City Manager-Director of Operations-Airport

United States 2 Avis Budget Car Rental LLC; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 118,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Avis Budget Group seeks a City Manager to lead Denver’s operations, fleet, and customer experience to achieve profitability and growth. You will own city performance across all functions, coordinating with Compass data tools and executive stakeholders.

The role emphasizes change leadership, operational excellence, and people management, with a focus on optimizing fleet utilization and readiness. This position is based in Denver, CO, with competitive salary and comprehensive leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field.
• Five+ years of operations and sales experience with supervision.
• Strong business acumen for multi-location leadership.
• Experience leading through change and tool adoption.
• Analytical and organizational skills with data-driven decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop a city to achieve operational success and profitability.
• Develop and communicate city operating plans to maximize revenue and market share.
• Monitor performance and adjust strategies to improve results.
• Set monthly targets for revenue, utilization, and customer experience metrics.
• Forecast, budget, and manage key financial drivers for the city.
• Oversee fleet and facilities to ensure safety, readiness, and optimal deployment.

Skills

Operations leadership

Sales experience

Change management

Analytical skills

People leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Tools

Compass

Job description

Here at Avis Budget Group, you’ll be joining a team of 25,000 driven people performing with purpose. Together, we’re moving the future of transportation forward through innovative, customer-focused solutions. Our culture is performance-driven — we encourage and support each other to be at our best through leadership, training, tools, and rewards. We’re proud to make a positive difference in the lives of our colleagues, customers, and the communities where we operate.

The impact you’ll make: The City Manager leads, manages, and develops Denver City to achieve operational excellence, financial profitability, and sustained growth. This role has full accountability for city performance across operations, fleet, people, customer experience, and financial results, including ownership of fleet utilization and asset productivity. The City Manager develops and executes city operating plans aligned to regional and company strategies, ensures disciplined execution of operational standards, and drives continuous improvement. This role serves as the fleet command leader for the city, leveraging Compass and other data-driven tools to optimize lot flow, reduce dwell time, increase utilization, and accelerate vehicles to the Readyline—ultimately improving revenue, cost performance, and customer satisfaction. Additionally, the City Manager acts as a change agent and Compass owner, ensuring adoption, accuracy, and sustained optimization of Compass as a core operating platform across all city locations.

What you’ll do:

• City & Financial Leadership Lead, manage, and develop an assigned city to operational success and financial profitability across all functional areas.
• Develop, implement, and communicate city operating plans that maximize revenue, market share, and profitability in alignment with company objectives and guidelines.
• Monitor performance against plan; establish or revise strategies, procedures, and standards to improve results and mitigate risk.
• Set monthly performance goals for each location, including revenue, revenue per unit, transactions, utilization, incremental sales, and customer experience metrics.
• Forecast, budget, and manage key financial drivers, including revenue, transactions, market segment mix, utilization, fleet mix, wage expense, daily dollar average, revenue per unit, incremental revenue penetration, and fleet size.
• Grow revenue and profit while maintaining disciplined cost control and productivity standards.
• Fleet Ownership & Asset Management Direct and control fleet distribution activities to ensure optimal vehicle availability across city locations.
• Oversee fleet maintenance, repair, and reconditioning activities to ensure safety, quality, and readiness standards are met.
• Evaluate physical inventories to establish and maintain the appropriate fleet mix, age profile, and asset deployment.
• Analyze DOR and operational reports to improve utilization, return on investment, and fleet velocity.
• Compass Leadership & Fleet Command Serve as the primary Compass owner and point of contact for the city.
• Ensure compliance, accuracy, and consistent usage of Compass reporting across all locations.
• Leverage Compass to gain real-time visibility into vehicle location, condition, dwell time, and lot flow to optimize fleet performance.
• Lead the development and ongoing optimization of lot flow strategies across rental markets within the city.
• Analyze Compass and operational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Conduct detailed operational assessments and implement process improvements to reduce dwell time, increase efficiency, and accelerate vehicles to the Readyline.
• Identify and recommend Compass enhancements to improve user experience, operational efficiency, and overall business value.
• Change Leadership & Adoption Act as a change agent for Compass, ensuring effective two-way communication between frontline teams and project stakeholders.
• Ensure teams are informed, trained, and prepared for Compass-related changes and enhancements.
• Gather feedback from users, upscale risks and issues, and support resolution to ensure successful adoption.
• Support and enable Change Agents by: Cascading information, updates, and resources.
• Providing time and resources for training and meetings.
• Encouraging open communication and feedback.
• Recognizing and celebrating contributions to drive engagement and accountability.
• People Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness Hire, lead, coach, develop, and evaluate management and employee staff across all city locations.
• Establish, communicate, and monitor clear objectives aligned with company goals.
• Implement HR policies related to performance management, discipline, and development in a consistent, fair, and compliant manner.
• Build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and customer focus.
• Stakeholder & External Relations Partner with Corporate Sales and Marketing to support sales strategies, long-range objectives, and local marketing initiatives.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with local business organizations and governmental agencies to protect company interests and resolve issues.
• Ensure Quality Assurance standards and operational compliance are consistently met.
• Supervisory Responsibilities Direct supervisory responsibility for select management and staff within the city.
• Indirect supervisory responsibility for all employees across the city.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field (or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience).
• Five or more years of operations and sales experience, with at least one year in a supervisory role; vehicle rental or related industry experience strongly preferred. (Experience requirements may vary by city assignment.)
• Strong general business acumen with the ability to lead multiple locations and complex operations.
• Proven ability to lead through change and drive adoption of new tools and processes.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into action.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated coaching and people leadership capability in a multi-location environment.
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.

The fine print:

Avis Budget Group is an equal opportunity employer – M/F/Veterans/Disabled.

The annual salary range for this position is $118,000-$144,000 annually. Factors that may affect starting pay within this range include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This advertisement does not constitute a promise or guarantee of employment. This advertisement describes the general nature and level of this position only. Essential functions and responsibilities may change as business needs require. This position may be with any affiliate of Avis Budget Group. This job posting is anticipated to remain open until October 13th, 2026.

Denver, Colorado, United States of America

A vehicle rental provider of choice for travelers around the world, Avis Budget Group is powered by our people, our partners, and technology. We operate some of the most recognized brands in the industry through Avis, Budget, and Zipcar, along with local brands such as Payless, France Cars, Apex, and Maggiore.