best practices, functional programming and object-oriented programming. * Be comfortable navigating the following technology stack: Python3, Scala Spark, Hadoop, SQL, S3 etc. * Familiar with general Machine Learning concepts and common models – ie, regularization, Tree Models, etc * Familiar with statistical analysis concepts – ie, p-value, z-score, etc * Analytical problem-solving capabilities & experience. A strong data-driven engineering driven mindset will be required to succeed in this role. It’s great if you have: * Good understanding of Hadoop ecosystems and Big Data architecture and technologies * Experience with Scala/Scala Spark development * Working in an agile environment using test driven methodologies * Systems administration skills in Linux Benefits * Hybrid Working Model * WFH Set Up Allowance * 30 Days of Remote Working from anywhere globally every year * Employee discount for accommodation globally * Global team of 90+ nationalities * 40+ offices and 25+ countries * Annual CSR / Volunteer Time off * Benevity Subscription for employee donations * Volunteering opportunities globally * Free Headspace subscription * Free Odilo & Udemy subscriptions * Access to Employee Assistance Program (third party for personal and workplace support) * Enhanced Parental Leave * Life, TPD & Accident Insurance 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. Apply Now Senior/Staff Data Engineer – Bidding (Bangkok based, relocation provided) +93 Given that the majority of our team is based in Bangkok, would you be open to relocating there? We offer visa sponsorship and comprehensive relocation assistance. Do you as a candidate have a personal relationship with a current Agoda employee? If yes, please indicate how you know the employee? What is the employee’s name? Have you read our Engineering blog? 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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:** The People Team is a purveyor of opportunity, searching the globe for the most talented individuals and offering them an open, collaborative workplace. By prioritizing skill and potential, we have cultivated a powerful assembly of professionals through our drive for equal opportunity and diversity. We make the move to Agoda a breeze with assisted onboarding programs, and we continue to support and enrich our thousands of Agoda employees through individual growth with outstanding learning programs and various means of assistance. Our development of incredible benefits has ensured everyone can stay strong, healthy, and happy during their time at Agoda. Leading ambitious changes and making a positive impact in the lives of the employees, the People Team is a crucial and rewarding part of the Agoda family. **The Opportunity:** As a senior member of our high-performing Global Payroll team based in Bangkok, you will play a critical role in driving payroll excellence, governance, and transformation across our international payroll operations. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the Payroll Senior Partner will have end-to-end ownership of payroll operations for assigned countries or regions, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll delivery. In addition to managing complex payroll operations, you will act as a subject-matter expert, support strategic payroll initiatives, lead process improvements and transformation projects, and provide guidance to Payroll Partners within the team. You will partner closely with People, Finance, Tax, Legal, Treasury, People Systems, and external payroll vendors to strengthen controls, improve employee experience, and build scalable global payroll processes. **What You’ll Do:** * Own end-to-end payroll delivery for assigned countries or regions, ensuring payroll is processed accurately, on time, and in compliance with local statutory and regulatory requirements. * Lead monthly payroll activities, including validation of payroll inputs and outputs, variance analysis, statutory payments, funding requirements, and payroll sign-off. * Manage complex payroll accounting activities, including payroll GL reconciliation, payroll funding reconciliation, vendor invoice validation, accruals, and issue resolution. * Act as the primary payroll subject-matter expert and escalation point for complex payroll, compliance, accounting, and employee-related matters. * Manage and govern payroll vendors against contractual obligations, SLAs, KPIs, quality standards, and regulatory requirements, driving corrective actions where necessary. * Build strong relationships with payroll vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure risks, issues, and dependencies are identified and resolved proactively. * Lead payroll implementations, migrations, integrations, vendor transitions, system upgrades, and new-country payroll setups while ensuring operational continuity and minimal employee impact. * Partner with People Systems, Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Rewards, HR Operations, and other People teams to design and implement scalable payroll processes, controls, and policies. * Lead payroll readiness activities for new entities, acquisitions, reorganizations, legal entity changes, and other business transformation initiatives. * Identify payroll compliance risks and work with relevant stakeholders to implement appropriate mitigation and controls. * Own and drive process improvement, automation, standardization, and operational excellence initiatives across assigned payrolls. * Perform detailed payroll analytics, trend analysis, root-cause analysis, and variance reviews to identify risks and opportunities for improvement. * Support payroll forecasting, budgeting, cash-flow planning, and funding requirements in partnership with Finance and Treasury. * Lead and support internal, external, statutory, and SOX audits, ensuring documentation, controls, and remediation actions are completed within agreed timelines. * Develop and maintain payroll SOPs, controls, process documentation, governance frameworks, and operational dashboards. * Provide