Associate General Counsel - Product - Partnerships

IonQ, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 180.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Remote or Hybrid work options

Up to 10% travel

Zusammenfassung

IonQ, Inc. is seeking an Associate General Counsel - Product to partner with product, research, engineering, and go-to-market teams from the earliest stages of development. You will shape product-related legal strategy, negotiate complex partnerships, and manage regulatory and IP matters in a rapidly evolving quantum tech environment.

The role blends product and transactional work and offers remote, hybrid, or onsite options within the US. A J.D.

Qualifikationen

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar (or eligibility for in-house status)
• 8+ years of relevant experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house department
• Experience advising on strategic partnerships for tech products US and abroad
• Proven ability to draft, negotiate, and close complex technology transactions with business impact
• Versatility to move between product and transactional matters and to grow in new areas
• Willingness to advise amidst ambiguity and to work where tech is evolving
• Desire to leverage AI tools to improve team speed and outcomes
• In-house experience with a mature US technology company

Aufgaben

• Partner with product teams to align legal strategy with product development from inception
• Support global legal affairs including IP, corporate matters, regulatory compliance, and risk management
• Draft, negotiate, and close technology transactions with direct business impact
• Advise on partnerships, licensing, and post-acquisition integration as needed

Kenntnisse

Legal drafting

Contract negotiation

Strategic partnerships

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tools usage

Ausbildung

J.D. from an accredited law school

Jobbeschreibung

Associate General Counsel - Product - Partnerships at IonQ, Remote, US (remote). A mid-level full time position in the Corporate - Legal team, listed under business operations.

About IonQ: IonQ, Inc . [NYSE: IONQ] is the world's leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ's newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance . Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. Location: This position can work onsite or hybrid from one of our offices in the US or fully remote. Travel: Up to 10% The Role: IonQ's Legal team supports the company's global legal affairs, including intellectual property, corporate and securities matters, commercial contracting, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk management. As IonQ scales its quantum computing, networking, sensing, and fabrication businesses, we're building a dedicated product legal function to partner directly with product, research, engineering, and go-to-market teams from the earliest stages of development, and this role is foundational to that effort. As Associate General Counsel, Product, you'll report to the Head of Product Legal and serve as a trusted legal partner to the teams building IonQ's products, in a role defined not by practice area but by impact: if

Requirements

• A J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar (or eligibility for in-house/registered counsel status in your state of employment)
• 8+ years of relevant experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department
• Substantial experience advising on strategic partnerships for the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of technology products, both in the US and abroad
• A proven track record of drafting, negotiating, and executing complex technology transactions with direct impact on business or product strategy
• Demonstrated versatility - the range to move between product and transactional matters, and the mindset to build your skills on matters outside your core practice areas
• An appetite for genuinely novel legal questions - the judgment to advise confidently amid ambiguity, and the drive to work where technology is unprecedented and legal frameworks are still being written
• A desire to become a force multiplier for your team, uncovering new opportunities for speed and efficiency - including leveraging existing AI tools and helping to build superior ones
• In-house legal experience with a mature US technology company

Nice to Have

• In-house legal experience with a mature US technology company
• Experience specific to hardware products or hardware-focused businesses
• Experience supporting post-acquisition integration of products, technologies, or businessesProficiency with multiple languages