
Agoda · Bangkok
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 tra...
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 talent
development practices. .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 currently seeking to hire a Senior Consultant, Culture, Engagement and Organizational Performance. This role is based in
our Bangkok office as part of the Agoda People Development and Performance team. We are a team of professionals who provide
systems and data-driven insights to measure, refine, and scale capability development from the individual employee to
organizational level, without taking ownership away from employees and their managers.
This role has a global reach. The objective of this role is understanding and addressing complex organizational challenges with a
view to expanding and refining organizational capability at Agoda while ensuring that managerial and people processes support our
business objectives. This role allows for unbridled curiosity towards the functioning of the organization and how we can
continuously improve.
We think about developing capability in broad terms beyond traditional learning and performance management, considering how we
define roles and organizational structures, career progression, tools and systems that impact employee experience, engagement, and
more. We consider all factors that impact employee and team capability and performance and work collaboratively to develop
successful solutions. You will partner with senior managers and subject matter experts for program design, development, and
implementation. You will report progress and insights to our most senior management.
In This Role, You'll Get To
new ways to engage with partners, product innovation models, building culture and organization structure, and the necessary
work to maintain high standards of performance and high employee engagement
process and tools improvement, various learning modalities, etc.
coaching
What You'll Need to Succeed
operations at a multi-national organization
particularly in organizational design, onboarding, compensation, business consulting, and data analysis
responsibilities.
PLEASE REVIEW OUR HIRING PROCESS GUIDELINES BEFORE YOUR INTERVIEW — CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW INTERVIEWING AT AGODA WORKS.
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.
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 lead our Global Employee Relations Team as a Senior Manager, Employee Relations. This role leads the development of policies, advisory standards, case governance and analytics to ensure fair, consistent and legally sound people practices. The incumbent partners closely with HR leadership, Legal, unions, and government agencies to manage complex disciplinary matters, labor relations issues and emerging workforce risks. The role combines deep industrial relationships expertise, policy leadership, stakeholder influence, and data-driven decision making, and serves as a subject-matter authority on employment legislation and industrial relations strategy. Our Employee Relations consultants work closely with key stakeholders including our Legal/Compliance team, Corporate Tax, Corporate Governance, Talent Business Partner team 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. What You’ll Do: * Elevate Compliance and Policy Expertise: Act as the go-to specialist on ER Matters, guiding managers in adhering to company policies, local laws, and regulations. Establish governance standards, operating guidelines and decision frameworks to ensure consistency across the organization. Translate employment legislation, case law and regulatory changes into clear institutional policies and guidance. * Enhance Manager Effectiveness: Lead the design, review and implementation and advise people managers on the Organization-wide employee & labor relations and HR policy framework. Critically evaluate systemic issues in manager capability and practices and escalate them appropriately to business leaders for sustainable resolution. * Union Engagement: Represent the organization in union consultations, negotiations, arbitration and dispute resolution forums. Analyze union and management proposals to assess policy, financial and employee-relations implications. Support collective bargaining strategies through data, benchmarking and scenario analysis. * Streamline Disciplinary and Termination Processes: Ensure accurate execution and documentation of disciplinary actions and terminations to minimize labor disputes. * Lead Investigations and Employee Relations processes: Conduct impartial investigations into grievances and serve as a dedicated Employee Relations partner, identifying trends and insights to inform procedural improvements. * Drive Performance and Policy Enhancements through Analytics: Analyze performance management data and past misconduct cases to develop recommendations for capability-building, policy revisions, training enhancements, and more effective management practices. * Optimize Performance Management and Offboarding: Spearhead improvements in performance management systems and refine offboarding processes, incorporating data from different sources to enhance employee experiences. * Regulatory & Dispute Management: Liaise with Legal team to represent and manage the Company in negotiations, arbitrations and dispute resolution forums or other regulatory authorities. Required Qualifications: * Deep understanding of employee relations, labor relations and workplace dispute management. * Strong working knowledge of employment legislation, regulations and industrial relations practices. * Ability to interpret legislation and apply it practically within complex organizational environments. * Advanced stakeholder management and influencing capability across senior leaders, unions and regulators. * Strong negotiation, mediation and conflict-resolution skills. * Ability to balance organizational