Grants Project Manager (Quantum Computing)

Location: Cambridge, UK; hybrid

Salary: £60,000–£72,000 per year, depending on experience, plus bonus and equity

Company

hirify.global develops quantum error correction technology to help make fault-tolerant quantum computing possible.

What you will do

• Manage a portfolio of five to ten concurrent publicly funded R&D projects, maintaining plans, budgets, risks, dependencies, and partner relationships.
• Write quarterly technical and scientific reports and presentations for funders, accurately translating research and engineering work.
• Forecast resource requirements, balance priorities, identify conflicts, and agree delivery trade-offs with technical leads.
• Run quarterly claims and financial reporting with Finance while ensuring compliance with funder terms.
• Coordinate consortium meetings, collaboration agreements, deliverables, monitoring officer reviews, and project workshops.
• Support new grant applications with project plans, work packages, budgets, and risk sections.

Requirements

• At least three years of experience managing three or more concurrent publicly funded R&D projects with a combined value of £3 million or more.
• Direct experience with funder reporting and monitoring officer relationships, ideally involving Innovate UK.
• Excellent technical writing skills, with an authored technical or scientific writing sample required during the selection process.
• STEM degree or comparable technical background, with the ability to build quantum knowledge quickly and ask informed questions.
• Proficiency with Jira and experience delivering through a hybrid delivery approach.
• Flexibility to work with distributed and remote teams across different time zones when necessary.

Nice to have

• Experience in quantum technologies, semiconductors, photonics, or another deep-tech field.
• Familiarity with the Innovation Funding Service, UKRI funding rules, and collaboration agreements.
• Formal project management qualification, preferably PMP.

Culture & Benefits

• Annual bonus plan, private medical insurance, life insurance, and contributory pension scheme.
• Equity participation in the long-term success of hirify.global.
• 28 days of annual leave, bank holidays, and enhanced family leave.
• Multidisciplinary environment spanning software and hardware development, quantum information theory, physics, and mathematics.
• Learning events, training, and conference budgets.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and covering letter explaining motivation, skills, and relevant experience.
• Shortlisted candidates provide a sample of technical or scientific writing.
• Applications are reviewed as received and interviews are held on an ongoing basis.