COMPANY PREPARATION GUIDEPreparing for a job at RB Global
Buyers and sellers trading commercial assets and vehicles is the marketplace at RB Global, which is moving further toward digital platforms.
What RB Global is known for
A large commercial asset marketplace, formerly known as Ritchie Bros., listed on the NYSE and TSX.
Insurance auto auctions through IAA, alongside its equipment and asset businesses.
A push to bring its platforms together and scale digital marketplace activity beside live auctions.
What tends to matter at RB Global
The capabilities that shape most roles here, and how to get ready for each.
Marketplace trust
Buyers and sellers rely on accurate descriptions, fair processes and dependable settlement.
How to prepare: Prepare an example where you protected customer trust through accuracy, transparency or careful follow-through.
Platform integration
Bringing IAA and the Ritchie Bros. platform together involves aligning systems, data and ways of working.
How to prepare: Show how you have handled merging processes or tools, including how you managed resistance.
AI valuation
Pricing assets consistently across many asset classes is a stated priority.
How to prepare: Learn the basics of valuation models and how you would test whether predictions are reliable.
Digital and live balance
Moving activity online while keeping live auctions working requires serving two kinds of customers.
How to prepare: Think through how you would improve an online bidding experience without losing auction-house relationships.
The MinTraq readiness lens for RB Global
MinTraq measures readiness in four areas. Here is how each one applies at RB Global.
Strong skills in engineering, data, product or operations, applied to a two-sided marketplace, form the base.
Expect scenarios where buyer and seller interests conflict, or where an asset's condition is disputed.
Lead roles focus on delivering across regions and platforms, and on bringing integrated teams together.
AI readiness matters most in valuation and pricing work, where explaining model limits to business users counts.
Same company, different preparation
Preparing for RB Global is not one thing. What you need to show depends on the role you want.
Software and data engineering
Preparation centres on scalable marketplace systems, bidding and search experiences, and data pipelines that feed valuation.
Prepare for this role →Product and marketplace management
The emphasis is on balancing buyer and seller needs, shaping digital auction features and measuring adoption.
Prepare for this role →Operations and customer support
Preparation leans on handling listings, logistics and disputes accurately, and keeping both sides informed.
Prepare for this role →How MinTraq builds your RB Global preparation
- 1Choose your target roleTell us the role you want at RB Global, and your current experience.
- 2Take a calibrated assessmentFunctional knowledge, situational judgement, leadership where relevant, and AI readiness, weighted for RB Global and that role.
- 3See your gap analysisA clear view of your strongest areas and the gaps that matter most, not a generic score.
- 4Close the gapsLearning pathways built from your own gaps, not a one-size-fits-all course list.
- 5Rehearse with MiraPractise interviews with Mira, our interview practice partner, prepared for RB Global and your role.
RB Global at a glance
Common questions about preparing for RB Global
How should I prepare for a role at RB Global?
Understand how a commercial asset marketplace works for buyers and sellers, then link your skills to a part of it such as platform, data or operations. Bring examples of accuracy and collaboration.
Do I need auction or heavy equipment knowledge for RB Global?
Not always. Strong core skills come first, but knowing how assets are listed, valued and sold helps you explain why your work matters.
How can MinTraq help me prepare for RB Global?
MinTraq builds a preparation journey around RB Global and the role you want. It measures your readiness, shows the gaps that matter most for that role, recommends learning for those gaps and lets you rehearse interviews with Mira, MinTraq's interview practice partner.
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