Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Technical Program Manager - People Products

Program ManagementUpdated on Nov 12

Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
A track record of building and shipping things end to end, rather than only coordinating others.
Proficiency in SQL and Python, with sufficient technical depth to partner closely with engineering and investigate how systems work.
Hands-on understanding of LLM tools, including knowledge bases, document ingestion, prompting, and answer-quality validation.
First-principles problem solving: determining what is needed rather than copying existing solutions.
Strong written communication for engineers and non-technical audiences.
Product instinct to identify when something feels wrong to a user, not only when it crashes.
Comfort with ambiguity, high ownership, and moving quickly in an environment where accuracy matters.

Responsibilities

Configure, test, and deploy LLM-powered features and agent tools with IT and Engineering teams, ensuring scalability, reliability, and high performance.
Translate business requirements into technical solutions and identify where SI can remove bottlenecks in processes, systems, and analytics.
Own program roadmaps, milestones, risks, and dependencies; define success metrics; use usage data and user feedback to drive continuous improvement; and provide clear stakeholder updates.
Partner with subject-matter experts, legal, and stakeholders to curate and govern content behind SI systems, ensuring it is accurate, current, cited, and appropriately access-controlled.
Scale SI tools that prove valuable for one team across the People organization, integrating them into existing workflows so adoption persists and information remains accurate and up to date.
Establish best practices for SI system usage, document workflows, maintain standard operating procedures, and create guides and training so non-technical teams can serve themselves.

Category	People
Location	PALO ALTO, California
Requisition ID	272894
Type	Full-time

Job Description

We’re hiring a builder-minded Technical Program Manager to design, ship, and continuously improve the systems and programs that shape every Tesla employee’s journey — from offer through every milestone that follows. These are high-stakes, high-visibility programs where accuracy, scale, and trust are critical: when they work, no one notices; when they break, everyone does.<p>You’ll work across engineering, business partners, and leadership to build programs from first principles. Rather than copying what other companies do, you’ll deeply understand what Tesla actually needs and deliver it. The ideal candidate treats programs like products — instrumenting them, measuring their impact, and iterating based on data. You’re equally comfortable writing requirements, running SQL queries, and reviewing pull requests.<br></p>

Job Responsibilities

Configure, test, and deploy LLM-powered features and agent tools in partnership with IT/Engineering teams, ensuring scalability, reliability, and high performance
Translate business requirements into technical solutions, and find where SI can remove real bottlenecks in processes, systems, and analytics
Own program roadmaps, milestones, risks, and dependencies, defining success metrics and using usage data and user feedback to drive continuous improvement and clear stakeholder updates
Partner with subject-matter experts, legal, and stakeholders to curate and govern the content behind our SI systems, making sure it's accurate, current, cited, and appropriately access-controlled
Scale SI tools that prove valuable for one team across the People org, building them into the way teams already work so adoption sticks and information stays accurate and up to date
Establish best practices for SI system usage, document workflows, maintain SOPs, and create guides and training so non-technical teams can serve themselves

Job Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
A track record of building and shipping things end to end, not just coordinating others who do
Proficiency in SQL and Python, with enough technical depth to partner closely with engineering and dig into how systems work
Hands-on understanding of how LLM tools work, including knowledge bases, document ingestion, prompting, and answer-quality validation
First-principles problem solving: you work out what's actually needed instead of copying what exists
Strong written communication, for both engineers and non-technical audiences
Product instinct: you can tell when something feels wrong to a user, not just when it crashes
Comfortable with ambiguity, high ownership, and moving fast in an environment where accuracy matters

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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