Executive Assistant, PsiQuantum
$116.9-137.4k
Full-time roles are eligible for equity
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
Quantum computer builder
Posted today
Quantum computer builder
501-1000 employees
Posted today
$116.9-137.4k
Full-time roles are eligible for equity
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build and deploy useful, fault tolerant quantum computers.
Role
Who you are
- Education / Certification: Bachelor’s degree required
- Experience: Minimum of 5 or more years related experience supporting C-level executives in a fast-paced environment (experience supporting a CEO/Founder a plus)
- Must have startup experience or have worked for a high growth, very fast-paced, exciting and dynamic company
- Highly organized, discreet, analytical, flexible with shifting priorities and able to always exercise good judgement
What the job involves
- Work closely with the Executives, with guidance from the CoS, and in coordination with the Sr. Leadership Executive Assistant team, to understand the company and priorities to deliver efficient and responsive 24-hour coverage of the Executive needs
- Be available in-person to travel with the EVP as required, primarily supporting his on-the ground requirements as needed, in close coordination with CoS team and EA team
- Attend assigned meetings, takes minutes and action items. Work with CoS team to ensure completion of outstanding actions, incl actions arising from Exec Team interactions and from internal company communications (Slack, email)
- Manage calendar; support EVP communications; ensure EVP is prepared for all meetings; work with appropriate owners/influences within the company to ensure EVP-directed actions are communicated (and closed out)
- Arrange complex travel plans, itineraries and trip agendas
- Acting with discretion and professionalism, maintain smooth communication between the executives and internal departments to support credibility, trust and support amongst senior management staff
- Partner closely with other EA’s based in Palo Alto to ensure alignment on cross-functional intiatives and general integration / alignment across offices – especially CBO and CSO offices
- Work on special projects as directed
- Provide backup to other Executive Assistant team members as needed
- Complete and process expense reports
- Additional duties as assigned
- Ability to manage an ever changing calendar of appointments; handle all requests for meetings and appointments, scheduling or redirecting
- Ability to work across different time zones
- Experienced in booking extensive global travel
- Ability to anticipate work, multi-task, handle multiple workstreams and prioritize assignments effectively
- Familiar with working in a fast-paced environment with meetings, travel schedules and priorities constantly changing
- Strong attention to detail while working quickly and efficiently with little to no direction from leader(s)
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with others across the company
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in assessing and determining how to handle queries, calls and issues
- Highly resourceful team-player
- Strong organizational, communication skills
- Willingness to handle time-sensitive requests during non-business hours
- Interest in learning and/or ability to follow discussions involving scientific, technical and funding related topics
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint required
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
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 and Google, 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 recently securing $1B in funding, making it the largest funding round for a quantum computing startup.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jun 2025
$1bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Apr 2025
$0.6m
GRANT
Total funding: $2.7bn
Company benefits
- Financial & Retirement: 401(k) with company match, equity grants, and access to financial wellness tools and planning resources.
- Health: Competitive health coverage for you and your dependents that go beyond your standard medical, dental & vision.
- Wellness: $200 quarterly health reimbursement, 12 therapy + 6 coaching sessions with Modern Health for you and depndents, and annual membership to Care.com.
- Time Off: Discretionary Time Off (DTO) for full-time employees in addition to federal holidays and an end-of-year company shut-down.
- Family Leave: 12 weeks of paid parental leave with the support of a dedicated leave consultant.
- Flexible WOrk: Work in office, hybrid, or remote depending on your team and location.
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Jeremy O'Brien
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to founding PsiQuantum, researched and taught at universities across the world, including Bristol, Stanford, Osaka, Sydney and Queensland.
Mark Thompson
(Co-Founder & 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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