Tesla has posted five openings for the Vietnamese market on its Asia-Pacific careers site, a little over a month after setting up a company in Ho Chi Minh City, VnExpress reported on 28 October.
The roles are heads of sales, procurement, service and HR business partnering, plus a charging infrastructure development specialist. All are full-time. Ricky Ip, who leads Tesla's recruitment in Asia-Pacific, reshared the listings on the professional network LinkedIn and declared that Tesla had officially arrived in Vietnam.
What Tesla is looking for
| Role group | Requirements in the listings |
|---|---|
| Managers for sales, procurement, service and HR business partnering | At least 5 years in an equivalent position; able to adapt to a fast-paced environment; excellent problem-solving skills |
| Charging infrastructure development specialist | Able to manage more than 20 projects at different stages at once; autonomy, risk management and communication skills; preference for experience in real estate, power planning, charging infrastructure and permitting |
For the specialist role, the carmaker wants someone who can juggle more than 20 projects at different stages without letting anything slip. The listings do not mention pay.
What it means for Vietnam
For job seekers in Vietnam, the listings open full-time management posts to people with at least 5 years of experience in comparable roles, spanning sales, procurement, service and human resources.
The charging role favours candidates with backgrounds in power planning, real estate and permitting, the areas involved in building charging sites. The new entity is registered for the wholesale of cars and other motor vehicles. However, VnExpress did not report any concrete plans from Tesla on the number of chargers, models or a sales launch date in Vietnam.
Tesla's Vietnamese entity
Tesla Motors Vietnam Co., Ltd was set up in mid-September 2026, with its head office in Ho Chi Minh City and charter capital of more than 77.6 billion dong.
It has three legal representatives. David Jon Feinstein, born in 1978, is chairman, and Isabel Ching Fan, born in 1965, is general director; both are US citizens who have held senior positions at Tesla in other markets. The third is Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng, born in 1983, of Ho Chi Minh City.
Tesla was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Texas, with billionaire Elon Musk as CEO since 2008. In its newly released third-quarter results, the company reported revenue of $28 billion, more than $20.5 billion of it from cars. Net profit was $787 million, down 43% year on year as spending on humanoid robots and other AI initiatives surged.
What comes next
VnExpress did not give an application deadline for the roles or say when Tesla Motors Vietnam will begin doing business.