Director of Operations and Special Projects, Product Technologies (Quantum Computing)

Location: Broomfield, Colorado, United States; onsite. Occasional travel of up to 25% and flexibility to collaborate across global time zones are required.

Salary: USD 179,996–241,913 per year.

Company

hirify.global delivers a full-stack quantum computing platform for real-world applications across pharmaceuticals, materials science, financial services, government, industrial sectors, and academic and research institutions.

What you will do

• Own Product Technologies’ operating cadence, including leadership meetings, monthly operating reviews, quarterly priority reviews, and follow-through on decisions.
• Translate strategic objectives into priorities, milestones, owners, measurable outcomes, KPIs, and OKRs.
• Track initiatives, risks, bottlenecks, dependencies, resource gaps, budgets, forecasts, and variances across technical teams and programs.
• Prepare decision-oriented materials for leadership reviews, town halls, staff meetings, and executive updates.
• Coordinate operating plans, long-range resource plans, staffing, equipment, laboratory space, external spending, and functional support with Finance, Supply Chain, Facilities, HR, and other partners.
• Lead strategic initiatives and proposals from definition through implementation, coordinating scope, schedules, costing, reviews, execution plans, recovery actions, and operational handoffs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, operations, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in technical operations, business operations, program management, or related leadership roles within a high-technology organization.
• Experience coordinating priorities, resources, and operating reviews across multiple technical teams or programs with senior leadership.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives, including scope definition, dependency management, risk resolution, and delivery of measurable outcomes.
• Experience with organizational planning, resource allocation, budgets, and performance reporting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including synthesizing technical and operational information for executive audiences.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and influence stakeholders across organizational boundaries.

Nice to have

• Operations leadership, chief-of-staff, or comparable experience supporting a technical organization.
• Experience in quantum computing, advanced hardware, semiconductors, photonics, or research-intensive technology organizations.
• Experience working with scientists and engineers, annual operating plans, long-range planning, R&D forecasting, investment tradeoffs, technical proposals, statements of work, and externally funded programs.
• Experience building dashboards and decision-support materials, simplifying processes, improving execution, and using automation and AI tools to improve productivity and reporting.
• Advanced degree in a technical field, business, or management.
• Ability to handle confidential technical, personnel, and business information and build relationships from individual contributors through executive leadership.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on quantum computing technology with a global organization of more than 800 employees.
• Flexible work arrangements, despite this role’s onsite work setting, supporting work-life balance.
• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with company match; and student loan repayment benefit.
• Equity opportunities, generous paid time off, sick leave, 12 paid holidays, paid parental leave, and employee discount programs.
• Competitive compensation and professional growth opportunities.