guidance, coaching, and day-to-day support to Payroll Partners, helping build payroll capability and knowledge across the team. * Support the Payroll Manager with operational governance, workload prioritization, risk management, stakeholder updates, and strategic payroll initiatives. * Represent Payroll in cross-functional projects and forums and effectively communicate payroll risks, decisions, and recommendations to senior stakeholders. * Drive a strong employee-focused payroll experience by ensuring payroll inquiries and escalations are handled professionally, accurately, and within agreed service levels. **Required Qualifications:** * Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. * At least 5–7 years of end-to-end payroll and/or payroll accounting experience, preferably within a large, international, fast-paced organization. * Strong experience managing multi-country payroll across APAC, Europe, NAM, or multiple international regions. * Strong knowledge of payroll operations, payroll accounting, statutory compliance, taxation, social security, payroll controls, and payroll funding processes. * Proven experience independently managing complex payrolls and resolving payroll, compliance, vendor, and employee escalations. * Demonstrated experience leading payroll migrations, implementations, integrations, vendor transitions, legal entity changes, or transformation projects. * Strong payroll vendor management experience, including SLA/KPI governance, performance management, issue escalation, and service improvement. * Proven ability to lead process improvement, standardization, automation, and control enhancement initiatives. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to perform payroll variance analysis, root-cause analysis, and identify operational risks. * Good understanding of payroll accounting, GL reconciliation, accruals, payroll funding, vendor invoices, forecasting, and budgeting. * Experience supporting internal/external audits and working within a strong governance and controls environment. * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across People, Finance, Tax, Legal, Treasury, Technology, and external partners. * Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex payroll topics clearly to both operational and senior stakeholders. * Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and other productivity tools. * Experience with Workday and global payroll platforms is preferred. * Experience with payroll analytics, automation, reporting tools, or Power BI would be an advantage. * Ability to coach and support junior team members and contribute to building a high-performing payroll team. * Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities and payroll deadlines simultaneously. * Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, multicultural, and continuously evolving global environment. * Demonstrates resilience, ownership, sound judgment, and the ability to remain effective under pressure. * Maintains a high level of discretion, confidentiality, integrity, and professional ethics.
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 to this success has been the team of Agoda Finance. We keep a steady hand on maintaining day to-day financial operations while also keeping an eye out for future opportunities. Not only do we have the unique role of balancing risk management with continued innovation and growth, we also serve as a means of empowerment for both our team members and those within the company. Having 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. **The Opportunity:** As an Oracle Fusion Functional Consultant, you will be a key member of our team, using your 5+ years of experience to design, implement, and manage systems and processes controls that drive our Finance functions. You’ll take on the role of Compliance Owner for “Off The Shelf Systems (OTS),” working closely with IT, Product, Risk and Compliance, Auditors, and other departments. We’re looking for a results-oriented professional who can communicate effectively, manage projects, and collaborate across teams. You will be expected to confidently express your ideas and perspectives to stakeholders and manage projects with minimal supervision. Being comfortable with ambiguity, organized, and possessing strong interpersonal skills will be essential to your success. Your ability to influence, communicate, and drive change will be critical in delivering value to the business. **In This Role, You’ll Get to be a:** * **Tech, Process, and Compliance Advisor:**Participate in business discussions, providing expert insights from both a finance and compliance perspective to ensure that technology and processes meet user needs, while adhering to risk management, segregation of duties (SoD), and access control standards. * **Solution Implementer:**Develop, configure, and implement off-the-shelf Oracle finance technology solutions, ensuring seamless integration with existing Oracle systems while maintaining strong controls around user access, security, and compliance. * **Testing and Risk Contributor:**Support testing phases, ensuring finance systems operate efficiently while upholding risk mitigation strategies, proper segregation of duties, and that access controls are correctly implemented throughout the development and testing lifecycle. * **System and Compliance Evaluator:**Regularly assess and improve Oracle finance systems and processes to enhance efficiency, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards like SOX and internal access control policies. * **Change Coordinator Change Coordinator:**Evaluate the impact of upstream changes on finance systems, reports, and access controls, collaborating with Oracle technical and business teams to ensure smooth and compliant implementation with a focus on mitigating potential risks. * **Issue and Compliance Resolver:**Serve as a liaison between business and tech teams to analyze and resolve software or technical issues, ensuring that solutions comply with Oracle’s access control policies, risk management protocols, and financial