The Role
Serves as a strategic HR advisor to leaders and employees, supporting employee relations, talent management, performance, workforce planning, succession, engagement, organizational effectiveness, and change management. Analyzes workforce metrics, ensures employment-law compliance, supports recruiting and development initiatives, and collaborates with HR Centers of Excellence. This onsite role supports a manufacturing-focused organization in Nashua, New Hampshire.
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Be yourself at Protolabs
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace. So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply! You can help make our company even better. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself. We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.
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 Human Resources Business Partner!
This position is an ONSITE role based out of Nashua, NH.
Are you a strategic HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and can support teams at all levels? As a Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), you will serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees, helping drive business success through people strategies. You will partner closely with managers to navigate organizational growth, develop talent, strengthen employee engagement, and lead through change. In this role, you'll translate business objectives into actionable people solutions, leveraging data, insights, and strong business acumen to influence outcomes. You'll play a critical role in shaping culture, enhancing organizational effectiveness, and delivering an exceptional employee experience while ensuring compliance and operational excellence.
What You Will Do:
- Partner directly with business leaders to align people strategies with organizational goals and drive business performance.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and coach to leaders on employee relations, talent management, organizational effectiveness, and change leadership.
- Build strong relationships across all levels of the organization, fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and engagement.
- Analyze workforce trends and people metrics to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and develop proactive solutions.
- Lead and support organizational initiatives involving workforce planning, restructuring, succession planning, and talent development.
- Manage employee relations matters with professionalism, objectivity, and sound judgment.
- Partner with leaders to drive performance management processes, employee development, and career growth discussions.
- Support the attraction and selection of top talent by participating in recruiting and hiring activities.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws while providing practical guidance on HR policies and practices.
- Champion employee engagement initiatives that strengthen culture, enhance retention, and improve organizational effectiveness.
- Identify development needs within client groups and collaborate with leaders to implement meaningful learning and growth opportunities.
- Act as a change agent by helping leaders and teams successfully navigate transformation and business evolution.
- Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence and cross-functional partners to deliver integrated, scalable HR solutions
What It Takes:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field.
- 7+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including direct partnership with business leaders.
- Demonstrated experience influencing leaders and driving strategic people initiatives in a complex organization.
- Strong knowledge of employment law, employee relations, performance management, talent development, and organizational effectiveness.
- Exceptional relationship-building, coaching, and consulting skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with experience using data to inform decisions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt messaging to diverse audiences.
- Proven ability to manage sensitive situations with discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment.
- A collaborative mindset and the ability to influence without direct authority.
- Experience leading through change and helping organizations adapt in evolving business environments.
- Self-motivation, resilience, and the ability to balance strategic priorities with day-to-day execution.
- A passion for creating exceptional employee experiences and building high-performing teams
What Makes You Stand Out:
- Experience supporting manufacturing, operations, engineering, or technology-focused organizations.
- Professional HR certification such as SPHR, PHR, SHRM-SCP, or SHRM-CP.
- Experience supporting multi-site or geographically dispersed teams.
- Experience with organizational design, workforce planning, or change management initiatives
What's In It For You:
- We offer a competitive salary and total rewards package
- We offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:
- Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
- Dental and Vision
- Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Paid caregiver leave
- You will receive at least 3 weeks of PTO + Wellness + Holiday Pay + Volunteer Hours
- 401k with company match and immediate vest
- Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field
- 7+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including direct partnership with business leaders
- Experience influencing leaders and driving strategic people initiatives in a complex organization
- Strong knowledge of employment law, employee relations, performance management, talent development, and organizational effectiveness
- Exceptional relationship-building, coaching, and consulting skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, including using data to inform decisions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt messaging to diverse audiences
- Ability to manage sensitive situations with discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment
- Ability to collaborate and influence without direct authority
- Experience leading through change and helping organizations adapt
- Self-motivation, resilience, and ability to balance strategic priorities with day-to-day execution
- Passion for creating exceptional employee experiences and building high-performing teams
- Experience supporting manufacturing, operations, engineering, or technology-focused organizations
- Professional HR certification such as SPHR, PHR, SHRM-SCP, or SHRM-CP
- Experience supporting multi-site or geographically dispersed teams
- Experience with organizational design, workforce planning, or change management initiatives
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or foreign national granted refugee or asylee status due to ITAR restrictions
Protolabs Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Protolabs and has not been reviewed or approved by Protolabs.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision options are broadly available and described as good to excellent. Additional protections like short- and long-term disability and life insurance bolster the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A starting PTO allotment plus paid holidays, along with added wellness and volunteer time, is emphasized, with some roles noting PTO growth over tenure. Paid caregiver leave appears in postings and supports flexibility for life events.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting is offered, supporting long-term savings. This foundation is frequently cited alongside core financial benefits as a strong element of total rewards.
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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.
