IonQ
Senior Account Executive Specialty Sales, Quantum Sensing
About this role
About IonQ: 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. Location: This position can work onsite or hybrid from one of our offices in the US or fully remote. Travel: ~40% Domestic Job ID: 1896 The Role: We are looking for a Senior Account Executive Specialty Sales, Quantum Sensing to drive the go-to-market engine with the Federal space for the world’s most cutting-edge sensing products based on quantum physics and cryptography. IonQ’s quantum sensing products represent some of the most mature and game-changing quantum technologies worldwide. As part of the GTM team within IonQ’s Quantum Sensing sector, your mission will be to accelerate the broad-scale adoption of IonQ’s quantum sensing products across the Federal Space (DoW). You will strategize cross-functionally on the ways in which IonQ should embed itself in the broader sensing landscape, applying your experience in the sensing space to impact everything from how we build and market our products to how we define our go-to-market motion. You will collaborate deeply with IonQ’s product management team focused on quantum sensing to provide customer insights that are prioritized as features for integration into our products. You will engage with IonQ’s marketing team to sculpt our messaging for quantum sensing and determine the venues and channels through which we promote IonQ. You will work with IonQ’s team of global account executives to generate cross-sell and up-sell opportunities in new and existing accounts. You will work with IonQ leaders in technical project management, engineering, finance, legal, and customer success to ensure we are defining and delivering upon trailblazing contracts. The IonQ team values relevant knowledge and experience in classical PNT/RF sales for this role, but a background specific to quantum sensing technology is not required.
Responsibilities
- Assist in Developing IonQ’s Quantum Sensing Sales Strategy: Design a go-to-market motion for Quantum Sensing that takes into account insights from existing and potential customers and sets IonQ on a path towards broadspread adoption of our technology.
- Win Big for IonQ, Driving Company Performance: Work daily with your team of sales professionals to partner with new and existing customers, driving bookings for the company and strong outcomes for users of our products.
- Lead growth initiatives in the Federal space by identifying sales opportunities, define contract requirements for customers, and manage end-to-end deal flows, from customer introduction to contract signature and delivery handoff. Provide regular sales updates to monitor progress, and help align the team for success.
- Help Tailor Sales Operations for Quantum Sensing: Instrument and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) that can help the business understand the performance of our quantum sensing sales efforts.
- Understand the Market: Immerse yourself in the quantum sensing space, deeply understanding customer needs and motivations, the competitive landscape, and IonQ’s unique advantages in quantum sensing hardware and software, working closely with IonQ’s product management team to inform key product decisions and offerings. ● Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work with functions across IonQ to drive coordinated initiatives on behalf of our customers, such as collaborating with customer success and technical program management on contract delivery. Engage with stakeholders across the company to provide an integrated vision for IonQ's quantum sensing offering.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as a sensing sales executive working with both hardware and software applied in production environments.
- Technical background, with professional experience or working knowledge of networking, cybersecurity, photonics, physics, electrical engineering, optical engineering, quantum mechanics, fiber infrastructure, high-speed electronics, control systems, distributed systems software, telecommunications, and/or quantum information science.
- Prior work experience in a fast-paced, growing company environment in a nascent market.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage ambiguity and adapt to evolving priorities, including during new product creation, scale-up, and M&A integration.
- Experience working with remote or distributed global sales teams.
- Experience working sales operations. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site. If this role has a commission structure, the compensation range below just reflects the base compensation range. Wage Transparency: $144,000—$216,000 USD Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment. At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. US Technical Jobs. The position you are applying for will require access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions. Employment with IonQ is contingent on either verifying “U.S. Person” (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls. Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!