risk with empathy and sound judgement. * Degree in Human Resource Management, Law, Industrial Relations, or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. * A minimum of 13 years in Employee and Labor Relations or HR Business Partnering roles within large or regulated organizations, with a proven track record of handling complex employee relations issues. * Extensive knowledge of employment laws and regulations in the relevant region, with the ability to interpret and apply them in various scenarios. * Hands-on experience managing and executing restructuring/change management projects * Strong analytical and critical thinking skills * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders * Ability to cope well with ambiguity and change * High level of discretion, confidentiality, and ethical standards in handling sensitive information and situations. * Sound judgment and the ability to make well-informed decisions, balancing legal compliance with business needs. * Proficiency in using data and analytics to inform decision-making processes and improve employee relations strategies. * Fluency in written and spoken English, with strong communication skills to effectively convey complex information. * Demonstrated leadership qualities and a desire to take on managerial responsibilities in the future. Preferred Qualifications: * Curiosity, ready to challenge current practices and perspectives * Great attention to detail * Great sense of ownership and reliability * Multicultural or International Experience * Humility, flexibility, good interpersonal skills #Singapore #Singapore #London #England #HongKong #HongKong #Berlin #Germany #Paris #France #Tokyo #Japan #Shanghai #China #Beijing #China #Sydney #Australia #KualaLumpur #Malaysia #Bangkok #Thailand #Seoul #SouthKorea #Amsterdam #Netherlands #Dublin #Ireland #Barcelona #Spain #Madrid #Spain #Warsaw #Poland #Prague #CzechRepublic #Budapest #Hungary #Dubai #UnitedArabEmirates #Bangalore #India #Mumbai #India #Gurgaon #India #Delhi #India #Jakarta #Indonesia #Manila #Philippines #Taipei #Taiwan #Shenzhen #China #Munich #Germany #Zurich #Switzerland 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.
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 lead our Global Employee Relations Team as a Senior Manager, Employee Relations. This role leads the development of policies, advisory standards, case governance and analytics to ensure fair, consistent and legally sound people practices. The incumbent partners closely with HR leadership, Legal, unions, and government agencies to manage complex disciplinary matters, labor relations issues and emerging workforce risks. The role combines deep industrial relationships expertise, policy leadership, stakeholder influence, and data-driven decision making, and serves as a subject-matter authority on employment legislation and industrial relations strategy. Our Employee Relations consultants work closely with key stakeholders including our Legal/Compliance team, Corporate Tax, Corporate Governance, Talent Business Partner team 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. What You’ll Do: * Elevate Compliance and Policy Expertise: Act as the go-to specialist on ER Matters, guiding managers in adhering to company policies, local laws, and regulations. Establish governance standards, operating guidelines and decision frameworks to ensure consistency across the organization. Translate employment legislation, case law and regulatory changes into clear institutional policies and guidance. * Enhance Manager Effectiveness: Lead the design, review and implementation and advise people managers on the Organization-wide employee & labor relations and HR policy framework. Critically evaluate systemic issues in manager capability and practices and escalate them appropriately to business leaders for sustainable resolution. * Union Engagement: Represent the organization in union consultations, negotiations, arbitration and dispute resolution forums. Analyze union and management proposals to assess policy, financial and employee-relations implications. Support collective bargaining strategies through data, benchmarking and scenario analysis. * Streamline Disciplinary and Termination Processes: Ensure accurate execution and documentation of disciplinary actions and terminations to minimize labor disputes. * Lead Investigations and Employee Relations processes: Conduct impartial investigations into grievances and serve as a dedicated Employee Relations partner, identifying trends and insights to inform procedural improvements. * Drive Performance and Policy Enhancements through Analytics: Analyze performance management data and past misconduct cases to develop recommendations for capability-building, policy revisions, training enhancements, and more effective management practices. * Optimize Performance Management and Offboarding: Spearhead improvements in performance management systems and refine offboarding processes, incorporating data from different sources to enhance employee experiences. * Regulatory & Dispute Management: Liaise with Legal team to represent and manage the Company in negotiations, arbitrations and dispute resolution forums or other regulatory authorities. Required Qualifications: * Deep understanding of employee relations, labor relations and workplace dispute management. * Strong working knowledge of employment legislation, regulations and industrial relations practices. * Ability to interpret legislation and apply it practically within complex organizational environments. * Advanced stakeholder management and influencing capability across senior leaders, unions and regulators. * Strong negotiation, mediation and conflict-resolution skills. * Ability to balance organizational risk with empathy and sound judgement. * Degree in Human Resource Management, Law, Industrial Relations, or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. * A