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.
Sr Business Analyst - Coupa
We are seeking a Sr Business Analyst - Coupa to join our global Global Business Systems team, where innovation knows no borders. This team powers our global workforce and enterprise operations by delivering, configuring, and optimizing critical finance and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solutions. It bridges business needs with modern technology to drive efficiency and operational excellence. With an inclusive culture and flexible work environment, we work together with boldness, curiosity and commitment so we can all win together.
As a Sr Business Analyst - Coupa, you will serve as the primary functional and technical bridge connecting our Procurement, Finance, and Accounts Payable teams with our enterprise IT ecosystem. You will drive technical strategy, system configuration, integration, and continuous improvement across core P2P platforms, focusing on Coupa and SAP. This role requires strong business process acumen across the entire P2P lifecycle, practical technical configuration capabilities, and expertise in system integration and middleware.
What you'll do
- Partner with Procurement, Finance, and Accounts Payable stakeholders to elicit requirements, map end-to-end P2P processes, and support Travel & Incidental Expense management.
- Perform hands-on functional configuration and administration in Coupa, SAP, and supporting applications to translate business requirements into scalable technical designs with minimal custom code.
- Serve as the functional and technical SME for integrations between SAP, Coupa, expense systems, banking networks, and third-party vendor platforms, diagnosing and resolving complex integration and middleware errors.
- Provide Tier 3 application support to resolve complex production issues and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, system architecture maps, training materials, and SOPs.
- Proactively identify process bottlenecks and leverage automation, modern integration architectures, and analytics to streamline procurement workflows, improve auto-reconciliation, and maximize adoption.
What you'll bring
Required qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of experience as an IT Business Analyst or Functional Consultant specializing in Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solutions within an enterprise Global Business Systems or Enterprise IT environment.
- Hands-on experience configuring and supporting SAP (ECC or S/4HANA) P2P/MM module and/or Coupa (Procurement, Invoicing, Expenses, or Pay).
- Deep understanding of the end-to-end P2P lifecycle, corporate travel and incidental expense policies, tax management, three-way matching, and general ledger accounting.
- Knowledge of enterprise integration architecture, middleware concepts (REST/SOAP APIs, flat files, sFTP, ETL, webhooks), and data flows between ERPs and cloud P2P platforms.
- Strong background in SDLC methodologies (Agile/Scrum, Waterfall) writing detailed User Stories, Technical Specs, and Acceptance Criteria, with experience managing testing strategies (UAT, Integration, Regression) and deployment cutovers.
Role will Require the candidate to interview in person and work onsite in our Southlake office 3 days a week.
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field.
- Relevant professional certifications in Coupa, SAP S/4HANA, or SAP Ariba.
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Google AI Studio, or supporting P2P/T&E tools such as SAP Concur.
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
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 5 years of experience as an IT Business Analyst or Functional Consultant specializing in Procure-to-Pay solutions within an enterprise IT or Global Business Systems environment.
- Hands-on experience configuring and supporting SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA P2P/MM and/or Coupa Procurement, Invoicing, Expenses, or Pay.
- Deep understanding of the end-to-end P2P lifecycle, corporate travel and incidental expense policies, tax management, three-way matching, and general ledger accounting.
- Knowledge of enterprise integration architecture and middleware concepts, including REST/SOAP APIs, flat files, sFTP, ETL, webhooks, and ERP-to-cloud platform data flows.
- Strong background in Agile/Scrum and Waterfall SDLC methodologies, including user stories, technical specifications, acceptance criteria, UAT, integration testing, regression testing, and deployment cutovers.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field.
- Professional certification in Coupa, SAP S/4HANA, or SAP Ariba.
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Google AI Studio, SAP Concur, or similar P2P and travel-and-expense tools.
- Ability to interview in person and work onsite at the Southlake office three days per week.
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.”
