Senior Quantum Programs Manager | Equity & Flexible Benefits

Quantinuum; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantinuum is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead a portfolio of complex scientific projects, translating objectives into clear plans and coordinating multiple research teams. You will ensure visibility of progress, risks, and decisions to customers and internal leadership, while contributing to resource planning and process improvements.

You will translate scientific aims into deliverable plans and manage delivery discipline, working with research leads, solutions architects, and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in quantum computing, physics, computer science, or related field.
• 2+ years managing complex research programs with successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for questions related to status, delivery commitments, and customer programs, ensuring clear and timely communication with internal leaders and external stakeholders as appropriate.
• Ensure all assigned internal and external research and delivery projects are well defined, with clear objectives, scope, milestones, success criteria, ownership, and governance, and that progress is reported in a consistent and appropriate manner to senior leadership.
• Ensure project risks, dependencies, and delivery issues are identified early, escalated appropriately, and actively managed so that corrective actions are taken in a timely manner.
• Contribute to forecasting and capacity‑planning activities by providing accurate project plans, estimates, and risk assessments to the Director, Programs.
• Use established tools and systems for project tracking, resource management, and reporting, and ensure accurate and timely data entry for assigned programs.
• Support financial and accounting requirements by accurately tracking effort, time allocation, and project costs in coordination with finance and operations teams.
• Enforce scope management and change‑control processes to prevent uncontrolled scope creep while enabling informed trade‑offs where strategically necessary.

Skills

Program management

Education

Master’s degree in quantum computing, physics, computer science, or related field

Job description

Quantinuum is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead a portfolio of complex scientific projects, translating objectives into clear plans and coordinating multiple research teams. You will ensure visibility of progress, risks, and decisions to customers and internal leadership, while contributing to resource planning and process improvements.

You will translate scientific aims into deliverable plans and manage delivery discipline, working with research leads, solutions architects, and