Principal Product Manager

Agoda; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 229,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

Agoda in Chicago seeks a Product Manager to own loyalty strategy and deliver customer-focused loyalty features. You will partner with Engineering, UX, Marketing and Legal to drive end-to-end product development and execute go-to-market plans for the Chicago market.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, strong communication, and hands-on product leadership, with opportunities to impact growth and regional strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field is required or strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to leverage analytics to inform decisions and influence strategy.
• Experience developing and launching products and leading global go-to-market discussions.
• Entrepreneurial and analytical mindset with ability to break down complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead loyalty strategy development, market analyses, and define success metrics using data-driven insights.
• Drive end-to-end product development for loyalty features and solutions from concept to launch.
• Collaborate with Engineering, UX, Marketing, and Legal to deliver travel solutions.
• Build and run experiments to test performance, measure impact, and iterate.
• Liaise with senior stakeholders to align on vision, priorities, and go-to-market plans.
• Work across regions and product areas to solve loyalty challenges.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Data-driven decision making

Strong English communication

Product development experience

Go-to-market strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Entrepreneurial mindset

Hands-on mentality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Statistics / Engineering / Mathematics

MBA or Master’s degree in relevant field

Tools

SQL

Python

R

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.

About Rocket Travel by Agoda

Rocket Travel by Agoda is a travel technology company founded in 2012 under our flagship consumer facing product,rocketmiles.com. Since then, we have evolved to partner with some of the largest consumer travel brands in the world creating white-label solutions that allow customers to earn and redeem miles and points for booking hotels, rental cars, flights and activities. Our global partnerships range from world-class airlines to international banks to large-scale shopping platforms. We help our partners develop successfulgo-to-market strategiesthroughmarketing expertiseanddata to support their overall growth.

We attract customers from every corner of the globe with a seamless user experience that’s built in-house from ideation to finished product: our team includes front- and back-end developers, customer service, data analysts, designers, marketers, accountants, partnership sales, and managers.

Rocket Travel by Agoda is dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to reach new heights in their career, and expand their knowledge working alongside talented, dedicated colleagues.

About The Team:

In Product, ideas come alive. The world is moving fast so our culture empowers ownership and minimal bureaucracy. That’s the environment that enables you to do what you think is right – and quickly. Our Product Managers move fast, fail, learn, and pivot.

Being a product-centric organization, our team works cross-functionally to build products from conception to launch by bringing together engineering and business worlds. Rocket Travel’s Product Managers work closely with executive leadership and have high visibility among partners; they have direct impact on growth and strategy.

What you’ll do:

Strategy & Analysis

• Lead competitive-landscape and market analyses to identify new loyalty growth opportunities.

• Define product strategy and success metrics using quantitative methods and data-driven insights.

• Analyze user requirements and inform roadmap decisions.

Execution & Delivery

• Drive end-to-end product development: conceptualize, launch, and optimize loyalty features and solutions.

• Build and run experiments to test performance, measure impact, and iterate rapidly.

• Develop engineered processes and innovative technologies to improve organizational efficiency.

Collaboration & Influence

• Partner with Engineering, UX, Marketing, and Legal teams to deliver cutting-edge travel solutions.

• Liaise with senior internal and external stakeholders to align on vision, priorities, and go-to-market plans.

• Collaborate across regions, product areas, and functions to solve some of the world’s most difficult loyalty challenges.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical field (i.e. Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar quantitative discipline).

• Proven ability to leverage analytics and quantitative methods to inform and influence decision-making

• Strong data skills

• Bias for action to unlock business value for our partners and RTA

• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written in English) with proven ability to convey complex messages clearly and with conviction to different stakeholders

• Experience developing and launching products

• Experience leading global product vision, go-to-market strategy and design discussions.

• Entrepreneurial and analytical skills; effective at breaking down complex problems and driving and managing change

• Hands-on mentality

It’s great if you have:

• MBA or Master’s degree in Math, Economics, Computer Science or Statistics
• Data tools – SQL, Python, R, or equivalent

There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, roles are eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant.

The base and bonus range for Chicago-metro areais $228,760 – 268,660.

E-Verify Program Participant

We are an E-Verify employer – meaning that your Form I-9 information will be provided to the federal government to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

For more information, please view:E-Verify Participation Poster(English/Spanish) andIER Right to Work Poster(English/Spanish)

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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