Sabre is a technology company that powers the global travel industry. By leveraging next-generation technology, we create global technology solutions that take on the biggest opportunities and solve the most complex challenges in travel.
Positioned at the center of the travel, we shape the future by offering innovative advancements that pave the way for a more connected and seamless ecosystem as we power mobile apps, online travel sites, airline and hotel reservation networks, travel agent terminals, and scores of other solutions.
Simply put, we connect people with moments that matter.
Sabre is the global leader in innovative technology that leads the travel industry and is currently seeking a Principal Business Operations expert. We are always looking for bright and driven people who have a penchant for technology and want to hone their skills. If you are interested in challenging work, being part of a global team, and solving complex problems through technology, business intelligence and analytics, and Agile practices - then Sabre is right for you! It is our people who develop and deliver powerful solutions that meet the current and future needs for our airline, hotel, and travel agency customers.
Responsibilities
Primarily responsible for analyzing workforce data, forecasting staffing needs and collaborating with key stakeholders in the organization to ensure the right people, skills, location and resources to achieve company goals.
- Proactively partner with senior leaders in product and engineering, vendor management and finance to deliver annual investment plan
- Fully understand the product portfolio and workforce demands to support product and development
- Develop workforce business case models and analyze resource trade-offs, provide insights and recommendations to senior leaders
- Influence decisions, shape strategy and prepare presentations for senior management
- Support annual investment prioritization process from workforce planning perspective
- Analyze current/past trends and key workforce performance indicator metrics (utilization, turnover, etc.)
- Coordinate and complete complex special projects as required
- Track, oversee, report and prioritize initiatives to ensure progress and successful completion
- Collaborate across multiple functions, including finance, product and development, vendor management, etc.
- Interpret data, order and assess its value and then present the findings to the relevant stakeholders concisely
Preferred Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum 5 years related experience with knowledge of project management principals, practices and procedures
What you will need to thrive in this role
- Strong financial and workforce planning skills with ability to think strategically
- Ability to influence and drive change across product and development organization
- Advanced computer software skills
- A positive, helpful, and customer-focused attitude
- A passion for results and exceeding customer expectations in a fast-paced, demanding, and self-guided environment
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent verbal, written, and virtual communication skills
- Creative and logical solution methods
- A drive for meeting timeline requirements with detail and quality
- Flexibility in work schedule and thought processes
- A team-oriented, “can do” attitude
- Demonstration of good judgment
- Outstanding planning, organization, and relationship-building skills
- Effectiveness in facilitating meetings virtually and in person with internal and external participants
Sabre Offers The Following Outstanding Benefits
- Very competitive compensation
- Generous Paid Time Off (25 PTO days)
- 4 days (one day/quarter) Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
- 5 days off annually for Year-End Break
- We offer a comprehensive medical, dental and Wellness Program
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
- An infrastructure that allows flexible working arrangements
- Formal and informal reward, recognition and acknowledgement programs
- Lots of fun and engaging employee development events
Reasonable Accommodation
Sabre is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Applicants applying for a Sabre position with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact Sabre at [email protected].
Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Affirmative Action
Sabre is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals. EEO IS THE LAW
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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.”
