The Senior Treasury Manager – Banking and Strategy supports BKNG Treasury dedicated to the Agoda brand, leading the organization and execution of global banking operations across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.. The role spans bank relationship management (including banking wallet), commercial management (fees and interest), banking infrastructure, and treasury strategy, reporting to Director, Corporate Treasurer dedicated to Agoda brand with a dotted line to Global Head of Banking, Strategy and Technology in Amsterdam. You will develop regulatory-compliant banking solutions and connectivity in collaboration with the Center of Expertise in Amsterdam, elevating capabilities through continuous improvement, AI automation, and robust controls. You will drive strategy execution for complex initiatives (e.g., Connected Trip, regulated payments), through funds flow target operating model design, deliver data-driven recommendations to senior stakeholders, and enable efficient ways of working across Treasury via planning, budgeting, and service management. As a people manager, you will inspire, mentor, and coach a high-performing team, fostering an environment of continuous growth and accountability. By championing their professional development, you will empower your team to navigate complex financial landscapes and collectively deliver high-impact, strategic results for the business. Last but not least, while initially dedicated to Agoda, your scope may expand over time to support other brands within the Booking Holdings portfolio across the region. **What You’ll Do:** * Lead and support global banking operations across Americas, EMEA, and APAC; oversee bank relationship management (wallet, fees), banking infrastructure, and treasury strategy. * Develop fit-for-purpose, regulatory-compliant banking products/solutions; ensure effective banking connectivity is adopted by brands (SWIFT Net, H2H, TMS Payment Hub and API) in partnership with the Center of Expertise. Leveraging latest file format standards. * Contribute in driving high-stakes commercial negotiations with global core and non-core banking partners, focusing on bank fees, credit interest conditions, and advanced cash management techniques (I.e. account balances’ yield enhancement, pooling, FX SWAP, POBO/ ROBO setup and cash repatriation from regulated markets). * Work closely with other BKNG Treasury locations to ensure adherence and compliance within the global Bank Account Management (BAM) and Banking Administration (KYC, signatory management, report and banking platform user access management) processes. * Contribute actively in the development of banking and strategy processes policies, playbooks, procedures, and governance frameworks. * Drive continuous improvement: identify gaps, automate processes, and adopt technology with Treasury Data Science/Analytics and Banking Technology teams based in Amsterdam. * Design, implement, and maintain process and control frameworks to meet SOX/business control requirements and manage banking operational risks; align with banking policies and guidelines. * Own key performance deliverables within established governance; ensure business resilience and continuity for global banking operations. * Plan and deliver complex, cross-functional initiatives across agencies, payments, and new revenue models; align stakeholders and outcomes. * Partner with Treasury SMEs, Finance, and cross-functional teams to communicate findings, blockers, dependencies, and recommendations; influence up to SVP level. * Lead Banking and Strategy advisory for new verticals/products; negotiate with banks/fintechs; run workshops to define target operating models and ensure policy adherence. * Lead annual planning and the design of longer-term banking operating model (people, systems, processes) aligned with company strategy. * Ensure compliance with banking, payments, tax, legal, and AML/sanctions regulations. * Act as an innovation catalyst across Treasury and Finance by exploring opportunities, validating use cases, and supporting implementation of innovative solutions. * Champion process improvement, waste reduction, AI automation, adoption of new technologies, and Six Sigma principles. **Required Qualifications:** * ‘Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Finance or related field preferred. Professional treasury qualification such as CTP (Certified Treasury Professional) or AMCT (Diploma in Treasury Management, ACT) is advantageous. 12+ years of relevant experience.’ * Proven expertise in bank relationship management (banking wallet), commercial management (fees, interest), and service level management (technical SLAs). * Strong understanding of banking connectivity and technologies (SWIFT/API/H2H, Open Banking), bank account management, treasury management systems, and high-level payments architecture. Experience designing integrations across TMS, ERP, and banking platforms. * Deep experience across banking, treasury, and financial services, including advanced FX, cash management, and risk management techniques. * Advanced analytical skills; able to structure ambiguous problems, decompose into workstreams, and drive data-driven decisions. * Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills; strong stakeholder management up to SVP level, with consensus building and conflict resolution. * Skilled in persuasion and negotiation to drive adoption of policies, target operating models, and solutions; experienced in leading workshops. * Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration in a highly matrixed, complex environment; can influence broader strategy and vision. * Sound judgment and trusted advisor to leadership; willingness and ability to mentor, inspire, and coach colleagues to enable One Team success. * Demonstrated end-to-end global project delivery in product and/or commercial initiatives such as safeguarding models and compliance for regulated entities, global banking and payments solutioning, systems and technology enablement, global cash and liquidity management, and/or global risk management. * Lead the design and development of compliant, scalable, and commercially competitive end-to-end fund flow models accounting for evolving business models and cross-brand initiatives involving complex markets such as in Asia regions. * Proven track record of optimizing fund flow costs, in domestic Asian markets, and cross border between domestic Asian markets and G10 markets.
