IonQ

About IonQ: IonQ, Inc . [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance . Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. Location: This role is based at our Boston, MA office, with the option to work a few days a week remotely. Travel: Up to 15% Job ID: 1776 The Role: IonQ is seeking a Head of Product for its Quantum Interconnect Platform to serve as the primary bridge between our internal R&D/engineering organization and our sales and go-to-market teams. This person will own the product narrative for the Quantum Interconnect Platform, translating deep technical R&D into a clear, compelling product and market offering, engaging directly with customers, and driving early commercial traction. This is a hybrid product-and-market-facing role: part product manager, part technical storyteller, part early-stage specialty salesperson. You'll work closely with engineers to lead definition of the product roadmap, interface customers and business unit leadership to shape how the product is positioned, sold, and grown, and ultimately close the loop by feeding this information back into the product roadmap Responsibilities: Product Definition & Roadmap: - Create and maintain product materials for the Quantum Interconnect Platform - Interface directly with engineering teams to define the product roadmap, including adjacent technologies as needed - Translate technical capabilities into clear product requirements and external-facing content Customer & Market Engagement: - Gather and synthesize customer feedback to inform product direction - Lead customer meetings to communicate the value and use cases of quantum memories, interconnects, and repeaters. - Support early-stage lead generation by engaging directly with prospective customers - Manage external-facing technical content, including website copy,specification sheets, and case studies Go-to-Market Development: - Partner with business unit leads to define quantum memory, interconnect, and repeater product offerings - Build go-to-market materials from introductory decks to case study deep-dives - Interface with customers and stakeholders including enterprise C-suite executives, government officials, and senior technical staff - Help establish product-market fit and drive early traction for the platform Requirements: - PhD or advanced technical degree in an engineering, physics, or related field - 10+ years of experience in product management within quantum computing, networking, or related deep-tech industries - Direct experience in quantum computing or quantum networking product management - Background in management consulting or equivalent experience building high-quality, executive-ready presentation materials - Strong technical fluency, able to engage credibly with engineers, scientists, and physicists on roadmap and technical tradeoffs - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, customer-facing narratives - Comfort operating in a customer-facing, early-stage capacity supporting sales teams. Direct sales experience is not required. - High attention to detail and ability to produce polished, professional deliverables (decks, spec sheets, web content) - Self-driven; able to work independently with a high level of ownership. - Collaborate horizontally across technical and program management teams to establish an efficient, high-performing product function within the organization Preferred Qualifications: - Track record of translating deep R&D into a defined, market-ready product offering - Experience building and delivering "first call" or early-stage GTM decks for technical products - Comfort working across both hardware and software domains on first-of-a-kind products - Prior experience in a newly-created role with significant scope for growth The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site. If this role has a commission structure, the compensation range below just reflects the base compensation range. Wage Transparency: $192,979 - $276,722 USD Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment. At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. US Technical Jobs. The position you are applying for will require access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions. Employment with IonQ is contingent on either verifying “U.S. Person” (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls. Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!

About IonQ: IonQ, Inc . [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance . Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. Location: This position can work hybrid from our office in Denver, CO or fully remote. Travel: Up to 5% domestic or international. Job ID: The Role: We are looking for a Staff Product Marketing Manager, Space Solutions to lead go-to-market strategy for IonQ's space portfolio within Quantum Platform. Reporting to the Head of Product Marketing, Quantum Platform, this role will shape how IonQ's Space Solutions portfolio is understood in-market — translating space systems, communications, and imaging capabilities into differentiated positioning, launch strategies, impactful revenue-driving narratives, and sales motions that accelerate market adoption, support pipeline growth, and strengthen IonQ's position in commercial, defense and intelligence, and allied government markets. This role operates at the intersection of product, engineering, sales, marketing, and leadership. You will help connect product strategy to market strategy, ensuring launches and messaging reflect a clear, credible, technically accurate, and customer-relevant narrative. You will own positioning, messaging, go-to-market strategy, launches, and cross-functional alignment across the full Space Solutions portfolio ensuring IonQ's portfolio is differentiated, commercially relevant, and positioned to drive adoption across sensing, communications, and quantum-enabled mission capabilities. You will serve as a strategic market partner to product and