Business Development Manager, Strategic Partnerships - Taiwan Based
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 more than 3.6 million accommodations globally. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 6,000+ employees representing 90+ nationalities 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.
In every department, Agoda provides an environment rich with creativity, collaboration, and experimentation, and the tools to work faster and smarter than almost anyone in the online travel agency market.
About Strategic Partnership Team
Strategic Partnerships is a team of creative entrepreneurs that develop solutions for external partners of various Booking Holdings brands (Agoda, Booking.com, Rentalcars.com) and promote all brands’ top and bottom line growth. We provide suitable business model and product solutions with our partners and help them generate measurable value. Members of our team are empowered and supported to grow their market(s) or accounts. We develop win-win relationships and leverage Booking Holdings’ unique accommodations portfolio and tech solutions to bring our partners the advantages they seek. Utilizing our strong brand and resources, we build new channels to increase the visibility of our brands, introduce more travelers to our great products and service and deliver significant revenues to the overall business.
The team scope includes strategic planning, business development and sales operations, project management, contracting operations, risk assessment and collections operations, product development work and data analytics. Team members closely work with multiple internal stakeholders in product and tech, finance and legal, marketing and partner services in our HQ as well as in multiple offices around the world.
Come join us at Agoda, where you will have the opportunity to contribute to the success of the company and make a difference!
Qualification & Responsibilities
- Fluency in both English and Mandarin (verbal & written)
- MBA or bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree required.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in business development and account management.
- E-commerce experience is preferred.
- Ability to communicate value proposition to external potential/existing partners for new acquisition and partnership enhancement.
- Develop new opportunities with the partner, finding areas where our strengths are complementary.
- Proactive account management to promote both top and bottom-line performance growth.
- Work closely with all involved teams at Agoda and Booking.com (Product, Marketing, IT, Finance, Legal etc.) to leverage all kinds of resources for business fulfillment.
- Support the broader Strategic Partnership team through knowledge sharing, peer collaboration, project initiation, etc.
Competencies / Skills
- Demonstrated consumer and client orientated mindset
- Good understanding of the Taiwan online travel market
- Solid experience in online travel channels or e-commerce
- Good understanding of Internet-related technologies, and the technical aspects of affiliate distribution models
- Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Familiar with database query language (DQL) an advantage
- Strong and bold personality with clear priorities and sense of self-confidence
- Results oriented and a methodical approach to driving progress
- Professional “get it done” attitude and work ethic; moves fast
- A humble and empathetic manner
- Team player mentality and sharing spirit
- Adapts well to and is energized by change
- Creative and innovative
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Equal Opportunity Employer
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