Quantum Programs Lead

Infleqtion; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision (100% company‑

Unlimited PTO

401(k) match

Life and AD&D Insurance

Equity Package

Employee Assistance Program

Student Loan Repayment

HSA contributions

Job summary

Infleqtion in Illinois is seeking a self-motivated Project Manager to help deliver an advanced quantum computing platform and coordinate work across the Illinois quantum ecosystem. In this role, you will help connect technical plans, customer commitments, vendor activity, site readiness, and business priorities into one coordinated execution plan.

You will contribute directly to Infleqtion’s private‑public partnership with IQMP and NQAC, working at the intersection of technology, infrastructure,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Typically 4+ years managing technical, engineering, hardware, infrastructure, or complex R&D projects.
• Experience owning schedules, budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and facilitation skills.
• Experience with project-management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or similar systems.
• Ability to travel periodically.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the integrated project plan, including milestones, schedules, dependencies, risks, actions, budgets, and deliverables.
• Partner with technical leads to align engineering plans with contractual and business requirements, translating them into clear actions, owners, deadlines, and completion criteria.
• Work with the technical team to identify critical paths and help deliver on time and on budget.
• Coordinate execution across technical, operations, supply chain, IT, facilities, finance, legal, commercial, vendor, and customer teams.
• Lead project communications and meetings, provide clear status reporting, follow up on commitments, and(es) escalates issues as needed.
• Coordinate site readiness, procurement, equipment delivery, installation, commissioning, acceptance, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, project work, and evidence of completion.
• Identify process gaps and help drive practical improvements through resolution.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communications

Multidisciplinary coordination

Documentation and facilitation

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Job description

Infleqtion in Illinois is seeking a self-motivated Project Manager to help deliver an advanced quantum computing platform and coordinate work across the Illinois quantum ecosystem. In this role, you will help connect technical plans, customer commitments, vendor activity, site readiness, and business priorities into one coordinated execution plan.

You will contribute directly to Infleqtion’s private‑public partnership with IQMP and NQAC, working at the intersection of technology, infrastructure,