Powering the agentic revolution in travel. Sabre is an AI-native technology leader, backed by one of the world’s largest travel data clouds. Built on an open, modular, cloud-native architecture, Sabre serves as the backbone for both established leaders and bold, new disruptors, guiding them to the next age of travel retailing through intelligent, connected, and personalized experiences. With AI at its core and operating at unparalleled scale, Sabre transforms insights into innovation, empowering airlines, hoteliers, agencies and other partners to retail, distribute and fulfill travel worldwide.
We are seeking a Strategic Account Director to join our global Agency commercial team, where innovation knows no borders. This individual will lead one of Sabre’s most strategic customers, delivering impact, strategic insights, and strong partnerships that drive commercial success and expand Saber's presence. With an inclusive culture that embraces a flexible work environment, we foster a spirit of collaboration fueled by boldness, curiosity, and commitment, empowering us all to win together.
As a Strategic Account Director, you will be dedicated to supporting a key global corporate travel agency customer. You will be responsible for building and expanding executive-level relationships, developing and evolving account strategies, and ensuring high-impact delivery of solutions aligned with the customer's and Sabre’s business objectives. This role requires a strong customer focus, project management skills, and the ability to navigate complexity while influencing outcomes among internal and external stakeholders.
What you'll do
Lead strategic global corporate travel agency customer initiatives to drive revenue growth and account retention.
Develop and execute customer-focused account strategies that deliver long-term commercial value.
Build executive relationships across internal and external teams to align solutions with business objectives.
Partner with product, technology, operations and commercial leadership to deliver tailored customer solutions.
Use analytics tools and automation to monitor performance metrics, improve account planning and accelerate delivery.
What you'll bring
Minimum 10 years of experience in agency distribution, customer success, project management or commercial roles in travel tech.
Deep domain expertise in corporate travel agency operations and travel technology solutions.
Proven track record of building executive relationships and executing growth-focused account strategies.
Demonstrated success collaborating with cross-functional product, technology and operational teams.
Practical experience using generative AI, automation or analytics tools to enhance account planning and decision-making.
Benefits that support you
We know support looks different for everyone. That is why Sabre offers benefits beyond medical and financial coverage, with programs designed to support your well-being, growth and life outside work:
Competitive pay and performance-based bonuses
Flexible work options
Comprehensive healthcare coverage
Generous PTO and holidays
Strong retirement planning support
Family-friendly benefits
Professional development opportunities
We will give careful consideration to your application and review your details against the position criteria. You will receive separate notification as your application progresses. Please note that only candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role will proceed in the selection process.
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Skills Required
- Minimum 10 years of experience in agency distribution, customer success, project management, or commercial roles in travel technology
- Deep expertise in corporate travel agency operations and travel technology solutions
- Proven track record of building executive relationships and executing growth-focused account strategies
- Success collaborating with cross-functional product, technology, and operational teams
- Practical experience using generative AI, automation, or analytics tools for account planning and decision-making
Sabre Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is expansive, with five weeks of PTO from day one, eight paid holidays, floating holidays, and a companywide year‑end break. Paid volunteer time further broadens available leave.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave provides 12 weeks fully paid for birth or adoption, complemented by generous bereavement leave up to 15 paid days. Disability coverage and dependent eligibility to age 26 reinforce family support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a strong company match underpins long‑term savings. This foundation strengthens overall financial security alongside core benefits.
Sabre Corporation Insights
What We Do
We are a software and technology company that powers the global travel industry. With decades of revolutionary firsts, our team of experts drive innovation and ingenuity in the industry. Today, we are creating a new marketplace for personalized travel. We partner with airlines, hoteliers, agencies and other travel partners to retail, distribute and fulfill travel. We are committed to helping customers operate more efficiently, drive revenue and offer personalized traveler experiences with next-generation technology solutions. Positioned at the center of the business of travel, our platform connects people with experiences that matter in their lives. Sabre's technology powers the nearly US$8 trillion travel industry. Our technology and data-driven solutions help our airline, hotel, travel agency and corporate customers grow their businesses and transform the traveler experience. The scale, breadth and depth of our technology is unmatched and sustains a complex industry. We provide an open and stable platform to deliver flexible, reliable and scalable solutions. Over the years, we have shaped and modernized the travel industry. We pioneered online travel agencies, corporate booking tools, revenue management, and web and mobile itinerary tools, to name a few. Our travel marketplace transacts more than US$120 billion of travel spend per year. And we are the world’s largest provider of airline and hotel technology. We have been named to the InformationWeek 500 list of the most innovative technology companies for 11 consecutive years. And InformationWeek named Sabre seventh on its list of the “Greatest Software Ever Written.”
