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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 looking to hire a senior team member to join our Legal team in the United States or Montevideo.  This role will serve on the team of contract partners within the Legal department that supports agency commercial contracts for our Brazil and America's agency customers.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Interprets complex business needs and translates them into clear and concise contract language and business system requirements  
• Collaborates with the Sales organization and other functional teams to support the negotiation and signature of agency customer agreements 
• Acts as a liaison between the Sales team, customers legal counsel and Sabre's in-house counsel, including responding to post-signature contract questions or coordinating escalation to attorneys for contract interpretation 
• Provides broad based legal support services to management and in-house counsel in the form of coordinating and conducting legal research (including discovery requests), drafting or reviewing business communications, and aiding internal systems support and maintenance.  
• Works with contracts team members and other stakeholders to implement new agreements and strategic corporate programs, including writing business requirements, testing, training and automation. 
• Ad hoc projects as directed

Education and Qualifications:

• JD/Paralegal degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years of relevant paralegal, contract management and negotiation experience, specifically focused on supporting high-volume transactional deals 
• Superior command of the English language, both written and spoken word; capable of conducting daily communication in English, including discussion of complex legal and commercial concepts with both internal stakeholders and customers 
• Business level of written and verbal Portuguese, native speaker a plus
• Has the ability to problem solve with words and to write in a manner that is clear, concise and conveys intended meaning 
• Highly detail-oriented with strong analytical skills; capable of tying together complex ideas and assessing financial models 
• Ability to work autonomously; self-starter who takes ownership of results and is able to juggle a wide range of priorities, including projects beyond core responsibilities 
• Experience in a fast-paced, global organization; willing to be flexible and able to function with ambiguity; comfortable navigating change 
• Experience writing business specifications/requirements and communicating effectively with technical staff to ensure successful system development 
• Exceptional relationship building and communication skills; works openly and collaboratively in order to be effective and have high impact working with team members all levels 
• Exhibits robust and resourceful problem-solving skills  
• Demonstrates an enterprise mindset while being able to focus on details; ensures their work supports the needs of the broader business will minimizing risk 
• Outstanding skills in MS Office suite; willing and able to learn new tool sets 

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