Lead People Partner, VulcanForms
$116-174k
+ Equity
Office located in Newburyport, MA
Building advanced digital manufacturing infrastructure
Be an early applicant
Building advanced digital manufacturing infrastructure
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$116-174k
+ Equity
Office located in Newburyport, MA
101-200 employees
Company mission
To accelerate innovation through digital production at scale, enabling the world's critical industries to innovate, grow, and deliver sustainable impact.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant experience as an HR Business Partner, People Partner, or similar role supporting leaders across an organization
- Experience supporting both salaried and hourly employee populations. Experience in manufacturing, industrial, engineering, operations, or another highly operational environment is strongly preferred
- Strong employee relations experience and practical knowledge of employment laws and practices, with sound judgment about when to escalate complex or higher-risk matters
- Demonstrated ability to coach and influence leaders and managers through performance, employee relations, organizational, and other complex people challenges
- Experience building or improving HR processes in a growing or changing environment, including the ability to create structure where processes or ownership are still evolving
- Strong business judgment and relationship-building skills, with the ability to build trust, communicate candidly, and influence leaders and employees across all levels of the organization
- Experience supporting organizational change, workforce planning, organization design, talent development, or team effectiveness is preferred
- Strong project management, organization, and follow-through skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and see work through to completion
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity and shifting priorities, with a high degree of ownership, resilience, adaptability, and judgment. Willingness to step in, take initiative, and do what needs to be done
- Comfortable using data and technology to improve how work gets done, with curiosity about emerging technologies, including AI, and how they can improve efficiency, decision-making, and the employee experience
What the job involves
- We are building our People function to support our next phase of growth, and the Lead People Partner will play an important role in helping us scale.
- This is a hands on role for someone who enjoys both strategy and execution, partnering with leaders to build strong teams, coach managers, solve people challenges, and help employees do their best work.
- You will build and improve People processes that make the organization scale, and you will be a trusted partner who makes things better for our leaders, employees, and business
- Serve as the People Partner for assigned business units or shared services functions, developing a deep understanding of the business, its goals, organizational priorities, talent needs, and challenges. Build trusted relationships with leaders and employees and proactively identify people and organizational needs
- Coach leaders and managers on performance management, feedback, employee development, and team effectiveness. Help managers become stronger and more confident people leaders while building their ability to address issues effectively
- Lead employee relations and performance matters with sound judgment, empathy, and consistency. Help leaders address issues early and effectively, identify patterns and root causes, and know when to resolve an issue independently or escalate for additional support
- Partner with leaders on organizational and talent needs as the company grows and evolves, including workforce planning, organization design, team effectiveness, talent development, retention, succession planning, and organizational change
- Build a strong employee experience by maintaining a visible and accessible presence onsite and building relationships with employees across roles, levels, and work environments, including hourly and salaried employees. Listen to employee feedback, identify opportunities for improvement, and partner with leaders to address them
- Build, improve, and implement practical, scalable People processes and programs that support a growing company. Identify where additional structure is needed and create solutions that are clear and useful without adding unnecessary bureaucracy. Look for opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and improve how we work
- Partner closely with People Operations and other People team partners to provide effective support to leaders and employees, create clear ownership across the function, and continuously improve how the team operates
- Operate with a high degree of ownership in a fast-changing environment, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. Take initiative, follow through on commitments, bring new ideas, and use data, technology, and AI where appropriate to improve how we work and make the People function more effective and scalable
Our take
Manufacturing is central to catalyzing innovation, enabling economic growth, and building resilient supply chains. This has only become more important as global supply chains are increasingly sensitive to geopolitical dynamics and sustainability concerns. The MIT-born company, VulcanForms, is a manufacturing company that has completely rethought how products are invented and delivered, bringing forth a breakthrough in digital production systems.
The company’s integrated production system enables digital technologies to deliver sustainable, high-growth impact at scale. Through the acquisition of Arwood Machine Corporation, the company has extended its end-to-end workflow capabilities, supporting its ability to ensure the highest-quality and precision products tailored to each customer.
The unicorn company produces components and assemblies for a range of industry leaders, including medical, defence, aerospace, and semiconductor companies. VulcanForm is pioneering the way manufacturers must adapt to global supply chain challenges and, in 2026, raised $220 million in Series D to expand its platform to meet demand.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-12% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2026
$220m
LATE VC
Jul 2022
$250m
LATE VC
Total funding: $575m
Company benefits
- Full Health Benefits
- Stock Options
- 401(k) Matching
- Life Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Generous PTO
- Relocation Assistance
Company HQ
Ayer, MA
Leadership
John Hart
(Advisor & Co-Founder)Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Co-Founder of Desktop Metal, and Co-Founder & former Chief Scientist of Absolute Nano. Currently on the Board of Directors at Carpenter Technology Corporation.
Kevin Kassekert
(CEO)Previously COO at Redwood Materials, Vice President of People & Places at Tesla, VP at SVTC and worked in Operations Management at Cypress Semiconductor Corporation.
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