AgodaAG

Customer Experience Specialist – English and Arabic (based in Cairo)

Agoda is a digital travel platform offering deals on hotels, flights, and activities worldwide, leveraging technology to make travel more accessible. Headquartered in Singapore, it's part of Booking Holdings and employs over 7,000 people globally.

Agoda

Employee count: 5000+

Egypt only

About Agoda

Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets 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.

Our Purpose - Bridging the World Through Travel

We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness.
We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.

Get to Know our Team

Agoda’s Customer Support Team understands that travel can be an ever-changing environment. That is why we provide in-person, real-time help around the clock and in 38 languages. No matter the issue, we present the best of Agoda’s values to each and every customer with multiple support channels and a strong desire to serve.

Certainly doing more than answering phone calls or replying to emails, our specialists actively look for ways to improve our customer’s experience. We quickly adapt to challenges by collaborating with other teams and experimenting on everything we can. This has allowed us to develop new and effective products that produce meaningful results and continue to drive Agoda’s business performance.

Our Customer Support Team serves a daily role in contributing to a core strength and service of Agoda with a clear vision and a focus on efficient and satisfying customer support. 

In this Role, you'll get to: 

  • Deliver excellent customer service and manage the needs of our customers (guests and partners) through our communication channels (phone, email, and messaging).
  • Support customers across a combination of Agoda products (Hotel, Flights, Activities and more).
  • Professionally handle a high volume of inquiries from clients and customers.
  • Contribute to business strategies by improving customer service through self-service initiatives, participation in product experiments, providing feedback, and driving efficiency.
  • Continuously identify work process improvements.
  • Maintain open communication with Team Leaders and Managers, including through feedback, coaching, and alignment on performance goals.
  • Take ownership of issues and concerns of customers, including operational issues, pricing / invoice queries etc.

What we offer:

  • 1-year fixed term contract with a possibility of extension based on performance and business needs.
  • Base Salary up to390 USD per month (contract in USD, paid in EGP following currency rate)
  • A signing bonus equivalent to one month's base salary.
  • $400 USD allowance to set up your home office (one time)
  • After completed the contract, performance Bonus, in line with Agoda's policy
  • A highly diverse, multicultural work environment
  • A compensation package, including benefits and an annual performance-linked bonus, that is competitive for the role and aligned with country or global standards.
  • Agoda staff discount on bookings 
  • Career development opportunities
  • Employees’ well-being programs

What you'll Need to Succeed:

  • Advanced command of spoken and written Arabic (level B2 or higher) and English (business fluent).
    (Please note that command of at least one language apart from English is required for this role.)
  • Customer service skills – Attentiveness, empathy, patience and consistency, persuasion, immaculate telephone manners and communication skills.
  • Excellent listening skills, critical-thinker with attention to detail.
  • Hybrid work from home arrangement with a one-time $400 WFH allowance
  • Minimum typing speed of 35 words per minute
  • Willingness to work on rotating shifts, as per business requirements including on public holidays, and weekends on applicable.
  • Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
  • Demonstrate a high degree of integrity and confidentiality
  • Ability to operate in a fast-paced work environment

It's Great if you have:

  • Prior experience of working in customer/partner facing roles for at least a year.

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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.

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.

To all recruitment agencies: Agoda does not accept third party resumes. Please do not send resumes to our jobs alias, Agoda employees or any other organization location. Agoda is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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At Agoda, we are at the forefront of revolutionizing the travel industry through groundbreaking technology. Our mission is to empower everyone to see the world for less by leveraging best-in-class technology to make travel easier and more accessible. Since our inception in 2005, we have been driven by a passion for innovation and a commitment to providing great value deals on a global network of millions of hotels and holiday properties, in addition to flights, activities, and more. We are dedicated to creating a seamless and hassle-free booking experience for our customers worldwide, with our platform available in 39 languages and supported by 24/7 customer service.

Our technological prowess is central to our success. Agoda's tech team utilizes a diverse array of programming tools and tech stacks, including JavaScript, Python, C#, Java, Kotlin, Rust, Apache Spark, Kafka, and Kubernetes, to innovate and enhance the travel experience. We manage a massive amount of data, with our Kafka streams processing approximately 2 trillion messages daily and navigating 30 petabytes of data on our platform. This data-driven approach allows us to constantly measure, test, and refine our platform's performance and usability, ultimately enhancing the experience for our customers, partners, and employees. Our extensive experimentation platform runs around 1,000 experiments at any given time, ensuring that we are continuously optimizing user experiences. Headquartered in Singapore, Agoda is a proud part of Booking Holdings (Nasdaq: BKNG) and has a global presence with over 7,000 employees from more than 90 nationalities across 26+ markets. This diversity fuels our innovation and our ability to understand and cater to the varied needs of a global audience, truly bridging the world through travel.

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Retirement Plan

Retirement savings plan.

Dental Insurance

Coverage for dental care.

Vision Insurance

Coverage for vision care.

Agoda Choice

Flexible benefits program.

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Agoda

Company size

5000+ employees

Founded in

2005

Chief executive officer

Omri Morgenshtern

Employees live in

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