Manager, Talent Acquisition (Bangkok-based, Relocation Provided)

Agoda Company Pte. Ltd.; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 171,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Agoda is seeking a high-impact Head of Talent Acquisition to scale the recruitment function for its Tech organization. You will lead TA Partners and Associate TA Partners, partnering with Tech Leadership, HR Business Partners, and Analytics to deliver 100+ hires annually in a fast-paced global environment.

This Bangkok-based role requires relocation support and offers an opportunity to shape sourcing, assessment, and talent strategies across multiple markets while driving operational excellence

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in recruitment with at least 2+ years in team management in a fast-paced global environment.
• Proven experience managing high-volume evergreen hiring programs (at least 100+ hires/year).
• Strong ability to leverage data to drive decisions and optimize outcomes.
• Leadership skills to rally recruiters around ambitious targets.
• Strategic mindset with measurable impact and hands-on execution.
• Continuous improvement mindset with high ownership and proactive identification of inefficiencies.
• Ability to work across multiple senior stakeholders, including Tech Leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to hire to target and remain fully staffed by optimizing sourcing strategy, recruitment funnel, and team structure.
• Own and manage a high-volume evergreen hiring engine, delivering 100+ hires per year in a fast-paced environment.
• Drive improvements to hire quality through data-driven experimentation.
• Ensure operational excellence across every stage of the recruitment process (position intake, JDs, pre-screening, interview scorecards, offer communication).
• Leverage recruitment data and reporting to partner with Tech Leadership and the broader business.
• Reduce cost per hire while maintaining quality standards.
• Ensure Hiring Managers are supported by your team and develop strong interviewing skills.
• Develop strategies to build talent pipelines and adapt to evolving hiring needs.
• Manage, coach, and grow a team of recruiters to hire game-changers for Agoda.
• Act as a hands-on leader—diving into sourcing, screening, or data when needed.
• Explore and adopt AI-powered tools to improve recruiter productivity, candidate experience, and delivery.
• Lead projects transforming recruitment: set standards, introduce new assessment tools, build upskilling programs, and experiment with new models.

Skills

Leadership

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder management

High-volume hiring

Job description

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 thousands of Agoda employees through individual growth, outstanding learning programs, and various means of assistance. 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

This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for scaling one of Agoda's most critical engineering hiring functions - balancing speed, quality, and long-term talent strategy for the Tech organization. In this role, you will lead a team of TA Partners and Associate TA Partners while collaborating closely with key stakeholders, including Tech Department Leadership and Management, HR Business Partners, and Talent Analytics teams. You will focus on two core areas: driving your team to consistently achieve high-volume, high-quality hiring targets, and leading initiatives that continuously improve the recruitment function.

In this Role, you’ll get to:

• Lead the team to hire to target and remain fully staffed by optimizing sourcing strategy, recruitment funnel, and team structure


• Own and manage a high-volume, evergreen hiring engine, delivering 100+ quality hires per year in a fast-paced environment


• Drive improvements to hire quality (measured by objective metrics) through data-driven experimentation


• Ensure operational excellence across every stage of the recruitment process (position intake, JDs, pre-screening, interview scorecards, offer communication, etc.)


• Leverage recruitment data and reporting to partner effectively with your team and the broader business, including Tech Leadership


• Reduce cost per hire while maintaining quality standards


• Ensure Hiring Managers supported by your team develop strong interviewing skills


• Develop strategies to build talent pipelines, adapting the bar appropriately to evolving hiring needs


• Manage, coach, and grow a team of strong recruiters, enabling them to hire game-changers for Agoda


• Act as a hands-on leader - comfortable diving into the details of sourcing, screening, or data when needed, not just managing from a distance


• Explore and adopt AI-powered tools to improve recruiter productivity, candidate experience, and overall delivery


• Lead projects that transform the recruitment function, such as:


• Defining operational excellence standards for the recruitment process


• Introducing new assessment tools


• Building upskilling programs for recruiters


• Experimenting with new recruitment models and approaches

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Must-Haves

• 8+ years of experience in recruitment, with a minimum of 2+ years in team management within a fast-paced, dynamic global environment


• Proven experience managing high-volume, high-quality evergreen hiring programs (at least 100+ hires/year)


• Strong ability to leverage data to drive decisions and optimize outcomes


• Leadership skills to rally recruiters around ambitious targets


• A strategic mindset with a strong focus on measurable impact, paired with a hands-on approach to execution


• Continuous improvement mindset with high ownership — proactively identifying inefficiencies rather than reactively


• Ability to work effectively across multiple senior stakeholders, including Tech Leadership

Nice‑to‑Haves

• Experience hiring for the Southeast Asia market


• Experience managing relocation-based hiring across multiple international markets


• Some exposure to leveraging AI tools to improve recruiting workflows or delivery


• A track record of progression or promotion in previous roles, reflecting the ability to grow with scope and responsibility


• Exposure to headcount models and resource planning

Additional Requirements

• Fluent in English


• This role is based in Bangkok; relocation support will be provided.

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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.

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