Overview
Sabre is hiring a VP of Airline IT Sales & Accounts for Latin America. This leader will have full ownership and accountability of our airline sales and account management teams with the focus on delivering sustainable growth in the region.
You will be an integral member of the global Travel Solutions senior management team with the responsibility of building and developing a high-performing sales and accounts team. Acting as a change agent that fosters innovation, you will develop new strategic perspectives and bring out-of-the-box thinking to the table. We are seeking a strong sales leader who has a proven track record of effective executive customer engagement skills, strong influence internally and across the marketplace, and experience in the travel or software sector and in an equivalent fast-paced technology organization.
Responsibilities
- Establish the strategy for growth and revenue generation for new and existing business across the region, which includes renewals and new sales efforts across airline software
- Ensure the strategic direction of the Company and region is implemented to maximize profit
- Develop a renewed focus on the Latin America sales strategy and execution; Perform ongoing market landscape analysis and market research to identify top opportunities and challenges
- Implement and maintain an effective sales management approach to provide current and accurate revenue projections and pipeline forecasts to support business growth
- Accountable for driving the sales team to sell new solutions to both existing and new customers in an effort to reach annual regional sales targets (CTOV and Revenue)
- Drive changes to the commercial model and bring new revenue streams that deliver sustainable profit as well as market share growth
- Lead and directly manage the Program Management team to effectively execute software delivery
- Establish and maintain a high level of customer engagement at the C-level, positioning Sabre as an innovative player in the Latin America market
- Provide regular detailed status and activity reporting in customer activities and solutions performance to executive leadership
- Work closely with the Marketing, Product Management, Delivery & Consulting Leaders to ensure activities (including marketing strategies, implementation and execution) are aligned with the overall corporate strategy
- Foster strong relationships with internal leaders / stakeholders across Sabre; Responsible for collaboration and global process development across all segments in the Latin America region
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferredMinimum 15 years of progressive global senior executive leadership and sales experience preferably in the travel or software industryExtensive understanding of the Latin America market landscape including knowledge of key players, knowledge of the competitive landscape, key trends, opportunities and challengesStrong background in the design and implementation of sales and business development plans in a growing organizationProven experience selling at the C-level and driving negotiations to a successful closeProven ability to influence cross-functional teams within a global, matrix organization, with strong capabilities to build relationships with internal and external stakeholdersProfessional presence and business acumen with articulate and persuasive oral and written communication skillsOperates with very broad latitudeAbility to speak Spanish and / or Portuguese would be a definite advantageBenefits
Very competitive compensationGenerous Paid Time Off (25 PTO days)4 days (one day / quarter) Volunteer Time Off (VTO)5 days off annually for Year-End BreakWe offer a comprehensive medical, dental and Wellness Program12 weeks paid parental leaveAn infrastructure that allows flexible working arrangementsFormal and informal reward, recognition and acknowledgement programsLots of fun and engaging employee development eventsJob Details
Seniority level : ExecutiveEmployment type : Full-timeJob function : Information TechnologyIndustries : Technology, Information and Internet#J-18808-Ljbffr