Communications Leader, Residential Energy

Description:
Tesla Residential Energy is expanding rapidly, and clear, accurate communication is essential to helping customers, partners, installers, and internal teams understand our products and mission.
We are looking for a Communications Leader to lead storytelling for Residential Energy—translating complex technical details into simple, compelling narratives used across customer education, product launches, digital channels, and internal communication. You will capture customer and installer stories, shape product narratives, and ensure consistent messaging across all touchpoints.
This role sits at the intersection of marketing, product, and leadership communications. You will also help prepare external-facing narratives, statements, and responses when clarity and precision are critical.

Responsibilities:
Own the Residential Energy narrative: Develop clear messaging frameworks for Solar, Powerwall, Wall Connector and future products; ensure consistency across all customer, partner, and installer communication
Create high-quality content for multiple channels: Write and edit web content, customer stories, product pages, campaign copy, FAQs, talking points, internal updates, and leadership communications
Shape customer, installer, and product storytelling: Build a pipeline of authentic stories that demonstrate real-world impact, partnering with sales, service, and regional teams to surface strong examples
Support high-visibility external communication moments: Prepare concise statements, written responses, and narrative materials used during product announcements, customer programs, and other critical communications.
Partner closely with cross-functional teams: Work with product, engineering, marketing, sales, operations, legal, and leadership to deeply understand capabilities and upcoming changes
Ensure clarity and accuracy in all messaging: Translate technical details into simple explanations that are easy to understand and highlight real customer value
Elevate internal communication: Craft succinct updates, launch briefs, and talking points that keep internal teams aligned on strategy, priorities, and roadmap changes

Requirements:
8+ years of experience in communications, content, narrative development, or equivalent experience
Exceptional writing and editing skills—able to simplify complex information and communicate with precision
Experience creating content across formats: web, social, email, print, customer stories, executive communications, and long-form narrative
Ability to manage high-priority communication moments where clarity, accuracy, and speed matter
Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; capable of influencing stakeholders and working directly with leadership
High level of judgment, editorial discipline, and attention to detail

Compensation & Benefits:
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

Expected Compensation
$72,000 - $162,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay 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.