Senior Government Programs Manager

Role Description

PsiQuantum is seeking a highly motivated and experienced government programs manager to work across the organization and support the delivery of high-priority, and in certain instances, classified government projects. The ideal candidate will have strong experience working with U.S. Government contracts and must have a strong background in government program management.

This role requires expertise in:

• Pre-award planning
• Negotiating and administering complex research and development, services, or systems contracts
• Unique and innovative award instruments such as procurement contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other transaction agreements (OTAs)
• Government contract accounting
• Intellectual property (IP) and data rights management
• Government regulations

The government program specialist will lead day-to-day coordination and execution of government program initiatives and tasks, as a direct report to the Senior Director, Government Programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve in a government customer-facing Program Manager capacity, working directly with various U.S. Government agencies to coordinate and execute PsiQuantum projects.
• Manage the completion of contract deliverables, ensuring compliance with stringent U.S. Government requirements.
• Engage directly with government customers to capture feedback and improve PsiQuantum deliverables and products.
• Build and maintain internal partnerships across multiple PsiQuantum departments to ensure compliance with government contracts.
• Identify risks and challenges to government programs early and develop mitigation strategies.
• Lead cross-functional teams to meet deadlines for government contract proposals/renewals and award negotiations.
• Monitor and provide internal reporting on the status and performance of PsiQuantum’s government contractual agreements.

Qualifications

• BS/BA. Must demonstrate competence to operate in and understand a highly complex scientific and engineering environment.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in government program management, ideally focused on managing technology projects related to government contracts.
• Strong expertise with U.S. Government contracting processes and accounting.
• Strong experience in applying contractual management principles, policies, methods, techniques, and systems.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and coordinate efforts across disparate groups.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Enthusiasm to work on high-priority requirements in a dynamic environment.
• Proven ability to create and deliver presentations and written reports to leadership and customers.
• U.S. Top Secret/SCI security clearance in good standing, or eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Benefits

• Base pay range for U.S. is $140,000 — $163,000 USD.
• Bay Area pay range is $180,000 — $190,000 USD.
• Full-time roles are eligible for equity and benefits.

Company Description

PsiQuantum’s mission is to build the first useful quantum computers—machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised. Since our founding in 2016, our singular focus has been to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems.

Quantum computers harness the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems that even the most advanced supercomputers or AI systems will never reach. Their impact will span energy, pharmaceuticals, finance, agriculture, transportation, materials, and other foundational industries.

In 2024, PsiQuantum announced government-funded projects to support the build-out of our first utility-scale quantum computers in Brisbane, Australia, and Chicago, Illinois.

PsiQuantum also develops the algorithms and software needed to make these systems commercially valuable, working directly with leading Fortune 500 companies.