technical leadership, helping connect product development decisions to customer needs, competitive dynamics, buyer behavior, and market opportunity. This includes influencing launch priorities, roadmap communication, and product strategy through customer insight, competitive intelligence, and market feedback. The right person is independently driven, deeply collaborative, customer-voice driven, and comfortable operating with autonomy in highly technical, mission-driven, and evolving markets. Responsibilities : - Support, define, and evolve the narrative, positioning, and messaging for Space Solutions across customer segments and buyer personas — translating technical space capabilities into customer-ready language that resonates with U.S. government, allied government, defense, intelligence, civil, and commercial space audiences. - Support the go-to-market strategy and launch execution across space solutions tailoring positioning, messaging, and customer engagement to distinct buyers, use cases, competitive environments, and procurement paths. - Partner closely with product management, mission design, engineering, sales, and technical leadership to influence launch prioritization and roadmap communication based on customer insight, competitive dynamics, mission relevance, and market opportunity. - Develop and maintain customer-facing and internal content, including messaging frameworks, solution narratives, thought leadership, web copy, sales enablement assets, technical briefs, one-pagers, case studies, campaign content, and launch materials. - Own and continuously evolve Space Solutions AI-enabled go-to-market systems, including domain-specific agents, knowledge repositories, competitive intelligence, product information, proof points, ICPs, and approved messaging to power scalable content creation, sales enablement, and market intelligence. - Drive cross-functional alignment across product, engineering, sales, mission design, corporate marketing, communications, and enablement to ensure launches reinforce product authority, platform coherence, and market differentiation at every touchpoint. - Own competitive and market intelligence, tracking competitors, procurement trends, mission priorities, customer needs, market shifts, and emerging category dynamics while translating insights into actionable recommendations for GTM team members. - Serve as the voice of the customer within the organization, ensuring customer needs, mission requirements, buying behavior, market feedback, and competitive realities consistently influence GTM strategy, positioning, launch planning, and product decisions. - Partner with sales enablement to support battle cards, objection handling, training materials, customer decks, demo narratives, technical talk tracks, and strategic deal support for complex government, defense, intelligence, allied, and commercial opportunities. - Support the development of scalable product marketing processes, frameworks, and operational infrastructure as the Quantum Platform organization grows. Requirements: - 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 systems, Earth observation, national security, deep tech, or adjacent markets where buyers are sophisticated and sales cycles are complex. - Direct experience in the space industry is strongly preferred. You understand how space customers think, how missions are evaluated, how technical capabilities map to operational outcomes, and how government, defense, intelligence, allied, and commercial space buyers assess risk, value, and differentiation. - Proven ownership of GTM strategy and launch execution. You have built launch plans, aligned stakeholders, driven positioning, and taken technical products or solutions to market — not just supported 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 space capabilities, or geospatial data. - Exceptional writing and content development skills. You can translate highly technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives and create polished content across launches, thought leadership, web copy, customer-facing assets, sales enablement materials, and technical solution narratives for executive, mission, and technical audiences. - Confident communicator across internal and external audiences — including customers, partners, executives, product leaders, engineers, mission teams, and technical stakeholders. - Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across product, engineering, sales, marketing, mission design, and leadership organizations. - Strong commercial instincts and strategic thinking. You can synthesize complex technical input into commercially effective positioning and understand how messaging, positioning, launches, and market insights connect to business outcomes. - Experience working in nascent, emerging, or rapidly evolving markets where category definitions, buyer understanding, and competitive dynamics are still developing. - Experience building, maintaining, or operationalizing AI-enabled workflows, knowledge systems, agents, or automation frameworks. Ability to structure product, customer, mission, and market information in ways that improve output quality, consistency, and business value. - Highly organized and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple strategic and executional work streams simultaneously. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site. If this role has a commission structure, the compensation range below just reflects the base compensation range. Wage Transparency: $128,445 - $183,450 USD Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment. At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. US Technical Jobs. The position you are applying for will require access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions. Employment with IonQ is contingent on either verifying “U.S. Person” (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls. Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!