regulations. * **Continuous Learner:**Stay updated on accounting, tax, and risk management developments, particularly within the travel industry, to ensure that Oracle finance systems remain compliant and future-ready. * **System Maintainer:**Assist in the setup, maintenance, and compliance of financial systems, ensuring they are optimized for business success, maintain high user satisfaction, and are safeguarded with proper access controls and risk management protocols. **What You’ll Need to Succeed:** * **Industry Expertise Industry Expertise:**Over 5 years of experience managing finance system projects and operations, particularly within ERP systems in the tech or e-commerce sectors, with a strong focus on Oracle Fusion Finance configuration, compliance, access control, and risk management. * **Oracle Fusion Finance Configuration:**Extensive experience configuring and optimizing Oracle Fusion Finance systems, ensuring seamless integration with financial processes while adhering to compliance and regulatory standards such as SOX. * **Finance Systems Proficiency:**In-depth understanding of multiple finance systems, including Oracle Fusion Finance, with proven success in applying this knowledge to ensure compliance with segregation of duties (SoD) and access control policies. * **Stakeholder Management:**Demonstrated ability to manage and influence stakeholders across finance, IT, and business teams to align on project objectives, risk mitigation strategies, and successful outcomes in Oracle Fusion environments. * **Educational Background:**Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field. A professional accounting qualification is a plus, with strong understanding of financial controls and SOX compliance. * **Adaptability:**Proven ability to excel in fast-paced, dynamic environments, quickly adapting to new challenges, including Oracle Fusion configurations, while maintaining compliance with industry standards and evolving regulations. * **Vendor Management:**Skilled in managing vendor relationships, negotiating best outcomes while maintaining strong partnerships, ensuring vendor compliance with Oracle system configurations and financial regulations. * **Project Leadership:**Strong project management capabilities, leading cross-functional initiatives involving Product, Tech, and Business teams, with a focus on Oracle Fusion Finance, aligning objectives, mitigating risks, and driving successful execution. * **Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:**Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify practical solutions, particularly in Oracle Fusion Finance configuration, risk management, access controls, and system optimization. * **Detail-Oriented:**High attention to detail, ensuring that Oracle Fusion Finance systems are continuously improved and compliant with internal and external regulatory requirements. * **Communication Skills:**Excellent written and verbal communication skills, combined with strong organizational and planning abilities to effectively convey project goals and compliance measures, especially related to Oracle Fusion Finance. * **Dependability:**Strong sense of urgency and results orientation, dedicated to meeting goals, ensuring compliance, and driving business value through effective Oracle Fusion Finance configuration, risk management, and system optimization. * **Good experience with Oracle BI Publisher (BIP)**, including the ability to understand existing reports and design, develop, and maintain new BIP reports (templates, data models, and layouts). * **Proficient in SQL**, with the ability to write, optimize, and troubleshoot SQL queries for reporting, data analysis, and integrations. **It’s Great if You Have:** * Experience working in finance cross-functions (e.g., Tax, Finance operations, Treasury, FP&A). * Familiarity with project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, SDLC). * Experience in data analytics or with other modules within Oracle Fusion ERP. Knowledge of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools and other financial software
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 to this success has been the team of Agoda Finance. We keep a steady hand on maintaining day to-day financial operations while also keeping an eye out for future opportunities. Not only do we have the unique role of balancing risk management with continued innovation and growth, we also serve as a means of empowerment for both our team members and those within the company. Having 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. **The Opportunity:** As an Oracle Fusion Functional Consultant, you will be a key member of our team, using your 5+ years of experience to design, implement, and manage systems and processes controls that drive our Finance functions. You’ll take on the role of Compliance Owner for “Off The Shelf Systems (OTS),” working closely with IT, Product, Risk and Compliance, Auditors, and other departments. We’re looking for a results-oriented professional who can communicate effectively, manage projects, and collaborate across teams. You will be expected to confidently express your ideas and perspectives to stakeholders and manage projects with minimal supervision. Being comfortable with ambiguity, organized, and possessing strong interpersonal skills will be essential to your success. Your ability to influence, communicate, and drive change will be critical in delivering value to the business. **In This Role, You’ll Get to be a:** * **Tech, Process, and Compliance Advisor:**Participate in business discussions, providing expert insights from both a finance and compliance perspective to ensure that technology and processes meet user needs, while adhering to risk management, segregation of duties (SoD), and access control standards. * **Solution Implementer:**Develop, configure, and implement off-the-shelf Oracle finance technology solutions, ensuring seamless integration with existing Oracle systems while maintaining strong controls around user access, security, and compliance. * **Testing and Risk Contributor:**Support