Intern – Associate Account Specialist

<div class="content-intro"><p></p> <p><strong>About Agoda</strong></p> <p>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.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>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.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>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.</p></div><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The opportunity:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>This internship is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in&nbsp;Agoda Supply Team&nbsp;Supply&nbsp;while working on a&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;localization&nbsp;research project for the Japan market.&nbsp;</p> <p>As a Japan&nbsp;Localization &amp; Supply Operations Intern, you will support day-to-day operational tasks across different Supply functions and learn how Agoda manages hotel setup, onboarding, and platform readiness. In parallel, you will take ownership of a project focused on making Agoda’s platform more domestic-friendly for Japanese users. You will explore what makes the platform intuitive, relevant, and easy to use from a Japanese customer perspective, and present your findings and&nbsp;recommendations&nbsp;to the Japan leadership team&nbsp;at the end of the internship.&nbsp;</p> <p>This role is ideal for students who are curious, detail-oriented, analytical, and excited to learn how local market insight can connect with&nbsp;real business&nbsp;operations in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>In this role,&nbsp;you’ll&nbsp;get to:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Take ownership of a localization research project focused on improving Agoda’s platform experience for Japanese users&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Explore what makes a platform more domestic-friendly, intuitive, and user-friendly from a Japanese customer perspective&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Conduct research, organize insights, and develop practical recommendations for improvement&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Present your findings and recommendations to the team at the end of the internship&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Gain hands-on experience in day-to-day Supply operations across multiple functions&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Support detailed hotel setup&nbsp;/&nbsp;property onboarding tasks&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Learn how Agoda manages partner setup, content quality, and operational readiness across different workflows&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Work closely with team members across&nbsp;different functions&nbsp;and contribute to process efficiency and execution quality&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Provide the team with constructive feedback and observations from both an operational and local user perspective&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>What&nbsp;you’ll&nbsp;need to succeed:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program (3rd or 4th year) and able to&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;student status throughout the internship period&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Available to&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in the full internship program from&nbsp;27 July to 18 September 2026 (7 weeks)&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Demonstrates strong passion and curiosity for both the&nbsp;travel tech industry&nbsp;and&nbsp;Agoda&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Strong communication&nbsp;skills in both&nbsp;Japanese and English&nbsp;(spoken and written)&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>High attention to detail with the ability to&nbsp;manage operational tasks accurately&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Possesses&nbsp;structured, logical thinking&nbsp;and strong problem-solving capabilities&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Analytical mindset with a strong willingness to learn and improve&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Proficient in&nbsp;Microsoft 365, particularly&nbsp;Excel and PowerPoint&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Positive attitude with openness to learning, adapting, and working in a fast-paced environment&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Comfortable working in a&nbsp;dynamic, multicultural environment&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Interest in areas such as&nbsp;localization, user experience (UX), operations, or the&nbsp;travel technology industry&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>It’s&nbsp;great if you have:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Interest in Japanese consumer behavior, localization, or digital user experience&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Familiarity with Excel functions such as VLOOKUP, SUMIF, and Pivot Tables&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Previous&nbsp;internship, part-time, research, or project experience in operations, hospitality, e-commerce, technology, or customer experience&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Employment details:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Employment type:&nbsp;Intern&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Hourly rate:&nbsp;JPY 2,500&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Program duration: 6 weeks (27 July 2026 – 4th September 2026)&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Working hours:&nbsp;Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Work location:&nbsp;Agoda Tokyo Office (Toranomon Hills)&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p>&nbsp;</p> <h4>&nbsp;</h4> <h4><span class="font-semibold" data-streamdown="strong">Please review our Hiring Process Guidelines before your interview — click <a href="https://careersatagoda.com/interview/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span> </a>to learn how interviewing at Agoda works.</span></h4> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>Discover more about working at Agoda</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Agoda Careers&nbsp;<a href="https://careersatagoda.com/">https://careersatagoda.com</a></li> <li>Facebook&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/agodacareers/">https://www.facebook.com/agodacareers/</a></li> <li>LinkedIn&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoda">https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoda</a></li> 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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.</p> <p>We&nbsp;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 <a href="https://careersatagoda.com/privacy-statement" target="_blank">privacy policy</a>.</p> <p><strong>Disclaimer</strong></p> <p>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. 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