People Business Partner

Full Time
Somerville, MA, USA
2 months ago

To reinvent an industry, you have to build the best team. Join Formlabs if you want to bring groundbreaking professional 3D printers to the desktop of every designer, engineer, researcher, and artist in the world. Our printers are used by Google, Tesla, Gillette, and New Balance, just to name a few.

Founded in Boston in 2011, and reaching unicorn status in 2018, Formlabs is now valued at 2Bn dollars and is one of the leading 3D printer manufacturers in the world. If you’re excited to leverage your analytical and people skills to collaborate with leaders and ensure our people practices scale with us, we want you as our People Business Partner.

The Job:

  • Serve as a strategic business partner and coach to leaders in order to positively impact Formlabs’ ability to attract, hire, develop, and retain talent
  • Be a thought partner to stakeholders and business leaders to ensure existing and new talent can reach their full potential and grow with Formlabs
  • Provide expertise and guidance in performance management, total rewards, headcount planning, employee engagement, and change management 
  • Leverage multiple data sources (quantitative and qualitative) to identify patterns, predict trends, and ultimately recommend actions to further people processes
  • Develop and implement scalable programs to increase productivity, performance, retention, and engagement within our workforce
  • Own execution and delivery of existing processes (performance reviews, training, surveys, communications, employee relations) within your business group
  • Be a visible and accessible resource and coach to employees and managers, embedded in a business unit, and the first contact for specific people questions 
  • Act as a point of contact for employees who are navigating challenging personal or professional issues that impact their work experience
  • Proactively identify opportunities to standardize and upgrade our people processes and practices in advance of our current and future growth

You:

  • Experience successfully implementing talent programs at medium to large businesses (500+) that have been both growing and scaling
  • Strategic business partner who balances a consultative and hands-on approach to solve problems
  • Entrepreneurial spirit, and a track record of initiative taking and effective project management
  • Analytical and detailed thinker, very comfortable using quantitative data from multiple sources to inform people programs and decisions
  • Effective bridge between the business and the voice of the employee – you balance and translate one to the other and excel at creating alignment
  • Comfort with high ambiguity and ability to adapt to frequent change and growth
  • Ability to exercise sound and efficient judgment when managing complex decisions
  • Possess a strong ability to build rapport and trust with a wide range of people, levels, and departments
  • Ability to work with a very high level of confidentiality and discretion
  • Know what you don’t know, but are unabashedly curious and love to collaborate and come up with solutions to new (or recurring) challenges

Bonus:

  • MBA and/or quantitative business experience
  • Complex program and project management
  • Global business knowledge or exposure

Our Perks:

  • Robust equity program to build future wealth through RSUs
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • Generous paid Parental Leave (up to 16 weeks)
  • Tenure-based paid Sabbatical Leave (up to 6 weeks)
  • Flexible PTO – Take time when you need it
  • Ample on-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits
  • On-site lunches, snacks, beverages, & treats
  • Regular sponsored professional development opportunities
  • Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community
  • And of course… unlimited 3D prints

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.