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Associate Director, Distribution Solution (Connectivity/API) (Bangkok-based, Relocation Provided)
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About Agoda
Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets 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.
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.
The opportunity:
With your technical expertise, in this role you will lead the direction and growth efforts of Agoda’s B2B and Third-party suppliers’ partnerships by optimizing the API connectivity between Agoda and it’s largest distribution accommodation clients globally.
Whether working with different internal teams or partnering with the largest travel providers in the world, Agoda’s travel distribution team provides innovative and scalable travel solutions at velocity.
In this role you will get to:
- Lead the team of Agoda’s Travel Distribution connectivity, drive profitable growth of both B2B and SuperAgg Partnerships business globally.
- Own the performance of team’s connections including new builds, rebuilds, upgrades, day-to-day API success rates, access to inventory, rates, rate plans, content and availability.
- Extract and explore data to identify opportunities; analyze and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.
- Work closely with commercial and product senior leaders to identify business needs and influence the design of the next big feature.
- Automate business processes to promote scalability
What you’ll Need to Succeed:
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field.
- 10+ years of hands-on experience with technical account management or equivalent role in the tech or travel industries.
- Experience working with data transfer via API’s; alongside strong SQL and Excel skills.
- 3+ years of team management experience.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Analytical and proven track record in using data to drive strategy and make decision
- Highly organized and comfortable with making prioritization decisions. Able to effectively keep track of moving parts across projects and adapt to new information and goals.
- Self-starter who identifies new opportunities, relentlessly drives growth and pushes projects forward.
It’s an advantage, if you have:
- Deep understanding of technical integrations
- Travel technology experience
- Project Management
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Equal Opportunity Employer
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