Vice President, Communications
About The Position
Xometry is hiring a Vice President, Communications to shape how its publicly traded, AI-native manufacturing marketplace is understood by the press, investors, customers, partners, and employees. The role partners directly with the CEO and executive team and combines hands-on writing and editing with building and leading a lean communications team and agency partners. The Vice President owns Xometry’s corporate message architecture and communications cadence across press, investor materials, product launches, executive remarks, and internal channels. The role translates technical product and AI developments into accurate, evidence-backed stories; advises the CEO and other senior executives; leads proactive earned-media strategy; and works with Investor Relations, Finance, and Legal on public-company communications. The position also oversees reputational risk and crisis readiness, directs internal communications with HR, and aligns communications across Marketing, Product, Legal, HR, and IR. The leader will establish the team structure, hire and develop talent, manage agency partners, build AI-augmented workflows, and measure communications impact in business terms. Within 12 months, success includes having a message house used consistently across audiences and channels, a rolling communications plan tied to business milestones, measurable improvements in earned-media quality, and a staffed core team with clear ownership and agency scopes and KPIs.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in corporate communications or public relations.
- Experience leading CEO executive communications in a high-growth technology, marketplace, or public-company environment.
- Strong hands-on writing and editing skills, including the ability to draft keynotes, bylines, and major announcements under deadline.
- Ability to translate complex technical subjects, including AI/ML, software, and marketplace dynamics, into clear and credible stories for non-technical audiences.
- Established relationships with business, financial, technology, and trade press, with a record of winning coverage in a crowded category.
- Public-company experience working with Investor Relations, Finance, and Legal on disclosures and market-sensitive communications.
- Experience leading crisis and issues response in high-pressure situations, with sound judgment and executive presence.
- Technology company and B2B experience.
- Experience building and leading lean teams and managing external agencies.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to manufacturing, industrial, or supply chain markets, or regulated industries.
- Fluency with AI-enabled communications workflows and modern media measurement tools.
- Experience working across distributed, global teams.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the corporate message house across press, investor materials, product launches, executive remarks, and internal communications.
- Translate technical product and AI developments into accurate, defensible stories supported by proof points.
- Serve as the CEO’s primary communications counselor and voice architect; plan communications cadence and draft or refine keynotes, bylines, and major announcements.
- Extend executive communications support to the CTO and other senior leaders.
- Own proactive media strategy across top-tier business, financial, technology, and trade press; build reporter relationships and set pitching standards.
- Hold the PR agency accountable for outcomes, including coverage quality, share of voice, and message pull-through.
- Partner with Investor Relations, Finance, and Legal to align communications across earnings, disclosures, and market-sensitive announcements.
- Own enterprise reputational risk, maintain crisis playbooks and escalation paths, test scenarios, and lead responses to issues and crises.
- Direct All-Hands and leadership communications with HR so employees receive strategy clearly and early.
- Build the communications team, define its structure, hire and develop talent, and set editorial standards.
- Select and manage agency partners; build an AI-augmented workflow and report communications impact in business terms.
- Coordinate with Marketing, Product, Legal, HR, and IR to deliver a coherent story across audiences.
Benefits
- 401(k) match
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and floating and fixed holidays
- Maternity and bonding leave
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Other wellbeing resources
- Bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
