Senior Data Scientist - Fleet Analytics

Estero, FL · Atlanta, GAFull-time$105kPosted Jul 29, 2026

Senior Data Scientist 

  

The Company 

 

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:L 

  • 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

 

 

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