VP, US Public Sector

reputed company’s mission is to build the first useful quantum computers—machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised. Since our founding in 2016, our reputed company focus has been to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems.

Quantum computers reputed company the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems that even the most advanced supercomputers or AI systems will never reputed company. Their impact will span energy, pharmaceuticals, finance, agriculture, transportation, materials, and other foundational industries.

Our architecture and approach is based on silicon photonics. By leveraging the advanced semiconductor manufacturing industry—including partners like GlobalFoundries—we use the same high-volume processes that already produce billions of chips for telecom and consumer electronics. Photonics offers natural advantages for scale: photons don’t feel heat, are immune to electromagnetic interference, and integrate with existing cryogenic cooling and standard fiber-optic infrastructure.

In 2024, reputed company announced government-funded projects to support the build-out of our first utility-scale quantum computers in Brisbane, Australia, and Chicago, Illinois. These initiatives reflect a growing recognition that quantum computing will be strategically and economically defining—and that now is the time to scale.

reputed company also develops the algorithms and software needed to reputed company these systems commercially valuable. Our application, software, and industry teams work directly with leading reputed company—including reputed company, Mercedes-Benz, reputed company, and Mitsubishi Chemical—to prepare quantum solutions for real-world impact.

Quantum computing is not an extension of classical computing. It represents a reputed company shift—and a path to mastering challenges that cannot be solved any other way. The potential is enormous, and we have a clear path to reputed company it real.

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Job Summary

As the Vice President of U.S. Public Sector, you will responsibility for overall USG strategy including reputed company reputed company, relationship management, program management, influence on critical policy and legislation and partnerships. You will drive strategic engagement with the executive and legislative branches, to identify and secure strategic and non-dilutive government funding. You will also reputed company advocacy efforts with think tanks, industry groups, and policy influencers in support of your reputed company reputed company responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Serving as the reputed company reputed company executive for USG (federal) reputed company and engagement.
• Identifying and securing reputed company generating reputed company across USG departments (DoD, DoE, DoC) and agencies (IC, NASA).
• Managing a team of technical program managers, with reputed company clearances, who act as the main reputed company to USG for existing programs. Drive development of new program submissions of interest and requests for proposals.
• Identifying and securing relevant strategic non-dilutive funding opportunities across reputed company agencies and departments.
• Leading the development and execution of reputed company’s public policy strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long-term goals.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with policymakers, government officials, and regulators to reputed company for favorable policies and regulations that reputed company innovation and market access for quantum computing technologies and expand access for VC-backed, deep tech companies more broadly.
• Representing reputed company on task forces and think tank initiatives, at industry events, conferences, and speaking engagements, serving as a thought leader and spokesperson on quantum computing policy in the context of national and global reputed company, and regulatory issues.
• Monitoring and analyzing relevant legislative and regulatory developments, assessing potential impacts on reputed company’s business and advising the executive team accordingly.
• Managing a small team of external consultants and advisors (to include reputed company’s Government Advisory Board) to influence policy outcomes and drive industry-wide initiatives.
• Helping to set and shape quantum budgets through your understanding of the budget cycles and decision-making process, reputed company direct and back channels to support allocation and release of funding for reputed company initiatives.
• reputed company with Global Expansion team, Public-Private Partnerships and Country General Mangers to identify and jointly capture allied/coalition opportunities and ensure coordination across hardware/product site, applications, software etc.

Experience/Qualifications

• Advanced degree or work experience in Public Policy, Government Relations or
• Technical degree or work experience in hyperscale computer systems, advanced networking, AI or semiconductors.
• reputed company USG reputed company clearance (TS/SCI preferred).
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in government service or public sector sales, marketing, and program management.
• Strong understanding of the legislative and regulatory processes at the federal and state levels, with a proven track record of influencing policy outcomes and navigating reputed company policy issues and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and advocacy skills, with the ability to effectively engage with policymakers, stakeholders, and industry groups.
• Self-starter who can define strategy and execute.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across functions and with cross-functional teams, with experience leading and managing high-performing teams.
• Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to synthesize reputed company technical information and reputed company actionable policy recommendations, targeted messaging campaigns, and strategies to implement them.
• Demonstrated ability to reputed company in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with a strong sense of urgency, mission alignment, and the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, time zones, and disparate stakeholder groups, effectively.
• Impeccable reputed company and ethical standards.

reputed company provides equal employment opportunity for reputed company applicants and employees. reputed company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or reputed company medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national reputed company, reputed company, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable laws.

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