About IonQ: IonQ, Inc . [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance . Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. Location: This position can work hybrid from our office in Pleasanton, CA, or Denver, CO. Travel: Up to 5% Job ID: 1782 The Role: We are looking for a Staff Product Marketing Manager, Quantum Sensing to lead go-to-market strategy for one of the most technically sophisticated product areas within IonQ Quantum Platform. Reporting to the Head of Product Marketing, Quantum Platform, this role will shape how IonQ’s quantum sensing portfolio is understood in-market — translating advanced sensing, timing, navigation, and PNT capabilities into differentiated positioning, launch strategies, impactful revenue-driving narratives, and sales motions that accelerate market adoption, support pipeline growth, and strengthen IonQ’s position in emerging quantum markets. This role operates at the intersection of product, engineering, sales, marketing, and leadership. You will help connect product strategy to market strategy, ensuring launches and messaging reflect a clear, credible, technically accurate, and commercially relevant narrative. You will lead positioning, messaging, go-to-market strategy, launches, and cross-functional alignment across Quantum Sensing, ensuring IonQ’s sensing portfolio is differentiated, understood by the right buyers, and positioned to drive adoption across government, defense, aerospace, critical infrastructure, and advanced technology markets. You will serve as a strategic market partner to product and engineering leadership — helping connect technical development decisions to customer needs, competitive dynamics, buyer behavior, and market opportunity. This includes influencing launch priorities, roadmap communication, and product strategy through customer insight, competitive intelligence, and market feedback. Responsibilities : - Own, define, and evolve the narrative, positioning, and messaging for Quantum Sensing products across customer segments and buyer personas — translating highly technical capabilities into customer-ready language that resonates with government, defense, aerospace, national security, critical infrastructure, and technically sophisticated commercial audiences. - Lead go-to-market strategy and launch execution across Quantum Sensing products, tailoring positioning, messaging, and customer engagement to distinct buyers, use cases, technical maturity levels, and competitive environments. - Partner closely with product management, engineering, and technical leadership to influence launch prioritization and roadmap communication based on customer insight, competitive dynamics, mission relevance, and market opportunity. - Develop and maintain customer-facing and internal content, including messaging frameworks, thought leadership, web copy, sales enablement assets, technical narratives, case studies, solution briefs, and launch materials. - Own and continuously evolve Quantum Sensing AI-enabled go-to-market systems, including domain-specific agents, knowledge repositories, competitive intelligence, technical terminology, product information, and customer-use-case libraries to power scalable content creation, sales enablement, and market intelligence. - Drive cross-functional alignment across product, engineering, sales, corporate marketing, communications, and enablement to ensure launches reinforce product authority, platform coherence, and market differentiation at every touchpoint. - Own competitive and market intelligence, tracking competitors, market shifts, government priorities, technology readiness signals, funding patterns, and emerging category dynamics while translating insights into actionable recommendations for GTM team members. - Serve as the voice of the customer within the organization, ensuring customer needs, mission requirements, buying behavior, market feedback, and competitive realities consistently influence GTM strategy, positioning, launch planning, and product decisions. - Partner with sales enablement to support battle cards, objection handling, training materials, demo narratives, technical talk tracks, and strategic deal support for complex government, defense, aerospace, and enterprise opportunities. - Support the development of scalable product marketing processes, frameworks, and operational infrastructure as the Quantum Platform organization grows. Requirements: - 5–10+ years of experience in B2G product marketing within highly technical industries such as quantum technology, aerospace, defense, national security, positioning/navigation/timing, sensing, autonomy, deep tech, scientific instrumentation, or adjacent markets where buyers are sophisticated and sales cycles are complex. - Proven ownership of GTM strategy and launch execution. You have built launch plans, aligned stakeholders, driven positioning, and taken technical products to market — not just supported execution. - Strong technical aptitude and the ability to quickly understand advanced sensing, timing, navigation, PNT, quantum hardware, or related deep-tech concepts. You do not need to be a physicist, but you must be comfortable working closely with physicists, engineers, product leaders, and technical customers. - Working knowledge of quantum sensing, PNT, atomic clocks, inertial sensing, precision timing, resilient navigation, or adjacent defense/aerospace technology areas is strongly preferred. - Experience marketing products or technologies to government, defense, aerospace, national security, research, or critical infrastructure audiences is strongly preferred. - Exceptional writing and content development skills. You can translate highly technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives and create polished content across launches, thought leadership, web copy, customer-facing assets, technical explainers, and sales enablement materials for technical and executive audiences. - Confident presenter and communicator across internal and external audiences — including customers, partners, executives, product leaders, engineers, and technical stakeholders. - Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across product, engineering, sales, marketing, and leadership organizations. - Strong commercial instincts and strategic thinking. You can synthesize complex technical input into commercially effective positioning and understand how messaging, positioning, launches, and market insights connect to business outcomes. - Experience working in nascent, emerging, or rapidly evolving markets where category definitions, buyer understanding, and competitive dynamics are still developing. - Experience building, maintaining, or operationalizing AI-enabled workflows, knowledge systems, agents, or automation frameworks. Ability to structure product, customer, technical, and market information in ways that improve output quality, consistency, and business value. - Highly organized and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple strategic and executional work streams simultaneously. - Comfortable operating with autonomy in fast-moving, ambiguous, and technically complex environments. - Energized by highly technical products, evolving markets, and the opportunity to help shape how new categories are understood and brought to market. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site. If this role has a commission structure, the compensation range below just reflects the base compensation range. Wage Transparency: $128,445 - $183,450 USD Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment. At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. US Technical Jobs. The position you are applying for will require access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions. Employment with IonQ is contingent on either verifying “U.S. Person” (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls. Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!

