Director of Product, Tax Platform (Canada)

Director of Product, Tax Platform (Canada)

24 Oct
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Agoda Company Pte.
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Canada

24 Oct

Agoda Company Pte.

Canada

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. 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. 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. At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences through millions of accommodation options, flights, and activities worldwide. Data and technology sit at the heart of how we work. We run thousands of experiments a year, ship fast, and use insights to drive decisions at scale. If you are excited to help build the future of travel for the world, Agoda is the place to do it. Our Product Managers move fast, test and learn, and are empowered to change any system in the company if it improves outcomes for our customers, partners, or people. The Tax product team sits within the FinTech product organisation, which owns platforms which power payment processing, financial operations and compliance for Agoda. These platforms are critical for Agoda to be able to launch new business models and products for our customers efficiently and in a compliant way. This role is BANGKOK-BASED, RELOCATION PROVIDED, reporting into the VP of Product, FinTech. As Director of Product
- Tax Platform, you will directly manage a team of senior product managers and have end-to-end ownership of Agoda’s proprietary tax platform, which powers indirect tax for our business worldwide. You will define and drive Agoda's product strategy to rapidly evolving global tax regulation, and oversee the multi-year transformation of our tax platform to be ready for the future needs of the business. This is a high stakes, high visibility role sitting within the FinTech leadership team, with expected frequent engagement with Agoda’s leadership team and other Booking Holdings brands’ executives. Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Agoda’s global tax platform covering tax master data, tax determination, invoicing/e‑invoicing, reconciliation, tax reporting, and indirect tax controls. Partner with Group Tax to translate regulatory, audit, and business requirements into clear product outcomes and platform capabilities. Lead product teams on large multi‑year transformation initiatives to deliver a tax platform that can support multiple products, business models, and brands at Agoda and within the wider Booking Holdings Group. Make buy‑vs‑build decisions for tax engines, e‑invoicing providers, and related services, and own the long‑term integration strategy with external vendors and internal platforms. Work closely with engineering leads to shape architecture, prioritize technical investments and ensure the platform can operate reliably for our business’ scale Design and champion strong governance for tax configuration and change management, Drive clear success metrics and reporting for tax platform initiatives and regularly communicate progress to senior leadership. 10+ years in product management or similar roles, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role (Director, Head of Product, or equivalent). ~ Proven track record building or transforming in-house tax platforms at large-scale digital businesses (ecommerce, marketplace, OTA, mobility, or similar) in regulated and time‑sensitive environments ~ Deep command of indirect tax for digital businesses — VAT/GST, marketplace and deemed‑supplier regimes, withholding tax — and how these translate into system and data requirements. ~ Hands‑on experience across the core tax platform stack: tax master data, rules configuration, tax determination, invoicing/e‑invoicing, reconciliation, and reporting controls. ~ Demonstrated ability to break down ambiguous, multi‑year problems into a clear sequence of product milestones, with strong judgment on where to start, what to defer, and how to manage risk. ~ Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to explain complex tax and platform topics in simple terms to senior non‑technical stakeholders, and to drive alignment across diverse teams. ~ Comfortable working from our Bangkok office (hybrid mode) and collaborating with globally distributed teams. Experience integrating or working with leading indirect tax engines, e‑invoicing providers, or tax content vendors, and understanding their typical strengths and limitations. Familiarity with large‑scale financial and data platforms (for example ERP, consolidation/reporting tools, and financial data pipelines) and how tax systems interact with them. Background in a quantitative or technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Mathema

📌 Director of Product, Tax Platform (Canada)
🏢 Agoda Company Pte.
📍 Canada

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