Staff Project Manager, Collision & Used Car Operations

About the role

Staff Project Manager, Collision & Used Car Operations | Tesla (Vehicle Service)

Location: AUSTIN, Texas | Req ID: 251568 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

The Staff Project Manager will address pivotal challenges within our Collision and Used car organization, ensuring adherence to standards by dismantling silos, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and providing crucial field feedback to support partners.

This role involves translating insights from one project to the next while driving process improvements across all Collision and Used Car functions. Ideal candidates will ensure quality standards are met and deliver cost-efficient, scalable solutions to challenges impacting the customer experience and operations.

When sending your resume, please describe a few of the hardest problems you solved and exactly how you solved them.

What You'll Do

• Maintain a 12 month rolling schedule of operational milestones and ensure business vertical achievement
• Partner with business verticals, root cause day to day issues, support resolution, and provide feedback to teams on operations and system enhancements to prevent issue occurring again
• Maintain headcount reporting and allocation accuracy, organization expense management, and maintaining cadence of executive reporting
• Manage multiple operational projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of milestones, adherence to budgets, and alignment with organizational goals
• Connect with relevant stakeholders and build cross-functional relationships at all levels within Tesla, from the production floor to top management
• Work closely with legal, IT, finance, HR, and other departments to integrate operational practices into daily operations
• Show high adaptability and eagerness to handle extra duties and responsibilities, supporting different areas of the organization beyond their main tasks when the criticality justifies it

What You'll Bring

• Minimum 10 years working experience in collision, used car, service or a clear display of excellence and outstanding achievements when experience is missing
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to assess risks and develop effective mitigation strategies
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy, quality, and confidentiality
• Can-do attitude and a maniacal sense of urgency
• Willingness to work on difficult challenges and projects regardless of discipline. 50% travel based on business needs
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and present complex information clearly

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)