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 Homes—a core business line within Agoda—supports a wide range of non-hotel accommodation types including serviced apartments, homes, private villas, farm stays, chalets, boats, and more. While these accommodations have always been available on Agoda.com, today’s evolving landscape demands a sharpened focus on expanding supply and elevating quality. Our team builds long-term, cross-cultural partnerships that create exceptional value for Agoda, our partners, and our customers.
The Opportunity
This role is responsible for expanding the supply of non-hotel accommodations in South Korea, strengthening partner relationships, and improving the quality of Homes supply. The ideal Account Manager - Homes, has experience in the homes, hotel, or travel industry—especially online travel —and will manage accommodation partners to unlock opportunities for mutual business growth.
The role includes sourcing and acquiring new supply, maintaining and optimizing existing relationships, and combining on-the-ground insights with data analysis to uncover strategic opportunities. You will communicate key findings to internal and external stakeholders and contribute to projects such as developing a host community network to accelerate supply growth. Key responsibilities of the role include managing relationships with our key supply partners in the Korean markets, including ensuring we obtain the best prices and availability for our customers.
This position is based in our Seoul office and reports to our North Asia Regional Manager. You will work closely with colleagues across regional and central teams, including teams in Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, and more.
In this role, you will be responsible for
Leverage analytical and problem-solving skills to drive the supply health of assigned portfolio
Grow the business through targeted sourcing of new accommodation partners
Optimize existing supply by offering products to match market demands, improving business performance for accommodation partners, as well as ensuring we receive competitive rates and availability for our customers
Build trusted relationships with decision makers; use a consultative approach to increase engagement with Agoda’s programs
Report weekly/monthly KPI’s and key metrics internally to showcase successes and highlight potential opportunities
Support Agoda homes’ regional & global leadership in executing scalable initiatives/projects to drive homes business growth
Assist in developing a community of host network, host events, attend relevant events in the market
Prepare materials to aid in growing our business during partner meetings
Consolidate feedback from hosts to understand product gaps/feature requests
Please note that responsibilities may evolve based on business needs.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant fields
Fluency in both Korean (for partner engagement) and English (for internal communication)
Minimum 4 years of experience in e-commerce, technology, or internet industries in B2B sales or similar partner-facing roles
Proven track record of a self-starter who can think out-of-the-box and autonomously execute projects in a fast-paced environment
Results-oriented strategic thinker, who is assertive, creative and open to innovate
Fast learner, adapts well to, and is energized by change
Strong business development skills, with the ability to build and develop relationships with our key partners, and acquire new hosts on our platform
Ability to effectively execute the team’s vision, while communicating and getting buy-in from key stakeholders
Strong interpersonal skills & ability to influence both internal / external stakeholders. A collaborative mindset with strong execution and a “get-it-done” attitude
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, and similar.
Discover more about working at Agoda
- Agoda Careers https://careersatagoda.com
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- 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.
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What We Do
Agoda is transforming travel for millions of customers across the globe. Headquartered in Asia, Agoda is one of the world’s largest online travel platforms. Founded in 2005 and now part of Booking Holdings (Nasdaq:BKNG), Agoda has a network of over 2,900,000 properties worldwide. Our web and mobile products provide a first-rate reservation service in 38 languages that uniquely combines local knowledge and local connections to provide the best deals for business and leisure travelers. Agoda employs over 7,000 professionals from 90 nationalities in locations around the globe. In every department – from engineering to customer experience – we provide an environment rich with creativity, collaboration, and experimentation, and the tools to work faster and smarter. At Agoda, we believe our people are our strength. We work hard and have fun, and we choose people who are dedicated to making things great. For properties seeking partnership with Agoda, visit https://connect.agoda.com
