IonQ delivers trapped ion quantum computing systems, cloud access, and enterprise solutions for real-world quantum applications. Backed by NEA, SoftBank VF and GV.
About the role
IonQ's Legal team supports the company's global legal affairs, including intellectual property, corporate and securities matters, commercial contracting, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk management. As IonQ scales its quantum computing, networking, sensing, and fabrication businesses, we're building a dedicated product legal function to partner directly with product, research, engineering, and go-to-market teams from the earliest stages of development, and this role is foundational to that effort. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- A J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar (or eligibility for in-house/registered counsel status in your state of employment)
- 8+ years of relevant experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department
- Substantial experience advising on regulatory compliance for the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of technology products, both in the US and abroad
- A proven track record of drafting, negotiating, and executing complex technology transactions with direct impact on business or product strategy
- Demonstrated versatility — the range to move between regulatory and transactional matters, and the mindset to build your skills on matters outside your core practice areas
- An appetite for genuinely novel legal questions — the judgment to advise confidently amid ambiguity, and the drive to work where technology is unprecedented and legal frameworks are still being written
More about this role
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.
Travel: Up to 10%
IonQ's Legal team supports the company's global legal affairs,...
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