Account Director, Corporate Travel

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 Strategic Account Director to join our global Agency commercial team, where innovation knows no borders. This individual will lead one of Sabre’s most strategic customers, delivering impact, strategic insights, and strong partnerships that drive commercial success and expand Saber's presence. With an inclusive culture that embraces a flexible work environment, we foster a spirit of collaboration fueled by boldness, curiosity, and commitment, empowering us all to win together.As a Strategic Account Director, you will be dedicated to supporting a key global corporate travel agency customer. You will be responsible for building and expanding executive-level relationships, developing and evolving account strategies, and ensuring high-impact delivery of solutions aligned with the customer's and Sabre’s business objectives. This role requires a strong customer focus, project management skills, and the ability to navigate complexity while influencing outcomes among internal and external stakeholders.What you'll doLead 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 bringMinimum 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 youWe 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 bonusesFlexible work optionsComprehensive healthcare coverageGenerous PTO and holidaysStrong retirement planning supportFamily-friendly benefitsProfessional development opportunitiesWe 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.#LI-Hybrid#LI-PS1SummaryLocation: Richmond, England, United KingdomType: Full time