Principal II Solution Designer (BLR – India)

Team Description

Sabre Travel Solutions is looking for a talented and experienced Solution Designer. The Solution Design Team works across our portfolio of existing products in the airline and distribution spaces to develop solutions to complex business problems, both for internal and external customers. This role will put you in the privileged position to work across Sabre's product suite, while exposing you to innovative ideas and concepts within this industry.

The current Solution Design team carries a wide breadth of functional knowledge across travel technology products, along with deep airline industry knowledge. This role is about creating end-to-end solutions to complex problems. We break silos by valuing and fostering cross-team collaboration, stakeholder inclusion and creative thinking.

Role And Responsibilities

What will you achieve

Leverage expert knowledge across multiple product domains to support solutioning of complex industry problems and act as a mentor/lead to more junior staff.
End to end oversight and responsibility for designing functionally and technically sound solutions to complex business problems in travel technology, driving the industry's transition from legacy PSS environments to dynamic, AI-driven retailing and Offer-Order ecosystems.
May be responsible for multiple major projects requiring innovative solutions that advance the overall Product strategy.
Engage customers (internal and external) in business, strategy, and ROI-based discussions to understand how we can help deliver value
Collaborate with product management, engineering, consulting and commercial teams to develop compelling solutions that resonate with our customers
Interact with key customer business and technology experts to understand the core business needs, current technology employed, and articulate how Sabre's capabilities can address those needs
Achieve a strong understanding of the full functional value of Sabre suite of products and how they integrate with other systems
Actively participate in and lead process improvement initiatives, with a specific mandate to champion and operationalize AI growth and innovation, embracing new industry technology standards
Participate in the review and response to complex sales opportunities and RFPs

What's in it for you

Working with state-of-the-art travel systems and industry-leading customers. The sky is the limit when it comes to what you can do.
Opportunity to do something that has high impact on customers and is game changing in our industry
Being part of one of the world's largest travel technology companies
Obtain in depth knowledge of systems used in travel
Opportunity to address real world challenges and materially improve how travel happens

Must-Have Skills

Qualifications and Education Requirements

6+ years of experience working in travel technology, ideally with Sabre products. Ideal focus: PSS, Offer-Order, Agentic AI, NDC, E-commerce, Payments, Loyalty, APIs, retail intelligence.
Highly experienced professional, with demonstrated expert knowledge across a wide range of Sabre products is preferred.
Proven track record in successfully leading large scale transformation initiatives end-to-end, as well as driving large scale process changes.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing interests, by combining key project management skills with a strong, in-depth functional/technical background.
Abundant curiosity to delve into unfamiliar areas and quickly become proficient
Experience designing and documenting complex solutions across multiple touchpoints
Ability to present a compelling solution to a business need that is grounded in technology
Ownership mindset of individual and team objectives; with both tactical and strategic thinking to ensure measurable results
Ability to work independently and resolve professional, technical or operational project challenges in a creative, methodical manner
Comfortable working in a team-oriented, highly collaborative virtual environment that is geographically distributed
Ability to successfully navigate in a multi-stakeholder environment where there are often competing priorities, goals and challenges across our diverse set of internal and external customers and partners
Excellent self-organization skills, with the ability to manage and prioritize several projects in parallel
Skilled communicator able to interact persuasively with customers at all levels from end user through C-level executives.

Nice To Have Skills

Bachelors/Master's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or related fields
Experience with Full-Service Carriers, Low-Cost Carriers or Travel Agencies
Knowledge of emerging trends in travel retailing and e-commerce, such as Agentic AI, dynamic offers, continuous pricing etc.
Tech-savvy: Google AI, Google Cloud, ability to support AI powered initiatives at scale