Technical Project Manager (Quantum Computing)

Location: Cambridge, UK; hybrid

Salary: £55,000–£70,000 per year, depending on experience

Company

hirify.global develops quantum error correction technology and Deltaflow, an FPGA-based QEC system for real-time quantum computing at utility scale, in partnership with quantum hardware providers, government agencies, research consortia, and industry partners.

What you will do

• Lead Deltaflow project delivery across three to four teams from initiation and kick-off through milestones, reporting, closure, retrospectives, and lessons learned.
• Track release readiness against the programme roadmap and manage dependencies across hardware, verification, firmware, software, and quality assurance workstreams.
• Maintain risk registers and issue logs, implement risk responses, and provide clear delivery updates to senior stakeholders.
• Maintain Jira boards, Miro spaces, dashboards, and Confluence pages in line with PMO standards.
• Lead partner projects, coordinating work packages, deliverables, technical reports, and test plans against agreed scope, schedule, and acceptance criteria.
• Manage reporting to funding bodies and partners while acting as the primary point of contact.

Requirements

• Technical background through a degree in engineering, physics, or computer science, or equivalent hands-on engineering experience.
• 3+ years of project management experience in a deep-tech environment, managing multiple engineering projects or teams in parallel.
• Ability to engage with engineers on specifications, interfaces, and test plans, understand trade-offs, and identify delivery risks.
• Experience with hybrid delivery combining agile practices, milestone-based planning, and risk management.
• Experience delivering projects with external partners, including milestones, formal deliverables, and reporting.
• Strong prioritisation skills and the ability to balance competing demands and hold teams and partners to agreed commitments.
• Clear, concise communication skills, including translating engineering detail into status updates for senior stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of Jira, Miro, and Confluence.

Nice to have

• Experience configuring Jira workflows, boards, dashboards, and JQL.
• Use of AI tools to support project management.
• Experience with government-funded R&D or consortium projects.
• Background in hardware, firmware, or embedded systems.
• Exposure to quantum computing or semiconductors.
• PMP, Prince2, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Annual bonus plan, private medical insurance, life insurance, and contributory pension scheme.
• Equity participation and 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Enhanced family leave and a diverse environment with experts across software, hardware, quantum information theory, physics, and mathematics.
• Learning events, training, and conference budgets, with a team representing more than 20 nationalities.
• Hybrid delivery within an expanding engineering organisation and PMO.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and covering letter through the application page.
• Explain in the covering letter why you are applying and what skills and experience you bring.
• Applications are reviewed as received and interviews begin when suitable applications are identified; there is no closing date.