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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:** In the age of technology, things are constantly changing. The travel market is much the same, being more dynamic and complex than ever. Agoda’s Legal team is well suited to take on the challenges presented, adopting a proactive mindset to tackle challenges and solve problems. We are quick on our feet, decisive, and collaborate with multiple departments. We hire out-of-the-box thinkers that are well grounded with ethics and legal knowledge to ensure that Agoda achieves the right results, the right way. **The Opportunity:** This is an exciting opportunity to lead,develop and grow a role within the Commercial and Corporate Team.Seeking a senior, seasoned,able, confident,curious and self-motivated lawyer (to be based in Bangkok) to join the Agoda Commercial and Corporate Legal team who will work closely with other stakeholders in the Booking Holdings group and particularly with colleagues across the Group brands. This is an important role, reporting to the VP of Commercial and Corporate, leading and owning the relations with the Supply team that manages 100% of Agoda’s property relationships. There is a high focus on supply contracts, B2B relationships, all matters relating to hotel/property relationships, general commercial matters and Supply Team operational improvements. You will have an opportunity to be the sole POC for what is one of Agoda’s most dynamic and important teams – right at the heartbeat of the Agoda model. *This role is based in Bangkok, with relocation and work visa provided for those who aren’t yet based in-market **No full-remote options** **In this Role,you’ll get to:** * Be the key decision maker for certain legal decisions in conjunction with business stakeholders and escalates other key decisions. You will ensure collaborative engagement with teams across the Agoda Legal Team and manage escalations to senior management (including GC and CEO). * Draft and negotiate international, commercial agreements with a focus on strategic partnerships, B2B, supply distribution, new initiatives, marketing, and public relations. * Own and lead the legal support with a critical business partner that covers 100% of all supply relationships for Agoda.With a small team you will help develop junior team members coaching and mentoring. * Actively engage with Agoda senior management at a C-suite level. * Provide well-reasoned, practical legal advice on a wide-range of legal and business matters and processes.You will be the “go to person” for the Supply team and will dovetail your priorities with their priorities and strategy. * Be fully autonomous for management of the legal Supply team together with the creation and delivery of departmental and team objectives. * For Supply stakeholders – lead the provision of advice, strategic direction and commercial solutions relating to litigation and disputes. Managing these with smart,innovative and P&L focused solutions.Draft key agreements with hotel partners, manage disputes and drive continual improvement and innovation. * As a true business partner,to maintain regular communication with key business teams, including senior level management, global legal team, finance and tax, and external counsel. * Drive and implement contract standards and controls, including that which happens at the holding company and/or sister-brand level. * Be the lead contact to drive new policies, procedures, training, and templates with the goal of fostering efficiency and compliance– with a lens on efficiency and innovation. * Influence senior stakeholders on innovative implementation of key legislation across broad legal areas specific to Supply. * Support the VP of Commercial and Corporate in ideation and implementation of pan team strategies,initiatives and innovation. You will work across the Agoda legal team driving collaboration,efficiencies and a deep level of cross team engagement. **What you’ll Need to Succeed:** * 12+years post qualified experience with a high level of impact. * Demonstrable ability to work autonomously with proven management and leadership experience of small-medium sized teams.High level of commercial awareness and business acumen. * Autonomous ability to manage and lead a multitude of complex and strategic legal matters and demonstrates a broad vision for the function. Ability to create, drive and own a strategy for the Supply legal team ensuring that vision and strategy is aligned with the annual business goals. * 1st class communication (verbal and written) and organization skills with high level of English proficiency.Exceptional legal drafting skills. * Experience in negotiating and influencing high complexity and risk matters externally (including government authorities). * Have the ability to provide commercial, innovative legal solutions to a fast paced and challenging business partner.A passion to drive efficiencies and process improvement – including the use of Gen AI. * Qualified lawyer/attorney with current entitlement to practice.Strong academic credentials, top-tier law firm experience plus prior in-house and significant contracting and commercial experience. * History of providing simple, concise & pragmatic advice for legal matters with high complexity and risk or strategic importance, always ensuring communications cut through complexities,are simple,avoid jargon and appropriate for the target audience. Making the complex simple with a wide range of stakeholders. * Deep experience in dealing with general commercial contracting matters, B2B relationships,procurement and disputes– ideally within the travel or B2B space. This role will be the sole contact for all supply related matters (including disputes) for the Agoda One Supply division. * Proactively anticipating issues that are yet to come for the business supported areas with holistic awareness across the organization.Create innovative solutions that take account of risk appetite and business goals. * Interact with colleagues, both legal and commercial, from the Supply/Key Accounts teams as well as Product Team to drive collaboration,consistency and alignment of operational practices. * Ability to work independently from intake through execution and work closely with business partners on solutions and innovative process improvements. * Aligned with the Agoda values and in particular Legal Teams “Values in Action”. * A demonstrated can-do, roll up your sleeves, collaborative approach, coupled with a strong work ethic and sound judgment. * Experience with travel industry/technology. * Ability to forge trusted relationships with colleagues around the world.
