Senior People Business Partner, IonQ
$128.4-167.5k
+ Bonus + Equity
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Office located in Louisville, CO
Quantum computing platform
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Quantum computing platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$128.4-167.5k
+ Bonus + Equity
More information about location
Office located in Louisville, CO
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems, transforming business, society, and the planet for the better.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant time supporting technical or engineering organizations
- Demonstrated success as a senior HR business partner in high-growth, complex, or innovation-driven environments (e.g., aerospace, deep tech, SaaS, or advanced manufacturing)
- Strong expertise across core HR disciplines including organizational design, talent management, employee relations, and workforce planning
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and operate as a trusted advisor in ambiguous and evolving environments
- Experience supporting geographically distributed teams and scaling organizations
- Working knowledge of Colorado employment law and broader U.S. HR compliance requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or relevant certifications (e.g., SPHR, SHRM-SCP) preferred
- Strategic agility and business acumen
- Executive presence and influencing capability
- Sound judgment and discretion in sensitive matters
- Data-driven decision-making
- Operational rigor with a hands-on mindset
- Ability to balance long-term strategy with immediate execution
What the job involves
- The Senior People Business Partner (Sr. PBP) serves as the primary HR leader for IonQ’s Space Technology Division, acting as a trusted advisor and right hand to the Divisional Head of HR
- This role is responsible for delivering the full spectrum of human resources support, combining strategic partnership with hands-on execution in a fast-scaling, highly technical environment
- The Sr. PBP plays a critical role in shaping organizational design, driving talent outcomes, and ensuring operational excellence across the division
- Serve as a senior advisor to division leadership on organizational strategy, workforce planning, and talent priorities
- Partner closely with the Divisional Head of HR to translate enterprise HR strategy into division-specific execution plans
- Act as a thought partner on business transformation, growth initiatives, and scaling challenges within a deep-tech environment
- Provide coaching and guidance to senior leaders on leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, and performance management
- Lead organizational design efforts, including structure, spans/layers, and role clarity aligned to business objectives
- Drive headcount planning, workforce modeling, and scenario planning in partnership with finance and leadership
- Support integration efforts related to acquisitions, new programs, or expansion initiatives
- Own and execute talent management processes including performance management, succession planning, and leadership development
- Identify high-potential talent and partner on development strategies to build leadership bench strength
- Guide leaders through complex employee relations matters with sound judgment and risk mitigation
- Ensure consistent and compliant execution of core HR processes including onboarding, offboarding, promotions, and internal mobility
- Partner with Centers of Excellence (COEs) across Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and Learning & Development to deliver integrated solutions
- Maintain strong knowledge of federal, state (Colorado), and local employment laws and ensure adherence across practices
- Champion a high-performance, mission-driven culture aligned with IonQ’s values and the unique demands of the space technology sector
- Monitor employee engagement and drive targeted actions to improve retention and organizational health
- Act as a visible and trusted HR presence across the division
- Leverage people analytics to inform decision-making, identify trends, and proactively address risks
- Develop and present insights on workforce metrics, organizational health, and talent outcomes to senior leadership
Our take
IonQ is a quantum computing company; its current quantum computer, the IonQ Quantum Cloud, is accessible through the cloud. An offshoot of the co-founder's 25 years of academic research in quantum information sciences, IonQ hopes to build the world's best quantum computers that can solve complex problems at a much faster rate than traditional computers.
Over the past few years, IonQ has partnered with several major technology companies, including Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Google, to make its quantum computers more widely available. Most recently, it partnered with General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) to bring quantum solutions to government and defence sectors across the US.
IonQ has also acquired Entangled Networks to bolster its product offerings and has merged with a special purpose acquisition company to become a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "IONQ". The merger brought in substantial gross earnings that IonQ plans to utilise to accelerate its technology development and commercialisation efforts.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
60% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2020
$7m
SERIES B
Oct 2019
$55m
SERIES B
Total funding: $82m
Company HQ
College Park, MD
Leadership
Peter Chapman
(President & CEO)Previously the Director of Engineering for Amazon Prime, and the President and CEO of Media Arc and eMusic.
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