Head of Quantum Sales & Growth

C12Qe; Paris; Sur place; EUR 100 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Stock options for every employee (BSPC

Sponsored trip to conferences around 1

Dynamic international team

Swile meal vouchers

Mental health support with moka.care

Training budget / Annual Learning &amp

Sabbatical leave (after 2 years)

Two office spaces in Paris

Résumé du poste

C12, a Paris-based quantum computing company, is seeking a senior Head of Sales reporting to the CEO. You will own revenue growth, structure and professionalize our sales motion, and lead complex, high‑credibility sales across industry, defence, and public markets.

Collaborating with the CEO and technical leadership to translate deep scientific innovation into credible commercial narratives, you will turn early traction into a repeatable engine while upholding our scientific ambitions.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years owning and closing complex, technical sales.
• Master's degree in engineering, computer science, physics or related field.
• Experience in deep-tech or computing hardware with strong technical fluency.
• Comfort with long sales cycles and political buying processes.
• Familiarity with high-touch, consultative and relationship-driven sales.
• Ability to sell evolving technology with credibility, transparency, and confidence.
• Strong communicator able to engage with engineers, researchers, executives, procurement stakeholders.
• Fluent in French and English.

Responsabilités

• Owning end-to-end sales motions, from initial discovery through alignment and closing.
• Leading customer discovery and translating pain points into compelling commercial narratives and structured offers.
• Driving technical and commercial alignment with customers, sometimes years ahead of delivery.
• Moving opportunities forward in long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
• Maintaining disciplined pipeline management and forecasting, tracking touchpoints in CRM systems.
• Attending industry fairs, conferences, and networking events to generate leads and nurture strategic relationships.
• Bridging science, engineering and commercial realities with cross-function collaboration.
• Brainstorming and co-developing go-to-market strategy with the CEO.

Connaissances

Lead complex sales

Technical fluency

Communication

French & English fluency

Formation

Master's degree in engineering/CS/physics

Description du poste

C12, a Paris-based quantum computing company, is seeking a senior Head of Sales reporting to the CEO. You will own revenue growth, structure and professionalize our sales motion, and lead complex, high‑credibility sales across industry, defence, and public markets.

Collaborating with the CEO and technical leadership to translate deep scientific innovation into credible commercial narratives, you will turn early traction into a repeatable engine while upholding our scientific ambitions.