Strategic Business Developer

What To Expect
Tesla's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. Tesla is leveraging its breakthrough powertrain technology and manufacturing scale to develop and deploy grid-connected storage, bringing battery technology to the grid to facilitate a renewable energy ecosystem and increase grid reliability.

The Global Business Development team works across the business to analyze and determine future markets and customer offerings. We research and review market trends, changes in customer preferences, and product capabilities to determine how best to meet Tesla's mission of accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy.

This role will focus on forecasting markets for energy storage, maintaining a clear view relative to market developments and policy impacts. With exposure to leadership decision-making around company growth, this role will be instrumental in managing the end-to-end forecasting methodology and improvement, including consideration of market sizing, opportunity cost evaluation, and data-driven review of how markets are evolving and how our products need to adapt to maintain competitive advantages.

What You'll Do

Develop forward-looking market models to guide sales team strategies across various regions

Conduct in-depth research into wholesale markets and regulatory frameworks to support deal economics, including interconnection studies and market-specific tariffs

Build and update financial models to assess the viability of energy storage projects in different countries

Analyze new geographies, applications, and business models for energy storage solutions

Monitor emerging industry trends through competitive intelligence and inform company-wide strategy, offers, and product updates

Collaborate with sales teams to create robust business plans for energy storage initiatives

What You'll Bring

Strong modeling, strategy, and program management skills

Ability to work across multiple teams to gain input and consensus (from Autobidder, product, and sales leadership) concepts and support hypotheses with large, incomplete sets of data

Experience presenting to internal executive teams

Entrepreneurial mindset – a self-starter who can explore and qualify for opportunities with little direction

Understanding of the energy industry; deep knowledge of energy storage technology and value proposition

4+ years in energy industry; 2+ years in energy storage

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along 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 > 2 medical plan options with $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 to include: 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

$64,000 - $132,000/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

Tesla's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. Tesla is leveraging its breakthrough powertrain technology and manufacturing scale to develop and deploy grid-connected storage, bringing battery technology to the grid to facilitate a renewable energy ecosystem and increase grid reliability.