Senior Director of Finance Business Partner, PsiQuantum
Optical Circuit Switch
$168.3-282.4k
+ Equity. Salary dependent on location
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
Quantum computer builder
Open for applications
Quantum computer builder
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$168.3-282.4k
+ Equity. Salary dependent on location
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build and deploy useful, fault tolerant quantum computers.
Role
Who you are
- Business unit finance, commercial finance, or product finance leadership
- Experience supporting technology, hardware, semiconductor, or advanced manufacturing businesses
- Strong background in product economics, investment analysis, and growth strategy
What the job involves
- The Senior Director, Finance Business Partner – Optical Circuit Switch (OCS) serves as the strategic finance leader supporting the General Manager and leadership team of the Optical Circuit Switch business unit
- This role is responsible for driving financial performance, supporting product and commercial strategy, and providing decision support for investments, product development, customer opportunities, and business growth initiatives
- The Senior Director will act as a trusted advisor to the General Manager, helping shape business strategy while ensuring financial rigor and accountability
- This role will report to the VP Finance
- Strategic Partnership to the General Manager
- Serve as the primary finance partner to the OCS General Manager and business leadership team
- Participate in strategic planning and business reviews
- Translate business strategy into actionable financial plans and performance targets
- Challenge assumptions and provide independent financial perspectives on key decisions
- Business Unit Financial Leadership
- Own financial planning, forecasting, and performance management for the OCS business
- Develop revenue, margin, and operating expense forecasts
- Analyze business performance and identify opportunities to accelerate growth and improve profitability
- Product & Commercial Finance
- Partner with Engineering and Commercial teams on product strategy and investment decisions
- Support pricing, customer proposals, contract negotiations, and commercial evaluations
- Evaluate business cases for new products, technology investments, and market opportunities
- Assess product profitability and portfolio performance
- Growth & Investment Analysis
- Lead financial modeling for strategic initiatives and expansion opportunities
- Support make-versus-buy analyses, partnership evaluations, and investment decisions
- Develop scenarios and sensitivities for emerging market opportunities
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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