Senior Legal Counsel, Flights (Bangkok-based, Relocation Provided)

Senior Counsel, Privacy (Fintech Area) (Bangkok-based, Relocation Provided)

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, 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: In the age of technology, things are constantly changing. The travel market is much the same, being more dynamic and complex than ever. Agoda’s Legal team is well suited to take on the challenges presented, adopting a proactive mindset to tackle challenges and solve problems. We are quick on our feet, decisive, and collaborate with multiple departments. We hire out-of-the-box thinkers that are well grounded with ethics and legal knowledge to ensure that Agoda achieves the right results, the right way.   The Opportunity: As Senior Counsel, Privacy (Fintech area) – you will be part of a leading and innovative team responsible for the legal risk areas of data privacy, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. This is a role dedicated to supporting fintech products and payments. You will act as dedicated point of contact to fintech stakeholders across the company on the legal aspects of privacy, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, and maintain close cross-functional collaboration with sister brands within the Booking Holdings group. This is a unique opportunity to shape key fintech initiatives from the ground up, with high visibility across Agoda and other Booking Holdings brands.  ** This position is Bangkok-based and we are open to both local and international candidates, with relocation support available for eligible candidates to ensure a smooth transition to working and living in Bangkok. Please note that remote work or working from locations outside of Bangkok is not available for this role.  In this Role, What You'll Do: * Product Counseling: End-to-end legal advisory support on privacy, AI and data protection matters as they relate to Agoda’s fintech products, interests and payment initiatives across the globe.  * Regulatory Compliance: Monitor, interpret and implement global privacy and payment regulations and guidance as they may apply to fintech and payment operations (e.g. EU GDPR, UK GDPR and Data (Use and Access Act), CCPA, PDPA, PIPA, APPI, GLBA, PSD2). * Privacy by Design: Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Tech, Security, Finance, and Fintech commercial teams, as well as with other functions and brands in the Booking Holdings group, to embed privacy-by-design and compliance principles throughout product and data lifecycles. Lead and support privacy impact assessments, and data mapping exercises.   * Vendor and Partner Management: Assess third-party privacy and AI risks. Negotiate and review privacy, data protection and AI terms in contracts with payment service providers, tech service providers, and fintech partners.   * Regulatory Engagement: Support regulatory applications, filings, audits and responses to data protection authorities or financial regulatory authorities in relevant jurisdictions.   * Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as privacy subject matter expert for Fintech, advising on data subject rights, marketing and e-privacy compliance, and regulatory change implementation.   * Policy and Documentation: Draft and maintain privacy notices, policies, internal documentation, contribute to knowledge management, template development, and continuous improvement of privacy processes.  Required Qualification: * 6+ years of post-qualification experience, with at least 2 years at a reputable law firm.  * Law degree from a top law school, and excellent academic credentials.   * Demonstrated experience advising on privacy in the fintech, payments or financial services sector.   * Good knowledge of global privacy laws and payment regulations (GDPR, CCPA, PDPA, PIPA, APPI, PSD2).   * Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills; able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.   * Self-starter with a sense of humor, adaptability, and enthusiasm for building new products and processes.  Preferred Qualification: * A data privacy qualification, CIPP or equivalent or at least willing to obtain one shortly after joining the company  * Legally qualified in either England, Singapore or another common law jurisdiction.  * Practical, solution-oriented approach to legal advice.   * Experience working in a tech company or with technology-driven products.  #LI-DN2 #Bangkok #Kualalumpur #Amsterdam #London #Paris #NewDelhi #Jakarta #Singapore #Hongkong #berlin #Sydney #Melbourne #Milan #Rome #Madrid #Barcelona #New York #Vancouver #California     PLEASE REVIEW OUR HIRING PROCESS GUIDELINES BEFORE YOUR INTERVIEW — CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW INTERVIEWING AT AGODA WORKS.     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.

