Operations Excellence Analyst

Hertz; Georgia; On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on Hertz rentals

Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental & Vision

401(k) employer matching

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Educational Reimbursement

Voluntary Insurance Programs

Theme Park Tickets & gym discounts

Job summary

Hertz is seeking an Operations Excellence Analyst to review operational data, gather field feedback, identify risks, and support communications, playbooks, and governance materials. The role requires working from the Atlanta office at least 3 days per week, with a starting salary of $80,000, commensurate with experience.

The position involves analyzing initiatives, leading projects, developing weekly playbooks, and maintaining governance artifacts to ensure alignment with enterprise priorities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 1+ years of experience in data analytics, data science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Analyze initiatives, performance, and field feedback to align with priorities and impact.
• Lead or co-lead initiatives under Operations Excellence leadership.
• Develop weekly playbooks, field communications, and executive updates for clear priorities.
• Maintain initiative inventories, governance materials, logs, scorecards, and calendars.

Skills

Data analytics

Data science

Data visualization

Excel

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Description

A Day in the Life:

The Operations Excellence Analyst is responsible for reviewing operational data and initiative progress, gathering feedback from field teams, identifying risks or gaps, and supporting clear communications, playbooks, and governance materials that help leaders stay aligned and operators focus on the right priorities. This role will be required to work from our office in Atlanta, GA at least 3 days per week. The starting salary for this role is $80,000, commensurate with experience.

What You’ll Do

• Analyze proposed initiatives, operational performance, and field feedback to determine alignment with enterprise priorities, the 2027+ operations experience, and expected impact on DOE, NPS, and employee satisfaction
• Lead or co-lead specific initiatives under the guidance of an Operations Excellence leader
• Support the development of weekly operations playbooks, field communications, executive updates, and other mechanisms that provide operators with clear and consistent priorities
• Maintain initiative inventories, governance materials, decision logs, scorecards, and implementation calendars that create transparency across work affecting Operations
• Collect and synthesize feedback from frontline employees and field leaders to identify execution risks, communication gaps, competing priorities, and opportunities for simplification
• Track initiative milestones, adoption measures, operational outcomes, and follow-up actions to support timely escalation and informed decision-making
• Other duties as assigned

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 1+ years of experience in data analytics, data science, or a related field within a business or advanced academic environment preferred
• Proven ability to identify, extract, manipulate, and analyze data to drive operational improvements, optimization, and reporting through dashboards and visualizations
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, and Teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts for diverse audiences
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and innovative, with the ability to work independently and manage priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

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

About Us

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.

US EEO STATEMENT

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