Senior Quantum Sales Director, South Korea

Job Description

Quantum is now, and it's built here.

Oxford Ionics, now part of IonQ, is pioneering the next generation of quantum computing. Using our world-leading trapped-ion technology, we’re building the most powerful, accurate and reliable quantum systems to tackle problems that today’s supercomputers cannot solve. Joining Oxford Ionics means becoming part of a global IonQ team that is transforming the future of quantum technology - faster, at scale, and with real world impact.

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum company delivering solutions to solve the world’s most complex problems. IonQ’s newest generation quantum computers, IonQ Tempo and IonQ Forte Enterprise, are the latest in cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners such as Amazon Web Services, AstraZeneca, and NVIDIA achieve 20x performance results. The company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance in 2025.

The company is accelerating its technology roadmap and intends to deliver the world’s most powerful quantum computers with 2 million qubits by 2030 to accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. IonQ’s advancements in quantum networking position the company as a leader in building the quantum internet.

What to expect:

We are looking for an Senior Quantum Sales Director to join our Go-to-Market team at IonQ. In this role, you will be responsible for leading strategic sales growth across South Korea, developing high-value commercial and government opportunities, and helping customers understand how quantum computing can support next-generation computing, AI, HPC and secure infrastructure needs.

You’ll play an important part in shaping IonQ’s market presence in South Korea, building executive relationships and progressing complex, technically sophisticated opportunities that support our work in building the world’s most advanced quantum systems.

What you’ll be responsible for:

In this position, you will lead new-market creation and strategic sales activity across South Korea, working with enterprise customers, government organisations, research institutions, hyperscalers, AI labs, HPC centres and other strategic partners.

You’ll have the opportunity to establish IonQ as a trusted partner in quantum computing and next-generation infrastructure, contributing directly to long-term revenue growth, customer adoption and future market expansion.

Key responsibilities include:

• Identify, develop and progress a robust pipeline of strategic commercial, government and research-led opportunities across South Korea.
• Own the full sales lifecycle, including opportunity qualification, technical discovery, proposal development, RFPs/tenders, negotiation and contract execution.
• Build and manage executive relationships with senior stakeholders across technology, infrastructure, research, government and national lab environments.
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering and Customer Success to align customer needs with IonQ’s platform offering across quantum hardware, software, networking and applications.

Requirements

To be successful, you will need a strong track record in enterprise sales or business development within complex, high-tech environments, ideally involving infrastructure, hardware, advanced computing, cloud, AI, HPC, government or emerging technology solutions. We’re looking for someone who can open new markets, navigate multi-stakeholder buying environments, translate technical concepts into business value and close complex, high-value opportunities.

You’d be a great fit with:

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise sales, strategic account management or business development within complex technology markets.
• Proven experience closing multi-million-dollar deals, ideally involving infrastructure, hardware, advanced technology, cloud, AI, HPC, government or research-led customers.
• Strong ability to build executive relationships, manage complex sales cycles and influence technical and commercial stakeholders.
• Fluency in Korean and English, with strong cultural fluency and experience selling into the South Korean enterprise, government or research ecosystem.

We’re particularly interested in candidates who bring existing relationships and market credibility across South Korea’s enterprise technology, cloud, AI, HPC, government, defence, national research or academic ecosystems. Experience selling emerging or category-creating technologies would be highly valuable, especially where success depends on customer education, long-term partnership building and translating complex technical capability into clear strategic value.

Additional relevant experience may include:

• Familiarity with quantum computing, AI infrastructure, HPC environments, quantum networking, post-quantum cryptography or quantum-safe communications.
• Experience engaging senior technical and commercial stakeholders across government, research, cloud, infrastructure or advanced technology markets.
• A STEM background in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related technical discipline.
• Prior experience helping customers understand and adopt new computing architectures, advanced infrastructure platforms or other highly technical emerging technologies.

Benefits

Be part of a team that’s shaping the future of quantum. We offer more than just a role, you’ll join a world-class community of scientists, engineers and innovators working to unlock the full potential of quantum computing.

We offer a range of benefits, including opportunities to further your career alongside industry leaders, a competitive salary with IonQ stock options, an annual performance bonus, generous annual leave, flexible hybrid working, private medical and dental insurance for you and your family, and much more.

Join us and be part of the future of quantum computing.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.