Global Account Director

Sabre Corporation; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and bonuses

Flexible work options

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Generous PTO and holidays

Strong retirement planning support

Family-friendly benefits

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Sabre Corporation is seeking a Global Account Director to lead one of our most strategic global corporate travel agency accounts. You will own executive relationships, drive joint account strategies, and ensure high-impact solution delivery aligned with business objectives.

This role requires a strong customer focus, program and project management capability, and the confidence to navigate complexity while influencing cross-functional teams across product, technology and operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in agency distribution, customer success, project management or commercial roles in travel tech.
• Proven track record building executive relationships and growth-focused account strategies.
• Experience collaborating with product, technology and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic global corporate travel agency customer initiatives to drive revenue growth and account retention.
• Develop and execute customer-focused account strategies that deliver long-term commercial value.
• Build executive relationships across internal and external teams to align solutions with business objectives.
• Partner with product, technology, operations and commercial leadership to deliver tailored customer solutions.
• Use analytics tools to monitor performance metrics, improve account planning and accelerate delivery.

Skills

Executive relationships

Strategic account management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Analytics tools

AI tooling

Job description

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.

Global Account Director

We are seeking a Global Account Director to join our global Agency commercial team, where innovation knows no borders. This team builds strategic partnerships with major enterprise customers, turning market insights and travel technology into commercial success. It connects Sabre’s solutions directly to client objectives so corporate travel agencies can scale, innovate, and serve their markets with confidence. With an inclusive culture and flexible work environment, we work together with boldness, curiosity and commitment so we can all win together.

As Global Account Director, you will lead one of Sabre’s most strategic global corporate travel agency customer accounts. You will own executive-level relationships, drive joint account strategies, and ensure high-impact solution delivery aligned with business objectives. This role requires a strong customer focus, project management capability, and the confidence to navigate complexity while influencing cross-functional stakeholders.

What you’ll do

• Lead strategic global corporate travel agency customer initiatives to drive revenue growth and account retention.
• Develop and execute customer-focused account strategies that deliver long-term commercial value.
• Build executive relationships across internal and external teams to align solutions with business objectives.
• Partner with product, technology, operations and commercial leadership to deliver tailored customer solutions.
• Use analytics tools and automation to monitor performance metrics, improve account planning and accelerate delivery.

What you’ll bring

• Minimum 10 years of experience in agency distribution, customer success, project management or commercial roles in travel tech.
• Deep domain expertise in corporate travel agency operations and travel technology solutions.
• Proven track record of building executive relationships and executing growth-focused account strategies.
• Demonstrated success collaborating with cross-functional product, technology and operational teams.
• Practical experience using generative AI, automation or analytics tools to enhance account planning and decision-making.

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 [e-mail].

Determinationson 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