Associate Director, Product Legal (Bangkok-based, Relocation Provided)

The role

This role supports Agoda's travel business with a focus on flights, travel packages, and related products. The Associate Director provides product development advisory, regulatory advice, and commercial contracting support while managing a team of senior lawyers.

What you will do

• Advise on legal and regulatory matters relating to travel business, flights, activities, and travel packages.
• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements for travel content, technology licensing, and commercial supplier arrangements.
• Provide strategic guidance on new travel products and features, including deployment in new markets.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to identify cross-functional risks and provide practical legal solutions.
• Provide legal support in disputes, complaints, and consumer protection or regulatory matters.
• Contribute to templates, guidance materials, and internal procedures.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to influence risk decisions and product development strategies.
• Lead, manage, and develop a team of senior lawyers.

Required qualifications

• Law Degree (JD)
• 10+ years of post-qualification experience in private practice, in-house, or a combination of both
• Experience in a multinational corporation with a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Ability to work autonomously
• Proven management and leadership experience of small-medium sized teams
• High level of commercial awareness and business acumen
• Strong product/regulatory advisory background
• Practical approach to balancing legal risk with business needs, including for cross-border legal and regulatory issues
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills

Nice to have

• experience in travel, aviation, packages, e-commerce, marketplaces, or other digital consumer businesses

Benefits

• Relocation Provided

About the company

Agoda is part of Booking Holdings with a team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries. The company connects people to destinations and experiences through hotels, flights, and holiday properties.