Software Product Manager, Design Automation Software

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Software Product Manager, Design Automation Software

| Job Category | Engineering & Information Technology | | Location | PALO ALTO, California | | Req. ID | 275554 | | Job Type | Full-time |

What to Expect

Tesla’s Vehicle Engineering department is composed of thousands of the world’s best vehicle, battery, and manufacturing engineers. These Engineers are responsible for the mechanical and industrial design of all major programs, for example, batteries, Optimus, Robotaxi, and all new factories.  Design Technology, which is part of Vehicle Engineering, is responsible for making the tools these Engineers use every bit as intelligent and dynamic as the products themselves.

As a Software Product Manager on the Design Technology team, you will drive the development of software applications that automate or streamline parts of the design process.

What You’ll Do

• Discover and prioritize the most important problems to solve through deep understanding of your customers and their needs

• Define metrics for measuring business impact and use them to make data-driven prioritization decisions

• Define and socialize product vision, strategy, and an outcome-based roadmap

• Prepare actionable epics, stories, and bugs and collaborate with the Technical Lead on maintaining a prioritized backlog for the team, balancing business outcomes with tasks that enable the team to reliably deliver customer value at a sustainable pace

• Validate that delivered solutions solve intended business objectives by applying predefined measures

• Coordinate release of software, including release notes, documentation, training, and internal marketing

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience or evidence of exceptional ability

• Experience managing software development (e.g. software product manager) strongly preferred

• Strong focus on user-centered design and measurable outcomes

• Experience working in an organization that designs and manufactures complex hardware products preferred

• Experience with mechanical design engineering processes preferred

• Experience creating operational metrics and dashboards preferred

Compensation and Benefits

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

• Expected Compensation

• $112,000 - $264,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

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.

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