**Job Responsibilities:** 1. Project Delivery and Portfolio Oversight - Drive consistency in project execution by ensuring all teams adhere to standardized delivery methodologies and PMO governance. - Monitor and analyze project and portfolio performance, risks, dependencies, costs , and resource capacity, providing recommendations to support management decision-making. - Provide portfolio insights and recommendations to senior leadership through dashboards, reporting, and strategic portfolio reviews. - Offering hands-on guidance, performance coaching, and delivery assurance to project managers. - Facilitate portfolio reviews and executive governance discussions by preparing strategic analysis, recommendations, and decision-making materials. - Maintain portfolio dashboards, governance calendars, RAID logs, decision logs, and action trackers, and follow up to closure. - Monitor and report portfolio benefits realization and value delivery against approved business cases. - Lead Steering Committees and quarterly portfolio review processes to ensure Digital investments remain aligned with business priorities, strategic objectives, delivery capacity, and expected business outcomes. 2. Project Governance and Standards - Define and implement project management standards, methodologies, and best practices. - Establish project governance frameworks and ensure adherence to organizational policies and procedures. - Develop project management templates, tools, and guidelines. 3. Project Planning and Reporting - Support project managers in creating comprehensive project plans, schedules, and budgets. - Monitor and track project progress, milestones, and key performance indicators (KPIs). - Generate regular project status reports and dashboards for stakeholders. 4. Resource Management - Support enterprise-wide resources and capacity planning across Digital programs and projects. - Maintain resource allocation records and assist in resolving resource conflicts. - Monitor resource availability and utilization. - Monitor portfolio demand against available delivery capacity and proactively identify resource bottlenecks. 5. Project Management Capability Development - Promote project management best practices and delivery standards across the Digital Function. - Coach and mentor project managers on project governance, stakeholder management, risk management, and delivery performance. - Facilitate communities of practice and knowledge sharing sessions for project management professionals. - Support the development of project management competency frameworks, career paths, and capability improvement initiatives. 6. Risk and Issue Management - Collaborate with project teams to identify, document project risks and issues and develop risk mitigation and issue resolution strategies. - Escalate critical risks and issues to senior management when necessary. - Identify and monitor cross-project and portfolio-level risks, dependencies, and escalations. - Facilitate risk review forums and ensure mitigation actions are tracked to closure. 7. Documentation and Knowledge Management - Maintain project related documentation, including project charters, plans, and change requests. - Establish a centralized repository for project-related documents and knowledge sharing. - Ensure proper access controls for project documents. 8. Quality Assurance and Compliance - Ensure that projects adhere to Digital governance standards, audit requirements, cybersecurity requirements, and enterprise policies. - Conduct project audits and reviews to assess compliance with project management practices. - Implement corrective actions and improvements as needed. 9. Continuous Improvement - Identify opportunities to improving project management processes and practices. - Participate in lessons learned sessions and contribute to the continuous improvement of project delivery. - Stay updated with industry trends and emerging project management methodologies. - Drive PMO maturity improvement initiatives and adoption of leading project and portfolio management practices. - Identify opportunities to leverage automation, digital tools, analytics, and AI capabilities to improve PMO effectiveness and reporting efficiency **Qualification:** - Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Engineering). - Certification in project management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) is advantageous. - Minimum 7 years of experience in PMO, Project Management, Program Management, or Portfolio Management. - Experience supporting enterprise-scale business transformation, digital transformation, ERP, data, or technology programs. - Experience working with executive leadership teams, Steering Committees, and senior business stakeholders. - Experience managing multi-project portfolios and cross-functional delivery dependencies