Sabre

Chief of Staff- Global Travel Marketplace

United States · Work style not stated · Full time

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EmployerSabre
LocationUnited States
Work styleWork style not stated
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted8 Oct 2026

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.

We are seeking a Chief of Staff to join our global Commercial team, where innovation knows no borders. This team drives strategic clarity and execution across our $2B+ business unit, ensuring alignment across sales, product and commercial operations to drive growth in our marketplace business. With an inclusive culture and flexible work environment, we work together with boldness, curiosity and commitment so we can all win together.

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As Chief of Staff, you will serve as the principal strategic partner and force multiplier to the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). You will oversee the commercial roadmap, manage operating rhythm, coordinate strategic initiatives from inception to implementation and resolve complex organizational issues to optimize executive focus. This role requires high-impact leadership, cross-functional mediation and the confidence to drive pace and accountability across global and regional teams.

What you'll do

Own and evolve the global operating rhythm, governance frameworks, leadership reviews and communication cadence to maintain line of sight between local sales activity and long-term strategy.

Serve as delegated proxy for the CCO in internal and external forums with authority to represent positions, make operational decisions and align cross-functional stakeholders across Sales, Product, Marketing and Finance.

Oversee executive board materials, meeting design and regional engagement visits to ensure leadership discussions translate into actionable development and business outcomes.

Evaluate and implement AI-enabled efficiency tools, automation and emerging toolsets to reduce administrative friction, strengthen decision support and optimize commercial workflows.

What you'll bring

Minimum 10–15 years of professional experience in Corporate Strategy, Business Operations or Management Consulting, including proven success in a Chief of Staff or COO capacity.

Bachelor’s degree in business or finance.

Deep commercial expertise in Go-To-Market modeling, customer lifecycle management and global commercial dynamics within SaaS, travel tech or the wider travel industry.
Advanced analytical capability using CRM architectures like Salesforce and data visualization platforms to enforce sales discipline and operational alignment.

Proven executive presence and emotional intelligence with demonstrated ability to influence C-suite and VP-level stakeholders and mediate cross-functional priorities.

Preferred qualifications

MBA or equivalent advanced degree.

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 recruiting@careers.sabre.com.

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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