Lead Counsel, Infleqtion
UK & Europe
+ Incentive Stock Option Plan
More information about location
Quantum technology for commercial products
Job no longer available
Quantum technology for commercial products
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
+ Incentive Stock Option Plan
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
Infleqtion's mission is to make quantum work for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Qualified Solicitor of England and Wales, or equivalent foreign-qualified lawyer with significant UK experience
- Approximately 8 to 12 years PQE, with training at a top-tier international law firm strongly preferred
- Outstanding academic credentials, including a strong academic record from a top-tier university or law school
- Strong commercial contracting experience and the ability to provide clear, actionable advice under time pressure
- Experience supporting technology, engineering, research, or advanced manufacturing organisations is highly preferred
- Solid understanding of data protection, export control, and other regulatory frameworks relevant to global technology operations
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively with technical and commercial stakeholders
- High integrity, sound judgment, and an ability to balance legal risk with operational priorities
- Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
Desirable
- Experience working with government customers or government-funded projects
- Familiarity with governance requirements in multinational organisations
- Experience implementing or using contract lifecycle management tools or compliance systems
- Background in intellectual property, licensing, or technology transfer
- Prior in-house experience in a high-growth or emerging technology environment
What the job involves
- Infleqtion is seeking a highly qualified Lead Counsel for the UK and Europe to serve as a key partner to the Chief Legal Officer, the UK leadership team, and business units to support Infleqtion’s mission to bring quantum technologies from the lab into the world.
- This role will be responsible for a broad range of commercial, regulatory, and strategic legal work while contributing to the growth and maturity of Infleqtion’s global legal function. The successful candidate will bring strong commercial instincts, excellent judgment, and the curiosity to learn and support an advanced technology business operating across multiple jurisdictions
- This position reports directly to the Chief Legal Officer and will play a central role in supporting our UK and EU operations, while coordinating closely with legal colleagues in the United States and Australia
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including customer contracts, vendor and procurement agreements, research collaborations, licensing arrangements, and NDAs
- Serve as a strategic business partner to UK and European leadership, providing practical legal guidance that supports growth, accelerates commercial activities, and manages risk
- Support corporate governance, product development, regulatory matters, intellectual property initiatives, and operational decision making
- Collaborate with global colleagues to develop scalable legal processes, contract templates, and workflows across jurisdictions
- Monitor and advise on evolving legal and regulatory developments relevant to quantum technologies and other advanced technologies
- Lead UK and EU privacy and data protection compliance, acting as the primary owner of regional privacy obligations, processes, and operational requirements, including DPIAs, data mapping, data governance, and practical privacy guidance to the business
- Lead UK and EU export control compliance activities, including UK Export Control, the EAR, and ITAR, serving as the regional point of accountability and working closely with global compliance partners to implement and oversee operational requirements
- Conduct targeted compliance assessments and provide practical recommendations
- Deliver training on commercial best practices, legal awareness, and ethical business conduct
Our take
Quantum physics is a rapidly developing scientific field that promises great innovations within computing, with some working quantum computers already existing. However, such computers are extraordinarily expensive and complex to operate, making it difficult for startups to leverage the technology and apply it to commercial products.
Infleqtion, previously known as ColdQuanta, develops quantum computers, sensors, and networks, integrating them to form an ecosystem of cloud-hosted quantum infrastructure readied for commercialisation. This empowers businesses to leverage quantum computing without needing their own quantum computer, accelerating adoption of the tech.
While quantum computing has rapidly developed from proof-of-concept to practical applications in the last decade, it has yet to break into common use. By increasing accessibility to the current state of practical quantum technology, Infleqtion should be able to help disrupt industries across the board. Its research arm, which has retained the "ColdQuanta" identity, remains primed to bring new advances to the space, which will, in turn, be more quickly commercialised. Substantial funding raised through its IPO and SPAC merger with Churchill Capital X in 2026 means that Infleqtion is the first neutral atom quantum company to be publicly listed.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 13 rounds)
Jun 2025
$100m
SERIES C
Mar 2025
$6.2m
GRANT
Total funding: $408.4m
Company benefits
- Unlimited Time Off - We encourage employees to take time away from work to promote balance in their lives
- Paid Parental Leave - Eligible employees will receive 12 weeks of Parental Leave paid at 100% of the employee’s regular wages
- 100% Paid Insurance Premium - Infleqtion pays for 100% of the employee premiums costs for Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance & pays 90% for dependents
- Additional Paid Time Off - 11 paid holidays per year, plus bereavement leave, paid jury duty, paid time off to vote, and more!
- Stock Options
- Retirement - 401(k) contributions with a 3% employer match
- Student Loan Repayment - $100 per month match in student loan repayment
- Employee Assistance Program to all team members
- Relocation Assistance
Company HQ
Financial District, Austin, TX
Leadership
Matthew Kinsella
(CEO)Also the Investor & Board Director at Aptible, BioCatch, Conveyor and Cylera.
Dana Anderson
(Founder & CSO)Also a Professor of Physics at University of Colorado Boulder, where he was previously a Director of Optical Science and Engineering. Was a Fellow at Caltech.
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