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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:

In the age of technology, things are constantly changing. The travel market is much the same, being more dynamic and complex than ever. Agoda’s Legal team is well suited to take on the challenges presented, adopting a proactive mindset to tackle challenges and solve problems. We are quick on our feet, decisive, and collaborate with multiple departments. We hire out-of-the-box thinkers that are well grounded with ethics and legal knowledge to ensure that Agoda achieves the right results, the right way.

The Opportunity:

Agoda’s Financial Crime Compliance team, under the Compliance & Ethics team, is responsible for preventing and detecting the broad range of emergency regulatory, sanctions and trade, economic, and financial crime risks attendant to our business.

Reporting to Principal Counsel, FinCrime Compliance in Compliance & Ethics team, you will get to work closely with various stakeholders to operationalize FCRM sanctions program, have oversight of sanctions control framework, lead end-to-end KYC/KYP due diligence and deliver risk-based training. In this role, you will get to partner with FCRM colleagues at Booking Holdings Inc., Booking Holdings Financial Services, and other sister brands.

In this Role, you’ll get to:

• Support implementation and execution of sanctions program controls framework
• Lead end-to-end KYC/KYP due diligence operations and work closely with BHI FCRM operations team, Agoda procurement, people and supply to ensure appropriate level of due diligence screening, reviewing of alerts, applying decision-making matrix to make decision on next steps and communicating required actions to stakeholders
• Develop an in-depth understanding of Agoda’s operations to integrate sanctions controls & requirements and collaborate with stakeholders in various departments to reach effective solutions & outcome
• Support Agoda FinCrime team (along with BHI FinCrime team) in the roll out and implementation of related policies, procedures, processes and SOPs to ensure compliance with applicable internal, legal and regulatory standards
• Effectively and collaboratively work with external (Booking Holdings Inc., Booking Holdings Financial Services and our sister brands) and internal stakeholders (FinTech, Fraud, Internal Audit, Legal, Product, IT, People, Supply) to drive the Agoda FinCrime Risk Management Program
• Act as POC for sanctions-related inquiries and provide practical advices to Agoda stakeholders in relation to sanctions program requirements
• Support risk assessment and mitigation plan
• Lead, support and deliver content development of customized FCRM training
  
  

What you’ll Need to Succeed:

• 5-7 years experience working in FCRM risks and controls /sanctions environment is required
• Good knowledge of U.S. Sanctions and FCPA regulations
• Comprehensive experience in KYC/KYP due diligence screening and able to perform any operations involved in DD processes
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; English proficiency
• An ability to get up to speed quickly with new business models and product lines
• An ability to translate Financial Crime requirements into controls designed sensitive to business ambitions and challenges
• Compliance programming experience or other risk management experience gained in a large corporate or professional services environment
• Ability to think strategically, prioritise, multi-task, and work effectively and efficiently under direction of Principal Counsel, FinCrime Compliance
• Energetic, fast-paced, always desire to go the extra mile with can-do attitude
• Must possess the highest integrity, commensurate with a position in compliance & ethics team
  
  

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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 .

To all recruitment agencies: Agoda does not accept third party resumes. Please do not send resumes to our jobs alias, Agoda employees or any other organization location. Agoda is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.