Sr. Program Manager, Specialty Fleet Operations

About the role

Sr. Program Manager, Specialty Fleet Operations | Tesla (Operations & Business Support)

Location: AUSTIN, Texas | Req ID: 280204 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

Tesla is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Senior Program Manager to join our North America Business Operations and Analytics Organization. In this role, you will lead specialty fleet operations across the Americas, coordinating vehicle builds, allocations, deployments, and recoveries that support external content and reference assignments, and special-use loans, Tier 1 events, and new product launches. This role requires regular on-site travel for Tier 1 events and launches across the Americas.

As a Senior Program Manager, Specialty Fleet Operations, you will partner across sales, marketing, events, logistics, factory, legal, and operations to oversee non-core fleet programs outside the day-to-day demo and display lifecycle. Your work will improve readiness, utilization, and cross-functional coordination for high-visibility vehicle needs, while building repeatable processes that scale. By streamlining these programs, you'll contribute directly to Tesla's mission of accelerating the world's transition to sustainable abundance through effective sales and operations initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Own External Content Reference Fleet management, including builds, config standards, reviews, loan coordination, and deployment to support external content activations and priority initiatives.
• Own Special-Use Fleet intake management, tracker and record maintenance, and fulfillment for special-use loans and activations, roadshows, and long-term demo loans, from request triage through vehicle match, prep, handoff, tracking, and return
• Travel to and lead on-site Tier 1 event fleet support, including vehicle bills of material management, multi-model sourcing and staging, cross-team prep coordination, on-site readiness, and post-event recovery
• Coordinate new product launch fleet strategies, including fleet assignments, region-weighted coverage, cross-team collaboration, and seamless integration of new products into demo and display operations
• Establish prioritization frameworks and capacity planning so specialty, event, and launch demand can be managed against available inventory and prep resources
• Translate data into recommendations for operational improvements, focusing on readiness, efficiency, risk reduction, and scalable processes
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, events, logistics, legal, factory, products, and operations teams to resolve issues, improve workflows, and create scalable processes for specialty fleet and new market operations

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of experience in cross-functional program management, fleet management, logistics, retail operations, event operations, or a related field, preferably in automotive or sales/marketing environments
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced setting
• Excellent analytical abilities, with proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and familiarity with data tools and databases (SQL, Python, Tableau or equivalent) to support decision-making and operational tracking
• Effective communication and collaboration skills to work with internal stakeholders and field teams while resolving allocation, event, and launch challenges
• Ability to work independently in dynamic environments, with a proactive mindset for anticipating fleet needs and mitigating issues
• Passion for Tesla’s mission and knowledge of automotive technologies to align fleet activities with business goals
• Flexibility to travel across the Americas or work extended hours for field support, launches, events, or urgent fleet coordination. Travel may last up to 14 days per event; in special circumstances, events may be successive

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)