Senior Manager, Performance Marketing (Bangkok-based, relocation provided)

Agoda · Seoul

Marketingposted 2mo ago

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.

The Opportunity

The Performance Marketing team is looking for a strategic and data-driven Senior Manager to lead the marketing function for one of Agoda's most strategic partnerships, owning the P&L, leading a team, and driving partnership strategy.

This partnership generates millions in annual revenue across multiple whitelabel brands serving millions of travelers globally.

This position sits at the intersection of strategic thinking and operational excellence — someone who can lead a team, shape marketing strategy, influence partnership direction, and drive measurable business impact through data-driven decision-making and complex stakeholder management.

We're looking for a proven leader who thrives in ambiguity, builds clarity through frameworks, and can lead complex cross-functional initiatives with discipline and influence, earning strong stakeholder trust and executive confidence.

As a key player in the marketing and partnership ecosystem, you will work closely with partner marketing leadership, regional business development teams, and Agoda's commercial and product teams to ensure marketing strategies align with business priorities and contribute directly to revenue goals. You'll be responsible for end-to-end marketing leadership for the partnership.

What Makes This Role Unique

Scale & Impact

Own a full P&L for a multi-million dollar partnership
Direct control over budget allocation and investment levels across channels
Your optimization decisions drive both immediate ROI and long-term partnership health

Strategic Complexity

Manage multiple brands with different customer profiles
Navigate the intersection of B2B partnership management and B2C performance marketing
Balance partner relationships with data-driven optimization
Influence partner marketing strategy while ensuring Agoda profitability targets

Channel Mastery & Technical Growth

You'll oversee the full marketing funnel:

Metasearch (Google Hotel Ads, TripAdvisor, Trivago, Kayak) — optimize bidding strategies, feed management, price competitiveness
Paid Search (Google Ads, Bing) — keyword strategy, campaign structure, budget optimization
App Marketing (Google ACi, Apple ASA) — drive app adoption in key markets
Emerging Channels (SEO, email/CRM, customer marketing) — build new growth drivers
Advanced SQL for booking analysis and channel performance tracking
A/B testing and experimentation methodology with clear measurement frameworks
Marketing analytics including attribution modeling and incrementality measurement

Cross-Cultural Collaboration

Weekly syncs with partner marketing team
Joint planning and collaborative problem-solving
Navigate cultural nuances in partnership management

Key Responsibilities

1. Team Leadership & Development

Manage, mentor, and develop a team of 2-3 marketing specialists
Set team priorities and OKRs aligned to partnership goals
Conduct performance reviews and career development conversations
Foster a culture of experimentation, learning, and accountability

2. Strategic Marketing Leadership & P&L Ownership

Set overall marketing strategy and influence ROI targets; optimize investment levels to ensure we hit partnership goals
Guide team on channel strategies and ensure execution excellence
Own the full marketing P&L for the partnership
Design experimentation roadmap to validate strategic hypotheses
Monitor channel health and guide team to drill into anomalies or opportunities
Oversee dashboard/reporting development and team analytics capability

3. Analytics Strategy & Insights

Define analytics roadmap and experimentation strategy for the team
Write SQL queries to answer strategic business questions and guide team on complex analysis
Guide team on measurement frameworks and experiment design
Synthesize insights into executive-ready recommendations with business impact quantification
Build team capability in analytics and experimentation

4. Strategic Planning & Executive Stakeholder Management

Develop annual marketing roadmap and quarterly plans aligned to partnership goals
Lead weekly syncs with partner marketing leadership
Present quarterly business reviews to Agoda leadership (Director/VP level)
Own the annual planning process and budget allocation across channels
Partner with Agoda's commercial and product teams on partnership optimization
Pitch strategic initiatives to partner executives and navigate differing viewpoints with influence and data

5. Program & Project Management

Lead large, multi-workstream initiatives end-to-end
Build detailed project plans with risk mitigation and milestone tracking
Establish governance cadence and reporting mechanisms
Ensure disciplined execution across markets and teams

Requirements

We're looking for candidates who demonstrate:

1. Analytical & Technical Skills

SQL proficiency (daily usage for analysis; comfortable working with multiple tables and complex joins)
Strong analytical thinking with ability to translate data into actionable insights
Comfort with marketing analytics tools (Google Ads, attribution platforms, dashboards)
Bonus: Experience with experimentation design and statistical analysis
7-10+ years in marketing, growth, or analytics roles

2. Marketing Channel Knowledge

Understanding of performance marketing fundamentals (PPC, metasearch, app marketing, or SEO)
Experience optimizing marketing campaigns toward ROI/profitability targets
Familiarity with attribution models and incrementality measurement
Background in digital marketing, growth marketing, or marketing analytics preferred

3. Leadership & Stakeholder Management

5+ years people management experience or demonstrated team leadership
Ability to influence without direct authority in a matrix organization
Executive communication skills — comfortable presenting to VP/Director level stakeholders
Required: Complex stakeholder management including partner relationships at senior levels
Cultural sensitivity for cross-border collaboration

4. Execution Excellence

Exceptional project management discipline
Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives
Strong attention to detail without losing strategic altitude

5. Business Orientation

Understands P&L drivers and growth mechanics
Makes data-informed decisions
Focused on impact, not activity

What We Offer

Ownership & Impact

You're not executing someone else's strategy — you're owning the outcomes
Test new ideas, run experiments, see direct impact on partnership performance
High visibility to leadership; your metrics are partnership KPIs

Learning Environment

Work with Agoda's best-in-class marketing practices
Experimentation culture with clear measurement and learning
Complex, ambiguous problems that build problem-solving skills

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