About the Role
Agoda is seeking a Senior Analyst to join its Supply Analytics team. This role is crucial for optimizing Agoda's supply ecosystem through data-driven insights and decision support. As an individual contributor, you will report to a Senior Manager or Associate Director within the Supply Department and will collaborate directly with on-the-ground partners. While the position is based in Bangkok, Thailand, Agoda provides relocation assistance. You will work closely with team members within the Supply department and across Agoda to enhance inventory quality, partner economics, and support the long-term growth of Agoda.
Agoda, part of Booking Holdings, was founded in 2005 with the aim of simplifying travel. Today, it is a diverse organization of over 7,000 individuals from 90 countries, connecting people with millions of hotels, flights, and experiences globally. Data and technology are central to Agoda's culture, driving curiosity and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate internal requirements into comprehensive analytical projects, including refining briefs, formulating questions, developing hypotheses, and outlining outputs.
- Analyze data from multiple large-scale data warehouses and present statistically robust findings to diverse business stakeholders.
- Proactively identify opportunities for growth within the supply chain and the wider business.
- Lead new analytical initiatives and projects to improve organizational efficiency and shape Agoda's supply strategy.
- Identify, support, and lead projects focused on scaling the Supply organization's use of data, insights, and intelligence.
- Automate manual operational processes and report on time savings achieved through modernization efforts.
Qualifications and Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree, preferably in a business or quantitative field such as computer science, mathematics, engineering, science, economics, or finance.
- A minimum of 2-5 years of experience as an Analyst, with a strong background in analytics, data science, insights, strategy, or business intelligence.
- Advanced working knowledge and hands-on experience with SQL.
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with data visualization tools, preferably Tableau.
- Expertise in data analysis and visualization tools and software, including Excel and Python (or R).
- A solid understanding of statistical modeling or machine learning techniques, such as hypothesis testing, regression, logistic regression, or random forest.
- Proven experience in stakeholder management, with comfort in presenting to senior leadership and C-suite executives.
- Experience in conducting A/B testing experiments.
- Substantial experience in deriving data insights and providing actionable business recommendations.
- A "hacker's mindset" – the ability to develop simple, clever, and elegant solutions to new problems under significant resource, operational, and time constraints, demonstrating a deep understanding of the business, creative problem-solving skills, and broad expertise in data, analytics, automation, programming, and prototyping.
- Excellent communication skills, including superior written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal abilities.
- A data-driven approach to both decision-making and performance measurement.
- Extreme comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
- The ability to multitask, prioritize effectively, and coordinate resources.
Skills Summary
- SQL
- Tableau
- Excel
- Python
- R
- Statistical Modelling
- Machine Learning
- Stakeholder Management
- A/B Testing
- Data Insights Generation
- Business Recommendation Formulation
- Problem Solving
- Communication (Written, Verbal, Presentation, Interpersonal)
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- Multi-tasking
Additional Information
This is a full-time position based in Bangkok, Thailand, with relocation assistance provided.
Preferred qualifications include an MBA or Master's degree in a quantitative subject (*, computer science, mathematics, engineering, science, economics, or finance), program management certifications (*, PMI, PRINCE2), experience in Asian markets, and experience in the travel industry, e-commerce, tech, or consulting.
