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: The People Team is a purveyor of opportunity, searching the globe for the most talented individuals and offering them an open, collaborative workplace. By prioritizing skill and potential, we have cultivated a powerful assembly of professionals through our drive for equal opportunity and diversity. We make the move toAgodaa breeze with assisted onboarding programs, and we continue to support and enrich thousands of Agoda employees through individual growth, outstanding learning programs, and various means ofassistance. Leading ambitious changes and making a positive impactinthe lives of our employees, the People Team is a crucial and rewarding part of the Agoda family.

The Opportunity: This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for scaling one of Agoda's most critical engineering hiring functions — balancing speed, quality, and long-term talent strategy for the Tech organization. In this role,



you will lead a team of TA Partners and Associate TA Partners while collaborating closely with key stakeholders, including Tech Department Leadership and Management, HR Business Partners, and Talent Analytics teams. You will focus on two core areas: driving your team to consistently achieve high-volume, high-quality hiring targets, and leading initiatives that continuously improve the recruitment function.

In this Role,you'llget to:

Lead the team to hire to target and remain fully staffed by optimizing sourcing strategy, recruitment funnel, and team structure

Own and manage a high-volume, evergreen hiring engine, delivering 100+ quality hires per year in a fast-paced environment

Drive improvements to hire quality (measured by objective metrics) through data-driven experimentation

Ensure operational excellence across every stage of the recruitment process (position intake, JDs, pre-screening, interview scorecards, offer communication, etc.)

Leverage recruitment data and reporting to partner effectively with your team and the broader business, including Tech Leadership

Reduce cost per hire while maintaining quality standards

Ensure Hiring Managers supported by your team develop strong interviewing skills

Develop strategies to build talent pipelines, adapting the bar appropriately to evolving hiring needs

Manage, coach, and grow a team of strong recruiters,



enabling them to hire game-changers for Agoda

Act as a hands‑on leader — comfortable diving into the details of sourcing, screening, or data when needed, not just managing from a distance

Explore and adopt AI-powered tools to improve recruiter productivity, candidate experience, and overall delivery

Lead projects that transform the recruitment function, such as:

Defining operational excellence standards for the recruitment process

Introducing new assessment tools

Building upskilling programs for recruiters

Experimenting with new recruitment models and approaches

What You'll Need to Succeed: Must-Haves:

8+ years of experience in recruitment, with a minimum of 2 + years in team management within a rapid-paced, dynamic global environment

Proven experience managing high-volume, high-quality evergreen hiring programs ( at least 100+ hires/year)

Strong ability to leverage data to drive decisions and optimize outcomes

Leadership skills to rally recruiters around ambitious targets

A strategic mindset with a strong focus on measurable impact, paired with a hands‑on approach to execution

Continuous improvement mindset with high ownership — proactively identifying inefficiencies rather than reactivelyWe somewhere..?

Ability to work effectively across multiple senior stakeholders, including Tech Leadership

Nice-to-Haves:

Experience hiring for the Southeast Asia market

Experience managing relocation-based hiring across multiple international markets

Some exposure to leveraging AI tools to improve recruiting workflows or delivery

A track record of progression or promotion in previous roles, reflectin

📌 Manager, Talent Acquisition (Melbourne)
🏢 Agoda Company Pte.
📍 Melbourne