Quantum Applications Product Manager

Pasqal; Palaiseau; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

International team

Job summary

Pasqal is seeking a Product Manager for Quantum Applications to own the direction of optimization products that turn advanced problems into practical quantum solutions. You will work at the interface of customers, commercial teams, and development groups, ensuring customer problems are translated into valuable, scalable applications.

You will lead discovery with users, map workflows, and validate concepts to de-risk feasibility, usability, and viability before engineering.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product management, solutions, or applied research with ownership of products that solved real customer problems.
• Strong grounding in optimization and mapping to real industry use cases.
• Operational knowledge of quantum computing capabilities or the ability to become expert quickly.
• Data and analytics fluency: own your data and metrics.
• Evidence of real discovery craft: prototypes, experiments, artefacts.
• Excellent written communication; you write regularly.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy and roadmap for Pasqal's optimization applications, prioritizing high-impact use cases.
• Run discovery with customers and partners; map workflows, prototype, and test value before engineering effort.
• Translate optimization problems into well-scoped application requirements for the Algo and Solutions teams.
• Define how to quantify value and articulate ROI; fit a commercial model to customer needs.
• Collaborate with Solutions, Algorithms, Software, and Cloud teams to integrate apps into workflows.
• Work with Business Development, Sales, and Marketing to expand customers and create references.
• Define metrics to measure application success and adapt strategy based on data.
• Maintain tech and competitive watch in quantum and classical optimization; feed insights into strategy.
• Contribute to Pasqal's IP portfolio where relevant.

Skills

Product management

Optimization

Quantum computing

Data analytics

Discovery craft

Written communication

English fluency

Education

MSc/PhD in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, CS, Physics, or Quantum Computing

Job description

Pasqal is seeking a Product Manager for Quantum Applications to own the direction of optimization products that turn advanced problems into practical quantum solutions. You will work at the interface of customers, commercial teams, and development groups, ensuring customer problems are translated into valuable, scalable applications.

You will lead discovery with users, map workflows, and validate concepts to de-risk feasibility, usability, and viability before engineering.