Senior Technical Programme Manager, Quantum Systems Infrastructure

IonQ, Inc.; Town of Oxford; On-site; CAD 170,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Stock options

Annual performance bonus

Generous annual leave

Flexible hybrid working

Private medical and dental insurance

Job summary

IonQ, Inc. is seeking a Technical Programme Manager for the Quantum Systems Infrastructure (QSI) team at our Oxford, England office.

You will run the portfolio that enables engineers to design, test, release and operate the next‑generation quantum computers across UK and US sites, balancing governance with hands‑on delivery. You will coordinate with Software and Science TPMs, own the operating rhythm, and ensure leadership has clear, trusted visibility into changes, priorities and risks in a

Qualifications

• Experience running technically fluent programmes in infrastructure or platforms.
• Ability to translate progress, risks and trade-offs into clear reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to harmonise ways of working across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Own programme execution across QSI delivery streams with clear milestones.
• Maintain the roadmap-to-delivery link and expose slippage early.
• Design and manage governance workflows and ceremonies without duplicating existing processes.
• Collaborate with Software and Science TPMs to align cross‑functional processes.
• Coordinate across teams (US Continuing Engineering, PMO, product, science) as QSI’s liaison.
• Establish cadences and reporting in plain English for non‑infrastructure stakeholders.
• Manage intake and triage so requests reach the right stream with appropriate priority.

Skills

Programme management

Technical fluency

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Agile coaching

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitHub

Job description

About the company:

the company, Inc. [NYSE: the company] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. the company’s newest generation of quantum computers, the the company 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, the company 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. the company is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before.

Location: Oxford, England

Travel: As needed

Job ID: 1905

The Role:

We are looking for a Technical Programme Manager to join the Quantum Systems Infrastructure (QSI) team at the company's Oxford office. QSI builds and runs the platform our next‑generation quantum computers are built, tested, released and operated on, from bare metal in the lab to cloud, working across both Oxford and the US.

Your mission is to run the machinery that keeps QSI’s portfolio visible, planned and unblocked so engineers can engineer, leaders can lead, and the business always knows what is changing and why it matters. You will work very closely with the Technical Programme Managers in the Software and Science teams, ensuring our processes and workflows complement and integrate with their work, rather than duplicating effort.

We run a centralised PMO operating model at the company which you will be a core part of though on a day to day basis you will work alongside the QSI team. As part of this model, this role will not make technical decisions, own engineering headcount, or define product but it will make the programme around those things run.

Responsibilities

You will own programme execution across QSI’s delivery streams, translating a leadership‑visible roadmap into clear plans, measurable milestones and predictable delivery. You will create and run the operating rhythm that keeps teams aligned and leaders informed. When priorities shift, you will implement structure to that ambiguity, clarifying scope, coordinating trade‑offs and pushing problems to resolution.

Key responsibilities include:

• Owning programme execution across QSI’s delivery streams: one planning rhythm, one backlog discipline, ensuring dependencies and risks surfaced early and chased to resolution.
• Running the roadmap‑to‑delivery link: keeping the roadmap, Jira and reality agreeing with each other, and making slippage visible early.
• Owning the programme ceremonies and the design of the workflows behind them (day‑to‑day stand‑ups are run by the engineering managers).
• Working hand‑in‑hand with the Software and Science TPMs: shared or integrated processes wherever teams interact, and no duplicated ceremonies, boards or reporting.
• Coordinating across teams - Continuing Engineering (US), the PMO, product and science teams - serving as QSI’s cross‑functional programme liaison.
• Establishing programme cadences and reporting (changelogs, demos, leadership summaries etc) in plain English that non‑infrastructure stakeholders can read and trust.
• Running the intake and triage process so requests reach the right stream with the right priority, without engineers being interrupt‑driven.

Requirements

We’re looking for a technically fluent Programme Manager who brings structure, pace and clarity to a fast‑moving infrastructure organisation. You will be comfortable working in a deeply technical environment, working daily with platform and systems engineers, while translating progress, risks and trade‑offs into clear reporting senior stakeholders can trust. You will thrive in ambiguity and an organisation where you are able to drive change.You do not just coordinate: you unblock teams, keep plans honest, and raise the bar on how programmes are run.

You will have prior experience tunning technical programmes across multiple engineering teams, ideally in infrastructure, platform or systems engineering environments. You should be fluent with modern programme tooling, such as Jira, Confluence and GitHub, and have the judgement to keep process lightweight.

You’d be a great fit with:

• Experience harmonising ways of working across sibling teams or departments, integrating processes rather than multiplying them.
• Strong, plain-English communication and the ability to make infrastructure work legible to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously across sites and time zones in a fast‑paced, changing environment.
• A chase‑without‑nagging, elevate‑without‑drama working style, and a clear sense of the difference between a risk and a noise.

Additional experience would be beneficial, such as a background in hardware‑adjacent software (labs, manufacturing, robotics, scientific instruments), exposure to regulated or government‑customer delivery, or agile coaching / scrum mastery experience. Working knowledge of quantum computing concepts would be a plus though is not essential.

Benefits

Be part of a team that’s shaping the future of quantum. We offer more than just a role, you’ll join a world class community of scientists, engineers and innovators working to unlock the full potential of quantum computing.

We offer a range of benefits, including opportunities to further your career alongside industry leaders, a competitive salary with the company stock options, an annual performance bonus, generous annual leave, flexible hybrid working, private medical and dental insurance for you and your family, and much more.

Join us and be part of the future of quantum computing.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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 the company, 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 the company 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, the company may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception under U.S. export controls and may not qualify for government contracts. 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.

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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.