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.

Role Details:

This is a strategic and global role within Sabre LGS (Lodging, Ground & Sea) organization responsible for elaborating on data-centric market analysis to generate demand for our portfolio of solutions which include: hotel, cars, ground, and rail segments and other ancillary products.

The lodging segment is a key focus area at Sabre and is one of the six growth areas identified across the company. The role will work closely with our commercial teams to increase sales within North America (NAM) and globally.  We’re building the leading B2B Lodging Platform. Our customers and partners are the biggest names in travel around the world; together, we make travel happen. At Sabre we offer excellent benefits, provide development opportunities, and support strong network of interest groups, communities of practice, and resource groups to foster diversity, inclusivity, and growth.

Customer facing working with senior executives of current and prospective customers at the largest global TMCs, OBTs and regional travel agencies.  Its success will depend on close collaboration with Sabre’s agency sales team.  In addition, the successful candidate will focus on Business Development in NAM focused on LGS products (especially Hotels) and will provide strategic direction and tactical delivery to achieve the business targets.

This role will require a deep commercial understanding of the travel ecosystem and will require technical aptitude and knowledge of how to sell and grow Online Booking Tools and API services to our travel agencies, TMCs, third party partners and other distribution channels.  An understanding of the data required to manage and grow our solutions for Corporate, Leisure, OTAs as well as understanding the different touchpoints of travel supply at travel agencies will be required.  This role requires strong business acumen; it will use self-service data repositories to provide strategic direction rooted on analytical insights. In addition to having responsibility for achieving revenue and booking targets, this role will be responsible for providing input from our largest customers to our Product Strategy team on how to enhance current offerings and prioritizing future roadmap items for the Sabre LGS business segments.  

This individual will work closely with our NAM agency customers, agency sales teams, product strategy, supply teams and the onboarding / delivery teams. It will identify key pain points and areas of opportunity for Sabre to deliver further value to our customers.  We are looking for someone who can amplify the value Sabre provides to our customers, help our clients align their goals with Sabre, and establish the demand team as a trusted advisor and strategic partner.  

Key responsibilities:  

• Ability to design strategic plans on a regional and account basis leveraging all data available.

• Able to drive demand across our agency partners in order to deliver / exceed on plan numbers. Work collaboratively with Sabre Agency Sales executives to develop sales strategies to meet and exceed sales targets. 

• Be the customer advocate within Sabre and help drive product requirements, delivery and adoption across demand (agency) partners. Work directly with the delivery and onboarding team to ensure product adoption for new enhancements. Establish yourself as a key leader at Sabre to effectively collaborate across Sales, Product, Technology, HR, Marketing, Finance and Operations teams to ensure that customer needs are appropriately met and prioritized. 

• Grow and maintain senior level relationships within NAM and the appropriate counterparts in agencies and API / OTB clients (especially product and strategy) 

• Understand market dynamics in travel distribution and emerging business models in order to grow our market share and adoption of products. 

• Client Stewardship – work with demand partners and commercial teams in a consultative role identifying trends and providing Sabre solutions to identified challenges. 

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