Tesla Technical Business Development Manager Residential Energy APAC 

Australia, Victoria, Melbourne 

822023994

The team is looking for someone with a strong understanding of solar and energy storage, along with solid electrical engineering or electrical installation skills and in-depth knowledge of code requirements and installation practices for residential and commercial applications. This position can be based in either the Melbourne or Sydney office.

• Provide technical support to the sales and business development team in our core markets and support our expansion across Asia Pacific
• Support field trials and localize technical content for deployment of new Residential Energy products
• Identify training needs, develop training material, organize and deliver technical training sessions for internal teams and for the network of installation partners
• Develop strategy, processes, and metrics to enable successful new product launches, features and services
• Report to leadership on launch status, critical issues, and strategic recommendations
• Develop internal business cases to prioritise product development and define product road-mapping
• Support the sales and business development team to scope new market entries to ensure technical suitability with our products
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders and customers to surface requirements, dependencies, and priorities
• Identify product opportunities to further market share and improve customer experience
• Identify and support the sales team to bring new offers, programs and concepts to the market, such as Virtual Power Plans, PPAs and leasing offers
• Represent Tesla through participation in industry working groups and to help influence policy development
• Provide best-in-class product and design support to the installer and installer facing teams

• A degree or relevant experience in engineering (Electrical, Mechanical), other technical discipline, or comparable installation/electrical experience
• 3+ Years Experience in product/project management or a similar role in a technical environment
• Experience in the energy sector, PV solar or energy storage industry preferred
• In-depth knowledge of distributed energy resource technologies and applications, such as solar, energy efficiency, demand response, storage and virtual power plans (a strong plus)
• Experience in the introduction of new hardware products and software features
• Deep passion for changing the way we use energy on the electric grid
• A relentless drive to make things happen
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Ability to operate independently to solve complex, ambiguous product/operational problems
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage simultaneous projects in a fast-paced environment
• Experience digesting and translating technical and legal requirements and policy/regulatory information for commercial applicability
• Bi-lingual candidates (Japanese, Mandarin, or Thai a strong plus)