Lead, Talent Development

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance.

Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before.  

We are looking for a Lead, Talent Development to join the People team. As Lead, Talent Development, you'll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world's best quantum computers to solve the world's most complex problems.

Winning the quantum race depends on physicists, engineers and operators who get better faster than the field moves, and on managers capable of leading them. You will own how people grow here end to end: diagnosing what capability we need, designing how people acquire it, and aggregating the data to support it.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution. That means your instinct on any problem should be leverage: our managers, our own technical experts, AI, and the right vendors. You will design the system, and others will help you deliver it.

The ideal candidate is someone who ships a version one in weeks rather than quarters, is energized by ambiguity, and wants to build the playbook rather than run someone else's.

• →Experience designing and shipping talent development or enablement programs within high-growth technology, engineering or similarly complex organizations, with specific examples delivered in short windows.
• →Demonstrated AI fluency across the development lifecycle, from needs analysis and content design through delivery and measurement. You have built or shipped AI-enabled learning experiences or tools, not simply used them.
• →Demonstrated judgment on when to buy, when to build and when to do nothing, with examples of each.
• →Exceptional facilitation skills, including the ability to hold a room with senior leaders and highly technical audiences.
• →Experience operating as a function of one or close to it, including a clear point of view on prioritization and what you deliberately chose not to do.
• →Strong consultative and influencing skills without formal authority, including experience partnering with senior leaders to secure sponsorship and drive adoption.
• →Ability to define meaningful development KPIs and translate outcomes into business impact rather than relying primarily on attendance or satisfaction scores.
• →Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training and professional experience.

• Advanced degree or background in instructional design, adult learning theory, organizational development, or industrial and organizational psychology.
• Experience designing development for research, scientific or engineering populations at both individual contributor and manager levels.
• Experience preparing an organization for rapid scaling, role evolution or reskilling.
• Experience embedding operational excellence practices, such as Leader Standard Work or Managing Daily Improvement, into leadership development.
• Experience designing early-career, rotational or other structured talent programs.

The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.