Content Lead, Industrial Products

Palo Alto, CA (On-site)

$96K/yr – $240K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and shape global industrial content programs that translate complex energy-storage tech into clear stories, while building scalable content operations and measuring impact to improve strategy.

  • Lead cross‑discipline content teams and establish editorial systems to accelerate high‑quality outputs.
  • Own product storytelling, GTM narratives, and alignment across Product, Sales, Engineering, and executives.
  • Drive executive thought leadership and external visibility to position Tesla’s industrial energy offerings in the market.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of content managers and content development specialists across disciplines including video, visual design, digital, events, email, and customer communications
  • Define and drive content strategy for Industrial Products globally, spanning the full energy storage and power hardware portfolio
  • Own narrative and go-to-market positioning for product launches, campaigns, and key customer touchpoints
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Sales, Engineering, and Executive teams to translate complex technical topics into clear, compelling stories
  • Build and maintain scalable content operations: editorial calendars, production workflows, briefing processes, and cross-functional review cycles
  • Develop product positioning, messaging frameworks, naming, and audience segmentation strategies
  • Oversee creation of sales collateral, white papers, presentations, event experiences, and digital content
  • Drive executive and industry thought leadership content — positioning Tesla's industrial energy business in the market through external channels, conferences, and publications
  • Measure and report on content performance and audience engagement to iterate and improve strategy
  • Set high standards for quality, consistency, and execution speed across all content channels

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in content, product marketing, or communications — including 3+ years leading a multi-disciplinary team
  • Proven track record of creating compelling narratives for complex technical or B2B products
  • Experience in energy, infrastructure, industrial technology, or adjacent sectors strongly preferred
  • Strong people leadership with the ability to inspire, develop, and grow a high-performing team across creative and strategic disciplines
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a strong instinct for visual storytelling
  • Comfortable working at the intersection of engineering, commercial, and creative teams — earns credibility with all three
  • Ability to build scalable content operations and function effectively in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment
  • Data-literate — comfortable using engagement and performance data to drive content decisions
  • Passion for clean energy and the transition to a sustainable global energy infrastructure

Benefits

  • Medical plans > 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 Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible 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 (90 day waiting period)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
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Tesla is accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable abundance. To achieve our mission, we're building a world powered by solar, enabled by battery storage and transported by electric vehicles. We’re committed to hiring and developing top talent from around the world for any given discipline. Headquartered in Texas, we operate six huge, vertically integrated factories across three continents. With over 100,000 employees, our teams take a first-principles approach to designing, building, selling and servicing our products in-house. Our world-class teams operate with a non-conventional philosophy of inter-disciplinary collaboration. Each member of the team is expected to challenge and to be challenged, to create, and to innovate. We’re tackling the world’s most difficult and important problems—and we wouldn’t succeed without our shared passion for making the world a better place.

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Austin, Texas, USA
79K employees (5,337 in marketing)
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Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~79.5K

Marketing Team

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Median Career Experience
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Funding

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$783M
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    Post IPO Debt • $783M
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    Grant • $159.6M
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    Grant • $231.8K

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