Area Service Manager

At Tesla, our Area Service Managers are the front-line leaders of our Service operation across a
geographical area. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering an exceptional service experience to
our customers, developing team members and managers, managing day-to-day operations, and ensure
Tesla Service meets the needs of our customers as well as our employees.
We hire leaders who want to run a service business and be a part of our critical mission to accelerate the
world’s transition to sustainable energy. Our Area Service Managers consistently deliver excellent
results across all aspects of the business; customer satisfaction; people leadership; operations; and
financials.

To succeed at Tesla, you must be energetic, highly organized, and smart working as well as having a
passion for true leadership and our brand.

- Oversee 4-6 service centers within the market, having full accountability for your market area
- Select, coach and develop your team through role modelling, inspiring and actively involving yourself in their growth, with the ability to guide new and seasoned people leaders
- Exceed customer expectations of what a service experience should be, exuding energy and enthusiasm for excellence
- Actively monitor customer service trends to make necessary improvements and assist the team in continuously elevating the overall service experience.
- Be solution oriented, demonstrating a high ability to identify root cause of problems and develop solutions when faced with adversity.
- Understand and own every aspect of your area service centers’ performance, driving continuous improvements to facilitate exceptional team output and customer service
- Champion safety, efficiency, quality, and overall excellence in all your actions and decisions
- Develop deep knowledge of all Tesla products, as well as Service systems, processes, and procedures, challenging your locations to develop and delivery on expectations
- Partner with fellow area leaders, parallel team leadership and HQ organization to continually innovate, share resources and driving strategic change and growth
- Understand our business, know the numbers and lead the daily Service operations to achieve specific goals set for the business

- Experience of working as an exceptional people leader, with a strong drive to motivate a team, to engage, develop and facilitate others to achieve and succeed.
- Performs well in an agile, within the automotive industry is preferable.
- Proven background in a fast-paced environment where things can change very quickly.
- Proven experience of working within a business at both strategic and operational levels.
- Ability to adapt to changing/fluctuating targets and business needs.
- Proven ability to build strong relationships with other business areas, stakeholder management.
- Strong drive to motivate a team, to engage, develop and facilitate others to achieve and succeed.
- Perform, think and lead well under pressure, with a calm and considered approach and exceptional communication skills.
- Digitally savvy – ability to adopt and adapt quickly to new technology and systems as well as proficient in MS Office tools.
- Able to communicate, read, and write effectively in the English language, and Norwegian
- Must have and continue to maintain a valid driving license and safe driving record