Product Designer

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.

Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with more than 2.5 million accommodations globally. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 4,000+ employees representing 90+ nationalities 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.

Get to Know Our Team:
The Design team is a diverse group of product designers and researchers that help to build Agoda's products from our home office in Bangkok. There is always an opportunity for growth here. Focus on your craft to improve or expand your skill set, or step into a managerial role and flex your talents by driving team projects. The opportunity is here if you want to join a team that's small enough to be scrappy and hands on, yet big enough to influence change and product strategy. Be a part of Agoda's Design team and unlock the world for our global community of hotels and travelers.

Experience Requirements & Role Expectations:

• 2-5 years of full-time experience as a product designer for digital or web-based products; in-house experience highly preferred.
• Design intuitive, delightful, and high‑quality user interfaces, delivering thoughtful UI and interactions with attention to detail and craft.
• Solid understanding of UX fundamentals, including user flows, interaction design, user research, usability, and accessibility.
• Own design execution for a defined product area, working from early discovery through delivery with support and feedback from peers.
• Partner closely with Product Managers to contribute to product direction. Translate user needs, product requirements, and constraints into clear, effective design solutions.
• Comfortable working in cross‑functional teams with Product Managers, Engineers, and other designers.
• Clear communication skills to explain design decisions, trade‑offs, and rationale
• A strong portfolio of work that demonstrates your design thinking, process, and solutions showcasing beautiful, user-centered web and mobile product design.

The candidate must have:

• Fluency in Japanese (written and verbal), with the ability to review, design, and critique product experiences in Japanese
• Deep familiarity with Japanese digital products and user behaviors, including common patterns in e‑commerce, travel, and mobile experiences
• Strong awareness of cultural nuances that influence user behavior in Japan, such as tone, politeness, formality, and decision‑making patterns
• Ability to collaborate with Japan‑based stakeholders and incorporate local market insights, content, and requirements into design solutions
• Experience designing for Japanese users, with an understanding of local expectations around clarity, information density, trust signals, and visual hierarchy
• Experience working for an Online Travel Agency or Consumer-facing products

What you can expect day to day:

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, Designers and other partners to align on scope, requirements, priorities, and delivery timelines.
• Design end‑to‑end product experiences, from early exploration to high‑fidelity designs.
• Test ideas, prototypes, and hypotheses with users to gather actionable feedback and iterate on solutions.
• Present and share your work with peers and stakeholders, both asynchronously and in person.
• Continuously improve your craft through feedback, iteration, and learning.

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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.

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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.

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