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Salary: USD 175,000 - 300,000 / annual
Formlabs is seeking a Vice President of Operations to join the leadership team and drive global strategy and execution across the company's operations. Formlabs builds 3D printing technology that powers innovation at over 50,000 industry leaders worldwide, including Apple, Google, Tesla, New Balance, and NASA.
In this role, you will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer and lead manufacturing engineering, supply chain management, logistics, and materials operations. You'll be responsible for defining how Formlabs evolves its operational processes, expands its global reach, and unlocks new growth opportunities as the business expands across hardware, software, and materials.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building and executing a multi-year strategy to scale Formlabs' global operations and expand product capabilities
- Leading manufacturing and operations engineering to develop and refine processes and tooling that ensure high-quality, high-precision products at scale
- Overseeing supply demand management: forecasting demand, aligning supply to financial and sales goals, managing factory builds, and ensuring smooth customer allocation during new product introductions
- Driving logistics and supply chain excellence through partner negotiations, optimizing global systems and processes, and delivering seamless customer experience
- Expanding the global manufacturing footprint and partnerships to meet increasing demand
- Partnering closely with R&D, product, and go-to-market teams to support new product introductions and material launches
- Identifying and pursuing adjacent business opportunities that drive revenue growth and margin expansion
- Establishing best-in-class operational practices, cost structures, and sustainability measures
Requirements:
- MBA or equivalent leadership experience
- Strong background in operations, supply chain, and manufacturing
- Proven success scaling global, multi-site manufacturing networks
- Deep expertise leading operations across manufacturing engineering, supply chain, and/or logistics
- Track record of building strong vendor relationships and negotiating high-value contracts
- Demonstrated ability to craft and execute long-term strategies that expand capabilities, improve margins, and enable growth at scale
