{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"0fa6ea8b3e7b0bb13951e800","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0fa6ea8b3e7b0bb13951e800","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0fa6ea8b3e7b0bb13951e800","title":"Sr. Technical Program Manager, Packaging PMO","description":"What to Expect\n\nTesla’s North America Packaging Engineering organization designs and delivers packaging that protects parts and enables efficient material flow across factories, distribution centers, and service locations.\n\nWe are hiring a Technical Project Manager to lead the Packaging Engineering Project Management Office (PMO). You will build the operating system behind the engineering work: portfolio visibility, standards, tools, budget cadence, talent operations, and performance frameworks that help packaging engineers and TPMs move faster with clear priorities.\n\nThis is an org-enablement role. You will partner with packaging engineers, project managers, supplier industrialization engineers, finance, operations, and factory stakeholders to drive consistency, accountability, and scale.\n\nThe ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, turns multi-site complexity into simple repeatable systems, and is equally effective in leadership reviews, project trackers, budget forecasts, and hands-on process workshops.\n\nWhat You'll Do\nBuild and continuously improve PMO frameworks for North America Packaging Engineering, including templates, ownership models, escalation paths, and lightweight best practices designed for speed across multi-site operations\nOwn organization-level portfolio visibility: prioritization support, capacity and bandwidth planning, risk tracking, stage-gate rhythm, and leadership-ready dashboards and KPIs\nRun PMO and organization budget rhythms, including forecasting, tracking, CapEx and business-case support, ROI and savings rollups, and clear financial reporting to leadership\nLead evaluation, adoption, training, and lifecycle management of AI and productivity tools to reduce cycle time on trackers, business cases, reporting, and repetitive operational work\nPartner with leadership and HR on workforce planning, including hiring pipeline support, role scoping, onboarding, training programs, attrition analysis, and succession readiness\nIdentify systemic gaps across handoffs, compliance, supplier and portal workflows, distribution center and factory interfaces, and documentation, then lead continuous improvement programs that unlock engineering bandwidth\n\nWhat You'll Bring\nDegree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability\n5+ years in technical program management, PMO leadership, or operations excellence in manufacturing, automotive, supply chain, or other high-volume environments\nProven experience standing up or scaling PMO operating systems, including portfolio governance, capacity planning, budgeting, KPIs, and executive reporting\nExperience partnering with HR and managers on workforce programs such as hiring, onboarding, training, and IC performance frameworks\nHands-on with modern project, collaboration, and analytics tools, plus a track record of rolling out AI or productivity tools\nWorking knowledge of CapEx, business cases, and cross-functional financial or stage reviews\nPackaging, automotive, energy, manufacturing, or distribution experience. PMP, Lean, or Six Sigma, are pluses\n\nBenefits\n\nAlong with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:\n\nMedical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction\nFamily-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits\nDental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution\nCompany Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA\nHealthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits\nCompany paid Basic Life, AD&D\nShort-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)\nEmployee Assistance Program\nSick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays\nBack-up childcare and parenting support resources\nVoluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance\nWeight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs\nTesla Babies program\nCommuter benefits\nEmployee discounts and perks program\n\nExpected Compensation\n$112,000 - $253,200/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits\n\nPay 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.\n\nTesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.\n\nTesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. 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You will build the operating system behind the engineering work: portfolio visibility, standards, tools, budget cadence, talent operations, and performance frameworks that help packaging engineers and TPMs move faster with clear priorities.\n\nThis is an org-enablement role. You will partner with packaging engineers, project managers, supplier industrialization engineers, finance, operations, and factory stakeholders to drive consistency, accountability, and scale.\n\nThe ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, turns multi-site complexity into simple repeatable systems, and is equally effective in leadership reviews, project trackers, budget forecasts, and hands-on process workshops.\n\nWhat You'll Do\nBuild and continuously improve PMO frameworks for North America Packaging Engineering, including templates, ownership models, escalation paths, and lightweight best practices designed for speed across multi-site operations\nOwn organization-level portfolio visibility: prioritization support, capacity and bandwidth planning, risk tracking, stage-gate rhythm, and leadership-ready dashboards and KPIs\nRun PMO and organization budget rhythms, including forecasting, tracking, CapEx and business-case support, ROI and savings rollups, and clear financial reporting to leadership\nLead evaluation, adoption, training, and lifecycle management of AI and productivity tools to reduce cycle time on trackers, business cases, reporting, and repetitive operational work\nPartner with leadership and HR on workforce planning, including hiring pipeline support, role scoping, onboarding, training programs, attrition analysis, and succession readiness\nIdentify systemic gaps across handoffs, compliance, supplier and portal workflows, distribution center and factory interfaces, and documentation, then lead continuous improvement programs that unlock engineering bandwidth\n\nWhat You'll Bring\nDegree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability\n5+ years in technical program management, PMO leadership, or operations excellence in manufacturing, automotive, supply chain, or other high-volume environments\nProven experience standing up or scaling PMO operating systems, including portfolio governance, capacity planning, budgeting, KPIs, and executive reporting\nExperience partnering with HR and managers on workforce programs such as hiring, onboarding, training, and IC performance frameworks\nHands-on with modern project, collaboration, and analytics tools, plus a track record of rolling out AI or productivity tools\nWorking knowledge of CapEx, business cases, and cross-functional financial or stage reviews\nPackaging, automotive, energy, manufacturing, or distribution experience. 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