{"id":4072546,"url":"https://alion.io/job/iqm-quantum-computers-product-manager-qec-software","title":"Product Manager, QEC Software","company":{"id":1040073,"name":"IQM Quantum Computers","domain":"iqm.tech","url":"https://alion.io/company/iqm-2","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Teamtailor","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":8,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":25,"computed_at":"2026-11-11T05:49:22Z"}},"role":"Product","role_family":"Product","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Espoo, Finland","Munich, Germany"],"countries":["FI","DE"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"IQM","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-11T13:26:08Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-11","last_verified_at":"2026-11-11T20:39:17Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"At IQM, we build world-leading quantum computers for the well-being of humankind. We design systems to tackle computational challenges beyond the practical limits of classical machines. Our work sits at the edge of science and engineering. It's complex, demanding, and deeply collaborative. We turn deep research into reliable, full-stack systems that drive discoveries in fields like medicine, energy, and technology, reshaping how the world computes.\nJoin the team that gives quantum a heartbeat.\nThe work\nQuantum error correction (QEC) is one of the most important steps on the road to useful, fault-tolerant quantum computers. Our QEC Software team builds the toolbox that researchers and engineers use to design and run QEC experiments and protocols on real quantum hardware. As our Product Manager, you keep the team’s roadmap and backlog clear, connected to IQM’s wider product roadmap, and visible to everyone who depends on it. You work closely with the QEC developers, product management, QEC researchers and AI engineers, our control software and calibration teams, and external users ranging from IQM on-prem system owners to cloud users.\nWhat you’ll actually do\nKeep the team roadmap connected to IQM’s company level roadmap and product portfolio\n\nTurn customer and stakeholder input into clear requirements\n\nOwn the content and structure of the QEC Software backlog, making sure the team knows what comes next and why\n\nCollect, track, and prioritize stakeholder requests, from internal teams to external users and R&D collaborators\n\nAlign and communicate requirements and timelines with the internal teams and external partners\n\nStructure and facilitate engineering discussions on backlog and roadmap content\n\nReport progress, requirements and dependencies\n\nHelp the team improve planning and ways of working suitable for highly technical team\n\nWhat we’re looking for\nExperience in product management, product ownership or a similar role with technical products\n\nExperience with software products, ideally ones that work closely with hardware\n\nHands-on experience managing a development backlog\n\nExperience in requirements management in collaboration with engineers and stakeholders\n\nKnowledge of Scrum and Agile ways of working\n\nGenuine interest in quantum computing and software development, and the curiosity to learn the QEC domain\n\nClear and structured communication in English, and confidence explaining timelines and trade-offs to both engineers and external users\n\nSeen as advantage\nPrior knowledge of quantum computing or quantum error correction\n\nUnderstanding from academic research or other R&D environments\n\nExperience with developer-facing software, such as SDKs, libraries or scientific software\n\nExperience coordinating with external technology partners or suppliers\n\nWhy IQM?\nFull-stack quantum computing: From quantum hardware to software layers and beyond, we build across the full-stack.\n\nHigh-performance playground: We aim high, and we know sustainable performance only works when life outside work does too-hybrid setups, flexible hours.\n\nNever the smartest: You won’t always be the smartest person in the room. Neither will we. Expect to learn constantly - from each other and beyond with IQM’s Learning Hub, LinkedIn Learning, and a team-based L&D budget.\n\nApproachable leadership: Flat hierarchy, direct access. Feel free to approach any leaders. They're friendlier than they look!\n\nThe sweet spot: Big enough to matter. Small enough to move fast. Growing between a startup and a corporation. We’re in the phase where top performers get noticed.\n\nBigger than IQM: Our people build know-how for the entire quantum ecosystem. We publish papers, run hackathons, and help shape a market that's still being defined.\n\nThe future of computing won’t build itself. You might be one of the few who do.\nMeet our people and learn more about IQM on ourstories page.\n\nExplore ourscientific publications.\n\nWe'll start interviews and move forward with hiring as soon as we meet strong candidates. Please submit your application soon.\n480+ Team Members | 30+ Quantum Computers Built | 300+ Patents Filed | 10 Location Globally","description_format":"text","description_chars":4149,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Upper-Intermediate (B2)","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Finland","iso":"FI","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Quantum Science & Computing","Quantum Computing Hardware"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-11T14:04:54Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-11T20:49:27Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/iqm-quantum-computers-product-manager-qec-software","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/iqm-quantum-computers-product-manager-qec-software.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-11T20:49:27Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":40718,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-12T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1040073},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1040073"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fiqm-quantum-computers-product-manager-qec-software"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fiqm-quantum-computers-product-manager-qec-software"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fiqm-quantum-computers-product-manager-qec-software"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/iqm-quantum-computers-product-manager-qec-software\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fiqm-quantum-computers-product-manager-qec-software"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4072546}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"iqm.tech","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4072546},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}