Agoda is one of the world’s fastest-growing online hotel platforms. Established in 2005 as a start-up, Agoda expanded quickly in Asia and was soon acquired in 2007 by the world’s largest seller of rooms online - the Priceline Group. Today, Agoda offers hundreds of thousands of accommodation options around the globe with service and support in over 40 lan...
Apply your expertise in quantitative analysis, data mining, and the presentation of data to understand fraud, how it relates to Agoda’s strategy and products, and how to prevent it.
Build advanced predictive models to understand the impact of specific fraudulent behaviors, trends and patterns.
Work closely with cross-functional teams of data and backend engineers, analysts, user researchers, product managers and designers who are passionate about Agoda’s success
Build and analyze dashboards, reports and key datasets to empower operational and exploratory analysis of fraud.
Understand how user fraud affects other consumers of our data, including insights and feature teams, and work across the data landscape to minimize impact and drive influence wherever possible.
Communicate data-informed insights and recommendations to key stakeholders, engineering and product partners.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in science, computer science, statistics, economics, mathematics, or similar quantitative discipline
Previous experience working in fraud detection and prevention, with an understanding of the impact that has on other areas in the company where business and product decisions are made.
Coding skills for analytics and data manipulation (SQL, R, Python, Pandas, Scala)
Data visualizations such as Tableau or your weapon of choice.
Knowledge of machine learning algorithms including classifiers, clustering algorithms, and anomaly detection a plus
Strong analytical and statistical analysis skills in order to extract insights and recommendations
Fluent in English with strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
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