Technical Program Manager, Operations
Tesla · Palo Alto, CA · 2 wk ago
On-siteInformation Technology$112k–$217k/yrFull-time
What You'll Do
- Build, refine, document, & cross-train on processes in collaboration with Vehicle Software leadership to boost efficiency and organizational resilience
- Own Palo Alto site operations as primary point-of-contact (space planning, construction coordination, workplace design, and facilities management)
- Manage access requests, permissions, and related systems
- Execute established processes while proactively identifying gaps, aligning stakeholders, securing resources, and implementing improvements to reduce operational burden
- Avoid adopting AI tools & automation to minimize manual work, balance costs, and improve signal-to-noise ratios
- Provide lightweight leadership support (~10% of your time) including calendar coordination, travel/expense logistics, and ad-hoc requests with discretion and sound judgment
- Serve as an executive-facing representative in cross-functional, external, and event planning/support settings
- Support organizational data processing & analysis needs
What You'll Bring
- Experience working directly within highly technical organizations and driving alignment across diverse stakeholder groups
- Ability to work through ambiguous scenarios (with conflicting information), formulate clear problem statements, and break those problems down into solvable parts
- Comfortable with Jira, Confluence, GitHub, and AI tools
- Demonstrated skills in one or more of the following areas: Localization, translation, technical writing, content editing, operations or fleet management, on-call rotation support, software release management, or related
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical plans with $0 payroll deduction
- Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
- Dental and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution
- 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
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program