Senior Director, National Security Partnerships

PSI Quantum; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 216,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) with company match

Equity grants

Job summary

PsiQuantum seeks a Senior Director, U.S. National Security Partnerships, to lead collaborations with the DoW, IC, and private sector partners.

The role drives high-value engagements, shapes government funding, and enhances PsiQuantum's national security presence in fault-tolerant quantum computing. The executive will manage senior officials and teams across engineering, product, finance, and legal to translate frontier technologies into durable partnerships.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7–10 years of relevant government experience with acquisition, requirements development, major defense program management, or budgeting.
• Experience with DoW labs, science/tech organizations, PEOs, or MDAPs.
• Experience in the technical, programmatic, and operational challenges of developing, deploying, and sustaining complex technologies, hardware and software.
• Demonstrated success identifying, shaping, and winning government-funded programs or strategic partnerships.
• Ability to identify, establish, and leverage key relationships with senior level officials and private sector stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with experience presenting to senior executives and customers.
• Capable of succeeding in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; ability to travel; preferred TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead PsiQuantum's strategy and execution with DoW and IC stakeholders, and generate revenue opportunities and partnerships.
• Identify and secure strategic funding opportunities, including award contracts and other vehicles.
• Build and manage a pipeline of funding opportunities with clear value articulation of fault-tolerant quantum computing.
• Develop and maintain relationships with U.S. Government stakeholders and partner companies.
• Translate PsiQuantum's capabilities into national security applications across teams.
• Provide strategic input to internal teams based on government and private sector insights.
• Maintain disciplined pipeline forecasting and internal reporting.

Skills

Govt partnerships

DoW stakeholders

National security

Funding strategy

Executive leadership

Acquisition experience

Contracting

Public sector

Job description

PsiQuantum seeks a Senior Director, U.S. National Security Partnerships, to lead collaborations with the DoW, IC, and private sector partners.

The role drives high-value engagements, shapes government funding, and enhances PsiQuantum's national security presence in fault-tolerant quantum computing. The executive will manage senior officials and teams across engineering, product, finance, and legal to translate frontier technologies into durable partnerships.