Description
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.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead, develop and grow a role within the Commercial and Corporate Team. We are seeking a senior, seasoned, able, confident, curious and self-motivated lawyer (to be based in Bangkok) to join the Agoda Commercial and Corporate Legal team who will work closely with other stakeholders in the Booking Holdings group and particularly with colleagues across the Group brands.
Responsibilities:
- Be the key decision maker for certain legal decisions in conjunction with business stakeholders and escalate other key decisions.
- Draft and negotiate international, commercial agreements with a focus on strategic partnerships, B2B, supply distribution, new initiatives, marketing, and public relations.
- Own and lead the legal support with a critical business partner that covers 100% of all supply relationships for Agoda.
- Actively engage with Agoda senior management at a C-suite level.
- Provide well-reasoned, practical legal advice on a wide-range of legal and business matters and processes.
- Be fully autonomous for management of the legal Supply team together with the creation and delivery of departmental and team objectives.
- Lead the provision of advice, strategic direction and commercial solutions relating to litigation and disputes.
- Drive and implement contract standards and controls.
- Be the lead contact to drive new policies, procedures, training, and templates.
- Influence senior stakeholders on innovative implementation of key legislation.
- Support the VP of Commercial and Corporate in ideation and implementation of pan team strategies, initiatives and innovation.
Requirements:
- 12+ years post qualified experience with a high level of impact.
- Demonstrable ability to work autonomously with proven management and leadership experience of small-medium sized teams.
- High level of commercial awareness and business acumen.
- Autonomous ability to manage and lead a multitude of complex and strategic legal matters.
- 1st class communication (verbal and written) and organization skills with high level of English proficiency.
- Exceptional legal drafting skills.
- Experience in negotiating and influencing high complexity and risk matters externally.
- Qualified lawyer/attorney with current entitlement to practice.
- Strong academic credentials, top-tier law firm experience plus prior in-house and significant contracting and commercial experience.
- Deep experience in dealing with general commercial contracting matters, B2B relationships, procurement and disputes – ideally within the travel or B2B space.
Benefits:
- Relocation and work visa provided for those who aren't yet based in-market