About IonQ: IonQ, Inc . [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance . Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. Location: This role is based at our Geneva, Switzerland office, with the option to work two days a week remotely. Travel: Up to 10% Job ID: 1771 The Role: As a Product Manager within the Quantum Platform – Devices division, you will play a key role in supporting a growing portfolio of cutting-edge products by taking ownership of day-to-day product operations. You will ensure product features are clearly defined, tracked throughout every stage of the product lifecycle and delivered successfully across cross-functional teams. Working closely with Engineering, Industrialisation, Production and Marketing, you will translate market and customer insights into product features for refinement by engineering teams, while leading the triage, planning and coordination of special customer projects. You will help optimise product lifecycle processes, ensuring efficient collaboration, smooth feature delivery and successful execution from concept through to launch. - - Own product operations, ensuring features are defined, tracked throughout the product lifecycle and delivered across cross-functional teams. - Translate market and customer insights into product features, while triaging, planning and coordinating special customer projects. - Partner with Engineering, Industrialisation, Production and Marketing to optimise product lifecycle processes and drive efficient product delivery. What you'll be doing: You will take ownership of the operational delivery of product management, ensuring products and features progress efficiently from validated requirements through development, industrialisation and commercialisation. Acting as the day-to-day product decision-maker within defined boundaries, you will drive cross-functional alignment, maintain product data integrity and coordinate delivery across multiple teams to ensure products are launched on time and to a high standard. This role is integral to enabling the Product team to scale effectively, providing operational ownership and supporting the successful delivery of an expanding product portfolio. - - Own the operational delivery of product management, ensuring features progress from validated requirements through development, industrialisation and commercialisation. - Drive cross-functional alignment, maintain product data integrity and coordinate timely delivery across the product lifecycle. - Act as the day-to-day product decision-maker within defined boundaries, enabling the Product team to scale beyond a single Product Manager. What you'll bring: In this role, you will take ownership of feature delivery from end to end, defining requirements and acceptance criteria, coordinating engineering handovers, validating delivery and supporting successful commercial launches. You will manage non-standard sales opportunities by assessing feasibility, making configuration decisions within agreed boundaries and documenting exceptions, while ensuring full traceability from customer requests through to delivered capability. Working closely with Engineering, Industrialisation, Production, Marketing and Sales, you will coordinate cross-functional activities to remove blockers, maintain an accurate and prioritised Jira backlog, and respond to product enquiries from Sales. You will also prepare products for launch through documentation, training, pricing and sales enablement, maintain up-to-date product documentation, communicate complex photonic, cryogenic and networking architectures to a range of stakeholders, and represent the product in customer-facing activities including pre-sales support, technical discussions and trade shows. - - Own end-to-end feature delivery, from requirements definition and engineering handover through to delivery validation, commercial launch and ongoing product documentation. - Coordinate cross-functionally with Engineering, Industrialisation, Production, Marketing and Sales, while managing Jira backlog integrity, product enquiries and non-standard sales opportunities. - Support successful product adoption by communicating complex technical architectures, ensuring launch readiness, providing pre-sales support and representing the product in customer discussions and at trade shows. You'll be a great fit with: The ideal candidate will hold a Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, Photonics, Microengineering or a related technical discipline, combined with an action-oriented mindset and the confidence to make decisions in an environment of uncertainty. You will be able to understand and reason about complex hardware products involving photonics, cryogenics and networking technologies, while communicating effectively with both technical and commercial stakeholders. You will be comfortable representing products in customer-facing situations, including technical discussions, pre-sales meetings and trade shows, and have a strong understanding of manufacturing environments, including industrialisation constraints, production realities and supply chain considerations. You will also be confident resolving conflicting priorities, negotiating with stakeholders and developing deep expertise in quantum technologies, supported by advanced Jira proficiency, including workflow configuration, automation rules and custom field management. - - Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, Photonics, Microengineering or a related technical discipline, with the ability to make product decisions autonomously within defined boundaries. - Strong technical, commercial and customer-facing communication skills, with experience discussing complex hardware products and representing products in pre-sales meetings and trade shows. - Advanced Jira expertise, manufacturing and industrialisation knowledge, excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills, and a genuine curiosity for deep-tech and quantum technologies. Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment. At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. US Technical Jobs. The position you are applying for will require access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions. Employment with IonQ is contingent on either verifying “U.S. Person” (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls. Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!