Application Product Engineer

Tesla aims to accelerate world’s transition to a sustainable energy by ensuring we provide a seamless and frictionless experience to our customers. To meet this goal, Tesla is constantly striving to innovate and provide best in class services through introduction of pioneering new products and services. To that end, Tesla is seeking a hardworking and passionate Senior Product Engineer. This Product Engineer will be part of a core team that is focused on delivering a highly scalable platform that enables growth of current and future products and services to our customers. 

·         Deliver a product vision and strategy for global Workforce management solutions focusing on payroll, time and attendance, scheduling, compliance, leave and accruals.

·         Define roadmap and customer scenarios for a global application.

·         Work with cross function teams such as engineering, legal, and business stakeholders including finance/ HR to deliver business specific value.

·         Work with Legal, HR and Payroll teams to understand localized processes and data requirements in depth for each market.

·         Work closely with engineering team to deliver a scalable architecture that not just meets current needs but considers future growth scenarios and scalability in complex global domain.

·         Work closely with business stakeholders in identifying opportunities for enhancements, automation and simplified work flows.

• A solid grasp of HR processes and procedures especially in Leave administration, allowing you to provide informed support and guidance to stakeholders.
• Review common payroll, Time & Attendance system issues and questions. Provide timely resolution in conjunction with Help Desk/ Answer Bar and escalate as needed.

·         Define a set of KPIs to measure customer satisfaction and business impact with the ability to analyze them and utilize them in decision making processes

·         Prioritize between existing versus new customers, and between features, architectural improvements and operational excellence

·         Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or MBA, or equivalent in experience

·         5+ years of experience in product management, product development or functional role that had customer impact with evidence of exceptional ability

·         Prior experience in HRIS/ Payroll/ Timekeeping domain such as ADP, Kronos, SAP, Peoplesoft, Workday, UKG Dimensions in a global setting is a must.

·         Gathering business requirements, documentation, user stories, functional specifications and building system design with Engineering teams.

·         Proven history of converting learnings from customer insights into tangible product features that customers love

·         Entrepreneurial instincts with clear bias for informed action and track record of leading new initiatives with limited resources and support

·         Strong analytical and quantitative skills with ability to use data and metrics for making assumptions and decisions

·         Ability to successfully work with cross range of teams including engineering, UX, legal, finance, sales and operations

·         Good understanding and working experience in technology development best practices (such as, Agile, etc.) and product management technologies

·         Excellent written and verbal communications across technical and non-technical stakeholders

·         Experience presenting to senior executives.