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 an Executive Principal Delivery Specialist to join our global Revenue Management & Offer Optimization Delivery team, where innovation knows no borders. This team specializes in implementing and delivering Dynamic Pricing and Revenue Management solutions for airlines across the globe. It bridges complex data science, machine learning models and airline business processes to help carriers maximize revenue and transform their offer optimization capabilities. With an inclusive culture and flexible work environment, we work together with boldness, curiosity and commitment so we can all win together.
As an Executive Principal Delivery Specialist, you will serve as a subject matter expert leading full lifecycle implementations from project kickoff through business process assessment and transition to customer care. You will guide cross-functional project teams, mentor business analysts and collaborate directly with operations research teams to refine models for optimal customer outcomes. This role requires deep airline revenue management expertise, strong data analytical skills and the ability to partner effectively with customer executives and internal sales teams.
What you'll do
- Lead the end-to-end implementation lifecycle for Dynamic Pricing and Revenue Management solutions, from project kickoff and business process assessment through transition to customer care.
- Partner with Operations Research teams to deploy and fine-tune machine learning and pricing models based on real-world airline business use cases and experimentation frameworks.
- Lead data gathering and validation checks across all stages of implementation to ensure accuracy and solution adoption.
- Guide project teams, mentor new business analysts and serve as the lead conduit between developers, architects, customer care and internal or external stakeholders.
- Contribute to sales operations and RFPs by defining work orders, implementation costs and sharing customer best practices with solution management.
What you'll bring
Required qualifications
- Minimum 12 years of experience in airline Revenue Management, Pricing and associated Machine Learning/Operations Research models using O&D revenue management solutions or similar applications.
- Demonstrated expertise in Dynamic Pricing, Competitive Benchmarking, Offer Optimization, Forecasting, Optimization techniques and experimentation framework design.
- Strong data analytical skills with working knowledge of SQL, NoSQL databases (such as Google BigQuery or MongoDB) and database concepts.
- Practical experience with major travel distribution or reservation systems (Sabre, Amadeus, or Galileo).
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to lead discussions across technical and business teams.
- Willingness to travel 30–40% of the time.
Preferred qualifications
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel Advanced, PowerPoint) and analytical or database tools such as Python, R, VBA, SQL Developer, Studio 3T/Compass or Salesforce CRM.
- Command of a second language.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical experience.
Benefits that support you
Our benefits reflect how we value you – with competitive compensation, generous time off, health and well-being support, and opportunities to grow.
For employees based in the US, benefits include:
- Five weeks of paid time off (PTO), 12 paid holidays, paid volunteer time off each quarter and an additional company-wide year-end break.
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance coverage, with Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options.
- Paid parental leave and family-building support, including adoption reimbursement.
- A 401(k) retirement savings plan with an immediate 6% company match.
- Access to Emotional Wellbeing Solutions, the Calm app, virtual medical care and wellness programs.
- A hybrid work arrangement with three days in the office and two days working remotely to support work-life balance.
- Global diversity and inclusion programs.
Eligibility and coverage are subject to applicable benefit plans and company policies.
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Sabre is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals. EEO IS THE LAW
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Skills Required
- At least 12 years of experience in airline revenue management, pricing, and associated machine learning or operations research models using O&D revenue management solutions or similar applications
- Expertise in dynamic pricing, competitive benchmarking, offer optimization, forecasting, optimization techniques, and experimentation framework design
- Strong data analytical skills and working knowledge of SQL, NoSQL databases, and database concepts
- Practical experience with major travel distribution or reservation systems such as Sabre, Amadeus, or Galileo
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to lead discussions across technical and business teams
- Willingness to travel 30–40% of the time
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, advanced Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience with analytical or database tools such as Python, R, VBA, SQL Developer, Studio 3T, MongoDB Compass, or Salesforce CRM
- Command of a second language
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical experience
Sabre Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sabre Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Sabre Corporation.
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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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