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Our team brings together deep scientific, engineering, commercial and operational expertise to solve complex problems and create technology with global impact. The ideal Program Manager for a quantum computing startup combines traditional program management rigor, deep-tech product development expertise, and the ability to thrive in a highly uncertain, research-driven environment. This individual brings experience in semiconductor or electronics fabrication, hardware assembly and integration, supply chain integration, and export control compliance, while providing the structure and discipline needed to coordinate complex, cross-functional initiatives. \nSuccess in this role is demonstrated by implementing foundational program controls by improving visibility, functional and operational alignment, execution discipline, and risk management, while establishing governance without creating bureaucracy and improving schedule and resource predictability required to scale from laboratory innovation to commercial production.\nResponsibilities\n Key responsibilitiesThe Program Manager partners with Technical Program Managers (TPMs), systems engineers, engineering, organizational leads, functional teams, and external partners management to support disciplined, on-time execution.\nSupports Portfolio Management Office (PMO) to develop scaled programmatic processes and establish effective program governance, including review forums, decision logs, risk and issue tracking, change control, status reporting and escalation pathways.\nPartner with Technical Program Managers (TPMs), systems engineering and technical leads to define, document and maintain system-level requirements, interfaces, validation criteria.\nEnsure system integration, verification and validation activities are realistic, appropriately sequenced and aligned with program milestones, dependencies and readiness criteria.\nFacilitate evidence-based trade-off decisions across scope, schedule, cost, quality, technical performance and long-term system reliability.\nPartnering with Risk Manager and TPMs to proactively identify, assess and manage program risks, issues and assumptions, and coordinate mitigation actions to protect outcomes and end deliverables.\nLead program communication by ensuring delivery teams understand changes, priorities, dependencies and decisions, and by providing regular, audience-appropriate stakeholder updates.\nAnalyze program performance against agreed milestones and measures, remove or escalate blockers, and adapt plans and resources to support on-time execution.\nRequirements\nRequired qualifications and experienceDemonstrated experience in both program management and business/operations management within a complex, matrixed technical, engineering, research, production or similarly complex environment\nDemonstrated success managing complex, multi-disciplinary development programs from concept through productization. \nStrong capability in program planning and integrated program controls, including baseline and dependency management, risk and issue management, change control, resource planning and performance reporting.\nWorking knowledge of systems engineering practices, including requirements definition, interface and dependency management, integration planning, verification and validation, and technical decision-making in a program 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