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Agoda
Head of Market Expansion and Acceleration, Bangkok based
September 22, 2024
Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with more than 3.6 million accommodations globally. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 6,000+ employees representing 90+ nationalities foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership, enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.
Our Purpose - Bridging the World Through Travel
We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness.
We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.
Growth and Accelerator is a team of creative entrepreneurs that develop solutions for Agoda's emerging and high-growth accommodation partners. 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 roll out new products to increase the visibility of Agoda, introduce more travelers to our great products and services and deliver significant revenues to the overall business.
This Opportunity:
We are in looking for an Associate Director to oversee the markets in North South East Asia and Greater China, including Thailand, Vietnam, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The position will focus on spearheading strategic and operational efforts to enhance growth and efficiency throughout the company.
In this role, you will work directly with multiple stakeholders, including executive leadership and various cross-functional departments to successfully implement key initiatives. You will impact Agoda's business through exploring new business opportunities, analyzing complex scaling challenges, and improve existing operations. We're looking for the future leaders of Agoda who think critically, learn from mistakes, and adapt quickly. This position offers high visibility with senior management and with other departments within the company. This position is based in Bangkok.
Role & Responsibilities:
Strategy
- Be the owner of the GT strategy for the region, juggling between local & central strategy
- Incorporate every country strategy into the Growth & Accelerator Team model making sure the central model is protected but results delivered are matching with local needs
- Propose adjustments, localization to the central model when not adapted to local strategy, minimizing trade offs and maximizing revenue generation
- Manage a group of 5 to 6 Team leaders as direct reporting lines, and an org of 50 + people as indirect reporting lines
- Capacity to lead, give a vision and motivate the whole organization
- Lead, coach and develop Team leaders (people managers)
- Main Stakeholder in the recruiting of any position in the organization, as well as stakeholder in other local supply teams recruiting
- Manage the headcount budget effectively, optimizing resource allocation to achieve maximum ROI.
- Understand, drive and improve the current department operating model locally and deliver recommendations globally
- Be the first point of escalation for local matters
- Optimizing for Team KPI as well as overall business results
- Deliver on department commercial and profitability targets
- Deliver on each of the country's local targets
- Deliver on team level velocity and efficiency targets
- Utilize data-driven insights and analytics to evaluate the effectiveness of current operations
- Make data-backed recommendations for improvements on current department operating model, or local initiatives to central stakeholders as department head or product team.
- Coordinate with central function leadership and regional leadership on strategic planning and objectives
- Collaborate closely with each of the country directors to understand their needs and objectives, serving both the countries interest as well as keeping the central function operating model intact
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product development, support, operations or central teams, to ensure alignment and overall business strategies.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor's degree: MBA or other advanced degree preferred
- 8+ years' experience in business development leadership and strategy/business operations for a fast-growing globally operating tech company
- Strategic thinking and planning, hands-on mentality
- Excellent skills in presenting and analyzing data and creating actionable reports
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to report and persuade different levels, including senior management
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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.
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