Staff Product Manager, Next-Generation Systems

the opportunity to make a significant impact on the trajectory of IonQ and the quantum computing industry at large, we'd love to hear from you. Responsibilities Understand The Market : work internally and externally to build and communicate a strong point of view about our customers — particularly future customers who believe upcoming generations will unlock needed capability — and the ability for IonQ's and competitors' solutions to deliver on their needs. Understand our Technology : immerse yourself in IonQ's hardware roadmap, system software, experimental capabilities, and R&D pipeline. Build deep working relationships with the engineering program leads for your area, and understand the challenges and considerations that inform key design decisions and our ability to deliver for customers. Define and Align : build strong relationships with engineering to ensure advancements in capability are clearly aligned to business and customer outcomes, drive milestone alignment and clarity across in-flight hardware generations so capability demonstrations are coordinated events, not technical milestones the rest of the company catches up to later. Collaborate with delivery teams to manage tradeoffs and adjust as we learn. Deliver : Lead cross-functional efforts to land each new hardware generation across relevant markets and motions (Internal, Cloud, On-Prem). Define product value proposition, positioning, and go-to-market strategy, and contribute to its realization across Sales, Product Marketing, Customer Success, and more. Learn and Iterate : work closely with customers, customer success, applications research, internal data, and our own scientists to understand the success, health, and quality of products in development and in-market — and feed this understanding forward into the next generation's design. You'd be a good fit with Bachelor's degree in Physics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, a related engineering field, or equivalent real-world experience 8+ years of experience in technical product management or equivalent roles, with exposure to hardware-software co-development or scientific instrumentation Direct experience with Quantum Computing, Quantum Information Science, and/or AMO Physics — sufficient to credibly partner with engineering program leads on system design tradeoffs and key functional and non-functional requirements. Experience working on products that required building a new market for a technology and/or commercializing a technology for the first time World-class written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to articulate complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences A demonstrated ability to act as a self-starting leader in ambiguous and challenging environments, driving impact through persistence and adaptability You'd be a great fit with An advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Physics, Quantum Information Science, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, or related engineering field Publications in QIS, AMO physics, or adjacent fields; established relationships in the quantum computing research community Experience turning research-grade technologies into productized customer-facing offerings — particularly in domains where the customer cares about underlying capability, not just pricing and packaging Experience in Scientific Computing or High Performance Computing — their tools, users, business models, and operational challenges Location: This role is based at our Bothell, WA office, with the option to work a few days a week remotely. Travel: As needed Job ID: 1692 The approximate base salary range for this position is $170,304 - $198,688 . The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site. Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment. At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. 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