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Xanadu is building quantum computers that are useful and available globally. This role is a Director / Senior Principal Product Manager, Technical position focused on PennyLane, Xanadu's industry-leading open-source software framework for quantum machine learning and quantum computing used by developers, researchers, and enterprise R&D teams worldwide.
You will own the roadmap and execution for PennyLane, standing at the intersection of quantum software, developer experience, and business strategy. Reporting directly to the VP who runs PennyLane, you will translate a bold product vision into shipped reality, partnering closely with engineering, research, and product teams to define how the next generation of quantum developers builds.
Key responsibilities include:
• Roadmap & Strategy Execution: Partner with engineering, research, and product leadership to translate product vision into a sequenced, measurable roadmap aligned with developer and market needs. Decompose strategy into workstreams, specs, and milestones, and run the weekly execution cadence that keeps teams shipping.
• Developer Experience & Adoption: Own developer experience and adoption end-to-end, from onboarding and activation through retention and growth, along with the metrics behind them.
• Technical Architecture Alignment: Drive the technical direction of the framework alongside engineering, shaping APIs, developer ergonomics, and integrations across the quantum stack.
• Go-To-Market & Community Growth: Lead go-to-market for PennyLane—launches, positioning, documentation, tutorials, and community releases—to attract new developers, students, and industry scientists.
• Phased Rollouts: Plan and manage controlled, phased rollouts—betas, staged releases, and feature-gated launches—to de-risk delivery and gather user feedback before general availability.
• Metrics & Leadership Reporting: Measure and report on adoption, developer engagement, and roadmap progress, delivering clear product and business updates to leadership on a regular cadence.
• Team Leadership: Hire, coach, and lead a team of product managers as scope expands.
This is a rare opportunity to shape the software layer of an entirely new computing paradigm. You will be part of a mission-driven organization working on technologies that, if successful, will solve some of the world's most challenging problems.
REQUIREMENTS:
Basic Qualifications:
• 8+ years in technical product management, developer product management, or a closely related technical role within open-source software, cloud computing, AI/ML, or deep tech
• Bachelor's or Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Demonstrated experience taking an existing product vision and operationalizing it: decomposing, sequencing, and shipping against a roadmap
• Proven track record of owning go-to-market for a technical or developer product and driving measurable adoption
• Demonstrated experience partnering with software engineering teams on roadmap, technical tradeoffs, and product strategy
• Experience operating in both large organizations and fast-moving growth-stage companies
• Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional project management skills
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience launching and scaling open-source developer tooling, SDKs, or enterprise deep-tech platforms
• People-management experience leading a product team (Director / Group PM track)
• Background or familiarity with quantum computing concepts, PennyLane, or classical ML frameworks
