Technical Product Manager – Data/ Machine Learning (Bangkok-based, relocation provided)

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

The Data department oversees all of Agoda’s data-related requirements. Our ultimate goal is to enable and increase the use of data in the company through creative approaches and the implementation of powerful resources such as operational and analytical databases, queue systems, BI tools, and data science technology. We hire the brightest minds from around the world to take on this challenge and equip them with the knowledge and tools that contribute to their personal growth and success while supporting our company’s culture of diversity and experimentation. The role the Data team plays at Agoda is critical as business users, product managers, engineers, and many others rely on us to empower their decision making. We are equally dedicated to our customers by improving their search experience with faster results and protecting them from any fraudulent activities. Data is interesting only when you have enough of it, and we have plenty. This is what drives up the challenge as part of the Data department, but also the reward. 

The Opportunity

Our mission is to empower Agoda employees with an optimal set of tools that will enable them to make the best decisions and build state of the art features and models for Agoda’s end users by leveraging the data we collect. As an ML Technical Product Manager, you will be responsible for the internal product requirements, analysis, ideation, feature design, roadmap, project management, trainings and the quality of our solutions. You will conceptualize platform capabilities to empower the rest of the organization to build great external customer experiences, continuing our efforts being a data driven company.

In This Role, You’ll Get to

• Own the product from concept to design, specification, implementation, and analysis
• Gather and synthesize requirements and input from multiple stakeholders (internal product teams, engineers, business teams, marketing, finance, etc.)
• Lead in-person conversations with internal customers to understand users, priorities, and feature considerations
• Demonstrate strong leadership, organizational and execution skills, to drive product development projects from concept to launch, and operate in a fast- paced setting
• Excellent leadership and communication skills. Expected to be asking questions, listening, driving team alignment, and influencing without authority across all levels of the organization.
• Bridge business and technical worlds very well, a good conceptual problem solver to articulate opportunities and solutions Internal
• Technical confidence. You’ll need to work with senior engineers to balance product velocity and technical debt tradeoffs

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• 5+ years of technical experience in ML engineering, Data Scientist, Data Analytics, or related role 
• 2+ years of technical program/product management experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, energetic, and a self-starter.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills along with demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and able to react to shifting priorities to meet business need
• Effective communicator (written and verbal). Able to communicate effectively with both business and technical teams.
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills. You use data to make decisions and are comfortable gathering it yourself or working with others to gather it.
• Hands-on experience with product management tools (JIRA etc)
• A problem-solving mindset
• Strong technical background in the Data Science and ML world
• The ability and positive mindset to “figure things out.” 

*This position requires a successful candidate to relocate fully to Bangkok, Thailand, where relocation support is provided.

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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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