Area Manager Senior Area Manager, Thailand

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.

The Opportunity:

As Area Manager, your main objectives will be to develop and execute an area-level or segment-level strategy, based on data and market knowledge, and to drive significant business growth. You will also be responsible for providing guidance and leadership to account management teams and for delivering targets and growth expectations that form a key part of Agoda’s business goals. To do so, you bring excellent analytical skills, strong account and client management experience, a successful record of sustainable performance and the capacity to lead, motivate, coach and mentor teams.

In this Role, you'll get to:

Lead the implementation of market strategy in Thailand.

Lead, inspire, coach and develop teams to grow our local business.

Implement strategies with top partners to enhance productivity and opportunities to maintain a competitive advantage.

Deliver on country commercial and profitability targets.

Work with market leadership on strategic planning and establishing objectives. Develop KPIs to drive strategic priorities.

Develop and own relationships with key decision makers at hotels, technology partners and other local or regional partners.

Be a champion for the team. Pitch new ideas backed by business case, recommend changes and/or request additional support for commercial improvements.

Attend and participate in relevant industry events.

What you'll Need to Succeed:

More than 6 years of professional experience

Proven strong leadership skills, team leader and team player is a must

Past success in mentoring and building results-oriented and solutions-focused teams that cater to strong team dynamics and collaboration as well as long-term partner relationships

Relevant sales, business development or general management experience

Deep numerical and analytical skills and attention to details

Strong communications skills to articulate direction, value proposition and recommended solutions to both external partners and internal stakeholders

A curious mindset, energized by and adapt well to changes

Be creative and innovative