Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Xanadu is building quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere. The Senior Technical Program Manager will lead the delivery of quantum hardware systems on schedule and within budget, including the DARPA QBI program and other agency contracts. The role owns program schedules and budgets, coordinates cross-functional teams, removes technical and operational blockers, manages resources, improves processes, and mitigates risks.
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the master program schedule, ensuring that all modular subsystem tranches meet critical milestones without cost overruns
- Be the primary contact with the DARPA team communicating our progress and other important information as the program progresses
- Proactively identify technical and operational "blockers" in the development pipeline and orchestrate rapid-response solutions to keep delivery on track
- Coordinate efforts across all teams to ensure that dependencies are managed and integration happens seamlessly and on time
- Optimize the allocation of personnel and specialized equipment to ensure that the most critical path items receive the necessary support for timely completion
- Drive process improvements to increase the reliability and repeatability of hardware deployment and validation workflows
- Perform continuous system risk analysis to anticipate potential delays and design recovery strategies before they impact the bottom line
Skills
- BSc or MSc in Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field
- Proficient in MS Project Plan tool usage
- PMP project management certification
- 5+ years of experience in technical project or program management, specifically driving the delivery of complex hardware-software systems
- Demonstrated expertise in project management tools and methodologies (Agile, Gantt, Critical Path Analysis) for hardware environments
- Proven track record of managing multi-million-dollar budgets and complex technical supply chains
- Exceptional leadership skills with a focus on accountability, timeline adherence, and resolving team-level friction
- Experience delivering programs for US government entities such as DARPA, ARPA, NIST etc
- Experience in high-stakes industries such as Semiconductor, Aerospace, Satellite engineering, or Quantum computing where schedule slips have significant mission impact
- Experience with vendor management and defining tool acceptance criteria to ensure third-party delivery stays on schedule
- Background in streamlining automated validation workflows to reduce time-to-delivery
Benefits
- US Remote or Toronto Office work arrangement
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