Quantum Engagement Lead, Channel Partnerships

onships at all organization levels, from operational teams to senior executives, ensuring that partners are equipped to market and sell our technology to their clients. The candidate must be adept at managing a high level of ambiguity and adapting quickly to changes in a high-paced, dynamic environment. Also, we expect the candidate to excel at execution in a complex, heavily matrixed environment that spans across organizational boundaries.

Your role and responsibilities

As the engagement lead for channel partnerships, you will be responsible for the following:

• Define and deliver initiatives that enable our business partners to bring our technology to market.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with IBM business partners, quantum computing startups, HPC centers, and other key business partners across multiple geographies.

• Serve as a quantum computing subject matter expert and trusted advisor to partners as they define their quantum vision and strategy.

• Ensure consistent, transparent and timely communication across internal and external stakeholders, including senior executives.

• Act as a strong advocate for partner success, while maintaining accountability and alignment with IBM Quantum's growth objectives.

• Facilitate partner enablement programs, providing training, resources, and support to help partners build technical skills and sell quantum offerings.

• Serve as a strategic thought leader and support partners in speaking engagements at both IBM-led and partner-led events.

Required education

Doctorate Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• 3+ years experience in quantum computing, with a strong understanding of the IBM Quantum platform and technology roadmap.

• 5+ years of client-facing experience in management or technology strategy consulting, bonus if experience working with IT resellers or similar business partners.

• Comfortable with high level of ambiguity.

• Excel at both strategy definition and subsequent execution.

• Strong executive presence and communication skills.

• Client and stakeholder management experience with a proven track record in influencing executive stakeholders.

• Strong negotiation skills.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Hands on experience with Quantum Computing with credentials (e.g. Qiskit Developer Certificate, Qiskit Advocate etc.)

• Experience in top management consulting firms

• Experience building and executing go-to-market strategies

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

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Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

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ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualifiedapplicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexualorientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability,neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is alsocommitted to compliance with all fair employment practices regardingcitizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

• Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

This position is eligible for participation in an IBM Sales Incentive plan. Actual incentive opportunity will be based on performance and the eligible Target Incentive, as addressed in the applicable plan, all of which is subject to change. The compensation range listed for this position is the IBM Reference Salary that is used when you are not actively participating in a sales plan. Your actual base pay plus incentive opportunity will be determined by the Incentive Plan assigned to you.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.