Staff Product Marketing Manager, Space Solutions

The role

This person will lead go-to-market strategy for IonQ's space portfolio. They will translate space systems, communications, and imaging capabilities into positioning, launch strategies, and sales motions.

What you will do

• Define and evolve narrative, positioning, and messaging for Space Solutions
• Support go-to-market strategy and launch execution across space solutions
• Partner with product, engineering, sales, and technical leadership to influence roadmap
• Develop customer-facing and internal content including messaging frameworks and sales assets
• Own and evolve Space Solutions AI-enabled go-to-market systems
• Drive cross-functional alignment for product launches
• Own competitive and market intelligence
• Serve as the voice of the customer within the organization
• Partner with sales enablement for battle cards, training, and deal support
• Support the development of scalable product marketing processes

Required qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in B2B or B2G product marketing, solutions marketing, technical marketing, strategy, or go-to-market roles within space, defense, aerospace, geospatial intelligence, satellite
• Proven ownership of GTM strategy and launch execution
• Working knowledge of one or more relevant areas such as SAR, Earth observation, satellite systems, hosted payloads, mission solutions, space infrastructure, defense/intelligence missions, sovereign sp
• Exceptional writing and content development skills
• Confident communicator across internal and external audiences
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across product, engineering, sales, marketing, mission design, and leadership organizations
• Strong commercial instincts and strategic thinking
• Experience working in nascent, emerging, or rapidly evolving markets
• Experience building, maintaining, or operationalizing AI-enabled workflows, knowledge systems, agents, or automation frameworks
• Highly organized and self-directed

Nice to have

• Direct experience in the space industry

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
• May require obtaining necessary licenses or license exceptions under U.S. export controls

About the company

IonQ, Inc. is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security.