Project Manager/Associate Project Manager, Operational Excellence & Automat at Agoda

Bangkok, , Thailand -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

25 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Yes

Skills

Project Management, Process Improvement, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Alignment, Product Launch, User Acceptance Testing, GenAI, Prompt Techniques, Roadmap Definition, Business Case Development, Risk Management, Continuous Improvement, SQL, Tableau, Microsoft Office

Industry

Software Development

Description

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. Get to Know our Team Agoda’s Customer Experience Group (“CEG”) provides operational support to our customers and partners across the globe. CEG is one of the biggest teams in Agoda, consisting of customer support specialists covering 38 languages, project managers, analysts, and L&D specialists. Operational Excellence and Automation (OEA) is a part of CEG’s Global Service Vertical. Our team is comprised of project managers from diverse backgrounds across process improvement, analytics, management consulting, customer service, and operations. We collaborate with multiple teams and stakeholders such as Customer Support Operations, Analytics, Product, and People teams to identify, prioritize, and deliver initiatives that improve Customer Experience (CX) and efficiency. We are a very data-driven environment, eager to move fast and learn through experimentation. A clear focus on supporting our customers and partners is bolstered by a strong, entrepreneurial culture that enriches us and Agoda’s business performance. The Opportunity: We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Customer Experience Associate Project Manager / Project Manager with a strong focus on innovating and optimizing our internal products and processes. In this role, you will get to: Manage projects: Take ownership of end-to-end projects or multiple business processes within CEG (global coverage). Projects could be diverse, building agent-facing platforms that are used by thousands of Agoda agents every day to serve customers to defining the Localization strategy for CEG in key markets so our customer and partner experience is locally competitive. Act as a Subject Matter Expert: Generate ideas/shape the problem into clear roadmaps and measurable outcomes (own end to end execution through launch),partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Data, and Operations. Potential to save real $$ for the company Manage Product/Tool Launches: Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with selected teams and launch new processes/tools globally. Leverage GenAI to make agent handling more efficient, with hands-on opportunities to work on AI models and learn advanced prompt techniques Evaluate Feedback and Data: Use data, competitive benchmarks, and market intel to uncover process gaps and build a prioritized roadmap – from launching new language teams and redefining operating models to introducing market specific KPIs and frontend changes for certain markets Align stakeholders: Ensure CEG readiness and align stakeholders to support Agoda’s customer experience transformation. Build data driven business cases that balance customer experience, cost, and regulatory expectations (e.g., redefining prioritization/operating setup in key markets) and secure buy in from CEG and Commercial leadership Identify and Solve Problems: Use data to identify broader Customer and Partner experience initiatives that improve satisfaction, address customer pain points, support regulatory readiness, and improve SOPs end-to-end to enable better automation and smoother agent flows Drive continuous improvement: Oversee project progress, coordinate different workstreams + BAU processes, identify risks, troubleshoot issues, and propose mitigation plans. Identify new technology, especially GenAI to drive continuous improvement efforts. Enhance Team Culture: Contribute positively to a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork, and enabling others' success. What You’ll Need to Succeed: 3+ years of experience in project/program management, management consulting, finance, or data-heavy operations. Analytical and able to define analysis structure and interpret data. Proficient in rational decision making based on data, facts, and logical reasoning. Excellent organization capabilities, including the ability to initiate tasks independently and see them through to completion. Excellent attention to detail, ability to independently review and map current state and future state processes in detail. Pro-actively identify solutions that are aligned with stakeholders backed up by relevant data points. Proficient in analyzing business challenges, considering trade-offs between different metrics/priorities, and communicating actionable recommendations to business leaders, adapting message to different stakeholders. A growth mindset and positive attitude: pro-active, hands-on, switched-on, detail-oriented, strong sense of ownership, data driven, experimentation oriented. Comfortable working with uncertainty and experimentation in a high-velocity, dynamic, multicultural environment. Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English, with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels. Professional experience in Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Excel, Word, and PowerPoint). Skills in SQL/Tableau or similar analytical tools. What we offer Competitive compensation package (relocation support and visa support provided for successful overseas candidates) Exciting, high impact career opportunity with a major global OTA including moves between teams and global locations. You will be interacting with departmental senior leadership team regularly Dynamic and multinational Tech environment with colleagues of diverse educational and professional background Continuous learning and development opportunities through corporate learning programs We offer hybrid work model, combining in-office collaboration with flexible remote working Modern office space and convenient location at the heart of Bangkok metropolitan Discover more about working at Agoda Agoda Careers https://careersatagoda.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/agodacareers/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoda YouTube https://www.youtube.com/agodalife Equal Opportunity Employer 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. 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.

Responsibilities

The role involves managing end-to-end projects or business processes globally within the Customer Experience Group, focusing on optimizing internal products and processes, potentially including building agent-facing platforms or defining localization strategies. Responsibilities also include acting as a Subject Matter Expert, leading product/tool launches, leveraging GenAI for efficiency, and using data to uncover process gaps and build prioritized roadmaps.