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.

About the Role:
Are you passionate about building efficient, scalable operations that power business growth? As our Associate Director/Regional Manager of Operations, you’ll be the driving force behind streamlining and optimizing our operational processes. You’ll own the end-to-end operations workflow, identify opportunities for improvement, and ensure seamless communication between our local teams and the Central team.

This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives on making things work better, faster, and smarter—while building strong relationships across functions and geographies.

What You’ll Do:

Take full ownership of operational processes, from design to execution, ensuring they are efficient, scalable, and aligned with business goals.
Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, then lead initiatives to streamline and optimize workflows.
Act as the key liaison between local operations and the Central team, ensuring clear, proactive, and solution-oriented communication.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Tech, Finance, etc.) to implement best practices and drive continuous improvement.
Monitor key operational metrics, analyze data, and present actionable insights to senior leadership.
Lead and mentor a high-performing operations team, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
Champion change management and ensure smooth adoption of new processes and tools.

What We’re Looking For:

Proven experience in operations management, process optimization, or business transformation—ideally in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; you love turning data into action.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, with experience working across cultures and time zones.
Demonstrated ability to drive change, influence others, and deliver results.
Experience with process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.) is a plus.
Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or relevant certifications a plus.
Familiarity with operational tools and data platforms (e.g., SQL, Tableau) or a willingness to learn.

Location: Tokyo, Japan (Relocation support available)

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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.

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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