Startup Founder

Formlabs•Somerville, MA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Formlabs is seeking operations leaders who think like founders to help build the tools that enable anyone to bring their ideas to life. This role is for individuals with experience as co-founders, seasoned tinkerers, or Product Leaders at early-stage startups looking for a platform to apply their experiences. The position offers the infrastructure to build high-impact products without the bureaucratic drag of a large enterprise. New products often fail due to high costs or delayed shipping, not prototype issues. The ideal candidate will run their area of ownership like a mini-CEO, building the manufacturing, supply chain, and fulfillment necessary for global product scaling. Formlabs values a bias for action, comfort with ambiguity, and deep ownership over outcomes, seeking results-focused leaders/entrepreneurs who can pivot quickly and take charge. Success in this role means fundamentally changing digital manufacturing for designers, engineers, researchers, and artists.

Requirements

Tinkerer and/or an ex-co-founder who thrives on complexity and doesn't wait for permission.
Proven Entrepreneurial Experience: Previously built a business or significant venture (technology startup experience is ideal), demonstrating a high tolerance for risk and a bias for action.
Comfort with Breadth: Direct experience creating multi-disciplinary technology products and understanding the full lifecycle from ideation to scale.
Ownership & Hustle: Possess the "get it done" mindset—the hustle to do whatever it takes, whether it’s pitching a customer, setting up a supply chain, or debugging a prototype.
Adaptive Leadership: Excel at both hiring and leading teams and are energized by a constantly changing, high-standard environment.

Nice To Haves

Entrepreneurial experience like founding your own business.
MBA or experience in a consulting role.
Familiarity with manufacturing, regulatory, or product standards and compliance in industries like healthcare, pharma, or life sciences.
Experience with 3D printing technologies and materials.
Familiarity with Tableau or SQL.

Responsibilities

Define Product Strategy & Vision: Act as the ultimate Product Owner, creating products and services that define the future of digital manufacturing by identifying unmet user needs and high-potential market gaps.
Own Business Outcomes: Drive P&L results by identifying new market opportunities and scaling existing business units.
Build & Lead: Create and lead multi-disciplinary teams of talented engineers, operators, and designers. Hire and mentor the next generation of Formlabs leaders.
Take Decisive Action: Make crucial, high-stakes decisions that directly impact our core technology and business trajectory.
Embrace the Ambiguity: Work at the intersection of complex disciplines (engineering, sales, manufacturing, marketing) and take full ownership to get the job done.