Senior Manager, Product ManagementWaltham

Senior Manager, Product Management

Markforged is reinventing the $1 trillion+ worldwide manufacturing industry so that engineers can build anything they imagine while reducing environmental impact. With the market's most robust 3D printing hardware, software and material solution, a world-class team, great customers and abundant capital, we're well placed to continue our growth and innovation.

Location:

Waltham, MA (Hybrid, with 4 days / week in-office presence expected) Reports To :
General Manager, FFF

Our mission: bring industrial production to the point of need, empowering the creation of robust, high-performance parts that solve real-world problems. The Digital Forge integrated platform of advanced 3D printers, materials, and intelligent Eiger software transforms product design and production. We enable critical tooling, fixtures, and end-use parts with unparalleled strength and precision for leading manufacturing and aerospace organizations.

As a Senior Manager of Product Management, you'll play a key role in executing our roadmap while influencing its evolution. You'll work cross-functionally to deliver best-in-class products, contribute to long-term strategy, and help identify breakthrough opportunities that set us apart in the market.

This role combines deep executional ownership with a strategic mindset you'll define requirements, lead product delivery, evaluate new opportunities, and contribute to product decisions that accelerate innovation and growth. You'll help us challenge the status quo and uncover the next generation of disruptive solutions.

• Shape & Execute the Roadmap :
  Own key portions of the product roadmap across hardware, software, and materials. Translate strategy into actionable plans and deliver them in partnership with Engineering, R&D, and Operations.
• Champion Disruptive Innovation :
  Help identify and validate disruptive product opportunities new technologies, business models, or workflows that offer step-change benefits to our customers and business.
• Market & Customer Insight :
  Lead customer interviews, market research, and competitive analysis to identify unmet needs and guide tactical and strategic decisions. Partner with Applications Engineering to understand customer challenges.
• Business &Financial Modeling :
  Build models to size market opportunities, evaluate ROI, and support pricing and investment tradeoffs.
• Cross-Functional Execution :
  Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Application Engineering, Operations, and Support to ensure successful launches, clear messaging, and strong product-market fit.
• Customer-Centric Thinking :
  Advocate for user needs throughout the product lifecycle, and continuously iterate based on feedback and performance metrics.
• Drive Product Metrics :
  Define success criteria, track KPIs (adoption, usage, satisfaction, revenue), and use data to inform future development.
• Build and Nurture Talent :
  Recruit, mentor, and lead a world-class product management team. Cultivate a culture of high performance, learning, ownership, and collaboration.

• Experience : 8-10+ years in product management, with 2+ years of people management experience. Experience with product management of complex electromechanical hardware and / or full-stack systems. Experience delivering products in industrial or B2B settings preferred.
• Education :
  Bachelor's in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Materials Science, etc.) strongly preferred. MBA or equivalent business experience.
• Track Record of Disruption :
  Demonstrated success identifying and championing innovative or disruptive solutions that significantly shifted product or market direction.
• Strategic & Tactical :
  Comfortable shaping roadmap priorities and business models while staying close to execution and delivery.
• Technically Fluent :
  Able to engage deeply with Engineering and R&D teams on electromechanical and materials-related topics.
• Business-Savvy :
  Skilled at market sizing, opportunity evaluation, and financial modeling to support strategic tradeoffs.
• Analytical & Curious :
  Strong data orientation, with an ability to balance intuition,…