Agoda
Senior Product Manager (Japanese native speaking - Bangkok Based)
Agoda, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Senior Product Manager (Japanese native speaking - Bangkok Based) at
Agoda
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. 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.
Overview The focus of this role is on our white‑label offering, partnering with our B2B partners to ensure they have the data and services to leverage Agoda’s technological products on their platform and provide a better experience for our shared customers. Agoda’s Senior Product Managers are responsible for defining the overall strategy and goals for Agoda’s various products, including the website, mobile applications and mobile website, email marketing, as well as advanced internal products and tools such as algorithmic PPC bidding systems and pricing software. SPMs drive the relentless innovation required to stay ahead in an extremely dynamic and competitive industry.
Responsibilities
Working on white‑label products from ideation until launch
Working closely with white‑label partners to leverage Agoda’s technological product on their platform
Monitoring and analyzing market conditions, conducting competitor and technological landscape analysis, and prioritizing market segment opportunities
Setting the strategic direction of how to best align the short‑term and the long‑term strategy based on customer needs and business goals
Converting strategic goals into operational tasks
Managing an agile team for launch to create and maintain a consistent, branded look and feel across all products
Defining KPIs for all projects and evaluating the success of a project
Defining navigational flow and user experience on the site, apps, etc.
Evaluating risks and trade‑offs associated with each course of action
Working closely with users to ensure all projects meet business needs
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (i.e., Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar quantitative discipline)
3+ years of experience in product management
Strong communication and presentation skills (English and Japanese)
Proven ability to leverage analytics and quantitative methods to inform and influence decision‑making
Experience working in a fast‑paced and high‑growth environment
Experience in B2B2C, B2B or B2C products
Experience and passion for web design, functionality, and testing
Enthusiasm to develop engineered processes and technologies and to apply innovative solutions to make organizational improvements while encouraging creative thinking and innovation
Ability to motivate and inspire development teams to achieve beyond what they imagined possible
Ability to work well with and influence stakeholders at all levels
Entrepreneurial and analytical; effective at managing change in a fast‑moving and constantly evolving business
Experience with the latest internet trends and technologies
MBA or advanced Math, Computer Science, or Statistics degree preferred
Preferred Competencies and Skill Sets
Relentless curiosity and an urge to innovate, measure and improve
Openness to change and new information
Proven skills in recruitment and staff leadership
Hands‑on mentality
Recognizes own strengths and weaknesses
Process‑oriented and strong problem‑solving skills
Capacity to identify and keep up to date on relevant global trends
Collaborative and consensual approach
Commitment to “speed wins” philosophy
Highly ethical
Equal Opportunity Employer Agoda is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to 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. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let us know.
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.
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.
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Agoda
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. 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.
Overview The focus of this role is on our white‑label offering, partnering with our B2B partners to ensure they have the data and services to leverage Agoda’s technological products on their platform and provide a better experience for our shared customers. Agoda’s Senior Product Managers are responsible for defining the overall strategy and goals for Agoda’s various products, including the website, mobile applications and mobile website, email marketing, as well as advanced internal products and tools such as algorithmic PPC bidding systems and pricing software. SPMs drive the relentless innovation required to stay ahead in an extremely dynamic and competitive industry.
Responsibilities
Working on white‑label products from ideation until launch
Working closely with white‑label partners to leverage Agoda’s technological product on their platform
Monitoring and analyzing market conditions, conducting competitor and technological landscape analysis, and prioritizing market segment opportunities
Setting the strategic direction of how to best align the short‑term and the long‑term strategy based on customer needs and business goals
Converting strategic goals into operational tasks
Managing an agile team for launch to create and maintain a consistent, branded look and feel across all products
Defining KPIs for all projects and evaluating the success of a project
Defining navigational flow and user experience on the site, apps, etc.
Evaluating risks and trade‑offs associated with each course of action
Working closely with users to ensure all projects meet business needs
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (i.e., Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar quantitative discipline)
3+ years of experience in product management
Strong communication and presentation skills (English and Japanese)
Proven ability to leverage analytics and quantitative methods to inform and influence decision‑making
Experience working in a fast‑paced and high‑growth environment
Experience in B2B2C, B2B or B2C products
Experience and passion for web design, functionality, and testing
Enthusiasm to develop engineered processes and technologies and to apply innovative solutions to make organizational improvements while encouraging creative thinking and innovation
Ability to motivate and inspire development teams to achieve beyond what they imagined possible
Ability to work well with and influence stakeholders at all levels
Entrepreneurial and analytical; effective at managing change in a fast‑moving and constantly evolving business
Experience with the latest internet trends and technologies
MBA or advanced Math, Computer Science, or Statistics degree preferred
Preferred Competencies and Skill Sets
Relentless curiosity and an urge to innovate, measure and improve
Openness to change and new information
Proven skills in recruitment and staff leadership
Hands‑on mentality
Recognizes own strengths and weaknesses
Process‑oriented and strong problem‑solving skills
Capacity to identify and keep up to date on relevant global trends
Collaborative and consensual approach
Commitment to “speed wins” philosophy
Highly ethical
Equal Opportunity Employer Agoda is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to 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. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let us know.
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.
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.
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