Sales Incentive Program Administrator

Sabre Corporation; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Bonuses based on performance

Flexible work options

Healthcare coverage

Generous PTO and holidays

Retirement planning support

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Sabre, a leading AI-native technology provider for travel, seeks a Principal, Sales Incentive Programs to own global compensation plan administration and partner with finance and sales leadership to drive value. This role requires analytical precision, governance experience, and the ability to modernize incentive design across regions.

You will benchmark plans, model complex commissions, and present recommendations to leadership boards while leveraging SQL, Excel, and automation tools to improve

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in sales compensation administration, revenue operations or financial planning within SaaS or travel tech.
• Deep expertise in incentive plan structures including quotas, accelerators, pay mixes and on-target earnings.
• Proven success modeling complex commission structures and presenting recommendations to governance boards.
• Advanced analytical skills using SQL, Excel or data visualization platforms to evaluate business performance.
• Practical experience applying workflow automation tools to scale productivity and optimize compensation planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead global administration of sales compensation plans to ensure accurate performance calculations and timely payouts.
• Partner with finance and sales leadership to design incentive frameworks aligned with business objectives.
• Conduct benchmarking studies and feasibility analyses to advise executives on plan adjustments.
• Evaluate monthly performance variance against budgets to measure plan effectiveness across business units.
• Use automated modeling tools to accelerate calculations, remove manual errors and improve performance visibility.

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.

Principal, Sales Incentive Program Administrator

We are seeking a principal to join our global Sales Operations team, where innovation knows no borders. This team designs commercial frameworks that reward high performance and help sales teams thrive. It connects strategy with financial incentives so teams can deliver value to customers. With an inclusive culture and flexible work environment, we work together with boldness, curiosity and commitment so we can all win together.

As a Principal, Sales Incentive Programs, you will serve as the expert advisor for global compensation strategies. You will own plan administration, guide stakeholders through design cycles and transform metrics into business growth. This role requires analytical precision, sound commercial judgment and the confidence to challenge outdated compensation structures.

What you’ll do

• Lead global administration of sales compensation plans to ensure accurate performance calculations and timely payouts.

• Partner with finance and sales leadership to design incentive frameworks aligned with business objectives.

• Conduct benchmarking studies and feasibility analyses to advise executives on plan adjustments.

• Evaluate monthly performance variance against budgets to measure plan effectiveness across business units.

• Use automated modeling tools to accelerate calculations, remove manual errors and improve performance visibility.

What you’ll bring

• Minimum 8 years of experience in sales compensation administration, revenue operations or financial planning within Software as a Service (SaaS) or travel technology.

• Deep expertise in incentive plan structures including quotas, accelerators, pay mixes and on-target earnings.

• Proven success modeling complex commission structures and presenting recommendations to governance boards.

• Advanced analytical skills using Structured Query Language (SQL), Excel or data visualization platforms to evaluate business performance.

• Practical experience applying workflow automation tools to scale productivity and optimize compensation planning.

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

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