Technical Program Manager
Oxford Ionics
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Oxford • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Own the programme execution for silicon device development within our quantum computing roadmap.
- Translate complex technical work into clear plans, measurable milestones, and predictable delivery.
- Work daily with physicists and engineers, and partner closely with external suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Create and run the operating rhythm that keeps teams aligned and leaders informed.
- Build delivery plans, track dependencies, surface risks early, and produce decision-ready reporting for senior stakeholders.
- Drive structure into ambiguity when priorities shift or technical issues emerge.
- Lead silicon device development programmes (or workstreams), owning scope, schedule, resources, budget, dependencies, and stakeholder alignment.
- Drive cross-functional execution across physics, engineering, and partner teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 8+ years’ experience as a Technical Program or Programme Manager delivering complex hardware programmes, ideally in chip design, silicon devices, or semiconductor manufacturing.
- Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills, able to align technical and non-technical stakeholders and drive decisions through competing priorities.
- Highly analytical and detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving ability and confidence managing risk, dependencies, and changing scope in fast-moving environments.
- Comfortable with modern programme tooling and ways of working, for example Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, and GitHub, and motivated by the mission and pace of quantum computing.
Benefits
- Be part of a team that’s shaping the future of quantum.
- Opportunities to further your career alongside industry leaders.
- Competitive salary with IonQ stock options.
- Annual performance bonus.
- Generous annual leave.
- Flexible hybrid working.
- Private medical and dental insurance for you and your family.
- Much more.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
cross-functional leadershipcommunication skillsanalytical skillsdetail-orientedstakeholder alignmentdecision-makingadaptabilityteam alignmentorganizational skillsability to drive structure