Principal II Business Operations

3 Minutes ago • 5 Years + • Business Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Sabre, a technology company powering the global travel industry, is seeking a Principal II Business Operations expert. This role involves analyzing workforce data, forecasting staffing needs, and collaborating with stakeholders to achieve company goals. Responsibilities include partnering with senior leaders on investment plans, understanding the product portfolio, developing workforce business case models, influencing strategy, and supporting the annual investment prioritization process. The position requires analyzing trends, coordinating special projects, and presenting findings concisely to stakeholders across finance, product, and development.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 5 years related experience
  • Knowledge of project management principles
  • Strong financial and workforce planning skills
  • Ability to influence and drive change
  • Advanced computer software skills
  • Positive, helpful, and customer-focused attitude
  • Passion for results and exceeding expectations
  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Creative and logical solution methods
  • Drive for meeting timeline requirements
  • Flexibility in work schedule and thought processes
  • Team-oriented, "can do" attitude
  • Demonstration of good judgment
  • Outstanding planning, organization, and relationship-building skills
  • Effectiveness in facilitating meetings
Good to have:
  • Master's degree preferred
Perks:
  • Year-End-Break: additional fully paid days off during the last week of the year
  • Floating Holidays: up to 2 additional days of paid time-off
  • Paid parental leave: up to 12 weeks off with pay
  • Paid volunteer time: up to 4 days annually
  • My Benefit platform/Multisport card
  • Tax deduction
  • Employee Capital Plans
  • Baby Bonus: one-time allowance on childbirth or adoption
  • Say Thanks program
  • Luxmed VIP medical coverage
  • Foreign travel insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Mindfulness & meditation apps
  • Life insurance
  • English & Polish lessons
  • Professional development (Udemy, Sabre live learning)
  • GCP learning and certification
  • Certification and tuition reimbursement
  • Access to Communities (Google Developers Group, etc.)
  • Car and bike parking including electric scooter charging station
  • Fun & Relax zone in modern office (massage chairs, terraces, parents’ rooms)
  • No dress code
  • Innovation Lab access (AR/VR equipment, 3D printers)
  • Attractive Referral Bonus ($2500 USD)

Job Details

Sabre is a technology company that powers the global travel industry. By leveraging next-generation technology, we create global technology solutions that take on the biggest opportunities and solve the most complex challenges in travel. 

Positioned at the center of the travel, we shape the future by offering innovative advancements that pave the way for a more connected and seamless ecosystem as we power mobile apps, online travel sites, airline and hotel reservation networks, travel agent terminals, and scores of other solutions.

Simply put, we connect people with moments that matter.

Sabre is the global leader in innovative technology that leads the travel industry and is currently seeking a Principal II Business Operations expert. We are always looking for bright and driven people who have a penchant for technology and want to hone their skills. If you are interested in challenging work, being part of a global team, and solving complex problems through technology, business intelligence and analytics, and Agile practices - then Sabre is right for you! It is our people who develop and deliver powerful solutions that meet the current and future needs for our airline, hotel, and travel agency customers.

Responsibilities

Primarily responsible for analyzing workforce data, forecasting staffing needs and collaborating with key stakeholders in the organization to ensure the right people, skills, location and resources to achieve company goals.

  • Proactively partner with senior leaders in product and engineering, vendor management and finance to deliver annual investment plan
  • Fully understand the product portfolio and workforce demands to support product and development
  • Develop workforce business case models and analyze resource trade-offs, provide insights and recommendations to senior leaders
  • Influence decisions, shape strategy and prepare presentations for senior management
  • Support annual investment prioritization process from workforce planning perspective
  • Analyze current/past trends and key workforce performance indicator metrics (utilization, turnover, etc.)
  • Coordinate and complete complex special projects as required
  • Track, oversee, report and prioritize initiatives to ensure progress and successful completion
  • Collaborate across multiple functions, including finance, product and development, vendor management, etc.
  • Interpret data, order and assess its value and then present the findings to the relevant stakeholders concisely

Preferred Education and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Master's degree preferred.
  • Minimum 5 years related experience with knowledge of project management principals, practices and procedures

What you will need to thrive in this role

  • Strong financial and workforce planning skills with ability to think strategically
  • Ability to influence and drive change across product and development organization
  • Advanced computer software skills
  • A positive, helpful, and customer-focused attitude
  • A passion for results and exceeding customer expectations in a fast-paced, demanding, and self-guided environment
  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
  • Excellent verbal, written, and virtual communication skills
  • Creative and logical solution methods
  • A drive for meeting timeline requirements with detail and quality
  • Flexibility in work schedule and thought processes
  • A team-oriented, “can do” attitude
  • Demonstration of good judgment
  • Outstanding planning, organization, and relationship-building skills
  • Effectiveness in facilitating meetings virtually and in person with internal and external participants

Benefits:

    Work arrangement

    • 3 chosen days from the office in a week

    Paid time off

    • Year-End-Break: enjoy additional fully paid days off during the last week of the year

    • Floating Holidays: use additional up to 2 days of paid time-off benefit 

    • Paid parental leave: Take up to 12 weeks off with pay after birth or adoption of a child. Sabre Global Paid Parental Leave runs concurrently with local leave policies.

    • Paid volunteer time: take up to 4 days annually to give your time to a charitable organization of your choice

    Your money

    • My Benefit platform/Multisport card: enjoy the benefit cafeteria system and use popular sport card

    • Tax deduction: take the opportunity to claim deductible costs, reducing your income tax

    • Employee Capital Plans: profit from long-term saving scheme co-financed by Sabre and the State Treasury

    • Baby Bonus: benefit from one-time allowance on childbirth or adoption 

    • Say Thanks program: collect points on recognition program and transfer them to wide variety of gifts and services

    Health and wellness

    • Luxmed VIP medical coverage: take care of yourself and your family with the extensive medical package with a broad range of additional services

    • Foreign travel insurance: feel safe going abroad with free Allianz insurance offered as part of our Lux Med package

    • Employee Assistance Program: find help in free, confidential program with a certified counselor

    • Mindfulness & meditation apps: take care of your mental and physical health with free access to Headspace, Burn Along, Sanvello which will help you manage stress, exercise, sleep and more

    • Life insurance: sign up for free, high coverage life insurance program

    Career development

    • English & Polish lessons: improve your language skills during lessons led by native speakers

    • Professional development: enjoy access to Udemy learning platform as well as join Sabre live learning sessions

    • GCP learning and certification: learn and get certified during instructor-led training, online learning with Coursera, and test sandbox environments with QwikLabs

    • Certification and tuition reimbursement

    • Our Communities: join one of our team member groups focused on sharing knowledge and best practices (Google Developers Group, Innovation Lab Community, Women in Technology, SOLVE!T and many more)

    And more

    • Car and bike parking including electric scooter charging station: use them free of charge 

    • Fun & Relax zone in modern office: enjoy electronic tables to work, foosball, ping pong, pool table, swings, massage chairs and terraces to admire a panoramic view of Kraków. We have parents’ rooms as well

    • No dress code

    • Innovation Lab: access Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality equipment, Robot construction kit, 3D printers and many more

    • Attractive Referral Bonus: earn $2500 USD for every hired referral

    We will give careful consideration to your application and review your details against the position criteria. You will receive separate notification as we progress your application.

    Please note that only candidates who meet the minimum requirements will proceed in the selection process.

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