Regional Customer Service Manager - English Team (Based in Kuala Lumpur)

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 everchanging 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 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. 

Are you a dynamic leader with a knack for driving success in a multicultural environment?

This role is responsible for leading the customer service teams supporting English Languages as they provide support to customers across voice, email, chat, and back-office activities. As part of your onboarding experience with Agoda, you will be relocated to Kuala Lumpur for six months period. During this time, you'll have the opportunity to learn about Agoda and connect with the leadership team as part of your induction.

The Manager of Customer Experience Group provides vision, leadership, and guidance to each team leader and associates in the key operating areas through performance and goal setting. Effectively communicates with team, developing a climate in which information is shared openly. Clearly defines team goals and expectations. Develops tactical plans to reach these goals. This role requires a high level of personal and professional skills associated with running global operations teams. First and foremost, this is a people leader role and enabling local teams to be successful is core to the role. In addition to being a brilliant people leader and communicator, the ideal candidate will bring a vision, a sense of curiosity, a passion for travel, keen analytical skills, a tech-centric mindset, and a willingness to lead by example. 

This position will report to the Head of Customer Service Delivery: English and is open to local applicants only.

What You'll Do:

• Identifies operational issues affecting the team and credibly explains this with the use of relevant data to customer service leaders along with recommendations that consider overall business impact (such as cost, service levels, team engagement)

• Understands key drivers of SLA performance and recommends structural adjustments to customer service leaders and enablement teams to ensure team resources are optimally utilized

• Understand call routing strategies, good understanding of metrics used to evaluate call center performance, familiar with principles of workforce management (understanding how to ensure sufficient workforce availability and levers to influence workforce availability), basic process improvement

• Takes ownership to understand how changes outside the team (g., new suppliers, changes to SOP, new product lines) will impact team and prepares team well for this through combination of large group meetings and effective 1-on-1 coaching

• Understands the key drivers of customer satisfaction & dissatisfaction and works with customer service leaders to address customer dissatisfaction and implement self-healing processes where possible

• Regularly review customer feedback and QA insights to help educate teams about Agoda products and services as well as identify customer handling improvement opportunities

• Invests energy to inspire, coach, mentor, and develop emerging customer service leaders so we develop individuals as well as organizational resilience

• Raises the bar on talent through serving as faculty in internal learning programs, or helping inform development of new L&D programs, or helping to attract credible external talent

• Creates a positive team culture, employee engagement where teams understand and live Agoda values, particularly around taking ownership and striving to be their best

• Ensures teams “get the right results, the right way”; goes beyond numerical team SLA achievement to build an ethical team culture

What You'll Bring:

• A minimum of 10 years of work experience, with at least 3 years in a senior role managing operational responsibilities (contact center, vendor management at scale, etc.).

• Excellent problem-solving capabilities, with a knack for identifying process improvement opportunities using a data-driven approach.

• The ability to successfully lead or support multiple initiatives concurrently.

• A proven track record of leading change.

• Persuasive skills to convince senior leaders.

• A fast-paced approach to problem-solving and decision-making.

• The ability to foster a culture of personal development through coaching and partnership with L&D, engagement, and continuous improvement.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Excellent personal and interpersonal skills to lead the team and partner effectively with other departments.

• E-commerce or travel industry experience is a plus.

• Strong background in multi-channel Contact Center / BPO operations: demonstrated experience in scaling leadership roles

• Knowledge of PC applications / tech savvy

• Must be an assertive team player with high energy to work in fast-paced environment

• Ability to work with very minimal guidance or supervision in a time critical environment.

• Strong time management skill.

• Must have a strong track record of evaluating, analyzing, implementing, leading, and monitoring effective and efficient processes to proactively improve center efficiency and staff performance.

In addition, it will be great if you have:

• Certifications in Project Management – such as PMP, Six Sigma, COPC, or equivalent credentials

• Travel Industry Expertise – experience within the travel sector, especially with Online Travel platforms or services

• New Country Expansion & Process Migration – proven experience in launching operations in new countries or leading complex process migrations is a strong advantage

• Team Building Experience – demonstrated success in growing, structuring, and managing high-performance teams

• Passion for the Travel Industry – a genuine enthusiasm for travel that fuels both personal and professional growth

Discover more about working at Agoda

• Agoda Careers https://careersatagoda.com

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• LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoda

• YouTube https://www.youtube.com/agodalife

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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Disclaimer

We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.