Deputy General Counsel, PsiQuantum
Corporate and Employment
$260-305k
Actual salary range is dependent on location
Quantum computer builder
Open for applications
Quantum computer builder
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$260-305k
Actual salary range is dependent on location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create the world’s first useful fault tolerant, error corrected quantum computer that will solve otherwise impossible problems.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of experience serving an in-house legal leadership position at a venture-backed or public hardware technology company
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school; active bar license in good standing (California preferred)
- 10+ years of combined legal experience (firm and in-house) across corporate, securities, and employment law
- Deep knowledge of U.S. employment law and global workforce compliance issues
- Experience advising on employment legal issues for defense contractors or national security programs
- Experience with equity compensation strategy, including 409A compliance and public company transition planning
- Familiarity with security clearance adjudication and classified employee relations
- Knowledge of international employment laws in jurisdictions such as the UK, EU, or Australia
- Background in legal operations, contract lifecycle management, or compliance technology solutions
What the job involves
- PsiQuantum is seeking a highly experienced, business-savvy attorney to serve as Deputy General Counsel, Corporate and Employment
- This is a mission-critical role for a late-stage, venture-backed startup preparing for an IPO or for late-stage capital financing
- Reporting to the General Counsel, the Deputy GC will provide legal leadership across corporate governance, securities law, employment law, and workforce compliance, with a focus on scaling legal infrastructure for a public-company future
- This position will also support the unique labor and compliance issues associated with operating in a national security and export-controlled environment
- Lead legal strategy for IPO readiness, including SEC and investor disclosures, Rule 701 compliance, and pre-IPO liquidity programs
- Oversee venture investor rights, board governance, equity plan design, and due diligence for financing and corporate transactions
- Advise on corporate finance matters including debt, equity, and secondary transactions
- Support investor relations, ESG reporting, and public company governance transition
- Advise on U.S. and international employment laws, especially in California and other key jurisdictions
- Lead internal employment law audits and develop scalable policies for a maturing company
- Provide legal counsel on employee relations, internal investigations, wage/hour, pay equity, and executive matters
- Support the HR function in managing classified workforce, global mobility, and post-IPO readiness
- Advise on labor and employment issues related to ITAR/EAR export controls, including deemed export risks and foreign national employment eligibility
- Provide guidance on managing security clearance issues and workforce suitability in classified environments
- Interpret FAR/DFARS labor clauses and support compliance with federal contractor workforce obligations
- Partner with FSOs and program managers on alignment between HR practices and national security requirements
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, HR, Engineering, and Operations to align legal strategy with business objectives
- Manage outside counsel and support junior legal team members
- Drive legal operations efficiencies in support of rapid business scaling
Our take
Quantum computing will change the world more than any other imminent technological development, and PsiQuantum sits at the forefront of the charge to build the first quantum computer that will actually work.
The company is unique for the scale of their ambitions. Rather than focusing on what they term “intermediate milestones” like building smaller proof of concept systems, PsiQuantum builds the first large-scale, error-corrected computer, using photonics to deliver over 1,000,000 qubits (current quantum machines have yet to cross the 1,000 qubit mark).
There are plenty of companies building quantum computers, including the likes of IBM, Google and Honeywell, but these prototypical machines lack the size to correct errors, making them exponentially less useful than what PsiQuantum aims for. While other companies operate in the same sphere, PsiQuantum is unequivocally a leader in its field, founded by world-class academics and raising hundreds of millions in funding to reach unicorn status.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jun 2025
$750m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jun 2024
$125m
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Total funding: $2.4bn
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Jeremy O'Brien
(CEO)Prior to founding PsiQuantum, researched and taught at universities across the world, including Bristol, Stanford, Osaka, Sydney and Queensland.
Mark Thompson
(Chief Technologist)Previously worked as an R&D Engineer at Toshiba and was a research fellow at the University of Cambridge. Is currently a Professor of Quantum Photonics at Bristol University as well as Chief Technologist at PsiQuantum.
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