D-Wave

Staff Technical Account Manager – Optimization

D-Wave

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $111,200 - $166,800 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Present our product to customer prospects, understanding their most critical computational challenges and mapping company value accordingly
  • Translate and present the company’s vision, strategy, and product roadmap to both executive-level and technical stakeholders
  • Deliver technical presentations at large events such as conferences, webinars, and seminars
  • Support marketing efforts by hosting webinars, staffing conference booths, and representing the company at industry events
  • Hold regular technical meetings with clients during rollout, expansion, and support phases, identifying opportunities for further ROI
  • Build and maintain long-term technical relationships with customer teams across the project lifecycle
  • Identify and recommend new projects that can leverage the D-Wave’s solutions
  • Serve as a technical resource on quantum optimization, industry trends, and competitive positioning
  • Convey customer requirements to internal product and development teams, advocating for client needs
  • Communicate complex technical information clearly and effectively across multiple platforms and audiences
  • Demonstrate a strong customer support mindset, meeting clients where they are and delivering candid, thoughtful guidance
  • Support the identification of professional service opportunities through discovery meetings with customers and prospects, and collaborate with the professional services team
  • Provide technical support to customer’s project through Advisory Service
  • Expect 30%–50% travel to conferences, client meetings, training sessions, and sales events

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related STEM field; advanced degree a plus
  • 5+ years combined experience in a technical customer-facing role (e.g. Sales Engineer, Technical Account Manager, Presales, Solution Integrator, Solution Architect, Customer Success) in enterprise software or comparable experience solving problems for clients.
  • Strong foundation in Optimization (as it relates to Operations Research), algorithms, or applied mathematics
  • Familiarity with Operations Research techniques and tools (highly desired)
  • 2+ years of hands-on Python programming experience in an enterprise environment
  • Experience supporting clients in areas of logistics, manufacturing, pharma, fintech, and/or research and education is required
  • Experience with tools and platforms such as, GitHub, and REST APIs
  • Proven ability to communicate technical content to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience with project areas in logistics, scheduling, resource allocation, or other similar focus preferred
  • Quantum computing experience is a plus, but not required
  • AI/LLM experience is a plus, but not required
  • Project management experience is a plus, but not required.
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonOptimizationAlgorithmsApplied MathematicsOperations ResearchTechnical PresentationsCustomer SupportProject ManagementQuantum ComputingAI/LLM
Soft Skills
CommunicationCustomer Support MindsetRelationship BuildingAdvocacyCollaborationProblem SolvingTechnical TranslationPresentation SkillsStakeholder EngagementDiscovery Meetings
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree in EngineeringBachelor's Degree in MathematicsAdvanced Degree (optional)