IonQ

Director of Product Management - Next-Generation Systems

Bothell, Washington, United States · Director · Contract

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About the role

We are looking for a Director of Product Management - Next-Generation Systems to join our Product team at IonQ.

Immersing yourself in IonQ's hardware roadmap, system software, experimental capabilities, and R&D pipeline, through relationships with engineering program leads working on each generation of system.
Building strong relationships with engineering to ensure advancements in capability are aligned to business and customer outcomes, driving milestone alignment and clarity across in-flight hardware generation so new capabilities are coordinated events.
Leading cross-functional efforts to land each new hardware generation across relevant surfaces (Cloud, Hub, On-Prem, partners), and to ship and refresh an Experimental Capabilities surface that gives external researchers the tools for exploring the cutting edge.
You'll play a key role in contributing to the team's mission of leading IonQ on its journey to build the world's best quantum computers to solve the world's most complex problems.

To be successful, you will need strong experience in technical product management or equivalent roles, with exposure to hardware-software co-development or scientific instrumentation.
World-class written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to articulate complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
A demonstrated ability to act as a self-starting leader in ambiguous and challenging environments, driving impact through persistence and adaptability.
Bachelor's degree in Physics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, a related engineering field, or equivalent real-world experience.
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.

It would also be beneficial to have experience taking research-grade technologies into productized customer-facing offerings, such as working in Scientific Computing or High Performance Computing.
Participation in the quantum computing research community would also be useful, such as publications in QIS, AMO or related fields.
An advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Physics, Quantum Information Science, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, or related engineering field, could also be helpful.
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In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance.
IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before.

Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available.

You will work with customers, external partners, and internal collaborators to take ideas from concept to launch, including creating a vision, identifying requirements, and crafting the product roadmap.
Working closely with customer success, applications research, internal data, frontier lab partners, and our own scientists to understand the success, health, and quality of products in development and in-market.
will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific
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.
We are committed to equity and justice.
office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity.

In this role, you will be responsible for building critical pieces of our quantum computing portfolio, including ensuring customers are able to take advantage of the newest IonQ hardware generations as early as possible.
Our Next-Generation Systems, which allow IonQ customers to access our newest generations of systems quickly, via coordinated capability launch across platforms and surfaces.
Understanding IonQ's market and communicating a strong point of view about our customers, in particular frontier research groups and future customers who believe upcoming generations will unlock needed capability.

This listing is sourced directly from IonQ's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.