Sr. Product Manager, Virtual Power Plants & Interoperability

Company: Tesla, Inc.
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

Job CategoryLocationReq. ID: 240015Job Type: Full-timeWhat to ExpectTesla's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. Residential Energy products are a critical component of this mission to generate, store and consume sustainable energy. With Solar Panels, Solar Roof, Powerwall, and home charging products working together in the residential ecosystem.Virtual Power Plants and Interoperability are fundamental parts of the residential product ecosystem. As the grid evolves and these distributed energy resources are installed at scale, the value available to the grid becomes very large. We need a dedicated Product Manager to help communicate and execute this vision to both engineering teams and utility stakeholders.What You'll Do

• Shepherd the Plan: Define the vision, strategy and roadmap for Tesla residential products as it relates to Virtual Power Plants and Interoperability, ensuring the business goals and technical roadmaps are consistent.
• Own Experience Metrics: Be responsible for key VPP metrics such as growth, churn, customer/aggregator experience and value generation. For interoperability; success looks like reducing unique standards and requirements, while maintaining broad market access.
• Drive Cross Functional Alignment: Be an integral part of the software engineering process by gathering and clarifying requirements, ensuring all teams are driving to the same outcome.
• Land the Launch: Ensure that the impact of software changes is being realized by all stakeholders by delivering training, measuring, gathering feedback, and providing visibility for engineering teams.What You'll Bring
• Technical understanding of energy products such as Inverters, Battery Storage and Vehicle Charging.
• Familiarity with Energy markets (wholesale and/or ancillary services).
• Exposure to policy work around compliance and standards development.
• Degree in an engineering or technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• A familiarity with APIs, data products and analytics, Python, SQL or similar.
• Ability to demonstrate a 'customer first' mentality and empathy with owners and installers.
• Strong communication, presentation, and organizational skills.Compensation and BenefitsAlong with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans with 2 medical plan options and $0 payroll deduction.
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits.
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution.
• Company Paid Health Savings Account (HSA) Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA.
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits.
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays.
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources.
• Voluntary benefits including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance.
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs.
• Tesla Babies program.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employee discounts and perks program.Expected Compensation$108,000 - $228,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits.Pay 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.Tesla is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor, including veteran status and disability status, protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.Privacy is a top priority for Tesla. We build it into our products and view it as an essential part of our business. To understand more about the data we collect and process as part of your application, please view our Tesla Talent Privacy Notice.
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