Principal Specialist, Financial Crime Compliance (Bangkok-based, Relocation Provided)

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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. Get To Know Our Team: In the age of technology, things are constantly changing. The travel market is much the same, being more dynamic and complex than ever. Agoda’s Legal team is well suited to take on the challenges presented, adopting a proactive mindset to tackle challenges and solve problems. We are quick on our feet, decisive, and collaborate with multiple departments. We hire out-of-the-box thinkers that are well grounded with ethics and legal knowledge to ensure that Agoda achieves the right results, the right way.  The Opportunity: Agoda’s Financial Crime Compliance team, under the Compliance & Ethics team, is responsible for preventing and detecting the broad range of emerging regulatory, sanctions and trade, economic, and financial crime risks attendant to our business. We are looking for a hands-on and business-minded Senior Manager, Financial Crime Compliance to support Agoda’s Financial Crime Risk Management (FCRM) program. In this role, you will provide practical advice and guidance on financial crime risks, including economic sanctions, export controls, money laundering, tax evasion and other applicable regulatory requirements. You will support the implementation and continued enhancement of Agoda’s financial crime compliance framework, including policies, procedures, controls, training, monitoring and testing. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to translate regulatory requirements into practical and sustainable business processes and help drive implementation and remediation initiatives. You will also support the continued strategic growth of Agoda’s FCRM function, working closely with colleagues at Booking Holdings Inc., Booking Holdings Financial Services and other sister brands. The right candidate will have strong experience across financial crime compliance matters, with particular knowledge of economic sanctions, especially US sanctions, and other global equivalents. You will be comfortable working with senior stakeholders, managing complex initiatives and responding to developing regulatory requirements in a fast-paced and diverse environment. The role reports to the Senior Director, Compliance. This position is based in Bangkok. Agoda provides relocation support for successful candidates who are not currently located in Bangkok. Please note that we are not open to remote working or the possibility of being based in other locations. In this Role, you’ll get to: • Provide practical advice on financial crime-related matters, including sanctions, AML and other applicable regulatory requirements • Develop and maintain Agoda FinCrime-related policies, procedures and processes, in collaboration with the BHI FinCrime team • Support the design, implementation and enhancement of FCRM controls and governance arrangements across Agoda’s business and payment activities • Translate regulatory requirements into clear, proportionate and actionable policies, procedures and operating processes • Work collaboratively w

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