VP, Product

IQM

München

On-site

EUR 150,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Flexible hours

Learning & development budget

Flat hierarchy

Job summary

IQM is seeking a VP of Product to turn technical milestones and R&D breakthroughs into a strategic product roadmap for cloud providers, HPC centers, system integrators, and sovereign cloud initiatives around the world. You will lead our product team and partner with Technology and Commercial leadership to shape a practical, scalable quantum computing industry.

We are looking for someone action oriented and hands-on, who places IQM's success as the north star while investing in the team.

Qualifications

10+ years of senior leadership in product management.
Experience in deep tech, R&D intensive environments.
Ability to translate strategy and customer insights into product roadmaps.

Responsibilities

Translate IQM's milestones into a scalable product roadmap with stakeholders.
Own governance across on-premises hardware, software, integration, and cloud offerings.
Build and lead a high-performing Product team by developing growth paths.
Guide transition from research systems to industrial quantum computing.
Identify new markets and opportunities in partnership with Sales/Commercial.
Partner with executive leadership on prioritization and budgeting.
Balance customer requirements with feasibility and long-term strategy.
Represent IQM at global summits and industry events.

Skills

Senior leadership

Product management

Deep tech experience

Strategic roadmap

Executive communication

Education

Master's or PhD in engineering/physics/computer science/business

Job description

At IQM, we build world-leading quantum computers for the well-being of humankind. We design systems to tackle computational challenges beyond the practical limits of classical machines. Our work sits at the edge of science and engineering. It's complex, demanding, and deeply collaborative. We turn deep research into reliable, full-stack systems that drive discoveries in fields like medicine, energy, and technology, reshaping how the world computes.

Join the team that gives quantum a heartbeat.

The work

Quantum computers are moving out of the lab and into real industrial use, and someone has to decide what we will build next. As VP of Product, that someone is you. You will turn IQM's technical milestones and R&D breakthroughs into a product roadmap that makes sense for cloud providers, HPC centers, system integrators, and sovereign cloud initiatives around the world. You will lead our product team and work closely with Technology and Commercial leadership. This is a role for someone who wants to shape how quantum computing becomes a practical, scalable industry, while it's still being defined.

We are looking for someone action oriented and hands-on where it counts, who puts IQM's success as the north start while still investing in the team around them.

What you'll actually do

Translate IQM's technical and R&D milestones into a clear, scalable product roadmap which is built together with internal stakeholders, including Technology teams
Own product governance across our on-premises hardware, software, integration, and cloud offerings
Lead and build high performing Product team, by developing individual growth
Guide the shift from NISQ era research systems toward industrial QEC and FTQC systems
Identify new market opportunities, industries and customer segments for our products in close partnership with Sales and Commercial teams, as the roadmap needs to be grounded in real customer demand
Partner with executive leadership on strategic prioritization and budget planning
Balance customer requirements, technical feasibility, and long-term strategy in every product decision
Represent IQM at global summits, industry events, and executive level forums

What we're looking for

A Master's or PhD in engineering, physics, computer science, business, or a related field
Significant senior leadership experience (10+ years) in product management, including running manager of managers structures
Experience in deep tech, R&D intensive, or scientific product environments, bringing complex, research driven technology to market
A track record of translating company strategy and customer insights into successful product strategy
Experience translating technical innovation into scalable, commercially viable products
Experience configuring a product portfolio for maximum customer value while optimizing commercial results
Strong executive level communication skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders across functions and geographies
Comfort working with ambiguity and evolving priorities in a fast-moving deep tech environment

Seen as an advantage

Prior experience in quantum computing or an adjacent deep tech field
Experience working with HPC centers, cloud providers, or sovereign cloud initiatives
Prior experience with the important business models and their evolution over time in a computing industry

Why IQM?

Full-stack quantum computing: From quantum hardware to software layers and beyond, we build across the full-stack.
High-performance playground: We aim high, and we know sustainable performance only works when life outside work does too-hybrid setups, flexible hours.
Never the smartest: You won't always be the smartest person in the room. Neither will we. Expect to learn constantly - from each other and beyond with IQM's Learning Hub, LinkedIn Learning, and a team-based L&D budget.
Approachable leadership: Flat hierarchy, direct access. Feel free to approach any leaders. They're friendlier than they look!
The sweet spot: Big enough to matter. Small enough to move fast. Growing between a startup and a corporation. We're in the phase where top performers get noticed.
Bigger than IQM: Our people build know-how for the entire quantum ecosystem. We publish papers, run hackathons, and help shape a market that's still being defined.