Product Manager

IonQ; Genf; Vor Ort; CHF 140.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

IonQ, based in Geneva, is seeking an experienced Product Operations Manager to own the operational delivery of product management across engineering, industrialisation, production and marketing. You will translate market insights into features and triage customer projects.

You will ensure cross-functional alignment, maintain product data integrity, and act as day-to-day product decision-maker within defined boundaries to help the product team scale.

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree or higher in a technical field (Engineering, Physics, Photonics, Microengineering).
• Experience translating market insights into product features and coordinating cross-functional projects.
• Strong Jira expertise and ability to manage product data and backlogs.

Aufgaben

• Own the operational delivery of product management from validated requirements through development, industrialisation and commercialisation.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and coordinate timely delivery across the product lifecycle.
• Act as day-to-day product decision-maker within defined boundaries to scale the Product team.

Kenntnisse

End-to-end feature delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Jira backlog management

Stakeholder management

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Photonics, Microengineering

Tools

Jira

Jobbeschreibung

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.