Staff Product Manager - Deployment Excellence

Staff Product Manager - Deployment Excellence at IonQ, Bothell, Washington, United States. A lead-level full time position in the Compute - Product team, listed under business operations. About IonQ: 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. Location: Bothell, US Travel: Up to 25% domestic and international travel Job ID: 1772 The Role: We are looking for a customer-obsessed, execution-driven Product Manager to build and scale IonQ's on-premises deployment motion as part of a new Deployment Excellence function. Embedded directly within IonQ's Quantum Computing product team, your mission is to define, build, and operate the repeatable program mechanisms that transform our deployment efforts into a standardized, predictable, and enterprise-grade delivery machine. You will play a pivotal role in accelerating how IonQ delivers the world's best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems. We need a self-starting, highly organized leader with a strong sense of ownership to help us continue to move quantum out of the lab and into the world of scientific and commercial utility. This req Requirements Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent real-world experience 12+ years of experience in technical program management, delivery leadership, or equivalent roles, in hardware, deep-tech, or otherwise complex systems environments A track record of leading cross-functional delivery of complex, multi-team programs for external customers, including ones with formal reporting and governance requirements World-class written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to articulate complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences, including executives A demonstrated ability to act as a self-starting, high-accountability leader in ambiguous and challenging environments, driving impact through persistence and adaptability Experience delivering physical hardware or complex scientific instruments to customers, including the handoff from manufacturing to field deployment and bring-up Experience standing up or scaling a program-management, delivery, or process transformation function Familiarity with Quantum Computing, Quantum Information Science, or deep-tech R&D. Nice to Have Experience delivering physical hardware or complex scientific instruments to customers, including the handoff from manufacturing to field deployment and bring-up Experience standing up or scaling a program-management, delivery, or process transformation function Familiarity with Quantum Computing, Quantum Information Science, or deep-tech R&D. Experience in Private Cloud Deployment, Scientific Computing, or High Performance Computing — their tools, users, business models, and operational challenges Direct experience with government contracting and milestone-based technical reporting for scientific or research missions (DARPA, DOE, NSF, or similar) #J-18808-Ljbffr Entangled Future