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title: 'Staff Project Manager at Q-CTRL'
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# Staff Project Manager at Q-CTRL

- **Company:** Q-CTRL
- **Location:** Sydney, Australia
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-11-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/q-ctrl/dbd3451a-b3ee-442e-96bd-6c0ce874eac7

## Job description

## About the team

The Project Management Office is the operationally-focused engine that drives big ideas into reality. We align strategy, streamline execution, and deliver measurable impact at scale. We turn complexity into clarity, empowering teams to achieve more, faster.

## About the role

As Q-CTRL scales globally, our Program Management Office (PMO) is seeking an experienced Staff Project Manager to take end-to-end operational ownership of our strategic external engagements. From orchestrating high-value competitive bids to steering critical contract milestones, this role directly underpins the execution of our cutting-edge quantum technology initiatives. Operating within our Operations team, our PMO cuts through bureaucracy to get things done. We leverage data, automation, and continuous improvement to build infrastructure that scales ahead of our company's growth. You will serve as a cross-functional multiplier—driving delivery across technical and commercial teams while codifying PMO best practices globally.

What you’ll be doing:

- Lead competitive bids: Drive end-to-end proposals for complex solicitations and customer contracts—translating complex quantum and engineering concepts into compelling, winning submissions
- Project delivery and execution: Partner with multidisciplinary engineering and scientific teams to guide physical builds, lab integration, and contractual milestones from award through to final delivery
- Own project governance & financials: Steer project budgets, burn rates, baseline schedules, and proactive risk mitigation across active R&D contracts to ensure predictable execution
- Scale our global PMO: Design and embed lightweight, scalable delivery frameworks, templates, and operational standards across our growing international hubs
- Drive internal and external stakeholder management: Serve as the trusted operational bridge connecting our research scientists, hardware engineers, finance, and leadership with technical authorities and program managers at client and prime organisation

Ideally you’ll have:

- Up to 8+ years of direct project/program management experience, specifically supporting complex technical engineering, deep-tech, or scientific research projects, with proven experience supporting multidisciplinary hardware delivery from early breadboard prototyping through to lab integration, environmental testing, and field trials
- Proven track record leading end-to-end responses to external funding opportunities (such as government grants, defense/agency solicitations, enterprise RFPs, or competitive tenders)
- A degree in a STEM discipline (or equivalent practical technical industry experience)
- Strong ability to synthesise complex technical concepts into clear, persuasive, and high-impact written narratives
- Demonstrated experience with project budget architecture, contract administration, expenditure tracking, and financial compliance
- Hands-on experience developing project management templates, codified workflows, and operational standards for scaling teams
- Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence and manage stakeholders across research, engineering, finance, and executive leadership

It would be fantastic if you have these skills/experience:

- Direct experience managing government-sponsored engagements
- Experience working within an international, multi-time-zone team environment
- Familiarity with the commercial quantum technology, hardware, or advanced computing software landscape

## About Q-CTRL

Q-CTRL is the global leader in AI-powered quantum control infrastructure software. We build the tools that make quantum technology useful, solving the hardest challenges in quantum computing and quantum sensing to deliver real-world impact.

Founded in 2017, we operate globally with offices in Sydney, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Huntsville, Berlin, and Oxford. Our teams bring together technical and multi-disciplinary expertise across the product lifecycle, and we’re hiring talent to help scale every part of the business. We work quickly to turn cutting-edge science into deployable technology.

In 2024 we raised US$113 million in Series B funding, the largest aggregate investment for a quantum software company. Six months later we delivered the first commercial quantum advantage with Ironstone Opal, our field-validated quantum navigation solution for defense and industry.

At Q-CTRL, we prioritize outcomes over hours. We offer flexibility, equity potential, and competitive benefits that reflect our high-performance culture. If you’re ready to help shape the future of quantum, we’d love to hear from you!

## About Q-CTRL

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Q-CTRL builds AI-powered infrastructure software to make quantum technology useful today, delivering performance gains in quantum computing and quantum sensing for enterprise, government, and defense.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately held; $133M total funding across 12 rounds, including seed and venture rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Sydney, Australia
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Quantum technology infrastructure software, AI-for-quantum, quantum computing and quantum sensing
- **Target customers**: Enterprise and government organizations, data center and HPC providers, defense and aerospace, learners and researchers (B2B, B2G)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “We make quantum technology useful” – bridging the gap between quantum hardware and real-world applications through AI-driven control software.

## Products & Services
- **Boulder Opal**: AI-powered quantum computing infrastructure software that provides error suppression, automated calibration, performance management, and compilation tools to maximize qubit utility.
- **Ironstone Opal**: Quantum sensing solutions for GPS-denied navigation, delivering the first true quantum advantage in real-world navigation scenarios.
- **Educational & Workforce Tools**: Interactive learning platforms and professional toolkits for students, researchers, and hardware teams to upskill and accelerate quantum adoption.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $5M (LinkedIn estimate); total funding of $133M (as of latest rounds)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Horizons Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, DCVC, HSG, IQT (led various rounds)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 176 employees (+36.7% YoY); LinkedIn followers 30,064 (+40.3% yearly); global expansion to six offices (Sydney, Santa Monica, Huntsville, Oxford, San Francisco, Berlin); multiple open positions across engineering, research, product, and sales.

## Competitive Advantages
- Unique AI-for-quantum approach that directly addresses hardware error and instability – the toughest problems in quantum technology.
- Proven world records in quantum computer performance and first demonstration of quantum advantage in GPS-free navigation.
- Deep expertise in quantum control, compilation, and error correction, combined with proprietary infrastructure software that no competitor replicates.
- Strong government and defense relationships, with solutions tailored for the most demanding environments.

## Strategic Focus
- Scale adoption of quantum computing and sensing across enterprise and government by making the technology useful today.
- Continue to invest in AI-driven automation and compilation to lower barriers for non-experts.
- Expand into data center and HPC integration, providing pre-validated architectures for seamless quantum utility.
- Grow workforce and global footprint to meet increasing demand from defense, aerospace, and research sectors.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Multidisciplinary teams united by curiosity and ambition; collaborative environment focused on real-world impact; strong emphasis on personal development and career growth.
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Hybrid model (e.g., roles in Los Angeles, San Francisco listed as hybrid); flexible workplace policies; offices in six cities across three continents.
- **Notable perks**: Highly competitive, innovative, and inclusive benefits; comprehensive personal development programs; streamlined interview process with technical discussions and cross-functional collaboration.
- **Engineering culture**: Work on cutting-edge quantum control, AI, and infrastructure software; teams span engineering, research, product, and design.
- **Employer rating**: 4.6/5.0 on LinkedIn (15 reviews), with 4.9 for work-life balance and culture, 4.6 for compensation, 4.7 for career opportunities.

## Sources
1. [q-ctrl.com](https://q-ctrl.com/) – Company overview and product descriptions
2. [q-ctrl.com/careers](https://q-ctrl.com/careers) – Careers page, culture, interview process, locations
3. [q-ctrl.com/about](https://q-ctrl.com/about) – About page, AI-for-quantum focus
4. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/q-ctrl) – Open positions (Senior Software Engineer, Scientist, etc.)
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/q-ctrl) – Company details, revenue, funding, headcount, reviews

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