minimum of 13 years in Employee and Labor Relations or HR Business Partnering roles within large or regulated organizations, with a proven track record of handling complex employee relations issues. * Extensive knowledge of employment laws and regulations in the relevant region, with the ability to interpret and apply them in various scenarios. * Hands-on experience managing and executing restructuring/change management projects * Strong analytical and critical thinking skills * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders * Ability to cope well with ambiguity and change * High level of discretion, confidentiality, and ethical standards in handling sensitive information and situations. * Sound judgment and the ability to make well-informed decisions, balancing legal compliance with business needs. * Proficiency in using data and analytics to inform decision-making processes and improve employee relations strategies. * Fluency in written and spoken English, with strong communication skills to effectively convey complex information. * Demonstrated leadership qualities and a desire to take on managerial responsibilities in the future. Preferred Qualifications: * Curiosity, ready to challenge current practices and perspectives * Great attention to detail * Great sense of ownership and reliability * Multicultural or International Experience * Humility, flexibility, good interpersonal skills #Singapore #Singapore #London #England #HongKong #HongKong #Berlin #Germany #Paris #France #Tokyo #Japan #Shanghai #China #Beijing #China #Sydney #Australia #KualaLumpur #Malaysia #Bangkok #Thailand #Seoul #SouthKorea #Amsterdam #Netherlands #Dublin #Ireland #Barcelona #Spain #Madrid #Spain #Warsaw #Poland #Prague #CzechRepublic #Budapest #Hungary #Dubai #UnitedArabEmirates #Bangalore #India #Mumbai #India #Gurgaon #India #Delhi #India #Jakarta #Indonesia #Manila #Philippines #Taipei #Taiwan #Shenzhen #China #Munich #Germany #Zurich #Switzerland 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.
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: As Director of Organizational Performance in the People Development & Performance team, you will be partnering with senior leaders across Agoda to drive programs and initiatives aimed at strengthening and evolving how we measure and assess organizational effectiveness, and drive interrelated performance management and adjacent talent management platforms and processes such as talent identification, succession planning, and more. Design and implementation of programs will require close partnership across the People Team and project teams in each department. You will have the opportunity to help shape Agoda’s organizational and performance management strategies globally to support achieving our vision and multi-year strategy. What You’ll Do: * Closely partner with senior departmental leaders and senior business partners and colleagues in the People Team (e.g., HRBPs, Compensation & Benefits, Learning & Development, etc.) to understand business strategy and current organizational context to identify and address opportunities to develop a high performing culture in their teams * Manage platforms and cycles for performance calibration, talent review, performance review and succession planning across the company * Analyze performance, org structure/complexity, and talent movement data to identify issues and recommend practical improvements to talent processes for rapid implementation * Lead and develop a team (both directly and on project basis) to deliver platforms and programs on an all-Agoda and priority departmental program basis * Ably represent People Team in Agoda leadership forums, and represents Agoda in interactions with related brand companies in people-related topics aimed at sharing and learning best practices, harmonizing policies where appropriate such as inter-brand transfer * Mentor and develop other professionals in a maturing People function * Translate people analytics into clear updates for stakeholders, shaping strategy and measuring program impact (e.g., exit drivers, retention, engagement, and performance-management trends) What You'll Need to Succeed: * 12+ years of experience in internal HR partnering, talent management and organizational consulting experience in large organization preferably in the tech industry, or strategic or management consulting experience * Acute business acumen and understanding of how organizational structures and dynamics relate to execution * Deep experience implementing, operating, and improving performance management platforms and processes, preferably in fast moving Tech environments * Deep understanding of the systems and associated data across the employee lifecycle and attendant business processes across full employee lifecycle * Excellent executive presence and the ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences * Ability to bring business perspectives and facilitate outcomes is more important than experience in HR roles * Excellent judgment, self-motivated, curious and trustworthy * Outstanding ability to lead a team with strong ability to prioritize and guide robust, detailed execution * Strong analytical and problem-solving capability backed with excellent data sense * High level of discretion, confidentiality, and ethics * Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across a diverse, multicultural organization * Comfortable with ambiguity and change; brings structure and drive to deliver results * Humility, sense of humor, flexibility, good interpersonal skills and the ability to lead difficult conversations are a must * Undergraduate degree from a top university expected, advanced degrees welcome **This role is Based in Bangkok – Relocation Support Provided** #melbourne #london #berlin #copenhagen #hongkong #seoul #tokyo #jakarta #manila #kualalumpur #singapore #hanoi #bangkok 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.