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About the role
- Technical Chief of Staff to the CTO and CSO at Quandela, advancing quantum computing innovation. Supporting strategic initiatives and aligning research, product, and engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Support the CTO/CPO and CSO in structuring and driving Quandela’s technical and scientific priorities.
- Prepare strategic materials, technical briefings and leadership reviews.
- Help synthesize complex technical topics to facilitate decision-making at the leadership level.
- Contribute to the functioning of the Office of the CTO & CSO by structuring leadership processes and coordination mechanisms.
- Support preparation and follow-up of technical leadership meetings, reviews and strategic discussions.
- Help maintain alignment across research, engineering and product leadership.
- Track progress on key technical and scientific initiatives across the organization.
- Ensure visibility on milestones, dependencies and risks.
- Facilitate coordination between teams and support resolution of cross-team blockers.
- Improve internal processes supporting technical and research operations.
- Structure communication flows between research teams and product and engineering teams.
- Help maintain alignment between scientific exploration and product development priorities.
- Lead or coordinate high-impact cross-functional initiatives on behalf of the CTO/CPO and CSO.
- Provide analytical and operational support on complex organizational or technical topics.
Requirements
- Who Thrives in This Role
- This role is ideal for individuals who enjoy operating at the intersection of advanced science, engineering execution and strategic coordination.
- Are comfortable navigating highly technical environments and interacting with leading scientists and engineers.
- Enjoy structuring complex problems and bringing clarity to ambiguous situations.
- Have a strong bias for execution and impact, with the ability to move initiatives forward across teams.
- Are able to earn trust quickly with senior technical leaders through rigor, discretion and sound judgment.
- Are motivated by the opportunity to contribute to the development of cutting-edge scientific and technological programs.
- Profile
- **Experience**
- 5+ years of experience in roles such as:
- Chief of Staff
- Technical Program Manager
- Strategy / operations in deeptech organizations
- Technology consulting
- Experience working in research-driven environments, advanced technology companies, or deeptech startups is strongly preferred.
- **Education**
- Advanced degree (MSc or PhD) in engineering, physics, computer science or a related technical field is required.
- A dual background combining engineering/science and business, management or project management (e.g. engineering degree plus business school, MBA, or equivalent training) is a strong plus.
- **Skills**
- Exceptional structuring and synthesis capabilities
- Strong program and project coordination skills
- Ability to engage effectively with senior scientists and engineers
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- **Personal Qualities**
- Highly organized and proactive
- Strong sense of ownership and discretion
- Comfortable operating in highly technical environments
- Ability to navigate complex organizations and evolving priorities
Benefits
- Joining Quandela means contributing to the development of one of Europe’s leading quantum computing companies, at the frontier of photonic quantum technologies.
- As part of the Office of the CTO & CSO, this role offers a unique opportunity to work at the center of the company’s scientific and technical leadership, gaining direct exposure to strategic decisions and helping shape the execution of cutting-edge research and engineering programs.
- You will collaborate with world-class scientists and engineers while helping scale a fast-growing deeptech organization tackling some of the most challenging technological problems of our time.
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