VP, Portfolio Management
trinity structural towersDallas, TX
yesterday
Industries
Support Activities for Rail TransportationPortfolio Management and Investment AdviceRailroad Rolling Stock ManufacturingAbout the role
Delivering Goods For The Good Of All - Trinity Rail
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Trinity Industriesis seeking aVice President, Portfolio Managementin Dallas, TX. This role leads portfolio strategy and performance for Trinity's lease fleet, with accountability for optimizing utilization, yield, profitability, asset deployment, customer alignment, and long-term portfolio value. The VP leads a team of portfolio managers and a data analytics team, and partners closely with Commercial, Maintenance Operations, Finance, Structured Finance, IT, and Business Intelligence to translate market, fleet, financial, and customer data into disciplined portfolio strategies and decisions.
What You’ll Do:
Set the strategic direction for the lease fleet portfolio, balancing utilization, revenue, lease economics, customer demand, maintenance requirements, asset mix, and long-term economic return.
Lead decisions related to renewals, remarketing, redeployment, blend-and-extend opportunities, fleet modernization, and asset exits
Identify underperforming assets or leases and drive action plans with Commercial and Operations to improve performance
Leadership of Portfolio Management & Analytics:
Lead, coach, and develop portfolio managers and the supporting data analytics team
Establish clear priorities, operating rhythms, decision frameworks, and performance expectations that strengthen commercial judgment, financial discipline, data literacy, and execution across the full portfolio function
Financial Performance & Executive Reporting:
Own portfolio-level performance insights including utilization, availability, yield, maintenance cost exposure, termination and assignment expense, capital expenditure trends, and variance to plan
Lead executive-ready reporting, annual operating plan support, quarterly forecasts, and performance reviews that identify risks, opportunities, and actions to improve results
Cross-Functional Execution:
Partner with Commercial on pricing, renewal planning, bid strategy, and fleet positioning
Work with Maintenance Operations to anticipate asset readiness, shop capacity, and maintenance cost drivers
Collaborate with Structured Finance, Finance, IT, and Business Intelligence to improve portfolio transactions, asset replacement strategies, data governance, dashboards, and scalable analytics
Ensure portfolio decisions support a premier customer experience while maintaining commercial and financial discipline
Use customer, market, and fleet intelligence to improve earnings, strengthen lease structures, and enhance retention — including per diem leasing, minimum guarantees, revenue sharing, and rate optimization where applicable
Maintain and improve portfolio data accuracy, availability, and reliability to support better business decisions and growth
Ensure data is current and properly maintained in industry platforms to meet regulatory and compliance requirements
Leverage technology and AI tools to improve visibility into fleet and customer information, increase efficiency, and identify opportunities to capture more orders and improve portfolio performance.
Education & Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, or related field required; advanced degree preferred
12+ years of progressive leadership experience in portfolio management, leasing, rail, transportation, logistics, asset management, finance, or commercial operations in an asset-intensive industry
Experience leading teams and building capability across commercial, financial, operational, and analytical functions
Railcar leasing, freight rail, transportation equipment, or fleet management experience strongly preferred.
Strong financial acumen — revenue, utilization, profitability, forecasting, variance analysis, and asset-level performance metrics
Ability to translate complex operational, financial, maintenance, and market data into clear strategic recommendations
Executive presence with ability to influence senior leaders and build alignment across a matrixed organization
Commercial judgment, customer orientation, disciplined risk assessment, and focus on long-term portfolio value
Comfort with enterprise analytics environments such as Power BI, Qlik, Databricks, Salesforce, ERP, or asset management systems
High accountability, sound decision-making, and ability to lead through ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with per diem leasing, car hire, rate audits, customer minimum guarantees, or revenue-sharing arrangements
Background supporting executive-level portfolio reviews, capital planning, long-range fleet strategy, or enterprise transformation initiatives
Familiarity with Trinity Rail systems, ERP, AMS, Salesforce, Databricks, or comparable enterprise data environments
EOETrinity Industries, Inc., and its subsidiary or affiliated companies (hereinafter “Trinity”) are committed to equal employment opportunity. It is our policy to consider candidates for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Trinity participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Trinity is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to trinityrecruiting@trin.net. This email address should only be used for accommodations and not general inquiries or resume submittals.
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JOB OVERVIEW
Experience level
Manager
Location
Dallas, TX
Occupation
General and Operations Managers
Industry
Support Activities for Rail Transportation
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yesterday
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