Director, Product Management - Next Generation Quantum Systems

The role

You will own the product vision and hardware roadmap for future generations of quantum systems. You will write functional specifications and quality metrics while partnering with science, engineering, and marketing teams to turn hardware capabilities into customer offerings.

What you will do

• Set the quantum systems product vision
• Discover new opportunities by engaging customers and partners
• Author or commission functional specifications and quality metrics
• Make strategic roadmap choices regarding performance, cost, and reliability
• Partner with creative and marketing teams to communicate system value
• Work with Customer Success and Applications to learn from deployments
• Manage high-level product requirements and priorities
• Grow a small team over time

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, a related engineering field, or equivalent real-world experience
• 6+ years of experience in technical product management or equivalent roles
• Clear ownership of product definition, vision and roadmap for complex hardware products
• Hardware product experience is a must
• Direct experience bringing frontier technology to market
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to influence senior executives and build alignment across teams
• Record of leading through ambiguity and mentoring others
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) for export control purposes

Nice to have

• Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Physics, Quantum Information Science, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, or a related engineering field
• Experience turning research-grade technologies into productized customer-facing offerings
• Experience in quantum computing or other frontier hardware, such as cryogenic systems, semiconductor lithography, energy storage, aerospace or advanced consumer hardware
• Experience growing a small product team, or the appetite to build one

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
• May require obtaining a necessary license or license exception under U.S. export controls

About the company

IonQ, Inc. is a leading quantum platform and merchant supplier delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, the company provides quantum computing services through major cloud providers.