Tax Platform Director
Job description
About the role
You will lead the product strategy for Agoda's proprietary tax platform, managing a team of senior product managers. This high-visibility role involves overseeing a multi-year transformation of our systems to ensure global compliance and support the business needs of Agoda and the wider Booking Holdings group.
Key facts
What you'll do
- Define the vision and roadmap for global tax master data, determination, invoicing, reconciliation, and reporting.
- Collaborate with Group Tax to translate regulatory and audit requirements into functional platform capabilities.
- Direct large-scale transformation initiatives to support various business models and brands.
- Execute buy-vs-build evaluations for tax engines and e-invoicing providers while managing long-term vendor integration.
- Partner with engineering leads to prioritize technical architecture and ensure platform reliability at scale.
- Establish governance for tax configuration and change management.
- Report platform progress and success metrics to senior leadership and Booking Holdings executives.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in product management, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role such as Director or Head of Product.
- Proven history of building or transforming in-house tax platforms within large-scale digital marketplaces, ecommerce, or mobility sectors.
- Deep knowledge of indirect tax for digital businesses, including VAT/GST, withholding tax, and deemed-supplier regimes.
- Hands-on expertise with the full tax platform stack: determination, rules configuration, master data, and reporting controls.
- Ability to manage complex, multi-year projects by sequencing milestones and mitigating risk.
- Strong English communication skills for translating technical tax topics for non-technical stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Experience working with indirect tax engines, e-invoicing providers, or tax content vendors.
- Familiarity with large-scale financial data pipelines, ERP systems, and consolidation tools.
- Background in a quantitative or technical field like Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or Economics.
- Professional qualifications in Tax or Accounting combined with systems experience.
- Experience operating within high-growth, multicultural, and multi-jurisdictional environments.
Skills & tools
- Indirect tax (VAT/GST, withholding tax)
- Product strategy and roadmap development
- Tax determination and e-invoicing systems
- Financial data platforms and ERP integration
- Stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership
Practical notes
- Relocation is provided for this Bangkok-based role.
- Please review the Agoda hiring process guidelines at careersatagoda.com/interview/ prior to applying.
- Agoda is an equal opportunity employer and does not accept unsolicited agency submissions.
About the company
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