Head of Product, SLS

Formlabs•Somerville, MA

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

Formlabs, Inc. is seeking a Head of Product, SLS to define product requirements and drive the overall product strategy for their portfolio, including hardware, materials, software, and services. This role involves defining long-term roadmaps, aligning R&D with market opportunities, and leading new technology commercialization. The Head of Product will scale product lines, develop product initiatives, and align cross-functional teams to achieve growth targets. This includes defining and delivering a profitable product portfolio through market research, competitive analysis, and opportunity sizing. The position requires scoping new product concepts, evaluating feasibility, and setting business objectives. The role involves defining performance criteria for advanced 3D printers and materials, making critical tradeoff decisions, and contributing to new process technologies and efficiency improvements. Strategic prioritization of features and tasks, writing detailed product specifications, and defining business objectives throughout the product lifecycle are key. Additionally, the role includes recruiting, developing, and managing a team of product managers and leaders, and strategically prioritizing resource allocation. Telecommuting is allowed two days per week, with 10% domestic and/or international travel required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in NanoEngineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field of study
Five years of experience in the job offered or related occupation
Five years of experience in product roadmap development
Five years of experience in designing, developing, and launching additive manufacturing systems - hardware, software, and materials
Five years of experience in cost analysis for hardware manufacturing required to vet new products
Five years of experience in additive manufacturing new materials development and portfolio management
Five years of experience in design of experiments (Statistical analysis)

Responsibilities

Define the requirements for new products and new product lines across hardware, materials, software, and services for the Formlabs portfolio.
Drive the overall product strategy, define long-term roadmaps, and align R&D efforts with key market opportunities.
Lead new technology commercialization, including launch planning, pricing, sales/channel strategy, and product messaging.
Scale product lines by developing and driving product initiatives and aligning leaders and cross-functional teams to achieve ambitious strategic and growth targets.
Define, develop, and deliver a profitable, high-performing product portfolio by conducting market research, technology scouting, competitive analysis, and sizing top growth opportunities.
Scope and staff new product concepts, evaluate feasibility, define performance criteria, and set clear business objectives.
Investigate and define the key performance criteria for advanced 3D printers and the photopolymer and thermoplastic materials used in them, drawing on engineering (technical) and product (business) experience with various additive manufacturing techniques.
Make critical tradeoff decisions between cost, performance, reliability, manufacturability (DFM), and timeline.
Contribute to the development of new 3D printing process technologies and identify new methodologies for process efficiency (e.g., automatic powder removal from SLS parts).
Strategically prioritize features and tasks for products using internal tools, tracking and reviewing the product direction frequently.
Write clear, crisp, detailed product specifications.
Define business objectives throughout the product lifecycle, from go-to market strategy through end of life.
Recruit, Develop, and Manage a high-performing team of product managers and leaders, providing structured guidance and regular coaching.
Strategically prioritize and adjust resource allocation across projects and programs.