Staff Programme Manager, Quantum Systems Software

Academic Key; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

IonQ, based in Oxford, is hiring a Staff Technical Programme Manager for Systems Software to lead end-to-end delivery across several software teams. You will coordinate with engineering leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders to align milestones, dependencies, and risk management, ensuring timely delivery of the runtime, orchestration, and related software components.

The role emphasizes ownership of the plan and transparent communication with programme directors and senior leadership,

Qualifications

• Significant experience running technical programmes across several software teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of the Systems Software roadmap across multiple programmes.
• Partner with engineering leadership to set direction and milestones.
• Identify risks and blockers early and drive resolution.
• Run intake and triage to route requests to the right teams.
• Keep the systems of record accurate and up-to-date.
• Write concise status updates for directors and senior leadership.

Skills

Technical programme management

Software team coordination

Stakeholder management

Job description

IonQ, based in Oxford, is hiring a Staff Technical Programme Manager for Systems Software to lead end-to-end delivery across several software teams. You will coordinate with engineering leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders to align milestones, dependencies, and risk management, ensuring timely delivery of the runtime, orchestration, and related software components.

The role emphasizes ownership of the plan and transparent communication with programme directors and senior leadership,