D Wave Quantum

Senior Program Manager (Research Programs)

Burnaby, Canada · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$105k-$144kDetected 26 days ago

Machine LearningAgileJiraConfluenceHardware DesignResearchCommunicationCollaborationOrganizational Skills

About the role

Partner with scientists and technical leaders to develop execution plans, resource requirements, schedules, and success criteria for research initiatives.
Drive delivery in environments with technical uncertainty, adapting plans while maintaining progress toward milestones.
Identify and manage risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and schedule impacts proactively.
Support cross-functional alignment across research, engineering, product, and operations teams on priorities and deliverables.
Facilitate collaboration with external research partners, including universities, national laboratories, industry collaborators, technology partners, and research consortia.
Coordinate technical exchange meetings, program reviews, workshops, and other activities that support joint research objectives.
Develop and maintain program documentation, including project plans, action items, milestone tracking, decision logs, status reports, and executive updates.
Conduct post-project reviews and capture lessons learned to support continuous improvement.
About the role D-Wave is seeking a Senior Program Manager to support a portfolio of research programs across the company.
You will primarily support internal research programs, helping teams define plans, coordinate resources, manage dependencies, track progress, and communicate outcomes.

About You 5+ years of experience supporting scientific research, advanced technology development, engineering programs, or highly technical cross-functional initiatives.
Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.
Success in this role requires the ability to bring structure to ambiguity, enabling informed tradeoffs, and maintaining momentum toward milestones as plans evolve.
The ideal candidate combines strong program management fundamentals with the ability to work effectively in highly technical environments.

Advanced degree in physics, math, engineering, or computer science.
Experience in quantum computing, quantum hardware, AI/ML, advanced computing, semiconductor technologies, or related areas.
Experience coordinating resource-constrained R&D efforts.
Experience coordinating research partnerships involving universities, national laboratories, industry consortia, government research organizations, or external technology collaborators.
Experience supporting hardware development, experimental research, fabrication, testing, or laboratory-based programs.
Experience establishing or improving program management processes, frameworks, and reporting standards.
PMP, Agile, Scrum, or similar certification/training.
A D-Waver's DNA We look at the future and say "why not"

We believe providing D-Wavers with company ownership, competitive pay, and a range of meaningful benefits is the start of creating a culture where people want to give the best they've got - not because they're simply making money, but because they've fallen in love with our vision, mission, values, and team.
The base salary for this role is targeted between $105,000 - $144,000 CAD per year.
The final offer is determined by your proficiencies within this level.

D-Wave's mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum today through enterprise-grade systems available on-premises and via its Leap™ quantum cloud service, which offers 99.9% availability and uptime.

No 3rd party candidates will be accepted It is D-Wave Systems Inc. policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, local law.

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