Director - Legal, Commercial (Bangkok-based, Relocation Provided)

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, 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:   In the age of technology, things are constantly changing. The travel market is much the same, being more dynamic and complex than ever. Agoda’s Legal team is well suited to take on the challenges presented, adopting a proactive mindset to tackle challenges and solve problems. We are quick on our feet, decisive, and collaborate with multiple departments. We hire out-of-the-box thinkers that are well grounded with ethics and legal knowledge to ensure that Agoda achieves the right results, the right way.   The Opportunity:  This is an exciting opportunity to lead, develop and grow a role within the Commercial and Corporate Team. Seeking a senior, seasoned, able, confident, curious and self-motivated lawyer (to be based in Bangkok) to join the Agoda Commercial and Corporate Legal team who will work closely with other stakeholders in the Booking Holdings group and particularly with colleagues across the Group brands.   This is an important role, reporting to the VP of Commercial and Corporate, leading and owning the relations with the Supply team that manages 100% of Agoda’s property relationships. There is a high focus on supply contracts, B2B relationships, all matters relating to hotel/property relationships, general commercial matters and Supply Team operational improvements. You will have an opportunity to be the sole POC for what is one of Agoda’s most dynamic and important teams – right at the heartbeat of the Agoda model. *This role is based in Bangkok, with relocation and work visa provided for those who aren't yet based in-market **No full-remote options In this Role, you'll get to:   * Be the key decision maker for certain legal decisions in conjunction with business stakeholders and escalates other key decisions. You will ensure collaborative engagement with teams across the Agoda Legal Team and manage escalations to senior management (including GC and CEO).   * Draft and negotiate international, commercial agreements with a focus on strategic partnerships, B2B, supply distribution, new initiatives, marketing, and public relations.  * Own and lead the legal support with a critical business partner that covers 100% of all supply relationships for Agoda. With a small team you will help develop junior team members coaching and mentoring.   * Actively engage with Agoda senior management at a C-suite level.   * Provide well-reasoned, practical legal advice on a wide-range of legal and business matters and processes. You will be the “go to person” for the Supply team and will dovetail your priorities with their priorities and strategy.   * Be fully autonomous for management of the legal Supply team together with the creation and delivery of departmental and team objectives.   * For Supply stakeholders – lead the provision of advice, strategic direction and commercial solutions relating to litigation and disputes. Managing these with smart, innovative and P&L focused solutions. Draft key agreements with hotel partners, manage disputes and drive continual improvement and innovation.   * As a true business partner, to maintain regular communication with key business teams, including senior level management, global legal team, finance and tax, and external counsel.  * Drive and implement contract standards and controls, including that which happens at the holding company and/or sister-brand level.  * Be the lead contact to drive new policies, procedures, training, and templates with the goal of fostering efficiency and compliance – with a lens on efficiency and innovation.   * Influence senior stakeholders on innovative implementation of key legislation across broad legal areas specific to Supply.   * Support the VP of Commercial and Corporate in ideation and implementation of pan team strategies, initiatives and innovation. You will work across the Agoda legal team driving collaboration, efficiencies and a deep level of cross team engagement.   What you'll Need to Succeed:  * 12+ years post qualified experience with a high level of impact.  * Demonstrable ability to work autonomously with proven management and leadership experience of small-medium sized teams. High level of commercial awareness and business acumen.  * Autonomous ability to manage and lead a multitude of complex and strategic legal matters and demonstrates a broad vision for the function. Ability to create, drive and own a strategy for the Supply legal team ensuring that vision and strategy is aligned with the annual business goals.   * 1st class communication (verbal and written) and organization skills with high level of English proficiency. Exceptional legal drafting skills.   * Experience in negotiating and influencing high complexity and risk matters externally (including government authorities).  * Have the ability to provide commercial, innovative legal solutions to a fast paced and challenging business partner. A passion to drive efficiencies and process improvement – including the use of Gen AI.   * Qualified lawyer/attorney with current entitlement to practice. Strong academic credentials, top-tier law firm experience plus prior in-house and significant contracting and commercial experience.  * History of providing simple, concise & pragmatic advice for legal matters with high complexity and risk or strategic importance, always ensuring communications cut through complexities, are simple, avoid jargon and appropriate for the target audience. Making the complex simple with a wide range of stakeholders.   * Deep experience in dealing with general commercial contracting matters, B2B relationships, procurement and disputes – ideally within the travel or B2B space. This role will be the sole contact for all supply related matters (including disputes) for the Agoda One Supply division.  * Proactively anticipating issues that are yet to come for the business supported areas with holistic awareness across the organization. Create innovative solutions that take account of risk appetite and business goals.  * Interact with colleagues, both legal and commercial, from the Supply/Key Accounts teams as well as Product Team to drive collaboration, consistency and alignment of operational practices.  * Ability to work independently from intake through execution and work closely with business partners on solutions and innovative process improvements.  * Aligned with the Agoda values and in particular Legal Teams “Values in Action”.   * A demonstrated can-do, roll up your sleeves, collaborative approach, coupled with a strong work ethic and sound judgment.  * Experience with travel industry/technology.  * Ability to forge trusted relationships with colleagues around the world.    #LI-DN2 #Bangkok #Kualalumpur #Amsterdam #London #Paris #NewDelhi #Jakarta #Singapore #Hongkong #berlin #Sydney #Melbourne #Milan #Rome #Madrid #Barcelona #New York #Vancouver #California     PLEASE REVIEW OUR HIRING PROCESS GUIDELINES BEFORE YOUR INTERVIEW — CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW INTERVIEWING AT AGODA WORKS.     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.

