Technical Program Manager, Application Engineering

Tesla•Fremont, CA

5d•$80,000 - $186,000

About The Position

The Applications Engineering team at Tesla aims to lead an enterprise-wide approach to identify, prioritize, and successfully execute a technology portfolio of initiatives/projects that drive innovation, growth, and alignment with Tesla's strategic goals. We are looking for a Technical Program Manager who can lead and is willing to undertake an insane challenge of building out organization level strategy to prioritize and lead critical engineering programs within the Applications Engineering domain. At Tesla we look to engineer everything in-house; so come help us scale our homegrown Tesla OS platform and deliver experiences that delight our customers and internal employees. Finance, Invoicing, payments, accounting experience is helpful, but more importantly, someone with a strong bias for action, technical background and great stakeholder management skills. Work on introducing software engineering products/features into order to cash flow, finance, accounting and service/ownership flow at a large scale Work with business stakeholders and Application Engineering team(s) to develop elegant, efficient solutions and product capabilities that can support 10X growth Work from inception to launch of new products and in-house platforms Consistent record of system streamlining, cost reduction, project management and engineering design required Tackle complex and ambiguous problems that span numerous systems and organizations Drive engineering initiatives with product, engineers, and designers Integrate analytics, data science and research into your methodology Ruthlessly prioritize and maximize productivity in a constantly changing environment of shifting priorities Influence without reporting structure & operate without guidance Resolve conflict productively across teams

Requirements

5+ years of Technical Program or Technical Product Management experience working with multiple cross functional teams
7+ years of experience in technology industry
Consistent record of system streamlining, cost reduction, project management and engineering design required
Experience managing end-to-end product deployment from concept, development, and successful launch
Experience leading programs with full customer journey impact covering program planning, risk assessment, cost, and delivery
Proven ability to own the product roadmap and schedules with a track record of delivering projects on-time
Demonstrated communication and influencing skills at all levels of the organization and across technical and non-technical teams

Nice To Haves

2+ years of public accounting experience preferred
Degree in Computer Science is a huge plus
Finance, Invoicing, payments, accounting experience is helpful, but more importantly, someone with a strong bias for action, technical background and great stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

Work on introducing software engineering products/features into order to cash flow, finance, accounting and service/ownership flow at a large scale
Work with business stakeholders and Application Engineering team(s) to develop elegant, efficient solutions and product capabilities that can support 10X growth
Work from inception to launch of new products and in-house platforms
Tackle complex and ambiguous problems that span numerous systems and organizations
Drive engineering initiatives with product, engineers, and designers
Integrate analytics, data science and research into your methodology
Ruthlessly prioritize and maximize productivity in a constantly changing environment of shifting priorities
Influence without reporting structure & operate without guidance
Resolve conflict productively across teams

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
Tesla Babies program
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program