Technical Project Manager (x/f/m)

About Pasqal

PASQAL is a major player in the global quantum race. We are a full-stack company and the leading manufacturer of neutral atom quantum computers. Our offerings include quantum computing hardware, cloud access and software solutions for industries related to energy, oil & gaz, financial services and chemistry.

As our Technical Project Manager, you will work among top scientists and developers in the quantum industry on solving industrial customer use cases. Your focus will be on systematic project management, rather than scientific supervision. You will work alongside scientific research leads who supervise the projects from quantum computing technical perspective.

Your tasks:

• Manage several concurrent projects aiming at developing custom quantum computing solutions for clients to investigate the potential of quantum computing for their business use cases. Ensure that project milestones are met and customer/partner satisfaction is reached.

• Support business development efforts by participating in technical presentations and preparatory discussions for new client project leads, including matters of IP and workload.

• Ensure alignment of project progress with contractual obligations, guarding timelines and managing deliverables, being the point of contact for the customer during the project; alignment of project direction with PASQAL's strategy and budget throughout its lifetime; administrative tasks; billing notifications; and more.

• Assist the quantum solutions management in resource and budget planning

• Provide regular updates and reporting to top management on the status and advancement of your projects

• Participate to the development of a project management culture, proposing and validating practices, tools and methodology to the team of project managers and disseminating these within Pasqal.

We'll provide training with technical experts as you get introduced to the company, algorithm portfolio and hardware specifics. It is essential you have prior experience with technical project management in IT or industrial scientific/R&D sectors. Having a thorough understanding and experience in quantum mechanics and/or quantum machine learning is a plus.

What you will need to be successful in this role coming in:

• Proven experience in technical project management with project supervision in a team setting with 1-5 members per project

• 3+ years of professional work experience (academic or private sector) in Quantum, industrial research, and/or Machine Learning/AI technology (applied mathematics, computational physics, computational research, Quantum machine learning, etc.)

• MSc or MEng in a technical field (physics, engineering, computer science, applied mathematics etc.)

• Experience working in an agile organization.

• Excellent writing and presentation skills in an external customer facing role.

• A strong team player and a sound communicator with an ability to work in a fast paced environment.

• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills

• English and French: written and oral fluency is required.

Bonus points for:

• Quantum computing industrial or academic experience

• Software project supervision, development

What we offer

• Beautiful brand new offices in Massy, France

• A flexible rhythm of remote work (2 to 3 days per week)

• Type of contract : Permanent position

• A dynamic and close-knit international team

• A key role in a growing start-up

• Free time to train and go to conferences/meetups

Recruitment process

• An interview with our Talent Acquisition Specialist of 30'.

• An exchange with Vaishnavi, Technical Project manager

• A meeting with the team in our beautiful offices

• A meeting with Mourad, Chief software officer

• An offer!

PASQAL is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, as inclusion and diversity are essential to achieving our mission. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, religion or sexual orientation.