What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Software Product Manager, Supply Chain Applications position at Tesla Motors, Inc.?
At Tesla, we always strive to build the best possible cars and energy products for our customers. We do this by implementing new materials and components that improve the car or address specific quality or functionality issues. We are seeking an experienced Product Engineer to identify and solve supply chain challenges through software solutions. As Tesla aims to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy, this role will involve collaborating with supply chain teams to align software features with operational workflows and drive efficiencies. This Product Engineer will be part of a team that is focused on delivering a highly scalable platform that enables the growth of current and future products and services. They will oversee the entire product lifecycle, including ideation, design, development, testing, deployment and postlaunch improvements. They will work directly with users to gather feedback, identify pain points and uncover opportunities for product enhancement. They must work closely with the software development team to manage and prioritize the backlog, ensuring clear communication of priorities and timelines.
What You'll Do
- Develop a product roadmap based on customer needs through user interviews, surveys, and stakeholder collaboration
- Collaborate with software engineers, UX designers, and business stakeholders and understand Supply chain fundamentals from Procurement, Material and Production planning, and Warehouse operations
- Ensure the development of scalable enterprise applications, considering current needs and future growth scenarios
- Prioritize features, enhancements, architectural improvements, and operational excellence initiatives
- Take ownership of projects from inception to release, including requirement definition, development facilitation, testing, and post-release assessment
- Create use cases and business process flow charts and conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure product quality
- Utilize SQL and Excel for data analysis and to provide efficient business process solutions
- Maintain comprehensive product documentation
What You'll Bring
- Degree in Operational Research or Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Ability to successfully work with various teams, including IT engineering, business stakeholders and end users
- Have a good understanding of technology development best practices (such as Agile) and product management strategies
- Experience performing data analysis on technical problems
- Excellent oral, written communication and collaborative skills
- Strong engineering fundamentals and intuition, applied to enterprise software applications
- An ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks in parallel
- An excellent attention to detail and an ability to produce clear and concise written instructions
- Experience or familiarity with supply chain operations
Compensation and 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
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Salary : $136,000 - $264,000