Director, Asset Management CoE: AI, Analytics & Pricing

Ryder System, Inc.; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Ryder System, Inc. seeks a Director of the Asset Management Center of Excellence to lead analytics, AI, data strategy, and reporting across Fleet Management Solutions.

You will transform data into measurable value, guiding pricing optimization and commercial decision support to improve revenue and EBITDA. The role bridges Asset Management, Finance, Pricing, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Technology, and Data Science, delivering scalable AI-enabled capabilities and governance to drive financial

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of progressive leadership experience in analytics, pricing, finance, asset management, commercial strategy, product management, or related functions.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise analytics initiatives that generated measurable financial results.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and influencing executive stakeholders.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in transportation, logistics, fleet management, leasing, or related asset-intensive industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Asset Management AI, data, analytics, and automation strategy aligned with growth, EBITDA expansion, margin improvement, pricing effectiveness, and customer value creation.
• Lead the Asset Management Center of Excellence responsible for analytics, reporting, fleet intelligence, asset lifecycle optimization, technology enablement, and process automation.
• Partner with executive leadership to identify opportunities for revenue growth, cost reduction, asset productivity improvements, and operational efficiencies.
• Establish KPIs, governance models, and performance measurement frameworks that connect analytics to financial outcomes.
• Lead pricing strategy and optimization initiatives across asset portfolios.
• Identify and deploy GenAI, predictive analytics, ML, and AI agent capabilities that create measurable business value.
• Utilize customer, market, competitive, financial data to support product strategy and profitability.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Analytics leadership

Pricing optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/engineering/computer science or related field

Master's degree (MBA/Analytics/Data Science)

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Snowflake

Databricks

Power BI

SQL

Python

Machine Learning platforms

Generative AI/AI agents

Enterprise data & analytics architecture

Job description

Ryder System, Inc. seeks a Director of the Asset Management Center of Excellence to lead analytics, AI, data strategy, and reporting across Fleet Management Solutions.

You will transform data into measurable value, guiding pricing optimization and commercial decision support to improve revenue and EBITDA. The role bridges Asset Management, Finance, Pricing, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Technology, and Data Science, delivering scalable AI-enabled capabilities and governance to drive financial