--- title: 'Key Account Manager (Seoul Based) at Agoda' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/key-account-manager-seoul-based-agoda-seoul-gsmywevd850c' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-13' --- # Key Account Manager (Seoul Based) at Agoda - **Company:** Agoda - **Location:** Seoul, South Korea - **Posted:** 2026-09-01 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/agoda/jobs/8168617 ## Job description ## 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. Get to Know our Team: Agoda is a travel booking platform and accommodation is at our core. As our accommodation partners are a key to our success, we work hard to ensure their success. That is why the Strategic Accounts Management (SAM) team in Agoda specializes in account management. We serve as consultants, offering strategic advice on how best to excel on Agoda’s commercial platform. We are direct contributors to what makes Agoda one of the market leaders because we understand accommodation needs and offer innovative solutions. From Bangkok to London and beyond, our team has footprints in over 50 locations around the world. With the help of industry-leading technology, we work and collaborate globally to bring together the best ideas from diverse perspectives. The SAM team invests in long-term relationships that spans borders and cultures and results in incredible value for Agoda, our partners, and our customers. The Opportunity: As a Key Account Manager, you will be the main contact between our accommodation partners and Agoda, with the responsibility of nurturing the relationship with our key supply partners and driving mutual growth. A key responsibility in developing our business is the ability to identify and acquire new sources of supply and product offerings within an assigned territory while maintaining existing relationships. In this Role, you’ll get to: - Develop long lasting relationships with key supply partners to enable Agoda’s growth in the region - Maintain regular and meaningful engagement with Agoda’s key supply partners - Analyze large datasets to propose tailor-made solutions to Agoda’s supply partners - Leverage analytical and problem-solving skills to identify new opportunities to grow Agoda’s business - Train and inform clients of both new and existing technologies, tools, and models - Prepare materials to aid in growing our business during partner meetings - Respond to partners requests in a timely and effective manner - Gain buy-in from relevant stakeholders to execute strategies and help launch promotional campaigns to enhance productivity and maintain Agoda’s competitiveness - Leverage product offerings to match market demands to maximize our ability to convert passive customers into active ones - Deliver on country KPIs, growth targets and country strategic initiatives - Support the Area Manager in preparing country reporting for senior stakeholders What you’ll Need to Succeed: - Bachelor’s degree - Minimum 3 – 5 years of experience in business development and/or account management - Strong interpersonal skills & ability to influence both external / internal stakeholders - Experience in internet/e-commerce preferred - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Team player with a professional “get it done” attitude and work ethic - Proven success in acquiring, building & maintaining long term customer relationships - Adapts well to change and able to work in a fast-paced environment. - Ability to create new, innovative ideas - Strong Proficiency in Korean & English It’s Great if you have: - MBA or Master’s degree - Experience in Travel industry #Seoul #Busan #South Korea Please review our Hiring Process Guidelines before your interview — click [here](https://careersatagoda.com/interview/)to learn how interviewing at Agoda works. Discover more about working at Agoda - Agoda Careers [https://careersatagoda.com](https://careersatagoda.com/) - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/agodacareers/ - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoda - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/agodalife ## 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](https://careersatagoda.com/privacy-statement). 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. ## About Agoda ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Agoda is a digital travel platform that helps travelers find great value deals on hotels, flights, and activities worldwide. - **Entity Type**: Public (subsidiary of Booking Holdings Inc., NASDAQ: BKNG) - **Headquarters**: Singapore - **Founded**: 2005 - **Founders**: Robert Rosenstein and Michael Kenny ## Core Business - Primary industry: Online travel and accommodation booking - Target customers: B2C (leisure and business travelers globally) - Mission/purpose: “Bridging the world through travel” – making travel easier, more affordable, and rewarding for everyone. ## Products & Services - **[Agoda.com / Agoda mobile app]**: Online travel agency (OTA) offering booking for hotels, homes, villas, flights, and activities. Available in 39 languages with 24/7 customer support. - **[Agoda Flights]**: Flight booking service launched in 2010. - **[Agoda Easy Cancel / Hygiene Plus]**: Products introduced during the pandemic to offer flexible cancellation and enhanced cleanliness information. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed separately; parent company Booking Holdings has a market cap of approximately $140+ billion (as of mid-2025). Agoda is a key growth engine within the group. - **Key Metric**: Over 7,000 employees; processes 1 trillion price checks daily; 2B+ user interactions captured daily; 12 PB of data processed monthly. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Wholly owned by Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG). Partnerships with over 6 million hotels and holiday properties globally. - **Growth Signals**: Expanded to 27 markets; launched new products during COVID-19 (ASQ, Go Local, Easy Cancel); continues to hire aggressively across engineering, product, and analytics roles. ## Competitive Advantages - **Scale & Data**: Access to Booking Holdings’ global network and massive data pipeline (12 PB/month, 1 trillion price checks/day) enables real-time pricing optimization and personalization. - **Tech-First Culture**: Data-driven experimentation (1,000+ live experiments at any time), heavy use of GenAI, and a strong engineering focus. - **Asia Home Base**: Deep roots in Asia-Pacific with a large office in Bangkok, giving local market insights and cost advantages. - **Parent Support**: Backed by one of the world’s largest online travel companies, providing financial stability and cross-selling opportunities. ## Strategic Focus - **Growth through technology**: Continued investment in AI, machine learning, and experimentation to improve search, pricing, and user experience. - **Expanding product offerings**: Growing beyond accommodation into flights, activities, and domestic travel options. - **Sustainability**: Integrating sustainability initiatives into operations and offerings. - **Talent acquisition**: Actively hiring across multiple functions (engineering, product, data, marketing) to support global expansion. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as “data-driven to the core” with a focus on experimentation, ownership, and direct respect. Inclusive environment with 90+ nationalities represented. - **Flexibility**: Hybrid workplace balancing in-office and work-from-home days; employees can work from anywhere for up to 30 calendar days per year. - **Benefits**: Competitive perks, flexible benefits, relocation support for key roles, and recognition as an award-winning workplace (Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies 2025, TIME/Statista World’s Best Companies 2023, Forbes World’s Top Companies for Women 2023). - **Engineering & Analytics**: Strong emphasis on tech – 1,000+ live experiments, 12 PB data/month, and a “scientist” mindset across teams. Opportunities to work on massive-scale systems. - **Community**: Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for belonging and inclusion; lively social events like AgodaFest. ## Sources 1. [agoda.com](https://www.agoda.com/about-agoda/) 2. [careersatagoda.com](https://careersatagoda.com/our-culture/) 3. [careersatagoda.com](https://careersatagoda.com/) 4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/agoda) 5. 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