Director of Product Management - Next-Generation Systems

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance.

Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before.  

We are looking for a Director of Product Management - Next-Generation Systems to join our Product team at IonQ. In this role, you will be responsible for building critical pieces of our quantum computing portfolio, including ensuring customers are able to take advantage of the newest IonQ hardware generations as early as possible. You will partner with engineering program leads on system design tradeoffs and with research leads on experimental goals and capabilities, to define what “ready” means for a specific  quantum system and target customer are necessary for success.

You’ll play a key role in contributing to the team’s mission of leading IonQ on its journey to build the world's best quantum computers to solve the world's most complex problems.

To be successful, you will need strong experience  in technical product management or equivalent roles, with exposure to hardware-software co-development or scientific instrumentation. We’re looking for someone who has worked on products that require building a new market for a technology and/or commercializing a technology for the first time. 

You’d be a great fit with:

• →Knowledge of or interaction with Quantum Computing, Quantum Information Science, and/or AMO Physics is essential in order to credibly partner with program leads and researchers.
• →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.
• →Passion for working with emerging technologies and at the boundary between research and productized delivery.
• →Bachelor's degree in Physics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, a related engineering field, or equivalent real-world experience.

It would also be beneficial to have experience taking research-grade technologies into productized customer-facing offerings, such as working in Scientific Computing or High Performance Computing. Participation in the quantum computing research community would also be useful, such as publications in QIS, AMO or related fields. An advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Physics, Quantum Information Science, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, or related engineering field, could also be helpful.

The approximate base salary range for this position is $200,698 - $262,765. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.

If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!