Director - SOX, ERM and Internal Audit

Internal Audit Director

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 Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management team performs operational audits, has extensive purview over the Sarbanes Oxley testing program, and oversees the Enterprise Risk Management processes for SABRE Corporation. The function is part of SABRE Corporation's broader Finance team, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer administratively and to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors functionally. Our vision is to proactively guide our Sabre business partners with innovative, best in class audit and risk management practices. Our strategy focuses on talent development, modernization of our audit and risk activities, providing a balanced portfolio of work which provides assurance and advisory services to SABRE, and being a trusted advisor to management and the Board of Directors.
As the Internal Audit Director, you are a people manager who directly manages the work of others in pursuit of achieving the Global Audit and Risk team's strategic priorities. The Audit Director works with management to effectively build the work plan across multiple areas (e.g., SOX, Ops Audit) and is responsible for the successful execution of those engagements. This role is based in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metro area and reports to the Sr. Director of Internal Audit in a flexible hybrid role. You are an intellectually curious person who wants to work in a complex and evolving technology environment. In this role, you will have opportunities to expand your skills and grow a career at SABRE, where we make travel happen.
In this role, you can expect to work on the following activities:
Operational Audits
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
People Management
Enterprise Risk Management
Special projects, investigations, training and development, and other administrative activities
Qualifications and Education Requirements include a four-year college degree, a minimum of fifteen to eighteen years of experience in the internal audit profession, hold an active certification as a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or a similar designation which shows commitment to the profession, advanced knowledge of auditing practices and standards, trends, and best practices, advanced experience with internal control frameworks such as COSO, NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), COBIT, etc., experience with technology and cybersecurity concepts such as Identity Access Management, vulnerability management, software development lifecycle, change management, Information Technology General Controls, etc., advanced communication skills, both written and verbal; experience with writing detailed audit reports, delivering results to management at all levels of the organization, excellent program/portfolio management skills, experience working within a team to deliver a high-quality project, and ability to travel up to 10% of the time, including internationally.
Not required, but preference given to candidates with internal audit experience in the technology industry, experience in data analytics and automation, experience with data privacy, experience with Fraud risk management, experience with artificial intelligence within the audit process, and post-graduate degree.
Benefits/Perks include 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, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and Wellness Programs, paid parental leave, an infrastructure that allows flexible working arrangements, and 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