Sr. Program Manager, Commercial Software

What to Expect

Tesla’s design engineering teams are constantly innovating and solving complex engineering problems. As a Program Manager within the Engineering Tools, Data and Design Execution team, you will be working closely with Engineering leaders and stakeholders to provide software solutions and collaborate to build capabilities that help solve these problems. You will be joining the team that aims to enable Tesla Engineering to design products and capabilities at scale over a global digital landscape. In this role, you will be leading the commercial software team and the process by which engineering software is evaluated and sourced. Working closely with Software Product Managers and stakeholders from Engineering, GSM, Finance, Legal, Infosec and IT. You'll use your wide industry knowledge and strategic supplier relationships to optimize our total cost of ownership for our software tools footprint and usage for global design engineering organization.

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to developing the long-term roadmap and strategy for design engineering software and execute that strategy as it applies to externally procured software applications
• Lead cross-functional teams through robust supplier selection for new software while interfacing with Design Engineering leaders through early engagement, technology evaluation, sourcing, development, and optimized usage
• Develop and execute on sourcing strategies through close collaboration with Engineering and GSM teams to secure best commercial terms
• Conduct partnership and supplier negotiations including comprehensive contractual agreements
• Define cost drivers, develop cost models and provide global forecasted spend against budget
• Manage supplier relationships, communications and performance in technology alignment, cost, quality, delivery and resiliency
• Project manage the end-to-end sourcing process for software and services suppliers

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or equivalent experience
• 5 years of experience in sourcing, negotiations, or commodity management
• Experience in software and services sourcing and supplier management
• Understanding of design engineering needs and software evaluation frameworks
• Experience in cross-functional leadership and people management
• Ability to PM multiple workstreams while working in an extremely fast-paced environment
• Excellent investigative skills (i.e., industry analysis, cost modeling, quotation analysis, roadmap development, supplier selection)