As Chief of Staff to the VP of QHI, you will act as a key link between strategy and execution, ensuring alignment and momentum across the department.
You will work closely with the VP, the QPU Lead Expert, and team leaders to shape and structure the department’s technical roadmap. In parallel, you will lead or contribute to high-impact cross-functional initiatives—stepping in hands-on when needed—to bridge organizational or technical gaps.
You will also collaborate closely with PMO and TechOps to ensure smooth and reliable delivery across the department.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys connecting the dots, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and diving into complex physics and engineering challenges.
Key Responsabilitues
- Key Responsibilities
- Partner with the VP and QPU Lead Expert to translate strategic objectives into actionable roadmaps, KPIs, and cross-functional initiatives
- Contribute to the formalization of the roadmap through clear technical syntheses and reports
- Support the deployment of the roadmap into a structured and coherent project portfolio
- Lead and/or contribute to key cross-functional projects (e.g. : optimization of screening at A&B)
- Provide hands-on technical contributions when needed, particularly in system engineering, complementing team expertise
- Identify bottlenecks in workflows, communication, and decision-making processes
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using structured problem-solving approaches (e.g., Gemba)
- Facilitate collaboration between the department and other teams, acting as a central point of coordination
- Set up the production organization for the first machines delivered externally
- Act as a force multiplier for the VP by preparing key meetings, tracking KPIs, synthesizing information, and ensuring follow-through on decisions
- Represent the department in industry events, forums, and supplier engagements
- Serve as a trusted proxy for the VP in internal and external discussions, ensuring clarity and consistency
1. Roadmap Development & Alignment
2. Cross-Functional Project Leadership
3. Operational Excellence & Delivery
4. VP Office Support
Hard Skills
- Strategy & Corporate Analysis – Can structure strategic questions, assess competitive
positioning, and evaluate build vs. buy decisions. - Roadmapping & Organizational Structuring – Turns long-term technical ambition
into clear roadmaps, milestones, and team structures. - Systems-Level Technical Reasoning – Understands complex technical stacks and can reason about architecture tradeoffs.
- Analytical Rigor – Uses quantitative reasoning and clear assumptions to support
decisions.
Soft Skills
- High intellectual horsepower
- Clear, structured thinker
- Comfortable challenging experts
- Strong sense of ownership
Requirements
- 4+ years in high-growth environments: Experience in scale-ups, venture capital or M&A.
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related field
- Proficient in English and French
Skills Required
- 4+ years in high-growth environments (scale-ups, venture capital or M&A)
- Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related field
- Proficient in English and French
- Experience in strategy and corporate analysis (structure strategic questions, competitive assessment, build vs buy)
- Roadmapping and organizational structuring (translate technical ambition into roadmaps, milestones, team structures)
- Systems-level technical reasoning and the ability to contribute hands-on to systems engineering
- Analytical rigor and quantitative decision-making with clear assumptions
What We Do
Founded in 2020, Alice & Bob secured $30 M funding in Series A. Today, we're recognized as one of the leaders in Quantum Computing. Our cat qubits are error corrected by design, reducing hardware requirements by up to 200 times compared to other platforms enabling fault-tolerant quantum computing at scale. Our headquarters is located in Paris, with offices in Boston, MA. We are 80+ smart and dedicated innovators, coming from 17+ countries and growing by the day. We are committed to one mission: build a useful quantum computer. Check open positions: bit.ly/joinusatAB
