People Advisor

About us

Founded in 2017, Q-CTRL has grown to become the global leader in quantum control infrastructure software. As a product-led company, we bring together diverse teams such as product, design, engineering and research to help achieve our mission of making quantum technology useful. We believe that working in deep tech domains like quantum provides an opportunity to upskill whilst applying existing knowledge and practices to new markets.

As one of the fastest growing companies in the quantum sector, we’ve had a number of key milestones:

- In October 2024, we announced our record breaking expansion of our Series B funding round to USD $113M, with $59M USD of new capital.

- In November 2023, we announced an industry-first partnership with IBM Quantum Services, natively integrating our performance management software with all IBM quantum computers. Building off of this relationship, in September 2024 we started offering two services via IBM’s new Qiskit Functions Catalog as an inaugural partner.

- Designed and moved our Global HQ offices and lab space into the first purpose-built (and award winning) commercial and research facility for a quantum technology company in Australia.

- Grew our global presence in Los Angeles and Berlin, and expansion into the UK, recently opening up a new office in Oxford.

- Continued to deliver real world outcomes across the quantum sectors, with our work with Australian Defence on software-ruggedized quantum sensing for navigation without GPS, as featured in the New York Times.

From educating the workforce on how quantum computing works, and building the next generation of quantum sensors, to delivering massive performance gains for end-users, it all starts with hiring the right talent. If you want to help us build the Quantum future, read on.

About the role

As our company grows, we have an emerging need within the People function to scale the services of our global business. This role is within our People Operations team and will work directly with the People Operations Manager.

The People Operations team works closely with the broader Operations, Talent and Finance functions, as well as People Managers and our employees. We are commercially minded, and aim to enhance efficiency with everything we do, making it easier for our people to focus on what they do best. 

You will help to continually improve the overall people experience of approximately 140 employees in 4 different countries. You’ll be involved in executing facets of the employee lifecycle from onboarding to separation, which will help you build on your generalist HR skills in a highly dynamic environment.

What you'll be doing:

• Drive the day-to-day cadence of the People Operations team. Own and continually evolve the global onboarding (from acceptance to first day) and voluntary offboarding process.
• Provide support and guidance across the full employee lifecycle, and assist People Operations Manager with People related employee questions and continue to build out engaging tools to allow our staff to self-help.
• Actively involved in managing staff performance, including owning the probation management process, and assisting People Operations Manager with performance management cases.
• Own Learning & Development activities, and assist with coaching and upskilling of people managers and collating resources. 
• Own our Human Resources Information System (HRIS) and employee records.
• Stay across employment legislation in the countries we operate, and assist to ensure people related processes are refined in line with changing laws.
• Assist People Operations Manager with cyclical activities such as annual and mid year performance review, compensation review, compensation benchmarking, eNPS (annual employee engagement survey), etc.
• Generate people metrics reporting, assisting to share actionable insights with managers.

Ideally you'll have:

• 4+ years of progressive People experience. 
• Experience with performance management and employee relations.
• Heavy commercial focus and a proven track record of developing and implementing People programs that support business objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, and the ability to influence across all levels.
• The ability to decipher between what staff want and need, and shape solutions and an approach that strikes the best balance. 
• Strong knowledge of HR systems and a passion for leveraging technology to improve people operations.

It would be fantastic if you have these skills/experience but not essential:

• Worked within a startup and/or scale-up business environment within the technology sector.
• Prior experience working with staff in multiple countries.

Why Q-CTRL?

Flexibility: We embrace workplace flexibility so you worry more about your global impact vs a rigid work schedule.

Attractive salary: You’ll get to live the start-up life without start-up wages.

Equity: We want people to have a sense of ownership in what they do and offer the potential for equity share and annual bonuses.

Resources: We are well funded by the world’s best technology investors, letting us chase our ambitions with minimal constraints.

Parental support: We offer paid parental leave to support you and your loved ones!

Diversity: We’re an equal employment opportunity employer. We value diversity, inclusion and providing equal opportunities to all, actively supporting initiatives like the ‘Global Women in Quantum’ program among others. 

Unique culture: You’ll be surrounded by some of the world’s leading physicists, engineers, product, marketing and design people (to name a few!) with a strong desire to learn and transfer knowledge.

Meaningful values: You’ll work with an incredibly supportive team who work consistently to deliver our core values to be real, be trusted, be just and to be revered. 

Personal development: We provide you with a personal development and wellness budget. 

Impactful work: Last but not least! You’ll have the opportunity to work in the world’s leading field of technology and truly make an impact that matters! 

Q-CTRL is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. We are committed to being inclusive in the way we hire. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements mentioned in the job posting. 

Please be advised that our communications will only come from the @q-ctrl.com domain. All our active job postings are available on our company website.

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