Project Management lead

Job Description

Job Title: Project Management Lead. Location: Singapore

The role includes planning and managing workshops and trainings, ensuring smooth communication across technical and leadership teams, & aligning research and business strategies to advance the company’s quantum technology goals.

Key Duties:

• Develop and maintain detailed schedules and work plans for technical operations.
• Act as a cross-functional focal point within the Project Management Organization (PMO) to coordinate with multiple global technical and operational teams.
• Ensure timely communication of strategies, risks, scope changes, and progress updates between technical teams, product management, and senior leadership using reports, dashboards, and presentations;
• Lead status meetings, project reviews, and retrospectives while evolving processes to meet changing organizational needs.
• Set programmatic goals and track milestones and KPIs to ensure on-time project delivery.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate schedules or introduce necessary technologies;
• Align technical R&D efforts with business strategies and goals in collaboration with company leadership.
• Own risk and opportunity management processes related to program planning and escalate major issues through the proper channels.
• Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 12+ years of experience in technical program management.
• Must not be a national of the People’s Republic of China or Russia unless also a U.S. citizen, due to U.S. national security requirements.
• Master’s degree in a STEM field preferred;
• Strong background in quantum computing, optics, photonics, or experimental physics.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred;
• Experience in product development and leading projects through full life cycles, including scheduling, budgeting, and risk management.
• Proven experience in early-stage or first-of-its-kind technology-based projects.
• Strong leadership, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Experience working with C-suite executives and clients;
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical programs and drive innovation.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to mentor others in these areas.
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment and adapt to dynamic project needs.

Benefits and Information:

• Competitive compensation and equity package.
• Flexible work environment with a positive and collaborative culture;
• Opportunity to work with leading professionals in the quantum computing industry.
• Involvement in groundbreaking research and next-generation quantum technologies.

With over 600 employees, including 420 scientists and engineers; the company is driving global innovation across materials science, cybersecurity, and quantum AI.