What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quantum Solutions Architect - US position at Classiq?
About Classiq:
Classiq is the world’s leading quantum software development company, empowering organizations to design, optimize, and deploy advanced quantum algorithms at scale.
Our platform enables developers to build complex quantum applications through visualized modeling, automated optimization, and intuitive debugging tools, delivering hardware-agnostic, future-proof solutions across the quantum computing ecosystem.
Our SaaS Quantum development software is trusted by Fortune 500 companies and global governments including HSBC, BMW, Citigroup, Deloitte, and Rolls-Royce, and backed by
> $200M in funding, Classiq accelerates the quantum era with a low-friction, high-impact software development platform.
Job description:
As a Quantum Solutions Architect, you'll lead the technical track of the sales cycle in the Americas (government, enterprise, academy), helping customers with varying capabilities in the quantum software domain to evaluate, adopt, and engage with Classiq's quantum software platform. You’ll partner with all the GTM teams and serve as the trusted advisor for customers and team members, finding solutions to the most complex challenges, guiding technical discovery, and delivering customized demos that fulfill the customers’ expectations.
Responsibilities:
Classiq is the world’s leading quantum software development company, empowering organizations to design, optimize, and deploy advanced quantum algorithms at scale.
Our platform enables developers to build complex quantum applications through visualized modeling, automated optimization, and intuitive debugging tools, delivering hardware-agnostic, future-proof solutions across the quantum computing ecosystem.
Our SaaS Quantum development software is trusted by Fortune 500 companies and global governments including HSBC, BMW, Citigroup, Deloitte, and Rolls-Royce, and backed by
> $200M in funding, Classiq accelerates the quantum era with a low-friction, high-impact software development platform.
Job description:
As a Quantum Solutions Architect, you'll lead the technical track of the sales cycle in the Americas (government, enterprise, academy), helping customers with varying capabilities in the quantum software domain to evaluate, adopt, and engage with Classiq's quantum software platform. You’ll partner with all the GTM teams and serve as the trusted advisor for customers and team members, finding solutions to the most complex challenges, guiding technical discovery, and delivering customized demos that fulfill the customers’ expectations.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with Sales and other teams to qualify, scope, and shape opportunities, and then, with the customers, define technical engagement plans and strategy
- Lead technical discovery processes to understand customer challenges across a variety of domains (such as Finance, Pharma, Automotive, Healthcare, logistics, and many more) using quantum information and quantum algorithm development expertise.
- Build trust and lead customers to educated decisions through clear, compelling demos
- Articulate complex quantum computing concepts to a range of technical audiences, one-to-one and one-to-many
- Proactively identify new technical opportunities within customer conversations
- Influence product direction by relaying field feedback from prospects
- Maintain a library of reusable implementation assets and POC templates
- 3 years of experience in a customer-facing technical role (e.g., Solutions Engineer, Presale Engineer, or deep DevOps roles that were customer-facing), or in a strategic technical position with strong cross-functional engagement (e.g., Product Manager, System Architect)
- A degree with Computer Science and compelling experience in deep tech, or a degree in quantum information or quantum computing - preferred. A Ph.D. is preferred in a relevant field.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain technical topics clearly
- Experience with quantum information, quantum software engineering, or quantum algorithms
- Located in the US and a native English speaker.
- Ability to work independently and remotely
- Bonus: Industry experience in Machine Learning and AI