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 Principal Commercial Contracts Manager to join our global Commercial Contracts team, where innovation knows no borders. This team supports Travel Solutions by partnering with Sales, Product, Finance, Tax and Legal teams to shape commercial agreements that help travel agency customers grow with Sabre. With an inclusive culture that embraces a flexible work environment, we foster a spirit of collaboration fueled by boldness, curiosity and commitment that empowers us all to win together.
As Principal Commercial Contracts Manager, you will support complex travel agency commercial agreements across the APAC region. You will act as a senior advisor to commercial teams, lead high-impact contract negotiations and help improve contracting processes at scale. This role requires strong judgment, regional business insight and the ability to turn complex commercial terms into clear contract outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Lead the drafting, negotiation and review of complex commercial agreements for travel agency customers across APAC.
- Partner with Sales, Legal, Finance, Tax, Operations and Product teams to structure contract terms that support business goals and manage risk.
- Serve as a senior point of contact for commercial teams, customer legal teams and internal counsel on contract matters.
- Advise on post-signature contract questions, escalation paths and regional contracting practices.
- Drive process improvements, template updates and automation initiatives that improve speed, consistency and commercial impact.
Preferred qualifications and education
- Bachelor’s degree or professional qualification in law.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in commercial contracts, legal operations, paralegal work or contract negotiation in a high-volume business environment.
- Strong experience supporting technology, travel technology, software, SaaS or travel agency commercial agreements.
- Proven ability to negotiate complex customer agreements and influence stakeholders across a matrixed global organization.
- Strong understanding of commercial terms, risk allocation, financial models and contract governance.
- Prior experience support contracts for Greater China region are preferred.
- Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Benefits
Benefits are not one-size fits all which is why we go beyond the traditional medical and financial benefits to offer perks that promote total well-being. We offer a comprehensive package designed to help you shift into your best self:
- 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.
#LI-Hybrid#LI-MF1Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or professional qualification in law
- Minimum 8 years experience in commercial contracts, legal operations, paralegal work or contract negotiation in a high-volume environment
- Experience supporting technology, travel technology, software or SaaS commercial agreements
- Proven ability to negotiate complex customer agreements and influence stakeholders across a matrixed global organization
- Strong understanding of commercial terms, risk allocation, financial models and contract governance
- Prior experience supporting contracts for Greater China region
- Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
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.”
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