Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Vice President, Total Rewards to lead Quantinuum’s global compensation, benefits, executive rewards, recognition, wellness, and mobility strategies. This executive leader will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive total rewards philosophy that enables Quantinuum to attract, retain, and motivate world-class talent while supporting the company’s rapid growth and evolving business priorities.
The VP, Total Rewards will partner closely with executive leadership, Finance, Legal, Talent Acquisition, and HR leaders to ensure our reward programs are competitive, equitable, scalable, and aligned with business objectives across our global workforce. This role will play a critical part in supporting a highly specialized population of scientists, engineers, and technology professionals in a dynamic and innovative environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Total Rewards Strategy
- Develop and execute a global total rewards strategy aligned with Quantinuum's business goals, talent strategy, and culture.
- Define and evolve compensation and benefits philosophies that support employee attraction, retention, engagement, and performance.
- Advise executive leadership on market trends, regulatory developments, and emerging reward practices.
- Ensure reward programs support organizational growth, geographic expansion, and workforce scalability.
Compensation
YOU MUST HAVE:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field.
- 15+ years of progressive Total Rewards experience, including significant leadership experience in compensation and benefits.
- Due to contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, worker granted asylum, or refugee status.
- Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.
WE VALUE:
- Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
- Demonstrated success designing and leading global total rewards strategies in complex, high-growth organizations.
- Deep expertise in compensation, executive compensation, incentive design, benefits, and rewards governance.
- Experience partnering with executive leadership teams and board-level stakeholders.
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Global Remuneration Professional (GRP), CEBS, or similar certification.
- Experience supporting publicly traded, pre-IPO, or private equity-backed organizations.
- Experience designing rewards programs for highly technical, engineering, research, or technology populations.
- Strong knowledge of equity compensation and executive reward practices.
- Demonstrated success leading globally distributed teams.
- Exceptional analytical, financial modeling, and executive communication skills.
- Experience operating within multinational organizations across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Quantinuum is the world leader in quantum computing. The company’s quantum systems deliver the highest performance across all industry benchmarks. Quantinuum’s over 650 employees, including 400+ scientists and engineers, across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan, are driving the quantum computing revolution.
By uniting best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware, our integrated full-stack approach is accelerating the path to practical quantum computing and scaling its impact across multiple industries.
By joining Quantinuum, you’ll be at the forefront of this transformative revolution, shaping the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.
What’s in it for you?
A competitive salary and innovative, game-changing work
Flexible work schedule
Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit
Equity, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time
Paid parental leave
Employee discounts
Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, there is no application deadline for this position.
