Support Associate – Mandarin & English (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Agoda.com; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 33,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

WFH allowance

Staff discount on bookings

Career development opportunities

Medical & life insurance

Job summary

Agoda, a global travel platform, is hiring for a Customer Support Associate in Kuala Lumpur. This role supports guests and partners across Agoda products via phone, email, and messaging, requiring strong English and Mandarin, excellent listening, and a fast, accurate response style.

You will handle high volumes, participate in product experiments, and contribute to service improvements. The position offers a hybrid work model with opportunities for career development and benefits, including

Qualifications

• Excellent spoken and written English and Mandarin.
• Customer service skills: attentiveness, empathy, patience and consistency.
• Excellent listening, critical thinking, and attention to detail.
• Minimum typing speed of 35 words per minute.
• Willingness to work 24/7 rotating shifts including holidays and weekends.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• High integrity and ability to handle confidential information.
• Able to operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Perform office-based administrative duties as required.
• Experience in customer/partner facing roles is a plus.
• Proficiency in Cantonese is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent customer service via phone, email, and messaging.
• Support customers across Agoda products (Hotel, Flights, Activities).
• Handle a high volume of inquiries professionally.
• Contribute to service improvements through feedback and self-service initiatives.
• Drive efficiency by participating in product experiments and providing feedback.
• Maintain open communication with Team Leaders and Managers on performance goals.
• Take ownership of customer issues, including pricing and invoice queries.

Skills

English & Mandarin

Customer service

Typing 35 wpm

Communication

Problem solving

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

Agoda’s Customer Support Team understands that travel can be an ever-changing 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.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 messaging).
• Support customers across a combination of Agoda products (Hotel, Flights, Activities and more).
• Professionally handle a high volume of inquiries from clients and customers.
• Contribute to business strategies by improving customer service through self-service initiatives, participating in product experiments, providing feedback, and driving efficiency.
• Continuously identify work process improvements.
• Maintain open communication with Team Leaders and Managers, including feedback, coaching, and alignment on performance goals.
• Take ownership of issues and concerns of customers, including operational issues, pricing / invoice queries etc.

What you’ll Need to Succeed:

• An excellent command of spoken and written English & Mandarin
• Customer service skills – Attentiveness, empathy, patience and consistency, persuasion, immaculate telephone manners and communication skills.
• Excellent listening skills, critical-thinker with attention to detail.
• Minimum typing speed of 35 words per minute
• Willingness to work on24/7 rotating shifts as per business requirements including on public holidays, and weekends as applicable.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity and confidentiality
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced work environment
• Perform office-based administrative duties whenever required.

It’s Great if you also have:

• Prior experience of working in customer/partner facing roles for at least a year.
• Written and spoken proficiency in Cantonese

What we offer:

• A highly diverse, multicultural work environment
• Hybrid Work Model(along with a one-time WFH allowance)
• Agoda staff discount on bookings
• Career development opportunities
• Supplemental medical & life insurance
• Employee well-being programs

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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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