Sr. Product Manager, Inventory, Costing, & Accounting

About the role

Sr. Product Manager, Inventory, Costing, & Accounting | Tesla (Engineering & Information Technology)

Location: Fremont, California | Req ID: 282272 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

In this role, you will own the product vision and roadmap for Inventory, Product Costing, Manufacturing Accounting, and Work Order capabilities that power factory operations and financial integrity at global scale. You will define how materials, labor, and overhead flow from the shop floor into accurate inventory valuations, cost of goods sold, and management reporting enabling factories to build faster while finance closes with confidence.

This will involve partnerning with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Controllership, FP&A, and Engineering to ship systems used daily across Gigafactories and vehicle/energy production.

What You'll Do

• Own the product vision and multi-quarter roadmap for Inventory, Product Costing, Manufacturing Accounting, and Work Order modules—aligned to factory UPH, inventory accuracy, and close timelines
• Define end-to-end value streams spanning work order lifecycle (create → release → issue/return → complete/close), inventory transactions (receipts, issues, transfers, adjustments, WIP), standard/actual costing, variances, and absorption into financials
• Translate manufacturing and accounting requirements into clear PRDs, user stories, acceptance criteria, and success metrics; prioritize ruthlessly for impact vs. complexity
• Drive costing excellence: BOM/routing cost rolls, standard cost maintenance, purchase price and usage variances, labor/overhead rates, WIP valuation, and inventory revaluation with full auditability
• Ensure manufacturing accounting integrity: period-end processes, inventory subledger ↔ GL reconciliation, COGS recognition, capitalization vs. expense rules, multi-entity/multi-currency, and SOX-ready controls
• Partner with Engineering (backend, data, integrations, UX) on architecture trade-offs, API contracts with MES/ERP/WMS/PLM, data quality, and performance at factory scale
• Lead discovery with operators, planners, cost accountants, and controllers; run workshops, shadow shop-floor and close processes, and validate solutions before broad rollout
• Measure outcomes: inventory accuracy, WIP aging, cost variance root-cause cycle time, close days, exception rates, automation of manual journals, and user adoption
• Orchestrate cross-functional launches across sites and regions; define rollout, training, cutover, and hypercare with clear RACI
• Raise the bar on product craft: crisp specs, decision logs, experiment design where useful, and executive-ready narratives on risk, dependency, and ROI

What You'll Bring

• 7+ years in product management (or equivalent), with 3+ years owning ERP/MES-adjacent or manufacturing finance products (inventory, costing, WIP, or work orders)
• Deep fluency in manufacturing operations and cost accounting concepts: BOMs, routings, work centers, standard costing, variances, WIP, inventory valuation methods, and period close
• Proven delivery of complex, multi-system products with integrations (e.g., MES, WMS, procurement, GL) and high data-integrity requirements
• Ability to go deep with engineers and accountants and be comfortable with data models, transaction flows, edge cases, and control design not only UI polish
• Strong stakeholder leadership across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Controllership, Internal Audit, and IT; calm under close pressure and production incidents
• Excellent written and verbal communication; experience briefing directors/VPs with clear options and recommendations
• Experience in automotive, battery, high-volume discrete manufacturing, SAP/Oracle/NetSuite or custom ERP modernization, or multi-plant global rollouts is a plus
• Degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, CS, or equivalent experience

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
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

Expected Compensation$112,000 - $204,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay 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.