testing phases, ensuring finance systems operate efficiently while upholding risk mitigation strategies, proper segregation of duties, and that access controls are correctly implemented throughout the development and testing lifecycle. * **System and Compliance Evaluator:**Regularly assess and improve Oracle finance systems and processes to enhance efficiency, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards like SOX and internal access control policies. * **Change Coordinator Change Coordinator:**Evaluate the impact of upstream changes on finance systems, reports, and access controls, collaborating with Oracle technical and business teams to ensure smooth and compliant implementation with a focus on mitigating potential risks. * **Issue and Compliance Resolver:**Serve as a liaison between business and tech teams to analyze and resolve software or technical issues, ensuring that solutions comply with Oracle’s access control policies, risk management protocols, and financial regulations. * **Continuous Learner:**Stay updated on accounting, tax, and risk management developments, particularly within the travel industry, to ensure that Oracle finance systems remain compliant and future-ready. * **System Maintainer:**Assist in the setup, maintenance, and compliance of financial systems, ensuring they are optimized for business success, maintain high user satisfaction, and are safeguarded with proper access controls and risk management protocols. **What You’ll Need to Succeed:** * **Industry Expertise Industry Expertise:**Over 5 years of experience managing finance system projects and operations, particularly within ERP systems in the tech or e-commerce sectors, with a strong focus on Oracle Fusion Finance configuration, compliance, access control, and risk management. * **Oracle Fusion Finance Configuration:**Extensive experience configuring and optimizing Oracle Fusion Finance systems, ensuring seamless integration with financial processes while adhering to compliance and regulatory standards such as SOX. * **Finance Systems Proficiency:**In-depth understanding of multiple finance systems, including Oracle Fusion Finance, with proven success in applying this knowledge to ensure compliance with segregation of duties (SoD) and access control policies. * **Stakeholder Management:**Demonstrated ability to manage and influence stakeholders across finance, IT, and business teams to align on project objectives, risk mitigation strategies, and successful outcomes in Oracle Fusion environments. * **Educational Background:**Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field. A professional accounting qualification is a plus, with strong understanding of financial controls and SOX compliance. * **Adaptability:**Proven ability to excel in fast-paced, dynamic environments, quickly adapting to new challenges, including Oracle Fusion configurations, while maintaining compliance with industry standards and evolving regulations. * **Vendor Management:**Skilled in managing vendor relationships, negotiating best outcomes while maintaining strong partnerships, ensuring vendor compliance with Oracle system configurations and financial regulations. * **Project Leadership:**Strong project management capabilities, leading cross-functional initiatives involving Product, Tech, and Business teams, with a focus on Oracle Fusion Finance, aligning objectives, mitigating risks, and driving successful execution. * **Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:**Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify practical solutions, particularly in Oracle Fusion Finance configuration, risk management, access controls, and system optimization. * **Detail-Oriented:**High attention to detail, ensuring that Oracle Fusion Finance systems are continuously improved and compliant with internal and external regulatory requirements. * **Communication Skills:**Excellent written and verbal communication skills, combined with strong organizational and planning abilities to effectively convey project goals and compliance measures, especially related to Oracle Fusion Finance. * **Dependability:**Strong sense of urgency and results orientation, dedicated to meeting goals, ensuring compliance, and driving business value through effective Oracle Fusion Finance configuration, risk management, and system optimization. * **Good experience with Oracle BI Publisher (BIP)**, including the ability to understand existing reports and design, develop, and maintain new BIP reports (templates, data models, and layouts). * **Proficient in SQL**, with the ability to write, optimize, and troubleshoot SQL queries for reporting, data analysis, and integrations. **It’s Great if You Have:** * Experience working in finance cross-functions (e.g., Tax, Finance operations, Treasury, FP&A). * Familiarity with project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, SDLC). * Experience in data analytics or with other modules within Oracle Fusion ERP. Knowledge of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools and other financial software
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 to this success has been the team of Agoda Finance. We keep a steady hand on maintaining day to-day financial operations while also keeping an eye out for future opportunities. Not only do we have the unique role of balancing risk management with continued innovation and growth, we also serve as a means of empowerment for both our team members and those within the company. Having 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. **The Opportunity:** As an Oracle Fusion Functional Consultant, you will be a key member of our team, using your 5+ years of experience to design, implement, and manage systems and processes controls that drive our Finance functions. You’ll take on the role of Compliance Owner for “Off The Shelf Systems (OTS),” working closely with IT, Product, Risk and Compliance, Auditors, and other departments. We’re looking for a results-oriented professional who can communicate effectively, manage projects, and collaborate