Customer Service Specialist - Cantonese (Kuala Lumpur)

Agoda; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online travel booking platform in Kuala Lumpur is seeking Customer Experience Specialists to provide excellent service and manage customer needs through various communication channels. The ideal candidate must be proficient in English and Mandarin, with fluency in Cantonese preferred. Responsibilities include handling inquiries and suggesting process improvements. This role offers hybrid working arrangements and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Medical card by AIA insurance

EPF, SOCSO & EIS Contribution

Annual leave starting at 16 days

Qualifications

• Excellent command of spoken and written English & Mandarin, fluency in Cantonese.
• Good attitude, enthusiastic, detail-oriented.
• Customer service skills: attentiveness, empathy, patience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent customer service via phone, email, and live chat.
• Handle high volume of client inquiries professionally.
• Identify work process improvements and communicate them.

Skills

Excellent command of spoken and written English

Fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese

Customer service skills

Analytical thinking

Stress tolerance

Job description

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:

Agoda’s Customer Support Team understands that travel can be an everchanging environment. That is why we provide in-person, real-time help around the clock and in 38 languages. No matter the issue, we present the best of Agoda’s values to each and every customer with multiple support channels and a strong desire to serve. Certainly doing more than answering phone calls or replying to emails, our specialists actively look for ways to improve our customer’s experience. We quickly adapt to challenges by collaborating with other teams and experimenting on everything we can. This has allowed us to develop new and effective products that produce meaningful results and continue to drive Agoda’s business performance. Our Customer Support Team serves a daily role in contributing to a core strength and service of Agoda with a clear vision and a focus on efficient and satisfying customer support.

The Opportunity:

If you are looking for a rewarding and exciting career in customer service, we want you! We are currently looking to recruit Customer Experience Specialists to be based in our Malaysia office. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your customer service skills while working for a fast-paced company that invests in its employees.

In this Role, you'll get to:

• Deliver excellent customer service and manage the needs of our customers (guests and partners) through our communication channels (phone, email, and live chat).
• Required to support combination of Agoda products (Hotel, Flights, Activities and more) to support the business needs after being trained for required skills.
• Professionally handle high volume of inquiries from clients and customers.
• You will be accountable for meeting individual (KPIs) and team goals.
• Understand and deliver business strategies and improve customer services through the execution of self-service.
• Continuously identify work process improvements and communicate to Team Leaders and (or) Manager.
• Perform office-based administrative duties whenever required.
• Must demonstrate high degree of integrity and confidentiality – Maintain confidentiality of customer information at all times.
• Take ownership of issues and concerns of customers, including operational issues, pricing / invoice queries etc.

What you'll Need to Succeed:

• We are looking for individuals that have an excellent command of spoken and written English & Mandarin (and fluent in Cantonese speaking).
• Personality traits – Good attitude, enthusiastic, detail-oriented, responsible, trustworthy, ethical and goal focused.
• Customer service skills – Attentiveness, empathy, patience and consistency, persuasion, immaculate telephone manners and communication skills.
• Analytical thinking and high problem-solving skills.
• Stress tolerance and able to work under pressured environment.
• Willing to work in shift rotations(am/pm/midnight shift) to ensure we have 24/7 service levels.
• Able to work on public holidaysand weekends.
• Hybrid working arrangement (work from office 1 week in every 8 weeks)
• Strategic working location – Walking distance from public transportation hub
• Annual bonus and annual increment
• Annual leave: Starting at 16 days (first year)
• EPF, SOCSO & EIS Contribution
• Medical card by AIA insurance

#kualalumpur #CUST #2 #LI-CC1 #entrylevel

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.

Wewill 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.

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Phone

Country *

Phone *

Location (City) *

Resume/CV *

Enter manually

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Enter manually

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

LinkedIn Profile

How did you hear about this job? * Select...

What languages are you comfortable working with?

Please select any languages you feel you are proficient in. Note - you will be tested on language proficiency at a later date.

Do you agree to Agoda’s use of personal data from your application to improve our recruitment experience? We may collaborate and share your data with third-party providers for recruitment purposes and you may ask to remove your data at any time. * Select...

Are you flexible to work on a 24/7 shift rotation basis? * Select...

When is your earliest starting date? * Select...

What is your expected salary? *

How many years of working experience do you have? (only including full time job) * Select...

If you have working experience, do you have contact centre/ BPO experience? * Select...

We collect your gender information for diversity, equity & inclusion monitoring purposes. It is entirely voluntary to answer the question below. By choosing “prefer not to disclose”, your candidacy will not be impacted. * Select...

To avoid actual or perceived impairment of our parent company’s independent auditor – Deloitte and to comply with applicable regulations of Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States, we need to seek approvals from our parent company before starting the interview process. With this, please confirm if you are currently or formerly have been associated with Deloitte or any of its subsidiary entities at any time including but not limited to any time as a direct employee, director, contractor, major shareholder, intern etc.? * Select...

Are you presently employed by any company within the Booking Holdings group, including but not limited to Kayak, OpenTable, Booking.com, Rental Cars, RocketMiles, FareHarbor, HotelsCombined, CheapFlights, Momondo,Priceline, or Getaroom? * Select...

In which country/region are you currently based? * Select...

Do you allow us to provide you TEXT/SMS updates of your interview process? We may engage with a service provider to do so. * Select...

Email me about other job openings within the Booking Holding’s entities and recruitment-related newsletters * Select...