Manager, Quantum Processor Development

Job Description

Job Title: Manager or Senior Manager, Quantum Processor Development. Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada - Hybrid

Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 4 to 8 scientists.
• Set team goals and priorities aligned with technical programs and the broader product roadmap.
• Build team capability through hiring, onboarding, development, and performance management.
• Plan and allocate people, resources, and budgets.
• Partner with engineering, fabrication, software, product, and program management teams.
• Guide work involving mature and prototype quantum annealing processors, superconducting integrated circuits, superconducting device physics, and gate-model processor development;
• Encourage scientific innovation, experimentation, open inquiry, and continuous learning.
• Apply strong technical judgment to prioritization, resource allocation, and problem-solving.
• Manage operational risks, competing priorities, and changing resource requirements.
• Contribute to technical reviews, publications, patents, and scientific engagement.
• Monitor scientific, technological, and competitive developments to inform technical priorities and roadmaps.
• Help shape D-Wave's technology, organization, and culture.

Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent research experience.
• 8+ years of experience in quantum computing, superconducting circuits, experimental condensed matter physics, or a related field.
• 5+ years leading technical or scientific teams in an industrial R&D environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills;
• Strong technical background in experimental methods including cryogenic measurement techniques, RF systems, and control electronics.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and retain technical talent.
• Strong judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Leadership approach based on inclusion, trust, accountability, curiosity, and continuous learning.

Manager Level Expectations:

• Translate business and technical priorities into team goals, plans, and deliverables.
• Lead and develop individual contributors and/or team leads through coaching, feedback, career planning, and performance management.
• Manage priorities, resources, operational risks, and execution.
• Identify capability gaps and opportunities and strengthen the team.
• Solve complex problems and make decisions within the area of expertise.
• Partner across functions to resolve challenges and deliver technical programs.
• Remain primarily accountable for team execution and results.
• Typically requires 8+ years of relevant experience.

Senior Manager Level Expectations:

• Lead larger or more complex teams, including through other leaders or across multiple technical groups.
• Shape departmental priorities and work with senior leaders on long-term technical, organizational, and workforce strategy.
• Influence technical direction, organizational priorities, resource allocation, investment decisions, and operating models beyond the direct team.
• Lead complex cross-functional initiatives involving multiple teams and senior stakeholders.
• Handle complex organizational challenges and competing priorities;
• Anticipate future capability requirements and strengthen organizational capability through organizational design, succession planning, and long-term talent development.
• Evaluate emerging scientific, technological, and competitive developments to guide technical strategy and roadmap evolution.
• Make complex, high-impact decisions affecting broader departments or the organization.
• Typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience, including demonstrated success leading leaders and/or multiple technical teams.

Preferred:

• Industry experience in quantum computing or other advanced technology environments.
• Familiarity with device fabrication processes and cryogenic systems integration.
• Expertise in superconducting device physics, coherence and noise in quantum devices, or integration of complex physical technologies.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Manager: CAD $185,000 to $255,000 per year in Burnaby.
• Senior Manager: CAD $211,000 to $290,000 per year in Burnaby.
• Total rewards include base pay, equity, bonus, perks, benefits, and other offerings.
• Final compensation depends on the candidate's proficiencies within the applicable level.