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This senior leadership role will drive strategic program management, team oversight, and cross-functional execution to deliver transformative improvements to Tesla's global quality systems, ensuring alignment with business objectives and industry standards.\n\nWhat You'll Do\nDefine and own the strategic roadmap for quality systems enhancements, identifying high-impact opportunities across Tesla's Megafactory California and prioritizing initiatives that address systemic gaps, bottlenecks, and scalability challenges\nLead and mentor a team of quality systems engineers and technicians, fostering collaboration, professional development, and accountability to achieve program milestones and key results (OKRs)\nManage a portfolio of complex, cross-functional programs involving multiple departments, sites, and external partners; allocate resources, mitigate risks, and provide executive-level status updates to senior leadership\nChampion standardization of \"best practices\" enterprise-wide, facilitating alignment between global teams and driving adoption of scalable solutions\nOversee comprehensive training programs, change management, and user adoption strategies, serving as the escalation point for high-level stakeholder queries and issue resolution\nDirect internal and external auditing processes, compliance monitoring, and continuous improvement efforts to maintain certification (e.g., ISO 9001, NRTL) and exceed regulatory requirements\nCommunicate quality system health, performance metrics, and strategic recommendations to executive stakeholders, influencing policy and investment decisions\n\nWhat You'll Bring\nDegree in Engineering or equivalent experience\n6+ years of experience in quality systems, process engineering, or related fields, with at least 4+ years in a technical program or people management role\nDeep expertise in quality management standards (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AIAG) and proven success leading certification or audit programs at scale\nStrong program/project management experience, including tools like Jira, Asana, or MS Project, with a track record of delivering multi-year initiatives on time and within scope\nDemonstrated leadership in matrixed, cross-functional environments, with excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across diverse global teams\nSelf-motivated with \"message to Garcia\" dependability and bias for action\nExceptional verbal and written communication abilities to articulate complex technical strategies, data integrity issues, and business impacts to non-technical audiences\nProven ability to thrive in ambiguity, make high-stakes decisions with incomplete data, and drive results through initiative and innovation\nAdaptability, resilience, and a growth mindset in a fast-paced, high-growth environment\n\nCompensation and Benefits\nBenefits\nAlong with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:\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\nExpected Compensation\n$100,800 - $151,200/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits\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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This senior leadership role will drive strategic program management, team oversight, and cross-functional execution to deliver transformative improvements to Tesla's global quality systems, ensuring alignment with business objectives and industry standards.\n\nWhat You'll Do\nDefine and own the strategic roadmap for quality systems enhancements, identifying high-impact opportunities across Tesla's Megafactory California and prioritizing initiatives that address systemic gaps, bottlenecks, and scalability challenges\nLead and mentor a team of quality systems engineers and technicians, fostering collaboration, professional development, and accountability to achieve program milestones and key results (OKRs)\nManage a portfolio of complex, cross-functional programs involving multiple departments, sites, and external partners; allocate resources, mitigate risks, and provide executive-level status updates to senior leadership\nChampion standardization of \"best practices\" enterprise-wide, facilitating alignment between global teams and driving adoption of scalable solutions\nOversee comprehensive training programs, change management, and user adoption strategies, serving as the escalation point for high-level stakeholder queries and issue resolution\nDirect internal and external auditing processes, compliance monitoring, and continuous improvement efforts to maintain certification (e.g., ISO 9001, NRTL) and exceed regulatory requirements\nCommunicate quality system health, performance metrics, and strategic recommendations to executive stakeholders, influencing policy and investment decisions\n\nWhat You'll Bring\nDegree in Engineering or equivalent experience\n6+ years of experience in quality systems, process engineering, or related fields, with at least 4+ years in a technical program or people management role\nDeep expertise in quality management standards (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AIAG) and proven success leading certification or audit programs at scale\nStrong program/project management experience, including tools like Jira, Asana, or MS Project, with a track record of delivering multi-year initiatives on time and within scope\nDemonstrated leadership in matrixed, cross-functional environments, with excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across diverse global teams\nSelf-motivated with \"message to Garcia\" dependability and bias for action\nExceptional verbal and written communication abilities to articulate complex technical strategies, data integrity issues, and business impacts to non-technical audiences\nProven ability to thrive in ambiguity, make high-stakes decisions with incomplete data, and drive results through initiative and innovation\nAdaptability, resilience, and a growth mindset in a fast-paced, high-growth environment\n\nCompensation and Benefits\nBenefits\nAlong with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:\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\nExpected Compensation\n$100,800 - $151,200/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits\nPay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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