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stillingsbetegnelse: Principal Program Manager - Quantum Lab

jobbeskrivelse:

This is a unique Program Manager (PM) role working at our quantum facility in Lyngby, Copenhagen, Denmark. As a company, we are exploring, researching, and engineering what the future of Quantum Computing might look like. We are developing a corporate R&D effort in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen, and establishing a new quantum material research center. This effort will join related efforts at Microsoft, including the quantum architecture and algorithms group (QuarC), in Redmond, Washington, and the quantum theory and research group at Station Q in Santa Barbara, CA, along with a number of affiliated research and engineering groups across the globe. We are on the cusp of an accelerated effort in quantum computing and this position is an opportunity to get in at the start of this new intense phase.  

Responsibilities

This PM will work with other PMs, engineers, physicists, and software developers to fold the work at Copenhagen into our products and overall product roadmap. A successful candidate is one who can help specify and define the product as well as dive into the details and planning to deliver it in an agile environment. 
We’re looking for someone who is intuitive and analytical and who can influence across multiple groups. The ideal candidate for this position must bring a track record of successful product management and demonstrated ability to drive innovation across all stages of product development, from initial ideation to shipping and supporting multiple generations of live products. You will be responsible for delivering world-class end-to-end experiences for quantum computing. You will likewise partner with our engineering and software development teams to ensure development of a scalable, responsive and robust engineering framework that supports our products. 
The candidate will need to communicate effectively at multiple levels of the organization, working across theorists, experimental physicists, software engineers, silicon engineers and hardware engineers in a highly collaborative environment. The candidate should feel comfortable leading and facilitating discussions with stakeholders and show a strong bias for actions.

Key responsibilities include: 
• Develop milestones for Copenhagen mQFab work and ensure we are tracking to milestones 
• Drive overall product spec, especially anything pertaining to Copenhagen mQFab work 
• Work with rest of organization to deliver overall product plan including schedule 
• Maintain log of all quantum experiments. Work to make this as automatic as possible 
• Coordinate with our supply chain people on the delivery of equipment and supplies to the labs. 
• Manage local facilities, including IT infrastructure, and related lab expansion plans as appropriate in partnership with real estate & facilities and Redmond program management 
• Ensure budget use between academic & professional programs is adequately managed (Millions of dollars) 
• Assist in the organization of our biannual Q-meetings 
• Travel to our other labs to develop hands-on familiarity with their work 
• Manage MSFT’s relationship with our partners at a technical level milestones, reporting, funding 
• Be the point person for all partner meetings. 
• Maintain an IP spreadsheet. 
• Represent Copenhagen mQFab on routine PR matters (first point of contact)

Qualifications

Qualifications: 
• 5+ years of management leadership, large-scale operations experience of scientific research and/or engineering or experience managing and tracking large scale scientific research projects. 
• Degree in physics or equivalent 
• Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, strong track record of structuring and solving complex problems 
• Superior verbal, visual, and written communication skills 
• A willingness to learn, share, and improve 
• Demonstrated strong performance in prior roles, with increasing levels of responsibility and independence 
• Expected travel is up to 20%

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form. g

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