Senior Director, U.S. National Security Partnerships

The role

The Senior Director will lead efforts to position the company for collaboration with the Department of War, the Intelligence Community, and private sector companies. This executive will identify, shape, and execute high-value collaborations and build relationships with senior national security agency officials.

What you will do

• Lead strategy and execution efforts with DoW and IC stakeholders
• Generate revenue opportunities and partnerships with private sector stakeholders
• Identify, shape, and secure strategic funding opportunities
• Build, qualify, and manage a pipeline of funding opportunities
• Develop and maintain relationships with U.S. Government stakeholders and partner companies
• Communicate company value against the competitive landscape
• Work across engineering, applications, solutions, product, and public sector teams
• Provide strategic input to internal teams based on government and private sector insights
• Maintain disciplined pipeline forecasting and internal reporting

Required qualifications

• 7-10 years of relevant government experience with acquisition, requirements development, major defense program management, or budgeting with U.S. national security agencies
• Knowledge of and experience working with DoW research laboratories, science and technology organizations, Program Executive Offices, Major Defense Acquisition Programs, or other stakeholder organizati
• Experience in the technical, programmatic, and operational challenges of developing, deploying, and sustaining complex technologies, hardware and software
• Demonstrated success identifying, shaping, and winning government-funded programs or strategic partnerships
• Ability to identify, establish, and leverage key relationships with senior level officials and private sector stakeholders within the national security ecosystem
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience presenting to senior executives and customers
• Capable of succeeding in a fast-paced, dynamic, and creative environment
• Ability to travel

Nice to have

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Understanding of U.S. Government approach and adoption of frontier technologies
• Demonstrated performance of successfully working across functions for shared objectives
• Understanding semiconductors, chemistry, physics, and/or quantum technologies
• Experience working within an U.S. Government acquisition organization, DoW military laboratories, or equivalent experience in the private sector collaborating with those organizations
• Highly self-directed

Benefits

• Competitive health coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(k) with company match
• Equity grants
• Access to financial wellness tools and planning resources
• Wellness benefits
• Family support programs
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid leave programs
• Company-designated paid holidays
• Discretionary time off (DTO)
• End-of-year company shutdown

About the company

PsiQuantum's mission is to build the first useful quantum computers using silicon photonics. The company focuses on building and deploying million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems.