VP, Quantum Computing Product Marketing

Job Description

Job Title: VP, Quantum Computing Product Marketing. Location: Bothell, Washington, USA

Responsibilities:

• Define and own IonQ's overarching Quantum Compute narrative and messaging architecture.
• Maintain consistent messaging across customer, partner, analyst, investor, executive, sales, marketing, and communications engagements.
• Lead launch strategy, messaging, and content for major Compute products and technical milestones.
• Translate IonQ's technology roadmap into clear, differentiated, market-ready storylines.
• Drive cross-functional alignment so product launches support one unified market narrative;
• Own the Compute division's share-of-voice strategy, including events, campaigns, creative initiatives, and communications.
• Monitor the competitive landscape and turn market intelligence into positioning, priorities, and strategic recommendations.
• Present marketing strategy and competitive insights to executives and act as a trusted partner to Compute leadership.
• Establish guidance for communicating complex quantum concepts with technical accuracy and market credibility.
• Partner with the Senior Director of Creative to determine how the Compute story is expressed.
• Work closely with product management and engineering teams in a milestone-driven environment.
• Collaborate with cross-product marketing and communications teams on shared narratives.
• Define the operating model, governance structure, and hiring plan for Compute marketing;
• Build the Compute marketing function from the ground up, growing it into a team of two to five people within the first 18 months.
• Establish a unified narrative across Executive Leadership, Product, Sales, Marketing, and Communications within the first 6 to 12 months.
• Support major launches with clear claims and coordinated execution rather than isolated announcements.
• Help leadership develop a stronger understanding of market narratives, competitive dynamics, and emerging category opportunities.

Qualifications:

• At least 10 years of experience in B2B technology marketing, product marketing, or category strategy.
• Significant leadership experience in technically complex markets where the category was still being defined.
• Demonstrated ability to translate frontier or scientifically complex technologies into compelling stories for broader audiences.
• Experience working closely with product, engineering, and science teams to understand complex technologies.
• Proven ability to present to, advise, and influence senior executives on market narrative, launch strategy, and competitive positioning.
• Experience developing market share of voice through integrated campaigns, events, content, executive communications, and creative initiatives.
• Strong product orientation and experience working with product management and engineering in milestone-driven environments;
• Experience building or defining a marketing function rather than simply inheriting an established team.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
• Portfolio demonstrating executive-level messaging, product launches, and thought leadership personally shaped by the candidate.
• Ability to challenge product and messaging decisions and push beyond the status quo.
• Comfort working in a high-growth environment where the market is still being educated and the category narrative is evolving.

Preferred:

• Prior experience in quantum computing or another frontier technology field.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure, AI and machine learning, high-performance computing, semiconductors, advanced computing, scientific instrumentation, biotechnology, aerospace, or another deep technology market;
• Experience working with scientists and engineers on highly technical products.
• Experience building a marketing organization from the ground up.
• Experience establishing category leadership for an emerging technology market.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Base salary range: $200,000 to $350,000 USD.
• Compensation varies based on education, qualifications, experience, location, market data, and internal equity.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Matching 401(k).
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Parental and adoption leave.
• Legal insurance.
• Home technology stipend.
• Opportunity to build and lead a new marketing function within a rapidly growing quantum technology company.

Other Information:

• Work arrangement: Hybrid.
• Travel: 15% to 20%.
• The role is based at IonQ's U.S. headquarters near Seattle.
• The position requires collaboration across product, science, engineering, applications, sales, executive, marketing, and communications teams.
• IonQ states that it does not require prior quantum experience for this role;
• The position involves access to technology subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions.
• For U.S. non-technical roles, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee or asylee. The posting also describes additional export-control requirements for technical roles.