Quandela

People Operations

• Execute and continuously improve core HR processes: onboarding/offboarding, contract preparation, documentation, mobility support, and compliance.
• Maintain accurate employee data in the HRIS (Lucca) and internal systems across all countries.
• Provide operational support to employees across multiple time zones.
• Prepare payroll inputs for all countries (*except France)*, ensuring accuracy and timely transmission to Finance or external payroll providers.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and internal policies across all regions.
• Administer and optimize the HRIS: workflows, reports, access control.
• Build and maintain HR dashboards: headcount, performance metrics, training KPIs.
• Lead or support automation projects to scale HR operations internationally.
• Document and improve standard operating procedures across regions.
• Ensure data reliability for audits, internal reporting, and leadership reviews.
• Coordinate global performance cycles (goal-setting, mid-year and annual reviews).
• Ensure reliable data preparation, database integration, and structured follow-up for compensation review and promotion cycles.
• Support engagement initiatives: surveys, analysis, reporting, and action plan coordination.
• Provide operational support to the CHRO for cross-company People programs (recognition, well-being, feedback initiatives, mentoring, etc.).
• Provide training and guidance to managers and employees on People tools and processes.
• Support the deployment of the global training plan: scheduling, logistics, communication, tracking.
• Coordinate with external training providers and manage training requests for the international subsidiaries.
• Track attendance, budgets, and compliance requirements for mandatory trainings.
• Support employees and managers in developing individual learning plans.
• Monitor and report training effectiveness and activity.

People Operations & Programs Specialist – Development & Performance

Pre-sales Engineer

• Engage with customers (HPC centers, industry R&D teams, national labs) to understand their infrastructure, workloads, and performance constraints.
• Analyze hybrid HPC+quantum use cases and map them onto Quandela’s hardware and software capabilities.
• Evaluate customer readiness and propose integration strategies
• Design quantum system configurations, including processors, control electronics, photonic modules, and integration with HPC orchestration frameworks.
• Define resource sizing, hybrid workflow pipelines, and networking requirements.
• Prepare technical documentation and architecture diagrams for proposals.
• Lead technical presentations, deep dives, demos, and proof-of-concepts.
• Respond to RFPs/RFIs with accurate, high-quality technical content.
• Work closely with Sales, Product, and Engineering to ensure alignment between customer needs and Quandela’s roadmap.
• Run HPC and quantum benchmarks to demonstrate performance gains or hybrid efficiency.
• Support customer pilots and on-premise deployments.
• Partner with application engineers to create customized demos.
• Train customer HPC teams on using Quandela’s quantum SDK, simulators, and cloud platform.
• Produce technical guides and onboarding materials.
• Assist with early adoption and operationalization.

Senior Technical Presales Engineer – Quantum Computing

Project Manager

• Report to the CEO and lead strategic U.S. research program in quantum computing.
• Manage R&D activities combining integrated photonics, electronics, algorithms, and software to deliver project milestones.
• Lead program governance: objectives, timelines, budgets, KPIs, milestones, risk assessments, and mitigation plans.
• Coordinate reporting, documentation, and communication with program officers, stakeholders, and internal leadership.
• Develop and oversee detailed project plans, resource allocation, work breakdown structures, and critical path analyses.
• Ensure regulatory and contractual compliance, including export control, IP management, and security for U.S. defense research projects.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and building of interdisciplinary R&D teams; define roles and collaboration frameworks.
• Drive transition from scientific ideation to prototyping, validation, and demonstrators; monitor technical roadmaps and scientific trends.
• Act as primary interface with stakeholders and funding institutions; build strategic collaborations with universities, national labs, and industry.
• Represent the company at conferences, workshops, and consortium meetings to enhance scientific visibility and credibility.

People Operations & Programs Specialist – Development & Performance

Senior Technical Presales Engineer – Quantum Computing

Senior Program and Project Manager, Quantum Research