The Role
The Global Product Manager will lead CNC and Sheet Metal initiatives for growth, profitability, and innovation, partnering across teams and developing strategies for the market.
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Why Protolabs?
We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.
Join our team as a Global Product Manager!
This is a hybrid role being onsite at HQ in Maple Plain, MN on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Global Product Manager – CNC & Sheet Metal to lead initiatives supporting the growth and success of the global CNC market, while also owning and managing the sheet metal product portfolio. This role combines market leadership with business ownership, requiring a general-manager mindset to drive profitability, innovation, and operational excellence across global regions.
You will
- Participate in the rapid growth of digital solutions in satisfying customers in the CNC and Sheet Metal markets
- Serve as a key contributor to CNC market strategy, aligning sheet metal initiatives to accelerate CNC growth
- Identify synergies between CNC and sheet metal offerings to maximize customer value and market penetration
- Partner with CNC leadership team to influence global priorities and ensure integrated product strategies
- Work closely with Pricing Team to develop pricing strategies based on value delivered relative to customer’s next best alternative in each country and lead change management around pricing management to extract maximum value from new and existing offerings
- Define and execute the global sheet metal product roadmap, lifecycle management, and pricing strategy
- Act as a mini-GM for the sheet metal segment, including P&L accountability and margin optimization
- Partner with Go To Market teams to best position, sell, and satisfy customers with our sheet metal capabilities
- When possible, drive innovation and new product development for sheet metal solutions aligned with CNC market needs
- Lead NPI teams for specific offers as required by the Global Product Director
- Collaborate with engineering, operations, sales, and supply chain to deliver product success and operational excellence on an ongoing basis
- Champion global alignment across regions for both CNC and sheet metal initiatives
- Develop long-term strategies for CNC market growth and sheet metal profitability
- Monitor market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape to identify opportunities
- Perform other duties as assigned
Global CNC Market Leadership:
Sheet Metal Portfolio Ownership:
Cross-Functional Leadership:
Strategic Planning & Execution:
What it takes
- Bachelor's degree in technology, engineering or business. MBA/advanced degree preferred
- Demonstrable track record of technical understanding and working with strong technical organizations required for non-technical majors
- At least 5 years (3 years if with MBA/ advanced degree) of related business-to-business experience on a business >$50M
- Demonstrable exposure/familiarity with product management/strategic marketing core toolkit, including at least three of the following: market sizing, market segmentation, voice of the customer, value proposition development & quantification, offer management, and value-based pricing
- Track record of successful participation in larger global projects and cross-functional teams that successfully achieve milestones and complete deliverables
- Manufacturing experience spanning how B2B customers transact, how to manage vendors, and how products are manufactured
- Software experience via education, product leadership, or development
- Excellent communication skills
- Comfortable with public speaking and executive team interactions
- Ability to travel up to 30%
- High-energy, creative and resourceful self-starter who demonstrates leadership skills and instincts
- Highly intelligent and enthusiastic with a commitment to excellence
- Hands-on person who possesses the best combination of strategic thinking and drive to achieve tangible business results.
- Successful track record of professional growth and achieving results in matrix organizations where they had to use influence skills to drive results
- Strong, integrative thinkers and able to lead cross-functional teams to drive the organization to outstanding outcomes
What's in it for you
- We offer a competitive Total Rewards Program including:
- Salary, Bonus, Long Term Incentives
- Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
- Dental & Vision
- Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Paid caregiver leave
- PTO + Holiday Pay + Wellness Hours + Volunteer Hours
- 401k with company match & immediate vest
- Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate
- Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
- And More!
Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.
Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Physical Demands:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Work Environment:
Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. However, there may be job duties that require the employee to spend time in the manufacturing areas exposed to machinery and noise; eye protection occasionally required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
Top Skills
Cnc
Digital Solutions
Pricing Strategy
Sheet Metal
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The Company
What We Do
Protolabs is the world's fastest digital manufacturing source for rapid prototyping and on-demand production. The technology-enabled company produces custom parts and assemblies in as fast as 1 day with automated 3D printing, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding processes. Our digital approach to manufacturing enables accelerated time to market, reduces development and production costs, and minimizes risk throughout the product life cycle.
3D Printing
Our 3D printing service offers a wide selection of materials and technologies to create prototypes and end-use parts with complex geometries and detailed features. With tight process controls, careful design reviews, and extensive quality monitoring, we ensure precise and repeatable 3D-printed parts, every time.
CNC Machining
We use 3- and 5-axis milling along with turning to machine parts from commercial-grade plastics and metals. Our online quoting system and automated manufacturing process enable us to ship parts within 24 hours, helping customers accelerate development and reduce time to market.
Sheet Metal Fabrication
Protolabs is an industry leader in quick-turn sheet metal parts for both prototyping and low-volume production. Our digital approach to manufacturing enables us to fabricate sheet metal parts in as fast as 5 days. Additionally, we can support our customers’ development efforts with component assemblies, several finish options, and screen printing.
Injection Molding
Our injection molding service offers two options—prototyping and on-demand manufacturing—which provide customers a tooling solution that aligns with their project’s requirements. It’s used for quick-turn prototyping, bridge tooling, and low-volume production of up to 10,000+ parts in 15 days or less.
