Special Projects Leader

Desktop Metal, based in Burlington, Massachusetts is reinventing the way engineering and manufacturing teams produce metal parts - from prototyping through mass production. Our mission is to advance product innovation with metal 3D printing. Founded in 2015 by leaders in advanced manufacturing, metallurgy, and robotics, the company is addressing the unmet challenges of speed, cost, and quality to make metal 3D printing an essential tool for engineers and manufacturers around the world. Desktop Metal has raised a total of $277 million in financing. Among the company’s investors include GV (formerly Google Ventures), GE Ventures, BMW, Lowe’s, Ford and Techtronic Industries (TTI).

In 2017, Desktop Metal was selected as one of the world’s 30 most promising Technology Pioneers by World Economic Forum; named to MIT Technology Review’s list of 50 Smartest Companies; named by the Boston Globe as one of the Best Places to Work in Boston and recognized among the most important innovations in engineering in Popular Science’s “2017 Best of What’s New.”

We are presently seeking a talented and self-motivated leader to work in our Operations department driving Special Projects. The ideal candidate will have relevant project management and leadership experience driving key initiatives in a focused and data driven manner.

The Special Projects Leader will be responsible for:

• Direct supervision of focused Special Projects team driving key initiatives in Operations
• Serving as player-coach by leading team, but also contributing to daily team tasks
• Leading strategic projects to improve manufacturing and supply chain processes and products to support company growth
  • Examples of projects include - Cost Down, Global Expansion, Data Analytics & Forecasting
• Working collaboratively with Product Mgmt, Engineering, and Operations teams to ensure alignment in project goals and deliverables
• Assessing project risks and developing risk management strategies
• Informing leadership team of project progress and risks

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of applicable technical and project management experience
• Prior experience in building and managing teams
• Experience in fast-paced technology development roles
• Experience with the transition of technologies from R&D to production
• Strong track record of building and maintaining solid relationships with internal and external customers and vendors
• Ability to resolve complex issues in creative, efficient, and effective ways
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related technical field

Preferred Experiences:

• Experience with complex electromechanical equipment and processes
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management systems
• Additive manufacturing
• Contract manufacturing experience
• Knowledge of ERP systems