Vice President, Communications

Xometry • North Bethesda, MD

6d • Hybrid

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. This player/coach partners directly with the CEO and executive team, personally drafts and edits high-stakes communications, and builds and leads a lean team and agency partners. The role establishes disciplined messaging, a planned communications cadence, and clear, timely, well-sourced writing as the company scales.

The Vice President owns Xometry’s corporate message house and maintains consistency across press, investor materials, product launches, executive remarks, and internal channels. The role translates technical product and AI developments into accurate, defensible stories supported by proof points; serves as the CEO’s primary communications counselor and voice architect; and extends executive communications support to the CTO and other senior leaders.

The position leads proactive earned-media strategy, public-company communications in partnership with Investor Relations, Finance, and Legal, enterprise issues and crisis readiness, and internal communications with HR. It also builds the communications team and operating model, manages agency partners, develops AI-augmented workflows, measures communications impact in business terms, and aligns with Marketing, Product, Legal, HR, and IR.

Success in the first 12 months includes putting a message house into daily use across executive, product, investor, and internal communications; establishing a rolling communications plan tied to business milestones and a predictable executive-preparation cadence; improving earned-coverage quality against agreed targets; and hiring the core team with clear ownership and outcome-based agency scope and KPIs. The estimated base salary range for new hires is $203,000–$240,000 annually, plus bonus, depending on job-related skills, relevant experience, and location.

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 partnering 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 background.
• 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 channels.
• 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; personally draft or refine keynotes, bylines, and major announcements, and support the CTO and other senior leaders.
• Lead proactive media strategy across top-tier business, financial, technology, and trade press; build reporter relationships and manage agency performance against outcomes.
• 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 hands-on responses when needed.
• Direct All-Hands and leadership communications with HR so employees hear strategy clearly and early.
• Build the communications team, including defining its structure, hiring and developing talent, and setting editorial standards.
• Select and manage agency partners; develop AI-augmented workflows and report communications impact in business terms.
• Work closely with Marketing, Product, Legal, HR, and Investor Relations to deliver a coherent story to every audience.
• Develop a rolling communications plan tied to business milestones and establish a predictable cadence for CEO and executive preparation.
• Track earned-media quality, including top-tier message pull-through and share of voice against named competitors.

Benefits

• 401(k) match
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, floating holidays, and fixed holidays
• Maternity and bonding leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Other wellbeing resources
• Bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed