Senior Counsel, Privacy (Fintech Area) (Bangkok-based, Relocation Provided)

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.

The Opportunity

Senior Counsel, Privacy (Fintech area) – you will be part of a leading and innovative team responsible for the legal risk areas of data privacy, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. This role is dedicated to supporting fintech products and payments. You will act as a dedicated point of contact to fintech stakeholders across the company on the legal aspects of privacy, cybersecurity and AI, and maintain close cross-functional collaboration with sister brands within the Booking Holdings group. This is a unique opportunity to shape key fintech initiatives from the ground up, with high visibility across Agoda and other Booking Holdings brands.

In this Role, What You'll Do

• Product Counseling: End-to-end legal advisory support on privacy, AI and data protection matters as they relate to Agoda’s fintech products, interests and payment initiatives across the globe.
• Regulatory Compliance: Monitor, interpret and implement global privacy and payment regulations and guidance as they may apply to fintech and payment operations (e.g. EU GDPR, UK GDPR and Data (Use and Access Act), CCPA, PDPA, PIPA, APPI, GLBA, PSD2).
• Privacy by Design: Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Tech, Security, Finance, and Fintech commercial teams, as well as with other functions and brands in the Booking Holdings group, to embed privacy-by-design and compliance principles throughout product and data lifecycles. Lead and support privacy impact assessments, and data mapping exercises.
• Vendor and Partner Management: Assess third-party privacy and AI risks. Negotiate and review privacy, data protection and AI terms in contracts with payment service providers, tech service providers, and fintech partners.
• Regulatory Engagement: Support regulatory applications, filings, audits and responses to data protection authorities or financial regulatory authorities in relevant jurisdictions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as privacy subject matter expert for Fintech, advising on data subject rights, marketing and e-privacy compliance, and regulatory change implementation.
• Policy and Documentation: Draft and maintain privacy notices, policies, internal documentation, contribute to knowledge management, template development, and continuous improvement of privacy processes.

Required Qualification

• 6+ years of post-qualification experience, with at least 2 years at a reputable law firm.
• Law degree from a top law school, and excellent academic credentials.
• Demonstrated experience advising on privacy in the fintech, payments or financial services sector.
• Good knowledge of global privacy laws and payment regulations (GDPR, CCPA, PDPA, PIPA, APPI, PSD2).
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills; able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Self-starter with a sense of humor, adaptability, and enthusiasm for building new products and processes.

Preferred Qualification

• A data privacy qualification, CIPP or equivalent or at least willing to obtain one shortly after joining the company
• Legally qualified in either England, Singapore or another common law jurisdiction.
• Practical, solution-oriented approach to legal advice.
• Experience working in a tech company or with technology-driven products.

Location

This position is Bangkok-based. We are open to both local and international candidates, with relocation support available for eligible candidates to ensure a smooth transition to working and living in Bangkok. Remote work or working from locations outside of Bangkok is not available for this role.

Equal Opportunity and Other Information

Equal Opportunity Employer: At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. 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.

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.