Sr. Counsel, Energy Products

What to Expect

Tesla is looking for a Senior Counsel, Commercial (Energy Products), based in our Austin, TX or Bay Area, CA, offices to support the growth of our global business.Strong preference for Austin, TX, location.

Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, Energy Products, you will focus on commercial matters with an emphasis on our global residential, commercial and industrial and utility-scale solar and energy storage and supercharger businesses.

Our ideal candidate would have a background in (energy-focused) renewable energy, including with respect to equipment sales and service, commodity trading and marketing, purchase agreements, utility contracts, project development, construction and finance deal work and be passionate about accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

This is a great opportunity for a pro-active and entrepreneurial lawyer to work at a fast growing and dynamic company.

What You’ll Do

• Provide advice on a wide variety of strategic regulatory and transactional matters for the Energy Products business around the world, including commercial, utility, and consumer matters
• Structure and negotiate Energy Products sales, service and project finance and development-related transactions including equipment supply, construction, maintenance, lease, power purchase, software services, performance guarantee and warranty and commodity procurement and sales agreements for solar, energy storage supercharger projects, support creative financing transactions related to the foregoing and the development of Tesla-owned generation and storage projects
• Advise on the sale, installation and maintenance of various Tesla products including Powerwall, Megapack and Megablock, solar, Supercharger, and Semi, and on energy-related commodity trading and support the business as it seeks to grow at scale around the world
• Advise on new market entry, new product launches, and regulatory compliance for the Energy Products business around the world
• Liaise with colleagues in support of consistency of contracts and risk allocation across the global Commercial business

What You’ll Bring

• Excellent academic credentials, preferably with a J.D. from a top-ranked law school, and a current licence to practice in one or more US jurisdictions
• A minimum of 10 years’ practice experience;combination of law firm and in-house experience at a company in the energy industry strongly preferred
• Experience structuring and negotiating all components of complex, financeable transactions in the energy space, with a preference for renewable energy experience. Familiarity with trading norms and regulations a plus
• A team player with the ability to proactively identify problems, drive projects forward, make complex cost/benefit assessments, and identify pragmatic/creative legal and business solutions
• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively and to juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced, challenging environment.A quick and flexible learner, intellectually curious, open-minded, adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity and risk, and excited by dynamic change
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to quickly earn the confidence of your colleagues and effectively communicate with people at all levels of the organization
• High standards, impeccable integrity and ethics, unquestionable good judgment, well-honed analytical skills, superior oral and written communications skills, and a keen sense of humour

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:

• 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
• 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

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.