Service Manager- London

1 Month ago • All levels • Operations

Job Summary

Job Description

Tesla seeks a Service Manager in London to lead and develop a service team, ensuring exceptional customer experiences and operational excellence. Responsibilities include coaching and mentoring team members, driving continuous improvement initiatives, managing daily operations, achieving financial goals, and fostering a positive work environment. The ideal candidate is a proven people leader with strong technical aptitude, strategic thinking, and a passion for customer satisfaction. Experience in the automotive industry is preferred but not mandatory. The role demands excellent communication, problem-solving, and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
Must have:
  • Exceptional people leadership
  • Strong technical aptitude
  • Operational excellence focus
  • Customer satisfaction expertise
  • Strategic & proactive thinking
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Adaptability to fast-paced environment
Good to have:
  • Automotive industry experience
  • Knowledge of local employment laws
Perks:
  • Dynamic and fast-paced environment
  • Use of Tesla vehicles for operations
  • Innovative technology and tools
  • Ongoing training and development
  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Tesla shares

Job Details

What to Expect

At Tesla, our Service Managers are the front-line leaders of our Service operation. In this 

role, you will be responsible for delivering an exceptional service experience to our 

customers, developing team members, 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 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. 

We offer:

  • A dynamic and fast-paced environment where inclusion, learning and collaboration are key to success.
  • An opportunity to utilise varying models of our fleet for daily operations and repairs.
  • The chance to work with innovative technology, advanced tools and software.
  • Ongoing training and development to help you grow your skills and career.
  • A competitive compensation and benefits package including Tesla shares.
What You’ll Do
  • People: Our Service Managers are people developers, thus should possess the ability 

to inspire! We expect you to be 100% committed to the success of your team, and 

actively involve yourself in your team members’ growth and development. Your team 

will look to you to set the standard for open communication, active problem solving, 

and a positive work environment. We will look to you, and your ability to coach and 

teach, to build a team of top talent and mentor the next generation of Tesla leaders. 

Our Service Managers are the coaches of their teams – you must provide regular 

coaching and feedback, and have a deep knowledge of your team’s strengths and 

opportunities. You will have Supervisors reporting to you that are early in their people 

management careers, and you will act as a coach and a mentor to grow and develop 

them to be successful in their roles. You will be responsible for leading change and 

inspiring your team every day.

  • Customer focused: Our customers are changing the world, and it is your responsibility 

to exceed their expectations of what a service experience should be. We expect you to 

exude energy and enthusiasm not only by going above and beyond for our existing 

customers, but also when engaging with new customers. You will actively monitor 

customer service trends to make necessary improvements, and assist the team in 

developing appropriate standards and processes to continuously elevate the overall 

service experience. The ideal candidate is solution oriented, demonstrating a high 

ability to identify root cause of problems and develop solutions when faced with 

adversity.

  • Operational excellence: As a Service Manager, you must understand and own every 

aspect of your service center’s performance. You will be responsible for driving 

continuous improvements to facilitate exceptional team output and customer service 

by partnering closely with other teams on strategic execution and vehicle readiness. 

We expect you to champion safety, efficiency, quality, and overall excellence in all of 

your actions and decisions. You may also be involved with business expansion, 

opening and managing new service centers as the business requires, working closely 

with the Area or Country Manager.

  • Financials: Service Managers are expected to understand our business, know their 

numbers and lead the center’s daily operations to achieve specific goals in quality, 

productivity, customer satisfaction and profitability.


Our Service Managers act in the best interest of Tesla by demonstrating sound judgment. You 

must have a passion for our mission, our people, and our customers. Technical acumen is 

required – you must develop a knowledge of all Tesla products, as well as Service systems, 

processes, and procedures. You will have to develop a deep understanding of the operations 

and challenges of your Service Center so that you can support and inspire your team in their 

day- to- day work. Attitude and approach is everything. 

What You’ll Bring

Be a leader and a team-player.

  • Take ownership, and create a culture of trust and accountability. 
  • Love to change the status quo and work well in high-pressure situations. Exceptional prioritization and time management skills are essential for success.
  • Be strategic and proactive. You must think and plan ahead to give your team the tools they need to be successful.
  • You have a strong technical aptitude, and a great interest to acquire in- depth knowledge about every role and process in your Service Center. Our Service Managers lead by example, and have a deep understanding of everything moving on the shop floor.
  • Be self-aware, flexible and open-minded. 
  • Possess a rare combination of mental agility, analytical thinking, hands-on problem solving, and a customer-service mindset. 
  • Be an advocate for your team and your customers. Your success depends on theirs.
  • Ensure a safe working environment for both employees and customers, taking responsibility for EHS and safety training within the Service Centre

Requirements

  • Experience of working within the automotive industry is preferable, but not a must.
  • Proven background as an exceptional people leader.
  • Performs well in an agile, fast-paced environment where things can change very quickly.
  • Proven experience of working within a business at both strategic and operational levels.
  • An understanding of local legal employment rights and processes is desirable.
  • Ability to adapt to constantly 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.
  • A calm, considered approach with exceptional communication skills.
  • Digitally savvy – ability to adopt and adapt quickly to new technology and systems.
  • Good knowledge of MS Office.
  • Able to communicate, read, and write effectively in the English language, and other local languages if required.
  • Must have and continue to maintain a valid driving license and safe driving record

Join the mission. Apply today.

To be considered for our roles in the UK & Ireland it is required that you already have the right to work within EU/ EEA.

Applications must be submitted online and contain an English CV.

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