Product Design Leadership(Bangkok-Based, Relocation Provided)

Overview
Product Design Leader position based in Bangkok with relocation provided at Agoda.
The role oversees product design teams across multiple business areas, sets and executes design vision, and ensures design excellence and consistency across touchpoints.
The role may lead design for different product verticals as business needs evolve.
About Agoda
Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more.
We build and deploy technology that connects travelers with a global network of hotels and properties, plus flights, activities, and more.
Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our employees foster a diverse, creative, and collaborative work environment.
We innovate through experimentation and ownership to enhance the customer travel experience.
The Product Design Leader at Agoda is responsible for:
As a Product Design Leader at Agoda, you will oversee product design teams across a variety of business areas.
You will be responsible for setting and executing the design vision, building high-performing teams, and ensuring design excellence and consistency across all touchpoints.
This role is flexible and may be assigned to lead design for different product verticals as business needs evolve.
You will manage and mentor Product Design Leads, Managers, and senior designers, and work closely with cross-functional partners in Product, Technology, and Business to drive impact at scale.
In this Role, you'll get to:
Design Strategy & Execution: Define and implement the product design strategy for assigned product areas (consumer, supply, enterprise, or internal tools), ensuring alignment with Agoda's global design principles, usability, accessibility, and design system standards
Team Leadership: Build, manage, and inspire a diverse team of Product Design Leads, Managers, and Senior Designers.
Foster a culture of growth, inclusion, and high performance
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Technology, and Design leaders to align on strategy, drive execution, and maximize the impact and ROI of design
Design Systems & Consistency: Champion the adoption and evolution of Agoda's Design Systems, ensuring consistency and quality across all products and platforms
Talent Development: Mentor and develop design talent, supporting career growth and building a thriving design community
Product Roadmap Influence: Contribute to and help shape product roadmaps, balancing short-term delivery with long-term vision
Performance & Impact: Set and track KPIs for design teams, reporting on performance and business impact
Advocacy: Be a passionate advocate for user-centered design, bringing cross-functional partners into the research and design process
What you'll Need to Succeed
10+ years of design and UX leadership experience in high-traffic digital products (100,000+ daily users), ideally in e-commerce, marketplaces, or product-driven companies
Proven experience leading and scaling design teams of 30+ people, including managers and senior ICs
Strong people management, team development, recruiting, and organizational building skills
Deep expertise in product design, design systems, and building end-to-end experiences in complex environments
Track record of setting vision, strategy, and roadmaps, and aligning teams with business goals
Experience driving cross-functional collaboration and influencing at the executive level
Data-driven and strategic, with a strong ability to balance long-term vision with short- and medium-term goals
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
It's Great if you have
Experience in OTAs, e-commerce or product driven companies
Experience managing Designer Managers & Principle level designers
Experience in driving strategy & influencing product roadmaps
Experience with utilization AI across design org operations, product output
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 merit and qualifications.
We are committed to 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.
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