VP Product, PASQAL
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Programmable quantum simulators
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Programmable quantum simulators
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To shape the technological landscape of the 21st century.
Role
Who you are
- You hold a Master degree or equivalent
- You have a minimum of 7 years experience ideally in Product
- Professional experience leading a product team in a deep-tech environment
- Agile product methodologies
- Technical background that will allow them to have a profound understanding of the product and the stack Pasqal is developing
- (Bonus) Experience in quantum computing
- Fluency in spoken and written English
- Agile cultural experience
- Able to work independently with limited direction
- Curiosity and keen interest for new technologies
What the job involves
- As the VP Product, your main missions will be to lead the team, hold the product vision and strategy, and to ensure its right planning and execution
- Lead the strategic planning and execution of product and feature launches, collaborating with cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering (SW & HW), Marketing, Support, and Sales
- Own product, application roadmap for the segment and participate and shape the product line strategy at a global level
- Manage a team of Product Managers, Product Owners and Product Designers
- Build collaboration process with engineering, design, marketing, and other departments to ensure alignment and successful product delivery; define and follow functional KPIs to monitor the product's success
- Define the pricing structure of the product, as well as the value creation for the customer, in collaboration with the business
- Ensure the technical teams have all the necessary information for their developments in time in the form of Product Requirements and Product Design - documents
- Stay abreast of industry trends, competitive landscape, and customer feedback to identify opportunities for product improvements and innovation
- Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and pain points, working closely with cross-functional teams to prioritize and deliver solutions that provide value
- Defining and following functional KPIs to monitor the product's success
Application process
- An interview with our Talent Acquisition Specialist of 45'
- Take home assignment
- An exchange with the Hiring Manager, our co-CEO, 60'
- An exchange with our Chief Software Officer, 60'
- An onsite visit (if possible)
- An offer!
Our take
Classical computing, using bits made up of ones and zeros, have almost reached the physical limits of its capabilities, with engineers running out of ways to fit more transistors onto a computer chip. Meanwhile the processing demands on computing hardware only increase. Quantum computers have long been posited as a solution to this issue, with processors able to exploit quantum mechanics to perform calculations exponentially faster than any classical computer. Founded by a Nobel Prize for Physics recipient, Pasqal exists to bring quantum computing out of the realm of scientific research (and science fiction) and into the business world for the first time.
Pasqal is not alone in the race to produce quantum computers and it faces competition from well-funded rivals such as IonQ and IBM. However, it is pursuing a different technological line - neural atom computing, the ability to manipulate individual atoms with laser tweezers - which has the advantage of being more scalable and energy efficient, being able to run at room temperature rather than requiring supercooling.
In 2023, Pasqal closed a Series B funding round which will be used to develop its first quantum systems for use in business. Having successfully built proof of concept models and overcome the technical challenges of manipulating a few and then hundreds of atoms, Pasqal is building a bespoke control system and begin implementing quantum algorithms. Pasqal was also awarded one of five grants from the French Ministry of Defence in 2024, as part of a government plan to create 2 universal quantum computer systems for defence purposes by 2032. This new development indicates Pasqal's expansion from solely business purposes into new sectors where its technology can be impactful.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2023
$108.8m
SERIES B
Jun 2021
$27.2m
SERIES A
Total funding: $138.7m
Company benefits
- Flexible schedules to support work/life balance
- A dynamic, close-knit international team of co-workers
- An impactful role in a growing scale-up that is leading in the Neutral Atom Quantum Computing space
- An inclusive, supportive work environment that encourages career growth
- Competitive benefit packages
- Regular outings to support team work
- Lots of time off to enjoy the things you love outside of work
- Free time to learn and attend conferences/meetups
- Publishing and research encouraged with bonuses for new patents rewarded
- Employment Terms : Full time, Direct hire, Hybrid
Company HQ
Quartier Atlantis, Massy, France
Leadership
Georges-Olivier Reymond
(Co-founder & CEO)Was previously R&D Manager at UnitySC and Project Manager with Safran.
Thierry Lahaye
(Co-founder & Scientific Advisor)Before co-foudning PASQAL was a Researcher at CNRS (the French National Centre for Scientific Research)
Alain Aspect
(Co-founder)French physicist who was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize for Physics for experiments with quantum entanglement.
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