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Founded in 1965 Herc Rentals is one of the leading equipment rental suppliers in North America with 2024 total revenues reaching approximately $3.6 billion. Herc Rentals parent company known as Herc Holdings Inc. listed on the New York Stock Exchange on July 1 2016 under the symbol HRI. Herc Rentals serves customers through approximately 450 locations and has about 7600 employees in North America as of March 31 2025.
Job Purpose
Herc Rentals is looking to add a Team Lead to support the Digital Platforms Team. You will be responsible for collaborating with technical teams managing project backlogs and project plans and overseeing the progress of activities. The IT Team Lead will also ensure adherence to quality metrics oversee major projects including budget and open item tracking and provide regular project updates for business and leadership presentations.
- Drive Deliverables: Ensure timely delivery of project features and enhancements by effectively managing project backlogs and plans.
- Maintain Quality: Track and uphold quality metrics for story quality QA test quality and other relevant standards ensuring high standards are met.
- Provide Project Insight: Prepare and deliver regular project updates for business and leadership presentations offering clear insights into project status and achievements.
- Collaborate Effectively: Work closely with technical teams to ensure seamless integration of business requirements into technical solutions.
- Oversee Resources: Monitor resources to ensure they meet requirements and deliver high-quality work.
What you will do...
- Articulate Business Needs: Understand and communicate business requirements effectively to technical teams ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Collaborate with Technical Teams: Foster strong working relationships with technical teams to ensure seamless integration of business requirements into technical solutions.
- Backlog and Project Plan Management: Support the management of project backlogs capacity and plans ensuring timely delivery of features and enhancements.
- Oversight of Offshore Resources: Monitor and support the progress of offshore resources ensuring they meet requirements and deliver high-quality work.
- Quality Metrics Tracking: Create and track progress against quality metrics for story quality QA test quality and other relevant standards.
- Project Oversight: Provide oversight for major projects including budget management and open item tracking.
- Project Updates: Prepare and deliver project updates for business and leadership presentations ensuring clear and concise communication of project status and key achievements.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in MIS or related field
- 5 years of experience working in an IT environment with QA application development requirement gathering and analysis of data
- Experience in driving IT functional analysis business process use cases functional design/architecture and functional specification documentation
- Experience with User Story Design and Management
- Formal training in disciplines of Business Analysis and/or Project Management preferred
- Experience managing development resources
- Software QA processes and tools
- Strong background with agile project delivery methodologies
- Strong MS Office Skills (Excel Visio PowerPoint Word)
- Jira and Confluence
- Microsoft Access and/or SQL experience strongly preferred
- Ability to communicate technical ideas and concepts effectively both orally and in writing
Skills
- Must be very organized and a self-motivated/independent worker with keen attention to detail and follow through
- Must be able to meet critical deadlines for high-visibility projects and work constructively while under pressure
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Able to document and articulate business requirements
- Able to work in a structured IT environment and follow compliance and change control processes
Req #: 62906
Pay Range:Based On Qualifications
Please be advised that the actual salary offered for any position is subject to the companys sole discretion and may be influenced by various factors including but not limited to the candidates qualifications experience location and overall fit for the role.
Herc Rentals values its employees and provides excellent compensation and benefits packages which are not limited to the following.
Keeping you healthy
Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
Life and disability insurance
Flex spending and health savings accounts
Virtual Health Visits
24 Hour Nurse Line
Healthy Pregnancy Program
Tobacco Cessation Program
Weight Loss Program
Building Your Financial Future
401(k) plan with company match
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Life & Work Harmony
Paid Time Off (Holidays Vacations Sick Days)
Paid parental leave.
Military leave & support for those in the National Guard and Reserves
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Auto & Home Insurance Discounts
Protecting You & Your Family
Company Paid Life Insurance
Supplemental Life Insurance
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
Company Paid Disability Insurance
Supplemental Disability Insurance
Group Legal Plan
Critical Illness Insurance
Accident Insurance
Herc does not discriminate in employment based on the basis of race creed color religion sex age disability national origin marital status sexual orientation citizenship status political affiliation parental status military service or other non-merit factors.