Technical Product Marketing Manager

Xanadu; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Xanadu seeks a Technical Product Marketing Manager for PennyLane to bridge quantum software development and business growth.

You will craft positioning, run multi-channel campaigns, and collaborate with engineering, product, and business development to turn cutting-edge quantum capabilities into compelling narratives that attract developers, researchers and enterprise customers. This role blends physics, software, and go-to-market strategy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical product marketing or related roles in open-source or deep-tech.
• Experience partnering with engineering on product planning and competitive analysis.
• Proven ability to translate complex tech into compelling content and campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate directly with engineering and product leadership to inform product planning, synthesize technical feedback, and align PennyLane's development roadmap with market demands.
• Define, refine, and capture core positioning and value propositions for PennyLane.
• Architect, execute, and scale multi-channel marketing campaigns designed to attract new developers, students, and industry scientists expanding market share and directly generating qualified pipeline.
• Perform ongoing competitive analysis and SWOT evaluations across the quantum software ecosystem to refine messaging, map market trends, and defend key technical differentiators.
• Build high-value technical assets - whitepapers, blogs, customer stories, and technical presentations, and represent Xanadu as a technical evangelist at industry events and analyst briefings.
• Measure and report on the impact of product marketing initiatives, tracking platform adoption, developer engagement, and campaign contribution to overall revenue pipeline.

Skills

Technical product marketing

Open-source software

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

PennyLane

Job description

About Xanadu:

Xanadu's mission is to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere.

At Xanadu, we are learners, innovators, researchers, collaborators and problem solvers. We are creating something that has never been built before. What we are doing is extremely hard, the classic moon shot.

Few people in their life will be able to be a part of something like this, where if we are successful, the technologies we develop will solve some of the world's most challenging problems, and literally change the world. And that is something to be excited about!

Your role and responsibilities:

Xanadu Quantum Technologies is seeking a Technical Product Marketing Manager to lead the messaging, positioning, and go-to-market strategy for PennyLane, our industry-leading open-source software framework for quantum machine learning and quantum computing.

As a Technical Product Marketing Manager at Xanadu, you will stand at the intersection of quantum physics, software engineering, and business strategy. You will serve as the strategic link between technical development and commercial growth, partnering closely with engineering, product management, and business development teams to shape how developers, researchers, and enterprise R&D departments build on PennyLane. In this role, you will translate cutting-edge quantum capabilities into compelling narratives and design targeted campaigns that attract new users and drive business pipeline.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate directly with engineering and product leadership to inform product planning, synthesize technical feedback, and align PennyLane's development roadmap with market demands.
• Define, refine, and capture core positioning and value propositions for PennyLane.
• Architect, execute, and scale multi-channel marketing campaigns designed to attract new developers, students, and industry scientists expanding market share and directly generating qualified pipeline.
• Perform ongoing competitive analysis and SWOT evaluations across the quantum software ecosystem to refine messaging, map market trends, and defend key technical differentiators.
• Build high-value technical assets - whitepapers, blogs, customer stories, and technical presentations, and represent Xanadu as a technical evangelist at industry events and analyst briefings.
• Measure and report on the impact of product marketing initiatives, tracking platform adoption, developer engagement, and campaign contribution to overall revenue pipeline.

Basic qualifications and experience:

• 5+ years in technical product marketing, product management, or technical developer marketing within open-source software, cloud computing, AI/ML, or deep tech.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with software engineering teams on product planning, messaging, positioning, and competitive analysis.
• Proven track record of designing marketing campaigns that attract new customers and drive measurable sales or adoption pipeline.
• Demonstrated experience taking technical products to market.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, impactful content and hands-on demonstrations.
• Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional project management skills.

Preferred qualifications and experience:

• Background or familiarity with quantum computing concepts, PennyLane, or classical ML frameworks.
• Experience launching and scaling open-source developer tooling or enterprise deep-tech platforms.

Our values are important. They are fundamental and lay the foundation for culture at Xanadu. Learn more about our values here.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We are committed to building an inclusive, safe, and equitable culture and fostering an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. We are committed to meeting the needs of all individuals and support a barrier-free workplace. Should you require accommodations at any point during the recruitment process please contact Recruiting at [e-mail].

Please be advised that we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the screening and assessment of applicants for this position. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.