Senior Data Scientist - Fleet Analytics

Hertz; Estero (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40% Hertz rental off

Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental & Vision

401(k) matching

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Educational Reimbursement

Discounts

Job summary

Hertz is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join the Damage Science Team in the US. The role focuses on building and deploying predictive, descriptive, and prescriptive models to optimize damage management and maintenance decisions, with projects involving LLMs, forecasting repair needs, optimization of disposition, and demand planning.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in data science, strong SQL/Python, end-to-end ML experience, and a degree in CS or a quantitative field; prior experience in car

Qualifications

• 5 years hands-on experience in a data scientist role.
• 3+ years of SQL and Python experience.
• 3+ years end-to-end ML model development.
• Demonstrated experience using machine learning to drive a business impact.
• Experience in a ML or data scientist role with car rental or technology company.
• Bachelor or Masters degree in Computer Science, or other quantitative discipline such as statistics, mathematics, physics or engineering.

Responsibilities

• Formulate the model development lifecycle end-to-end (problem statement to deployment).
• Build and maintain descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models to measure product/service performance.
• Define and implement analytics, reports, visualizations, and dashboards for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build partnerships across functions to identify use cases and drive business value via OKRs.
• Drive business impact with an owner mentality, supporting pipeline creation or decision-support analytics.

Education

CS or quantitative degree

Tools

SQL

Python

ML modeling

Job description

Job Description

Senior Data Scientist

Hertz is one of the largest global mobility organizations and is currently undergoing a significant digital transformation. Hertz is committed to becoming an essential component of the modern mobility ecosystem which includes leading in digital-first customer experience, shared mobility and electrification.

The salary range for this position is starting at $105,000; commensurate with experience.

The Role

At Hertz, we are at the forefront of innovation, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to build the best damage management technologies in the transportation industry. We want the brightest AI & ML minds to join our Damage Science Team to help us develop and/or maintain capabilities. Examples of projects the team work on include the below:

• Rationalize Repair Estimates and Invoices with Large Language Models (LLMs): Implement sophisticated LLMs to make intelligent repair routing decisions, ensuring repairs are conducted efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Forecast Repair Needs: Develop models to predict future repair & maintenance needs based on historical data and trends.
• Optimize Decision Making: Create models to determine if we should keep/sell/salvage a vehicle.
• Demand Planning: Forecast customer demand at a given location at a given time.

What You Will Do

• Formulate the strategic and tactical steps to carry out the model development lifecycle end-to-end (i.e. problem statement definition, exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, model development / tuning, and model implementation).
• Build and maintain descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models to measure the performance of the new products and services
• Define and implement best practices to generate accurate analytics, reports, visualizations, and dashboards to explain results simply and succinctly to technical, non-technical, and senior management
• Build partnerships and work cross-functionally to identify use cases and opportunities to enhance operational efficiency and drive business value through positive impact on OKRs.
• Work with an owner mentality to drive business impact even if that means supporting pipeline creation or decision support analytics.

What We Are Looking For

• 5 years hands-on experience in a data scientist role
• 3+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL) and scripting languages (e.g. Python)
• 3+ years of end-to-end machine learning model development experience (e.g. problem statement definition, exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, model development / tuning, and deployment)
• Demonstrated experience using machine learning to drive a business impact
• Experience in a ML or data scientist role with car rental or technology company.
• Bachelor or Masters degree in Computer Science, or other quantitative discipline such as statistics, mathematics, physics or engineering

What You’ll Get

• Up to 40% off 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