About Agoda
Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership, enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.
Our Purpose - Bridging the World Through Travel
We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness.
We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.
Get to know our team:
The Fintech Commercial team is responsible for managing Agoda's relationships with global payment and fintech companies around the world, making sure Agoda has the right payment rails and operates fit-for-purpose payout rails using a global Virtual Credit Card infrastructure, and coming up with new ideas and making business cases for initiatives in Embedded Finance, Neobanking, and much more.
The opportunity:
The Finance Fintech Intern will work with multiple verticals within the Fintech Commercial team, including Pay-in, Pay-out, and New Solutions. Depending on the skillset of the intern, work will involve data analysis on Agoda's payment data, powerpoint pitches for various internal and external initiatives, research on latest trends in fintech and payments and assisting execution of ongoing initiatives with Product, IT and Finance.
In this role, you'll get to:
- Assist in the creation of PowerPoint decks for ongoing internal and external initiatives
- Aid coordination of existing initiatives with multiple internal and potential external stakeholders in a quasi-project management role
- Engage in research on the payment and fintech industry, producing output with regards to specific deliverables (e.g what are the key consumer payment trends in Japan, and is Pay over the counter in cash vs Card or E-Wallet or QR code going to sustain its share in the market in the next 5-years)
- Upkeep, maintain, and improve the backlog of tasks, initiatives, and OKRs the team maintains on a quarterly basis
- Other ad-hoc project or initiative-specific tasks as required depending on the initiative the intern is staffed
Requirements:
- Currently a 3rd-year student or below with strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- Proficient in Microsoft 365
It's great if you have:
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Business and Management (Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, and others), Formal Sciences (Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, and others), or Humanities and Social Sciences (Liberal Arts, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Economics, and others)
- Knowledge of Financial Modeling and Analysis
- Proficient in Dashboard, Tableau, or SQL
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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.
To all recruitment agencies: Agoda does not accept third party resumes. Please do not send resumes to our jobs alias, Agoda employees or any other organization location. Agoda is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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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
