Services Strategy & Operations

Formlabs; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Private health insurance

Catered lunches

Commuter support

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Formlabs seeks a strategic leader to own our AI and self-service roadmap within Global Services, driving improvements across post-sales support for the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. You will define problems, build the case, align stakeholders, and ship scalable changes with real operating accountability.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in strategic operating roles at fast-growth hardware/tech firms, strong quantitative skills, and a track record of leading cross-functional teams to measurable

Qualifications

• 3+ years in management consulting, business or revenue ops, or similar operating roles at a fast-growing hardware/tech company.
• Proven track record delivering end-to-end ambiguous programs with measurable impact.
• Ability to build long-term roadmaps and resolve technical aspects of customer escalations.

Responsibilities

• Own multiple ambiguous, high-stakes initiatives from framing to implementation.
• Lead day-to-day operations with KPI tracking, headcount decisions, and weekly cadences.
• Represent Services in executive forums and align cross-functional teams to decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Data modeling

Quantitative chops

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Problem framing

Education

MBA

STEM degree

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Job description

About FormlabsDo you want to change how the world creates?At Formlabs, we're building the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life, from cutting-edge products to life-saving medical devices. Our 3D printing technology powers innovation at more than 50,000 industry leaders worldwide, including Apple, Google, Tesla, New Balance, and NASA. Together, we're helping everyone design, prototype, and manufacture faster than ever before.We're a team of hands-on builders, engineers, and innovators reinventing how the world makes physical things. If you're ready to shape the future of fabrication, come build it with us.Your ImpactGlobal Services is the team customers reach when they have a critical print failure before a deadline, when a dental lab needs a printer back online the same day, or when a contract manufacturer is scaling from three printers to thirty. We run technical support, field service, and self-service via AI and our support site across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.This role reports to the Global Head of Services and exists to take on the problems nobody currently owns: the ones that cut across regions, span Services and Product and Sales, and have no obvious answer on day one. You'll define the problem, build the case, get the org aligned, and then actually ship the change. Alongside that, you'll carry real operating responsibility, because we want strategists who are accountable for performance and results.You will own our AI and self-service strategy and lead the team who is transforming our post-sales customer experience. This role will be at the forefront of our most exciting initiatives, launching new capabilities that strengthen our reputation for the best in class customer support. This role also provides a path to regional and global leadership of our services team.The JobOwn two or three ambiguous, high-stakes initiatives at a time, from framing the problem through implementation and change management. Recent examples: rebuilding technical training for sales, service and resellers; owning our AI roadmap for customer support; stand up service capabilities for new product launches.Run day-to-day execution for a team, with real KPIs, headcount decisions, and a weekly operating cadenceBuild the analysis that settles arguments. Pull the data, model the trade-offs, and bring a recommendation that survives scrutiny from people who know the businessWork across Product, Sales, Supply Chain, and Systems without formal authority, and work through obstacles to get decisions madeRepresent Services in executive forums with the C suite. Document the analysis, present the case and take the questions.What We're Looking For3+ years in management consulting, business or revenue operations, strategy, chief of staff roles, or an operating role at a fast-growing hardware or technology companyA track record of owning something ambiguous end-to-end. We'll ask you to walk us through a project where the problem wasn't defined when you started, and we'll ask what happened after the recommendation, not just what was in the deckYou can build the long term roadmap and dive into technical weeds of a customer escalation to get it resolved quicklyStrong quantitative chops: you build your own models, you're skeptical of your own numbers, and you can explain a complex trade-off in three sentences to someone who has ten minutesGenuine interest in leading people. You may or may not have managed before. If you haven't, we'll teach you, but you have to want itWillingness to get close to the actual work. Our best leaders have troubleshot a print failure themselves and engaged directly with end customersBonus PointsConsulting experience at Bain, McKinsey, or BCG, ideally with service operations or hardware clientsMBA from a top program, or the equivalent experience from a high-growth operating roleSTEM degreeExperience in customer support, field service, or post-sales at a high performing hardware tech companySQL, Python, R; comfortable building with AI coding toolsDirect people management experienceWhy You'll Love This RoleServices touches every customer Formlabs has, which means the problems here are real and the feedback loop is short. You'll have direct access to executive leadership, ownership of initiatives that show up in company goals, and a clear path toward running a global services organization. We're a team that promotes from within, and this role is designed as a step toward senior leadership rather than a permanent staff position.Our PerksEquity for every employee, granted as RSUsPrivate health insuranceCatered lunches, plus snacks and drinks in the officeCommuter support: a transit pass or parking, depending on your officePaid parental leaveRegular sponsored professional development opportunitiesMany opt-in culture events across our diverse communityAnd of course… unlimited 3D prints