Lead Technical Program Manager - 921

Quantinuum; Broomfield (CO); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedule

Employer subsidized health, dental, &

401(k) match

Equity

12 paid holidays and generous vacation

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Quantinuum in Broomfield, CO is seeking a Lead Technical Program Manager to lead hardware R&D programs, scheduling, budgeting, and cross‑functional coordination.

This role offers flexibility to work remotely up to 2 days per week with approvals; travel up to 25%; competitive compensation ($164,000–$205,000 annually) and benefits, and a chance to advance quantum computing initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 8+ years in technical program management.
• Experience supporting federal programs with reporting, audits, and compliance.
• Must be a U.S. Person (citizen, permanent resident, or green card holder).
• U.S. national security restrictions apply to certain nationalities unless citizen.
• Background in quantum computing, optics, or photonics is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead schedules, budgets, resources, and work plans for hardware R&D programs.
• Coordinate with multiple technical and operational teams.
• Lead status meetings, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Communicate strategy, scope changes, risks, and progress via reports and dashboards.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate schedules or develop needed technologies.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

Technical program management

Risk management

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Travel planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in STEM

Job description

Lead Technical Program Manager - 921

We are seeking a Lead Technical Program Manager in our Broomfield, CO Location.

Quantinuum believes that employees work better, more efficiently and more collaboratively in close proximity to other employees, where ideas can be exchanged readily, and decisions can be made more quickly for the benefit of the Company and our customers. All employees should work at their assigned location; however, this role may offer the opportunity to work remotely up to 2 days per week, with approvals.

All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead development of and manage detailed schedules, budgets, resource needs, and work plans for technical deliverableson complex, multi-faceted hardware R&D programs
• Organize and coordinate with multiple technical and operational teams
• Lead regular status meetings, project reviews, and end-of-task retrospectives
• Ensure timely and effective communicationof strategy, scope changes, risks, and progressbetween technical teams, partners, product and program management, and leadership through reports, dashboards, and presentations
• Identify opportunities to accelerate schedule or develop needed technologies
• Ability to travel up to 25%

YOU MUST HAVE:

• Bachelor’s degree minimum
• Minimum 8+ years’ experience in technical program management
• Direct experience supporting or executing federal programs which includes strict adherence to reporting metrics, audits, and compliance requirements
• Due to Contractial requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

WE VALUE:

• Master’s degree in a STEM field
• A background in quantum computing, optics and photonics, or experimental physics
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience in product development
• Experience seeing technology-based projects through the full life cycle including managing schedule, risk, and budget
• Prior experience on first-of-its-kind, early technology-based products or projects
• Resourcefulness and the ability to predict challenges to proactively head-off obstacles
• Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality
• Ability to adapt tactics and strategies to meet diverse, early phase, and strongly technical projects
• Thorough understanding of risk and opportunity analysis and management processes related to program planning

Compensation & Benefits:

Incentive Eligible – Range posted is inclusive of bonus target.

The pay range for this role is $164,000 – $205,000 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.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, there is no application deadline for this position.

$164,000 - $205,000 a year

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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