Senior Product Marketing Manager

Job description

Cambridge, UK, | Full-time | Permanent | Hybrid Salary: £61,500 to £80,000 DOE **About us** Riverlane’s mission is to master quantum error correction (QEC) and unlock a new age of human progress. From advances in material and climate science, to complex chemistry simulation for new drug design, quantum computers will help humanity solve some of its most important challenges. But without QEC, the industry’s defining technical challenge, such breakthroughs can never be achieved. Riverlane is the world leader in QEC technology. It’s a complex problem that requires a range of skills, talent and passion. Having raised more than $125M in funding to date to accelerate our cutting-edge R&D in quantum error correction (QEC), Riverlane partners with many of the world’s leading quantum hardware providers and governments to make fault-tolerant quantum computing a reality. We’re making remarkable progress and growing fast **About the role** We are looking for an exceptional Product Marketing Manager with experience in open-source software growth and adoption to lead product marketing for [Deltakit](https://www.riverlane.com/deltakit), our open-source SDK for learning and adopting QEC. Deltakit is just over a year old. It has had a strong start with a steadily growing developer community and growing end-user adoption. But it’s still early days. Your mission is to make Deltakit the platform the world experiments with and adopts for quantum error correction. Education is central to Riverlane's growth strategy. You will build and scale our QEC education programme through workshops, digital learning, technical content and our interactive QEC Textbook, helping create the next generation of Deltakit developers. This role involves travelling to industry events globally, approximately 2-3 times a year. **What you will do** - Develop Deltakit's positioning, messaging and value proposition, working closely with our Product and Engineering teams - Segment the Deltakit value proposition and go to market strategy for different audiences: software developers, quantum computing companies and labs, and learners - Increase Deltakit adoption by software developers, working closely with the Deltakit software team and community engineers. This will include in person and virtual workshop - Increase Deltakit adoption by Riverlane’s QEC hardware customers at quantum computing companies, HPC centres and national labs. This will also include in person and virtual workshops - Create compelling technical content, demonstrations, tutorials, case studies and adoption campaigns - Partner with Engineering to improve the developer onboarding journey, documentation, tutorials and sample applications that make Deltakit easy to learn and adopt - Define and monitor adoption metrics including developer engagement, community growth, product usage and conversion to Deltaflow opportunities - Track SDK competitor activity and effectiveness. Report on relative adoption growth of Deltakit versus this peer group - Stay abreast of important engineering, science and product developments in the industry, particularly where it relates to QEC software - Represent the voice of developers and users within Riverlane, ensuring customer insight shapes product direction, messaging and the developer experience - Be a key member of a collaborative Marketing team of 6-8 people **What we need** - Experience in product marketing for developer tools, SDKs or open-source software - Experience working in a B2B deep tech environment - Proven success growing adoption of developer platforms, open-source software or technical communities - Skill in articulating ‘deep tech’ in clear and compelling storytelling - Experience coordinating and delivering educational events and workshops for developers and end users is highly desirable - Experience working with technical audiences such as software engineers, researchers or scientific computing communities - A collaborative, cross-functional team player, in line with our company values - Someone who thrives in a fast-moving, rapidly evolving, self-empowering culture - Excellent written and spoken English **Even better if...** - You have product marketing experience in quantum computing, semiconductors, HPC, AI infrastructure, or another deep tech field **What can you expect from us** - A comprehensive benefits package that includes an annual bonus plan, private medical insurance, life insurance, and a contributory pension scheme - Equity, so that our team can share in the long-term success of Riverlane - 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave - A diverse work environment that brings together experts in many fields (including software and hardware development, quantum information theory, physics and maths) and over 20 different nationalities - A learning environment that encourages individual, team and company growth and development, including a regular programme of learning events and training and conference budgets **How to apply** Please upload a CV and covering letter by clicking 'Apply Now'. Your covering letter should explain why you are applying for the job and what skills and experience you can bring to the role. We review CVs as we receive them and interview as soon as we have applications that look like a good match. We do not use closing dates. So, please apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out on this role. If you have any queries, please contact [jobs@riverlane.com](mailto:jobs@riverlane.io). *Everyone is welcome at Riverlane. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from eligible and suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity/paternity.* *Women and other underrepresented groups may be less likely to apply for a role unless they meet all or nearly all of the requirements. If this applies to you, we still encourage you to apply - you may be a great fit, even if you don’t meet every single qualification. We’d love to hear from you.* *If you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best, please let us know. We will be happy to help.* GDPR notice: Riverlane collects and processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. If you are a European Job Applicant see the **[privacy notice](https://riverlane.workable.com/gdpr_policy/v1?lang=en)** for further details.