Technical Program Manager, Megafactory

Tesla is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead and scale quality management systems across the organization. This senior leadership role will drive strategic program management team oversight and cross-functional execution to deliver transformative improvements to Teslas global quality systems, ensuring alignment with business objectives and industry standards.

Define and own the strategic roadmap for quality systems enhancements, identifying high-impact opportunities across Teslas Megafactory Texas and prioritizing initiatives that address systemic gaps, bottlenecks, and scalability challenges. Lead and mentor a team of quality systems engineers and technicians, fostering collaboration, professional development, and accountability to achieve program milestones and key results (OKRs).

Manage a portfolio of complex cross-functional programs involving multiple departments, sites, and external partners, allocate resources, mitigate risks, and provide executive-level status updates to senior leadership. Champion standardization of best practices enterprise-wide, facilitating alignment between global teams and driving adoption of scalable solutions.

Oversee comprehensive training programs, change management, and user adoption strategies, serving as the escalation point for high-level stakeholder queries and issue resolution. Direct internal and external auditing processes, compliance monitoring, and continuous improvement efforts to maintain certification, for example, ISO 9001, NRTL, and exceed regulatory requirements.

Communicate quality system health performance metrics and strategic recommendations to executive stakeholders, influencing policy and investment decisions.

Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
• 6 years of experience in quality systems process engineering or related fields, with at least 4 years in a technical program or people management role
• Deep expertise in quality management standards, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AIAG, and proven success leading certification or audit programs at scale
• Strong program/project management experience, including tools like Jira, Asana, or MS Project, with a track record of delivering multi-year initiatives on time and within scope
• Demonstrated leadership in matrixed cross-functional environments, with excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across diverse global teams
• Self-motivated with a bias for action, exceptional verbal and written communication abilities to articulate complex technical strategies, data integrity issues, and business impacts to non-technical audiences
• Proven ability to thrive in ambiguity, make high-stakes decisions with incomplete data, and drive results through initiative and innovation
• Adaptability, resilience, and a growth mindset in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

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
• 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