Bambu Lab's Major Recruitment Drive: Annual Salaries Reach 500,000 to One Million CNY with 3D Printer Revenues in the Billions

PanDen 2024-10-16 00:11 Events

In October 2024, Panda3dp.com observed that Bambu Lab（拓竹科技）, a Shenzhen-based 3D printer manufacturer with an annual revenue of several billion CNY , is conducting a large-scale recruitment driv ...

On the 3D Printing Talent Recruitment section of Panda3dp.com’’s forum (https://www.nanjixiong.com/forum-47-1.html), listings from hundreds of 3D printing companies across the countryChina are consolidated. Among all the recruitment efforts, Bambu Lab offers the highest salaries for similar positions in the industry. Key roles such as e-commerce platform architect, testing lead, e-commerce platform product director, and head of overseas sales command annual salaries between 500,000 and one million CNY , demonstrating both the high level of talent required and the importance Bambu Lab places on these roles.

- Social media operations (domestic): 15-30k·15 months' salary

- Administrative assistant: 7-8k·13 months' salary

- E-commerce operations: 20-40k

- Overseas e-commerce operations (Korean): 15-25k

- E-commerce platform architect: 35-65k (Shanghai-Pudong New District)

- E-commerce platform architect: 35-65k (Shenzhen-Nanshan District)

- Back-end developer (e-commerce): 25-45k

- Senior e-commerce product manager: 25-55k

- Head of overseas sales: 35-65k·15 months' salary

- Testing lead: 40-70k·15 months' salary

- E-commerce platform product director: 40-70k

For tech companies, talent is the primary driving force of productivity!

Bambu Lab has revolutionized the global FDM 3D printing market with high-quality products like the X1C, X1E, P1S, P1P, A1, and A1mini. The company sells millions of machines annually, and the sales volume continues to grow rapidly. However, in August 2024, global 3D printing giant Stratasys announced that it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Bambu Lab and other companies in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District. The lawsuit seeks a ruling on the alleged infringement, compensation for damages, a permanent injunction to prevent further infringement, and the payment of legal fees. This legal battle has introduced some uncertainty into Bambu Lab’s rapid development. Meanwhile, the global 3D printing open-source community has strongly opposed the lawsuit, significantly raising Bambu Lab's profile. Panda3dp.com observed that users from various communities, including X and others, have overwhelmingly expressed sympathy for Bambu Lab, voicing support for the company. If Bambu Lab can resolve the patent issue, Panda3dp.com believes the company could accelerate its growth and become the highest-grossing 3D printing company globally.

Insights from Bambu Lab's Job Postings

Upon closer examination of Bambu Lab's job listings, Panda3dp.com has gleaned a wealth of information about the company.

E-commerce platforms are critical to the sales of Bambu Lab’s 3D printers, especially independent overseas sites, which provide a significant strategic advantage in sales. By avoiding the 20% or more fees typically charged by platforms like Amazon, Bambu Lab can channel customer traffic and order completion into its ecosystem, creating a closed-loop system. The salaries offered for the relevant positions reach up to a million CNY annually.

E-commerce Platform Product Director: 40-70k

Responsibilities:

1. Design the product architecture for the cross-border e-commerce platform, including outreach, browsing, search, recommendations, shopping, payment, order completion, and repurchase, establishing a comprehensive product ecosystem.

2. Develop a holistic product plan based on demand, working with the technical R&D team to ensure the product is delivered on schedule.

3. Monitor, optimize, and operate the product after its launch, continually iterating and improving it.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher, with at least 8 years of experience as a product manager in the e-commerce industry, with deep knowledge of cross-border e-commerce operations and business.

2. Familiarity with various e-commerce modules such as product, marketing, customer, payment, logistics, tax, data embedding, management backend, product center, and product recommendations.

3. At least 3 years of experience in front- and mid-end platform operations for cross-border B2C e-commerce websites or niche vertical independent sites targeting the European and American markets, with full-cycle experience from design to delivery. Experience transitioning from Shopify to self-built platforms is a plus.

4. Strong logical thinking with the ability to abstract complex business processes, producing complete product plans.

5. Data-driven, capable of identifying business needs through data analysis and driving their implementation.

6. Results-oriented, highly self-motivated, passionate about product work, and proactive.

The overseas market is Bambu Lab's primary source of revenue.

Head of Overseas Sales: 35-65k·15 months' salary

1. Oversee the global channel sales team, formulating sales policies for overseas markets based on the company's marketing strategy and overall plan, while continually refining the distributor management system.

2. Based on the company’s overall sales targets, set sales budgets and plans, leading the team to achieve the sales goals.

3. Keep a close eye on market trends and actively collect market information to help the company continuously optimize existing products and develop new ones, ensuring the company maintains a competitive edge and increases brand recognition and market share.

Bambu Lab is preparing to launch physical 3D printer experience stores, which will likely resemble DJI’s stores in major shopping centers, allowing ordinary consumers to purchase 3D printers while shopping. Panda3dp.com has also learned that another 3D printer manufacturer, Creality(创想三维), previously opened offline experience stores in cities like Shenzhen.

Head of Offline Experience Store: 20-40k·15 months' salary

Responsibilities:

1. Lead the branding and customer purchasing process for the company’s offline experience stores, overseeing details including, but not limited to, visuals, display materials, events, and promotions.

2. Plan, execute, and follow up on the store’s operational tasks and projects, including external market activities and channel expansion.

3. Drive business growth through customer service, product demonstrations, and promotions to maximize sales performance.

4. Develop training materials and examinations for store staff, covering brand and product introductions, selling points, sales scripts, FAQ, etc.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher, with at least 5 years of retail experience in related industries, including at least 1 year of team management experience.

2. Strong commercial development and business negotiation skills, with excellent data analysis and logical thinking abilities.

3. Highly self-motivated with exceptional time management skills and great attention to detail.

4. Deep interest in 3D printing products, with strong resilience and a hunger for continuous learning.

Bambu Lab places great emphasis on and excels at user operations. In fact, its user management and guidance strategies are unmatched in the 3D printing industry, according to Panda3dp.com.

User Operations Expert: 25-55k·15 months' salar

Responsibilities:

1. Build and maintain the user operations system for Bambu Lab’s official e-commerce site, managing user engagement throughout their lifecycle.

2. User Analysis: Contribute to user profiling, segment users, and tag them, using these analyses to identify pain points and develop effective operational strategies.

3. User Operations: Develop operational strategies for different market segments, improving user conversion, repurchase rates, and retention.

4. Data Monitoring and Analysis: Track user behavior data, driving the achievement of user operations goals.

5. Strategy Optimization: Conduct AB testing to quickly iterate products, optimizing operational strategies to enhance efficiency.

Following Stratasys' patent lawsuit, Bambu Lab must bolster its intellectual property efforts.

Intellectual Property Engineer: 25-50k·15 months' salary

Position Description:

1. Build, refine, and maintain the company’s intellectual property management system.

2. Conduct patent mining and layout, search for patent innovations, assess patent risks, and analyze infringement issues. Draft and review patent applications and responses to review opinions.

3. Collaborate with legal partners to manage the company’s patents, software copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property documents.

4. Research and analyze patents related to the company’s product R&D, focusing on key areas, major competitors, and critical technologies.