Product Manager

The role

You will own product operations and the operational delivery of product management. You will ensure features are defined, tracked, and delivered across cross-functional teams from development through commercialisation.

What you will do

• Own product operations and ensure features are defined and tracked throughout the product lifecycle.
• Translate market and customer insights into product features.
• Triage, plan, and coordinate special customer projects.
• Partner with Engineering, Industrialisation, Production and Marketing to optimise product lifecycle processes.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and maintain product data integrity.
• Act as the day-to-day product decision-maker within defined boundaries.
• Manage non-standard sales opportunities by assessing feasibility and making configuration decisions.
• Maintain an accurate and prioritised Jira backlog.
• Prepare products for launch through documentation, training, pricing and sales enablement.
• Represent the product in customer-facing activities including pre-sales support and trade shows.

Required qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, Photonics, Microengineering or a related technical discipline
• Ability to make product decisions autonomously within defined boundaries
• Strong technical, commercial and customer-facing communication skills
• Experience discussing complex hardware products
• Experience representing products in pre-sales meetings and trade shows
• Advanced Jira expertise, including workflow configuration, automation rules and custom field management
• Manufacturing and industrialisation knowledge
• Stakeholder management and negotiation skills
• Curiosity for deep-tech and quantum technologies

Nice to have

• Understanding of complex hardware products involving photonics, cryogenics and networking technologies

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Matching 401(k)
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid holidays
• Parental/adoption leave
• Legal insurance
• Home technology stipend

Before you apply

• Employment is contingent on verifying U.S. Person status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining necessary licenses, or confirming license exceptions.
• Additional questions regarding immigration status will be used for export control and compliance purposes.

About the company

IonQ, Inc. is a quantum platform and merchant supplier delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, the company has global operations.