Solutions Architect - Financial services (Principal or Director level) - 659

Quantinuum; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 136,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible work schedule

Health insurance

401(k) match

Equity

Paid holidays and vacation

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Quantinuum seeks a senior customer-facing technical leader to guide quantum computing solutions for strategic financial services customers. Depending on needs, the role can be Principal or Director, with responsibilities spanning technical discovery, use-case cataloging, and roadmap alignment.

You will work to identify high-value quantum applications, shape project scopes, and provide market feedback to research leaders while maintaining customer-facing engagements.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in mathematics, quantitative finance, computer science, or related field.
• 10+ years working in quantitative, computational, or advanced analytics programs within the financial services sector.
• (Director level only)Experience leading technical teams or managing direct reports in a customer-facing or applied research environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical leader for assigned strategic accounts, partnering with Strategic Account Executives on account planning, technical discovery, and solution development.
• Help customers identify high-value applications for quantum computing within financial services workflows and optimization challenges.
• Maintain a catalogue of industry-relevant use cases and support the development of customer-facing technical and proposal materials.
• Define project scopes with customers in collaboration with internal research teams, ensuring alignment with our technical roadmap and research strengths.
• Provide market and customer feedback to internal research leaders to keep roadmaps aligned with industry needs.
• Stay current on advances in quantum technology and financial industry trends, developing deep expertise in relevant quantum algorithms, use cases, and roadmap developments.
• (Director level only) Lead and develop the Solutions Architecture team, including coaching, performance management, and establishing best practices.

Skills

Technical leadership

Customer engagement

Strategic portfolio

Quantum computing

Financial services

Education

Master’s degree in mathematics/quantitative finance/CS

PhD in mathematics/physics/quantitative finance/CS

Job description

Quantinuum is seeking a senior customer-facing technical leader to help shape and deliver quantum computing solutions for strategic customers in thefinancial servicessector.

This role may be hired at either the Principal or Director level, depending on organizational needs as well as the candidate’s experience, leadership scope, and demonstrated ability to lead teams and strategic portfolios.

In this role you willleverageyour deep experience with computational and quantitative approaches in financial services industries such as:

• portfolio optimization and asset allocation;
• derivatives pricing and quantitative finance;
• treasury, liquidity, and capital optimization; and
• advanced fraud detection.

This knowledgewillguide you asyouhelp customersidentifychallenges that are well suited to near-term quantum approachesandwork with them to shape a project scope aligned with our research strengths.

In addition, you will provide valuable market feedback to our research team leaders to help keep our research roadmaps aligned with industry needs. You will alsobe responsible formaintaininga clear, up-to-date catalogue of industry-appropriate use cases that guides both customer engagement and internal research planning.

While experience with or exposure to quantum technologies is valuable, the primary focus of this role is deepexpertisein optimization(state-of-the-artmathematicalmodelling andsolvers), quantitative methods, and computational problem-solving within financial services.

Candidates hired at the Director level will additionally be responsible for leading and developing the Solutions Architecture team, overseeing technical quality and prioritization across the broader customer portfolio, and helping define the operating model and best practices for the function while continuing to contribute directly to strategic customer engagements,

Key Responsibilities:

• Serveas the technical leader for assigned strategic accounts, partnering with Strategic Account Executiveson account planning, technical discovery,andsolution development.
• Help customersidentifyhigh-value applications for quantum computingwithin financial services workflows and optimization challenges, informed by a strong understanding of current quantum algorithm capabilities and limitations.
• Maintain a catalogue of industry-relevant use cases and support the development of customer-facing technical and proposal materials.
• Define project scopes with customers in collaboration with internal research teams, ensuring alignment with our technical roadmap, research strengths, and the practical prospects of near-term quantum approaches.
• Provide marketand customerfeedback tointernalresearch leaders to keep roadmaps aligned with industry needs.
• Stay current on advances in quantum technology and financial industry trends, developing deepexpertisein relevant quantum algorithms, use cases, technical limitations, and roadmap developments.
• (Director level only) Lead and develop the Solutions Architecture team, including coaching, performance management, resource allocation, andestablishingtechnical best practices across the organization.
• (Director level only) Oversee technical quality, portfolio visibility, and prioritization across the broader Solutions Architecture function while continuing to contribute directly to strategic customer engagements.

You Must have:

• Master’s degree inmathematics,quantitativefinance,computer science, or related field.
• 10+ years working in quantitative, computational, or advanced analytics programs within the financial services sector.
• (Director level only)Experience leading technical teams or managing direct reports in a customer-facing or applied research environment.

We value:

• Education:PhD in mathematics, physics, quantitative finance, computer science, or a related STEM field.
• Experience working with or exposure to quantum technologies.
• Significant experiencemanaging customer relationships, witha track recordof delivering successful andtechnicallycomplex projects.
• Comfortable partnering with sales leaders whilemaintainingindependent technical judgement.
• Strong ability to translate between businessobjectivesand technical execution.
• Executive-level communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence without formal authority.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.

$180,000 - $250,000 a year

Compensation & Benefits:

Incentive Eligible – Range posted is inclusive of bonus target when applicable

The pay range for this role is $180,000 – $250,000 annually. Actual compensation within this range may vary based on the candidate’s skills, educational background, professional experience, and unique qualifications for the role.

Quantinuum is the world leader in quantum computing. The company’s quantum systems deliver the highest performance across all industry benchmarks. Quantinuum’s over 650 employees, including 400+ scientists and engineers, across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan, are driving the quantum computing revolution.

By uniting best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware, our integrated full-stack approach is accelerating the path to practical quantum computing and scaling its impact across multiple industries.

By joining Quantinuum, you’ll be at the forefront of this transformative revolution, shaping the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary and innovative, game-changing work
• Flexible work schedule
• Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit
• Equity, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discounts

Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal

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