(Senior) Portfolio Manager - Quantum Software

Infleqtion delivers high-value quantum information precisely where it is needed. By operating at the Edge, our software-configured, quantum-enabled products deliver unmatched levels of precision and power, generating streams of high-value information for commercial organizations, the United States, and allied governments. With 16 years of ColdQuanta's pioneering quantum research as our foundation, our hardware products and AI-powered solutions address critical market needs in PNT, global communication security and efficiency, resilient energy distribution, and accelerated quantum computing. We currently have offices in Austin, TX; Boulder, CO; Chicago, IL; Louisville, CO; Madison, WI; Melbourne, AU; and Oxford, UK. Learn how Infleqtion is revolutionizing how we communicate, navigate, and discover at www.infleqtion.com. We are recruiting for a Senior Portfolio Manager - Quantum Software.

Location

This position is a full-time, hybrid-based position which will be located in our Chicago, Illinois office.

Position Summary

The (Senior) Portfolio Manager is responsible for managing multi-disciplinary scientific and engineering teams, government research labs, and other private companies to deliver excellence in R&D outcomes and be a key contributor to bringing Infleqtion’s technology to market. This position is specifically geared towards Infleqtion’s Quantum Software Organization. Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, managing a portfolio of projects into a cohesive program including managing purchases, subcontracts, cost, schedule, status, staffing, reporting, risks, and overall communication cadence. Additionally, the SPM will represent the company and project’s interests to external stakeholders, setting examples for the company’s performance, and identifying opportunities for expanding the company’s influence.

Job Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities outlined below include essential functions of the role. Depending on business needs, this role may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of complex projects into a cohesive program including managing purchases, subcontracts, cost, schedule, status, staffing, reporting, risks, and overall communication cadence; Prepare schedules and budgets in collaboration with technical portfolio leads, principal investigators and key stakeholders across project teams
• Identify dependencies between software projects in portfolio
• Collaborate with business development teams and act as the first point of contact for established customer relationships, including companies, partners, sub-contractors, and vendors; Assess and manage subcontractor performance
• Coordinate resources across software and hardware quantum projects & portfolios, and indirectly manage, influence, and drive project team members to ensure on-time delivery of tasks, objectives, milestones, and key deliverables
• Support proposal development and contract updates by working with contracts, legal, and proposal teams to develop technical volumes, work plans, statements of work (SOWs), project management plans, communication plans, quality assurance plans, risk management plans, and basis-of-estimates
• Prepare and closely monitor scope of work to maintain customer satisfaction and carefully manage change within contract boundaries
• Engage with technical leaders and personnel to assure that the technical objectives are appropriately planned and resourced
• Conduct risk analysis and develop mitigation plans and strategies to ensure on-time release and delivery of project deliverables
• Contribute to company-wide business forecasts as well as technology and product roadmaps
• Lead project performance including cost, schedule, and technical performance
• Establish and communicate project schedules that define critical path amongst cross-functional deliverables

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required, with a focus in science, engineering, physics, or technology field preferred; Masters, PhD, or advanced certification a plus
• 5+ years of relevant and progressive experience in a project team context
• 2+ years of management experience, including control account management; project engineering/management; program management; and Integrated Product Team Lead (IPT) involving the capture, design, development, and transition of sensing, communications, and/or networking solutions, systems, and/or product