Technical Program Manager, Paint - Gigafactory Berlin (m/w/d)

Job Description

The Role

Tesla’s Manufacturing Engineering team is at the forefront of building cutting edge assembly lines and automation cells. This team is building the next generation assembly lines which allows our operations team produce amazing vehicles at best in class quality and rate; in a safe and ergonomic environment.

The Manufacturing Engineering, Paint team is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to focus on supporting the scaling of our operations. In this role, you will function as the key liaison with Business Stakeholders and their respective Program Managers, as well as Technical Engineering teams during the development and execution of key strategic programs and initiatives. The Program Manager will work intimately with the core Program/Project team to manage high visibility and high value programs and initiatives and have the ability to apply program/project management skills to assure the timely and efficient execution of a portfolio of projects. This position reports to the Gigafactory Berlin, Paint Manufacturing Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities

· Define, implement and drive project requirements, workflows and plans while managing timelines, resources, communications, quality, risks, uncovering roadblocks, defining critical paths, identifying resource constraints, and any other issues that arise

· Finalize project scope, define initial assumptions, and secure project resources

· Monitor budgetary and CAPX spend

· Work with business leaders, program managers and executives to identify the success criteria of the project

· Provide insight around potential risks and opportunities, resolve conflict, initiate resolution and deliver results

· Identify and document all project milestones and deliverables and keep project plans up to date at all times, including resource allocations, tracking hours, monitoring schedules, milestones, deliverables, updating percentage completion, etc.

· Continuously monitor and measure project processes and activities to identify and communicate potential issues, risks, or problems in a timely fashion and provide corrective action options to drive to resolution

· Lead cross-functional teams including management and executives. Includes resource & dependency alignment, coordination of activities, and transparent communication of project status and risk

· Escalate schedule delays due to issues and risks

· Track and manage change requests to scope and obtain approval if necessary

· Lead onsite installation and commissioning efforts

· Create formal project communication plans key project metrics and dashboards for project status communication

· Conduct project evaluations, post-mortems, and drive process change to incorporate learning

Requirements

· Bachelor’s degree and 5-10 years of program/project management experience in a fast paced, highly fluid environment or other evidence of exceptional ability.

· Must be fluent in English & German

· Proficiency in Confluence, Jira

· Familiarity in several Agile principles – Scrum, Kanban etc.

· Self-organized, outstanding written and verbal communication skills

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

· Demonstrated, applied experience delivering complex programs and projects

· Experience working with stakeholders, Product & Engineering Managers to keep everyone aligned

· Experience working with complex electromechanical assembly lines

· Proficiency in MS Office Suite and MS Project

· Travel required

· MBA or Masters in Project Management or equivalent experience is a plus

Application for this position must be done in English.

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