Managing Privacy Counsel

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.

The Managing Privacy Counsel will join the Data Privacy Team under the Legal Department. This attorney will report to the Head of Privacy and will support the business in the growing areas of privacy, product, and artificial intelligence. The successful candidate will be a hands-on, collaborative and experienced leader who thrives in dynamic environments and is energized by solving complex challenges alongside cross-functional teams. This individual will bring prior experience in people management, a passion for delivering value-added legal solutions, and a desire to make a meaningful impact. They will operate with agility and responsiveness, balancing strategic insight with a willingness to engage directly in execution when needed.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the legal privacy team, driving strategic direction, daily operations, and performance alignment with enterprise privacy goals.
• Advise on compliance across global, federal, state, and local data privacy laws, serving as a strategic legal partner to the business.
• Negotiate and draft privacy and data protection terms in commercial agreements to mitigate risk and ensure compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including procurement, product, engineering, and security—to guide privacy-related decisions.
• Drive enterprise privacy compliance initiatives, shaping and executing strategic programs.
• Immerse in Sabre’s business landscape to provide context-aware legal guidance rooted in market, product, and competitive understanding.

Preferred Qualifications

• Senior legal leadership experience in a U.S.-based, globally operating company (with public company experience preferred).
• Privacy certifications (e.g., CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CPIM).
• J.D. from an accredited law school; licensed and in good standing in at least one U.S. state.
• Based in or willing to relocate to the Dallas/Fort Worth area; proximity to Sabre’s Southlake office preferred.

Technical & Legal Expertise

• Deep knowledge of global privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, China PIPL, CPRA) in commercial contexts.
• Proven success in regulatory program development and incident response.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills; able to manage multiple priorities.

Leadership & Collaboration Competencies

• Influences without authority: Builds trust and alignment across stakeholders.
• Consultative & collaborative: Facilitates dialogue and co-creates solutions.
• Empathetic communicator: Clarifies rationale and context with respect.
• Change enabler: Drives innovation while maintaining strategic clarity.
• Team builder: Fosters psychological safety and values diverse perspectives.
• Talent developer: Coaches and mentors for growth.
• Clear communicator: Provides concise legal guidance to varied audiences.

Benefits/Perks:

• Competitive compensation  
• Generous Paid Time Off (5 weeks PTO your first year!)  
• 4 days (one per quarter) of Volunteer Time Off (VTO) 
• Year-End break from Dec 26th – Dec 31st   
• We offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and Wellness Programs 
• Paid parental leave  
• An infrastructure that allows flexible working arrangements
• Formal and informal reward, recognition, and acknowledgment programs   

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.

Affirmative Action

Sabre is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals. EEO IS THE LAW