Account Executive - New Accounts Growth (Tokyo Based)

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.

Account Executive – New Accounts Growth (Tokyo Based)

About Agoda

Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more.

Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership, enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.

Our Purpose – Bridging the World Through Travel

We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness.

We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.

Get to know our team

IHM (Independent Hotel Management) Team

Account Executives for New Account Growth, a team within IHM, are creative entrepreneurs who develop innovative solutions for Agoda’s newly acquired and high-potential independent hotel partners. Members of our team are empowered and supported to grow their market(s) or accounts.

We develop win-win relationships and leverage Agoda’s unique accommodations portfolio and tech solutions to bring our partners the advantages they seek.

Utilizing our strong brand and resources, we roll out new products to increase the visibility of Agoda, introduce more travelers to our great products and services and deliver significant revenues to the overall business.

The Opportunity

As an Account Executive, New Account Growth within IHM, your key objective is to maintain salability, expand coverage, and enhance the quality of Agoda’s supply network through dedicated account management for newly acquired hotel partners.

Together with your team, you will take ownership of a portfolio of hotels, supporting their successful onboarding and continued growth post-acquisition. You will also ensure that partnership-related activities are executed with a high level of care and attention, rather than through a purely scaled approach.

Responsibilities

Build relationships with the newly acquired hotel partners to guide them through onboarding and drive them toward their booking performance on Agoda

Encourage program participation to boost initial performance and drive consistent growth

Communicate efficiently with partners through various communication methods , including face-to-face meetings, phone, email, messaging , and webinars

Use data and dashboards to prioritize tasks

Train and inform partners on our technologies, tools and models

Prioritize daily tasks, monitor results and track progress in internal systems

Respond to partners' requests in a timely and effective manner

Must-Have Skills & Qualifications

At least 2 years of experience in sales, business development, or account management

Excellent communication and negotiation skills in Japanese (native level) and English (business level).

Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make strategic decisions.

Highly organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities.

Experience working in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

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.

We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies, and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file. For more details please read our privacy policy .

Disclaimer

We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency 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.

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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.

We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file. For more details please read our privacy policy .

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.