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Quantinuum · 1 day ago

Senior Lead of Platform Ecosystem Strategy - 618

Will County, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$166K/yr - $208K/yr

5+ years exp

Quantinuum is seeking a highly qualified Senior Lead of Platform Ecosystem Strategy. This role provides strategic advice to leadership while working closely with various teams on planning, strategy, and execution to promote a cohesive platform strategy and strengthen the developer ecosystem.

Cyber SecurityQuantum ComputingSoftware Engineering

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own the strategic direction for post-sale platform and developer ecosystem offerings

Provide strategic-level advice to leadership on platform and developer ecosystem direction and priorities

Coordinate internal resources toward establishing an consolidated ecosystem development function focused on post-sales but in close collaboration with other pre-sales ecosystem efforts in business development

Ensure ecosystem strategy has clear input into platform direction

Oversee Q-Net, the global user group spanning the full Quantinuum platform, including hardware, Guppy, Nexus, InQuanto, and applications and a diverse array of customers, including the academic, government and private sector

Guide Q-Net activities such as the annual meeting and ongoing engagement through newsletters and webinars across academic, industry and national-lab researchers, developers, and VIP users, with each activity designed around specific technical needs and outcomes

Structure Q-Net to enable cross-domain technical and practitioner collaboration rather than general networking

Oversee the startup partner program, which provides selected startups with access to Quantinuum’s platform in exchange for publications and product development

Work closely with OpEx, Marketing, and Sales on planning, strategy, and coordinated execution of ecosystem activities

Travel of up to 25% of the time

Qualification

Master's degreeMulti-stakeholder programsQuantum computing experienceProgram designEcosystem strategy communicationWrittenCross-functional collaborationTeamworkCollaborationOral communication

Required

Master's degree minimum

Minimum 5+ years of experience

Demonstrated experience operating complex, multi-stakeholder programs

Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status

Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen

Preferred

Master's degree or greater in a STEM related field preferred

Ability to work credibly across quantum computing communities and to align stakeholders with different incentives

Experience designing and running structured programs with clear entry criteria, staged engagement, and outcome-driven decision making

Prior experience working within a full-stack quantum computing organization, with familiarity across hardware access, software tooling, and user onboarding models

Experience engaging developer and research communities around technical platforms, with an understanding of tradeoffs between open access and long-term adoption

Experience communicating ecosystem strategy and progress to senior leadership and incorporating feedback into direction and execution

Comfortable working cross-functionally with Product, Sales, Legal, Technical teams, Operational Excellence, and Marketing to translate ecosystem activity into insight that informs offerings

Experience working with Legal to develop appropriate participation terms and data use provisions for externally facing technical programs

Experience developing and managing program budgets with staged investment logic and accountability under fixed constraints

Active teamwork and collaboration

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Benefits

Flexible work schedule

Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit

Equity, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts

Company

Quantinuum

Quantinuum is a IT firm that accelerates quantum computing and the development of applications across chemistry, cybersecurity, and finance. It is a sub-organization of Honeywell.

Founded in 2021

Broomfield, Colorado, USA

201-500 employees