across teams. You will be expected to confidently express your ideas and perspectives to stakeholders and manage projects with minimal supervision. Being comfortable with ambiguity, organized, and possessing strong interpersonal skills will be essential to your success. Your ability to influence, communicate, and drive change will be critical in delivering value to the business. **In This Role, You’ll Get to be a:** * **Tech, Process, and Compliance Advisor:**Participate in business discussions, providing expert insights from both a finance and compliance perspective to ensure that technology and processes meet user needs, while adhering to risk management, segregation of duties (SoD), and access control standards. * **Solution Implementer:**Develop, configure, and implement off-the-shelf Oracle finance technology solutions, ensuring seamless integration with existing Oracle systems while maintaining strong controls around user access, security, and compliance. * **Testing and Risk Contributor:**Support testing phases, ensuring finance systems operate efficiently while upholding risk mitigation strategies, proper segregation of duties, and that access controls are correctly implemented throughout the development and testing lifecycle. * **System and Compliance Evaluator:**Regularly assess and improve Oracle finance systems and processes to enhance efficiency, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards like SOX and internal access control policies. * **Change Coordinator Change Coordinator:**Evaluate the impact of upstream changes on finance systems, reports, and access controls, collaborating with Oracle technical and business teams to ensure smooth and compliant implementation with a focus on mitigating potential risks. * **Issue and Compliance Resolver:**Serve as a liaison between business and tech teams to analyze and resolve software or technical issues, ensuring that solutions comply with Oracle’s access control policies, risk management protocols, and financial regulations. * **Continuous Learner:**Stay updated on accounting, tax, and risk management developments, particularly within the travel industry, to ensure that Oracle finance systems remain compliant and future-ready. * **System Maintainer:**Assist in the setup, maintenance, and compliance of financial systems, ensuring they are optimized for business success, maintain high user satisfaction, and are safeguarded with proper access controls and risk management protocols. **What You’ll Need to Succeed:** * **Industry Expertise Industry Expertise:**Over 5 years of experience managing finance system projects and operations, particularly within ERP systems in the tech or e-commerce sectors, with a strong focus on Oracle Fusion Finance configuration, compliance, access control, and risk management. * **Oracle Fusion Finance Configuration:**Extensive experience configuring and optimizing Oracle Fusion Finance systems, ensuring seamless integration with financial processes while adhering to compliance and regulatory standards such as SOX. * **Finance Systems Proficiency:**In-depth understanding of multiple finance systems, including Oracle Fusion Finance, with proven success in applying this knowledge to ensure compliance with segregation of duties (SoD) and access control policies. * **Stakeholder Management:**Demonstrated ability to manage and influence stakeholders across finance, IT, and business teams to align on project objectives, risk mitigation strategies, and successful outcomes in Oracle Fusion environments. * **Educational Background:**Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field. A professional accounting qualification is a plus, with strong understanding of financial controls and SOX compliance. * **Adaptability:**Proven ability to excel in fast-paced, dynamic environments, quickly adapting to new challenges, including Oracle Fusion configurations, while maintaining compliance with industry standards and evolving regulations. * **Vendor Management:**Skilled in managing vendor relationships, negotiating best outcomes while maintaining strong partnerships, ensuring vendor compliance with Oracle system configurations and financial regulations. * **Project Leadership:**Strong project management capabilities, leading cross-functional initiatives involving Product, Tech, and Business teams, with a focus on Oracle Fusion Finance, aligning objectives, mitigating risks, and driving successful execution. * **Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:**Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify practical solutions, particularly in Oracle Fusion Finance configuration, risk management, access controls, and system optimization. * **Detail-Oriented:**High attention to detail, ensuring that Oracle Fusion Finance systems are continuously improved and compliant with internal and external regulatory requirements. * **Communication Skills:**Excellent written and verbal communication skills, combined with strong organizational and planning abilities to effectively convey project goals and compliance measures, especially related to Oracle Fusion Finance. * **Dependability:**Strong sense of urgency and results orientation, dedicated to meeting goals, ensuring compliance, and driving business value through effective Oracle Fusion Finance configuration, risk management, and system optimization. * **Good experience with Oracle BI Publisher (BIP)**, including the ability to understand existing reports and design, develop, and maintain new BIP reports (templates, data models, and layouts). * **Proficient in SQL**, with the ability to write, optimize, and troubleshoot SQL queries for reporting, data analysis, and integrations. **It’s Great if You Have:** * Experience working in finance cross-functions (e.g., Tax, Finance operations, Treasury, FP&A). * Familiarity with project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, SDLC). * Experience in data analytics or with other modules within Oracle Fusion ERP. Knowledge of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools and other financial software