Employee Relations Senior Consultant (Bangkok-based, relocation provided)

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, 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: The People Team is a purveyor of opportunity, searching the globe for the most talented individuals and offering them an open, collaborative workplace. By prioritizing skill and potential, we have cultivated a powerful assembly of professionals through our drive for equal opportunity and diversity. We make the move to Agoda a breeze with assisted onboarding programs, and we continue to support and enrich our thousands of Agoda employees through individual growth with outstanding learning programs and various means of assistance. Our development of incredible benefits has ensured everyone can stay strong, healthy, and happy during their time at Agoda. Leading ambitious changes and making a positive impact in the lives of our employees, the People Team is a crucial and rewarding part of the Agoda family.  The Opportunity: We are looking for someone to be part of our Global Employee Relations Team (based in either in Kuala Lumpur (Bangkok may also be offered) as a Consultant, Employee Relations. Our Employee Relations team works closely with key stakeholders including our Legal/Compliance team, Talent Business Partner, HR Business Partners and the Senior Management Team to support employees in challenging circumstances, and we seek to identify trends and share insights to adjust our people management practices to get the best talent outcomes. We advise and enable managers to make the best possible decisions, challenging practices that go beyond legal obligation to protect our unique culture at Agoda. We are looking for someone who combines great execution, can effectively handle multiple competing priorities, with the intellectual disposition to challenge current practices. In this Role, you’ll get to: * Act as the subject matter expert on compliance and company policies and procedures, providing advice to managers and employees. * Coach, counsel, and guide managers in managing employees with poor performance and handling misconduct cases. * Support managers in the execution and tracking of disciplinary actions according to the local laws and regulations. * Handle terminations, ensuring the right steps are taken and the right documentation is used so that the risk of labor claims is minimized. * Conduct impartial investigations into grievances and serve as a dedicated Employee Relations partner, identifying trends and insights to inform procedural improvements. * Manage employee relations case timelines and deliverables, ensuring timely stakeholder updates and high‑quality documentation * Analyze performance management data and past misconduct cases to develop recommendations for capability building, policy revisions, training enhancements, and more effective management practices. * Act as an HR Business Partner to a dedicated Department to share actionable insights and trends. * Spearhead automation and improvements towards internal process such as (but not limited to) performance management, offboarding, etc. To be successful in this position, it will help you to have: Qualifications & Experience * Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Law, or related field. * Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in Employee Relations or HR Business Partnering/Generalist roles, with deep expertise in employment law, complex investigations, disciplinary processes, terminations, workforce reduction projects, and high-risk employee relations matters across multiple jurisdictions or business units. * Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leaders on sensitive and business-critical people issues, while balancing legal risk, employee experience, and organizational culture. Skills & Attributes * Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and sound judgment in navigating complex, high-impact, and highly sensitive employee relations matters. * Ability to operate with a high degree of independence and provide strategic recommendations on employee relations risks, case management, and people practices. * Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence and credibility to influence senior leaders and challenge perspectives constructively. * High attention to detail, ownership, reliability, and ethical standards, including discretion and confidentiality. * Ability to cope well with ambiguity, manage change effectively, and lead through competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. * Proven ability to identify trends, generate insights from ER data, and drive improvements in policies, processes, training, and manager capability. Communication * Fluency in written and spoken English. * Strong communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate risks, recommendations, and case strategies to senior stakeholders across functions and geographies. It’s Great if you Have: * Curiosity and readiness to challenge current practices and perspectives. * Great attention to detail. * Great sense of ownership, reliability, and accountability. * Multicultural or international experience. * Humility, flexibility, and strong interpersonal skills. * Experience leading regional or enterprise-wide employee relations projects, policy enhancements, or process transformation initiatives.   #Manila #Kualalumpur #Singapore #Bangkok #Dubai #Jakarta #HongKong       PLEASE REVIEW OUR HIRING PROCESS GUIDELINES BEFORE YOUR INTERVIEW — CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW INTERVIEWING AT AGODA WORKS.     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.