About IonQ:
IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance.
Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before.
Location: This position can be onsite, hybrid from one of our US offices, or fully remote.
Travel: Up to 10% domestically.
Job ID: 1649
The Role:
We are looking for a Senior Program Manager, Talent & Workforce Strategy to join our People Team. As a Senior Program Manager, Talent & Workforce Strategy, you’ll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems. We're also building the People Team to match. We're at an inflection point. Multiple acquisitions, rapid global growth, and a clear mandate to create one consistent, world class employee experience across all of IonQ.
This role sits at the center of that work. You're our program architect for talent and workforce strategy. The person who takes ambiguity and turns it into frameworks, playbooks, and programs the whole company runs on. You won't inherit a finished playbook. You'll write it.
Responsibilities:
- Build, evolve, and operationalize IonQ’s core talent and workforce programs, including learning, development, trainings, and performance.
- Own the end to end program management of key People initiatives, including program design, stakeholder alignment, timelines, communications, implementation, adoption tracking, and continuous improvement.
- Design scalable learning and development programs that translate IonQ’s talent philosophy into clear expectations, practical manager tools, and measurable employee growth.
- Develop and continuously refine learning pathways for individual contributors, managers, and leaders that build the skills, behaviors, and judgment needed to perform, grow, and lead effectively at IonQ.
- Build and manage compliance training programs that are simple to complete, easy to track, and aligned to legal, regulatory, and business requirements across IonQ’s teams and geographies.
- Partner with People Business Partners, Total Rewards, Legal, Compliance, and senior leaders to ensure talent and workforce programs are consistent, credible, and aligned to evolving business needs across every IonQ company and geography.
- Use data, feedback, and program insights to measure adoption, identify gaps, and continuously improve the learning, compliance, performance, and talent programs we build.
- Create clear communications, enablement materials, and change management plans that help managers and employees understand what is changing, why it matters, and how to take action.
- Establish repeatable processes, templates, and operating rhythms that make talent and workforce programs simple, trusted, and scalable as IonQ grows.
- Bring a strong program management mindset to learning and talent work by balancing strategic design with hands on execution, operational rigor, and a bias for action.
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in talent management, learning and development, organizational development, people programs, compliance training, or workforce strategy, with a clear track record of building scalable programs from scratch.
- Strong systems thinker who can turn complex, ambiguous problems into clean frameworks, processes, and tools that scale across a global company.
- Strong program manager who can move work from strategy to execution by managing stakeholders, timelines, dependencies, risks, communications, and adoption.
- Exceptional writer and communicator who can make complicated ideas simple and build resources people actually want to use.
- Comfortable operating without a perfect playbook, across competing priorities, and with cross functional stakeholders you need to influence without formal authority.
- Business first mindset. You see the business as your customer, and everything you build should help the company move faster, raise the talent bar, and create a more consistent employee experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a high-growth or post-acquisition environment.
- Exposure to Workday.
- Background in organizational effectiveness or leadership development.
The approximate base salary range for this position is $111,692 - $145,649. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.
Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401K, unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment.
At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued.
We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
US Technical Jobs. The position you are applying for will require access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions. Employment with IonQ is contingent on either verifying “U.S. Person” (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls. Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.
US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.
If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in talent management, learning and development, organizational development, people programs, compliance training, or workforce strategy
- Strong program management skills for strategy to execution
- Exceptional writing and communication skills
- Experience in a high-growth or post-acquisition environment
- Exposure to Workday
IonQ Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IonQ and has not been reviewed or approved by IonQ.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is described alongside HSA/FSA options, disability and life insurance, and mental health support. Inclusive elements such as transgender health benefits are also part of the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity, paternity, and bonding leave is described as fully paid for eligible employees. Additional leave types such as bereavement leave are also included in time-off provisions.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company matching up to 5% is included as part of the core package. Vesting is noted as applying over time, indicating the match is structured as a longer-term retention benefit.
IonQ Insights
What We Do
Quantum computers are a revolutionizing technology — they have the potential to transform business, society, and the planet for the better, and IonQ is at the forefront of this revolution. After over 25 years of academic research, IonQ was founded in 2015 by Chris Monroe and Jungsang Kim with $2 million in seed funding from New Enterprise Associates, a license to core technology from the University of Maryland and Duke University, and the goal of taking trapped ion quantum computing out of the lab and into the market. In the following three years, we raised an additional $20 million from GV, Amazon Web Services, and NEA, and built two of the world’s most accurate quantum computers. In 2019, we raised another $55 million in a round led by Samsung and Mubadala, and announced partnerships with Microsoft and Amazon Web Services to make our quantum computers available via the cloud. In 2020 and 2021, we built additional generations of high performance quantum hardware, added Google Cloud Marketplace to our cloud partner roster and announced a series of collaborations and business partnerships with leading academic and commercial institutions. On October 1st, 2021, IonQ began trading as IONQ on the New York Stock Exchange, making it the world's first public pure-play quantum computing company. We remain hard at work realizing the world-changing potential of quantum computing.
Why Work With Us
We’re growing a passionate, diverse team of collaborative, creative people. We believe in pursuing innovative, challenging work with integrity, alongside team members we can learn from and grow with.
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