Senior Counsel - 722, Quantinuum
+ Equity
Quantum computing company
Open for applications
Quantum computing company
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate quantum computing and use its power to positively transform the world.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum 8-10 years of post-qualification legal experience
- US or UK Law Degree
- Admitted and registered as a solicitor in the UK or to practice in the US
Desirable
- Excellent research, writing and drafting skills
- Exceptional communication skills (oral and written)
- Strong organizational skills
- Incisive analytical thinker and a self-starter
- Energetic and dynamic
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to work under tight timeframes
- Company secretarial experience
- Experience of working in scientific, software engineering or computer science industries
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Counsel to join Quantinuum’s legal team on a permanent basis. Our company is in a period of significant growth. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Corporate Counsel to play a vital role in managing legal affairs and legal activities for the company
- Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, the Senior Counsel is an important role in the business that will be based in London. You will be working closely with the legal team, to manage corporate contracts and transactional activities
- Among key areas, the role will focus on drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, technology licensing agreements, SaaS agreements, scientific research and collaboration agreements, trademark branding and marketing agreements, employment contracts, as well as providing support on various compliance functions, including in relation to technology control, import and export laws, data protection and regulations
- In addition, you will develop and codify policies and standard operating procedures, and support in their rollout and related training
- We have many leading scientists working for us developing products which will have a significant impact on everyday life in the future. Your legal expertise will enable our teams and the company to be successful
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including technology licensing, SaaS, scientific research and collaboration agreements, branding and marketing contracts, employment agreements, and other corporate transactions
- Provide pragmatic, business-focused legal advice to internal stakeholders across commercial, technical, scientific, and operational teams, enabling the company’s growth and innovation strategy
- Partner closely with the Assistant General Counsel and wider legal team to manage corporate legal activities and transactional workflows across multiple jurisdictions
- Support compliance programmes relating to technology controls, import/export regulations, data protection, and other applicable regulatory frameworks, ensuring legal and operational risks are effectively managed
- Develop, implement, and maintain legal policies, templates, and standard operating procedures to improve consistency, efficiency, and risk management across the business
- Deliver legal training and guidance to internal teams to support awareness of contractual obligations, compliance requirements, and best practices
- Collaborate cross-functionally with business leaders, scientists, product teams, HR, and commercial functions to provide timely and strategic legal input on new initiatives and partnerships
- Identify opportunities to streamline legal processes, improve contract lifecycle management, and support scalable legal operations during a period of significant company growth
- Support brand protection activities, including trademark-related matters and marketing/legal reviews
- Assist with corporate governance, risk mitigation, and broader legal projects as required
Our take
The processing power of quantum computing (QC) promises to yield substantial advances across dozens of diverse industries, from the development of pharmaceuticals, to the chemical industry and financial services. Billions are being poured into the steady development of these computers, both into the hardware and the specialised software which can harness these devices.
Quantinuum was formed from the merger of Cambridge Quantum and Honeywell, QC software and hardware firms, respectively. These two highly respected companies had independently made quite a stir in the QC space and attracted substantial investment. Their merger has created the world's largest integrated QC company, able to build and operate quantum computers at both the hardware and software levels.
The organisation has moved fast and has already developed software and hardware for the application of QC in chemistry, natural language processing, machine learning, algorithms, and cybersecurity. All of these are exceedingly lucrative and high-stakes areas of business, and it is leaders in precisely these sectors (Google, for example, and IBM) who are investing so heavily in the QC project.
Quantinuum's software is system agnostic, allowing the advances it makes to be used on other quantum computers as well as its own, opening up major business opportunities. So Quantinuum is working in conjunction with some of the sector’s major players, whilst also pursuing high-value customers and lucrative market opportunities. It’s remarkable work, and impressively funded to match. It will continue substantially impacting the progress of key industries going forward.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Dec 2020
$45m
LATE VC
Jul 2020
$14.2m
SERIES A
Total funding: $82.2m
Company benefits
- Equity
- A positive approach to flexible working
- Health insurance
- Commuting allowance
- Enhanced holidays
- Incentive schemes
Company HQ
Countryside, Westminster, CO
Leadership
Rajeeb Hazra
(CEO & President)Was previously a Senior Vice President & General Manager at Micron Technology. Before that was Corporate Vice President & General Manager of Enterprise & Government for Intel.
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