Vice President, Communications – Corporate Communications

Job Description

Vice President, Communications | Xometry

The Tone:
This is a full-time, hybrid role at Xometry, a publicly traded company that powers industries by connecting ideas with manufacturers through its AI-native digital marketplace. This leader will own how the company’s story is understood by press, investors, customers, partners, and employees. The role is critical for deepening Xometry’s narrative and competing for attention in a growing market, bringing rigor and discipline to all communication efforts.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – US-based
• Pay: $203000–$240000 yearly
• Team: Reports to CEO, leads lean communications team and agency partners
• Mission: Own how Xometry, a publicly traded, AI-native manufacturing marketplace, is understood by all key audiences.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Strategic Narrative: Own the corporate message house and ensure consistency across press, investor materials, product launches, executive remarks, and internal channels.
• Executive & Public Company Communications: Serve as the CEO’s primary communications counselor, personally drafting high-stakes content, and partnering with Investor Relations, Finance, and Legal on disclosures.
• Earned Media Strategy: Drive proactive media strategy across top-tier business, financial, tech, and trade press, holding the PR agency accountable for quality coverage and share of voice.
• Reputational Risk Management: Own enterprise reputational risk, maintaining playbooks, escalation paths, and tested scenarios, and leading hands-on crisis response.
• Team Leadership & Internal Engagement: Build and lead a lean communications team, manage agency partners, and direct All-Hands and leadership communications for clear internal strategy.

The Must-Haves
• Background: 15+ years in corporate communications or public relations, including leading executive communications for a CEO in a high-growth technology, marketplace, or public-company environment.
• Experience: Hands-on writer and editor for keynotes and major announcements; proven ability to translate complex technical subjects (AI/ML, software, marketplace dynamics) into clear stories; established relationships with business, financial, tech, and trade press; public-company experience working with Investor Relations, Finance, and Legal on market-sensitive communications; experience leading crisis response; B2B technology company background; experience building and leading lean teams and managing external agencies.
• Skills: Clear message architecture, planned communication cadence, sharp, fast, well-sourced writing, sound judgment, and executive presence.
• Bonus: Exposure to manufacturing, industrial, or supply chain markets, or regulated industries; fluency with AI-enabled communications workflows and modern media measurement tools; experience working across distributed, global teams.