Operations Research Analyst

A Day In The Life:

As an Operations Research Analyst, you'll play a key role in optimizing Hertz’s fleet by leveraging data, analytics, and reporting to drive strategic decisions. You'll help ensure the right vehicles are in the right place at the right time while identifying opportunities to reduce costs, improve fleet utilization, meet customer demand, and maximize profitability. This is a great opportunity for a data-driven problem solver who enjoys turning insights into business impact.

The starting salary for this role is $75,000, commensurate with experience.

What You’ll Do:

Drive fleet performance by building automation tools, improving processes, and delivering meaningful data insights

Use SQL, R, or Python to extract, clean, and analyze data

Create clear, impactful dashboards and visualizations in Tableau

Gather, organize, maintain, and analyze data to support business decisions

Analyze key business metrics and provide actionable recommendations

Partner with cross-functional teams to design and build reports using Tableau, Excel, Databricks, S3, Athena, and other tools

Turn complex data into practical insights while ensuring data accuracy and timely reporting

Provide data and reporting support to team members and business stakeholders

Maintain efficient, consistent processes to keep data current and reporting on schedule

Support additional projects and responsibilities as needed

What We’re Looking For:

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Decision Sciences, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

1+ years of experience in data analytics, data science, or a related quantitative field in a business or advanced academic setting

Strong programming and data analysis skills with experience using SQL, Python, R, SAS, and data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI

Proven ability to leverage data to drive operational improvements, optimization, and business decision-making

Experience identifying data sources, extracting and transforming data, and developing dashboards, reports, and visualizations

Understanding of optimization, predictive, or other data science models; familiarity with linear programming is a plus

Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, and Teams

Knowledge of AWS, S3, Databricks, Gurobi, Athena, supply chain operations, fleet management, or car rental operations is a plus

Passion for solving complex problems through mathematical reasoning, analytics, and data-driven insights

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex concepts to diverse audiences

Highly organized, detail-oriented, self-motivated, and innovative, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines

What You’ll Get:

Up to 40% off the base rate of any standard Hertz Rental

Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental & Vision plan options

Retirement programs, including 401(k) employer matching

Paid Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance

Employee Assistance Program for employees & family

Educational Reimbursement & Discounts

Voluntary Insurance Programs - Pet, Legal/Identity Theft, Critical Illness

Perks & Discounts –Theme Park Tickets, Gym Discounts & more

The Hertz Corporation operates the Hertz, Dollar Car Rental, Thrifty Car Rental brands in approximately 9,700 corporate and franchisee locations throughout North America, Europe, The Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The Hertz Corporation is one of the largest worldwide airport general use vehicle rental companies, and the Hertz brand is one of the most recognized in the world.

At Hertz, we champion and celebrate a culture of diversity and inclusion. We take affirmative steps to promote employment and advancement opportunities. The endless variety of perspectives, experiences, skills and talents that our employees invest in their work every day represent a significant part of our culture – and our success and reputation as a company.

Individuals are encouraged to apply for positions because of the characteristics that make them unique.

EOE, including disability/veteran