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.
What you’ll be doing?
We are looking for a dynamic Senior Commercial Contracts Manager to join our Legal department's Commercial Contracts Team. This team supports our Sales, Developer, and Product departments within the Travel Solutions business unit. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about creating impactful solutions, this role is for you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drafting and Negotiation: Create custom agreements, templates, and ad hoc contractual instruments that clearly articulate the business terms negotiated by Account Managers with our Travel Agency customers or authorized developers.
- Collaboration: Work closely with the Sales organization, Operations, Finance, and Tax departments to support the negotiation process.
- Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact between the Sales team, customer’s legal counsel, and Sabre's in-house legal team. Handle post-signature contract queries and coordinate the escalation of complex issues to our attorneys.
- Project Management: Lead project management efforts and process design. Collaborate with contracts team members and other stakeholders to implement new agreements and strategic corporate programs. This includes writing business requirements, conducting testing, providing training, and driving automation efforts.
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or professional qualifications in Legal/Law.
- 5 years of relevant paralegal or contract drafting and negotiation experience, particularly in high-volume transactional deals.
- Superior command of the English language, both written and spoken.
- Working experience with technology services organizations will be a plus.
Personal Attributes:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- High level of integrity and professionalism.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to synthesize complex commercial ideas and assess financial models.
- Independent worker who thrives in a highly matrixed global organization.
Why Sabre?
At Sabre, you'll have the opportunity to work on projects that make a real impact on the travel industry. You'll be part of a collaborative and innovative team that is dedicated to connecting people with moments that matter. Join us and help shape the future of travel.
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.
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.”
