Senior Program Manager – Talent & Workforce Strategy

IonQ

Senior Program Manager for Talent and Workforce Strategy at IonQ. Leading initiatives for building core talent and workforce programs in a quantum computing environment.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $111,692 - $145,649 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build, evolve, and operationalize IonQ’s core talent and workforce programs, including learning, development, trainings, and performance
Own the end to end program management of key People initiatives, including program design, stakeholder alignment, timelines, communications, implementation, adoption tracking, and continuous improvement
Design scalable learning and development programs that translate IonQ’s talent philosophy into clear expectations, practical manager tools, and measurable employee growth
Develop and continuously refine learning pathways for individual contributors, managers, and leaders that build the skills, behaviors, and judgment needed to perform, grow, and lead effectively at IonQ
Build and manage compliance training programs that are simple to complete, easy to track, and aligned to legal, regulatory, and business requirements across IonQ’s teams and geographies
Partner with People Business Partners, Total Rewards, Legal, Compliance, and senior leaders to ensure talent and workforce programs are consistent, credible, and aligned to evolving business needs across every IonQ company and geography
Use data, feedback, and program insights to measure adoption, identify gaps, and continuously improve the learning, compliance, performance, and talent programs we build
Create clear communications, enablement materials, and change management plans that help managers and employees understand what is changing, why it matters, and how to take action
Establish repeatable processes, templates, and operating rhythms that make talent and workforce programs simple, trusted, and scalable as IonQ grows
Bring a strong program management mindset to learning and talent work by balancing strategic design with hands on execution, operational rigor, and a bias for action

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in talent management, learning and development, organizational development, people programs, compliance training, or workforce strategy
Strong systems thinker who can turn complex, ambiguous problems into clean frameworks, processes, and tools that scale across a global company
Strong program manager who can move work from strategy to execution by managing stakeholders, timelines, dependencies, risks, communications, and adoption
Exceptional writer and communicator who can make complicated ideas simple and build resources people actually want to use
Comfortable operating without a perfect playbook, across competing priorities, and with cross functional stakeholders you need to influence without formal authority
Business first mindset. You see the business as your customer, and everything you build should help the company move faster, raise the talent bar, and create a more consistent employee experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
Matching 401K
Unlimited PTO and paid holidays
Parental/adoption leave
Legal insurance
Home technology stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementlearning and developmentorganizational developmentcompliance trainingworkforce strategydata analysisstakeholder managementchange managementprocess designemployee growth

Soft Skills

systems thinkingcommunicationproblem solvinginfluencingstrategic designexecutionadaptabilitywritingcollaborationcustomer focus