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.

Get to Know our Team: 

In the age of technology, things are constantly changing. The travel market is much the same, being more dynamic and complex than ever. Agoda’s Legal team is well suited to take on the challenges presented, adopting a proactive mindset to tackle challenges and solve problems. We are quick on our feet, decisive, and collaborate with multiple departments. We hire out-of-the-box thinkers that are well grounded with ethics and legal knowledge to ensure that Agoda achieves the right results, the right way. 

The Opportunity:

As FinTech Counsel – you will be part of a close-knit team responsible for legal, regulatory and policy developments relating to products created by Agoda (e.g., Cashback Rewards) and payments, including, issuing, acquiring, e-money, prepaid and online banking.Your primary focus is to support the FinTech Legal Team on contract negotiations with financial service providers, oversee work streams for projects and ensure timely delivery of deliverables to improve and expand our payment products and services, maintain, develop and lead internal trainings and monitor compliance obligations. We are looking for a solution-oriented team player with an international mindset and a sense of intercultural understanding who takes initiative, can build strong relationships and is fluent in English. If you are somebody who has interest and aptitude to understand regulations, processes, platforms and FinTech products in the e-commerce market, this is a great opportunity for you.

What you’ll get to do:

• Collaborate with the FinTech Legal Team in negotiating contracts with financial service providers.
• Contribute to projects aimed at enhancing and expanding our payment products and services.
• Supervise project work streams to ensure the timely delivery of key deliverables.
• Develop and lead internal training programs.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with regulatory obligations.
• Assist the team with other tasks as assigned

What you’ll need to succeed:

• 3 - 5 years of total legal experience
• Bachelor’s degree in law from accredited universities.
• Strong project management skills, adept at concurrently handling multiple tasks.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex contracts such as shareholder agreements, share purchase agreements, parent guarantees, Master Merchant Agreements, loans etc.
• Initiates tasks independently, eager to learn and advance as an individual contributor.
• Approaches work with a hands-on attitude, unhesitant to dive into tasks.
• Be a proactive team player supporting the FinTech Legal team and interacting with other teams in the Legal Department (e.g. compliance and data privacy) and also with other Departments such as Finance, Tax, Treasury and Product.
• Licensing experience would be a plus – Coordinating the license application, contributing to parts of the documents for the application, even maintaining or amending licenses.
• Candidates from top tier law firms would be preferred - Especially from the corporate team, M&A, Banking & Finance, Capital markets and Insurance.

What we offer:

• A dynamic role in a fast-growing team of a reputable global company.
• Working in an international environment
• Great opportunities for further development in FinTech  
• Working in a personal team of service minded and highly skilled professionals.
• Opportunities for training and personal growth, with the potential to develop into a valuable individual contributor.

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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.

We will 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.

To all recruitment agencies: Agoda does not accept third party resumes. Please do not send resumes to our jobs alias, Agoda employees or any other organization location. Agoda is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.