Associate General Counsel - Product - Partnerships

IonQ

5d•$160,000 - $200,000

About The Position

IonQ is building a dedicated product legal function to support its quantum computing, networking, sensing, and fabrication businesses. The Associate General Counsel, Product will partner with product, research, engineering, and go-to-market teams from the earliest stages of development, providing legal support for matters that shape how IonQ products are designed, built, and brought to market. The role emphasizes strategic partnerships and complex technology-driven transactions. Reporting to the Head of Product Legal, the successful candidate will provide practical, business-calibrated guidance throughout the product lifecycle; negotiate transactions that advance product strategy; and help establish the playbooks, processes, and infrastructure of a new product legal function. The position may be based onsite or hybrid at a U.S. office, or fully remote, and requires up to 10% travel.

Requirements

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 the state of employment.
At least 8 years of relevant experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department.
Substantial experience advising on strategic partnerships for the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of technology products, in the U.S. and abroad.
Proven track record of drafting, negotiating, and executing complex technology transactions with direct impact on business or product strategy.
Versatility to move between product and transactional matters, and a mindset oriented toward building skills outside core practice areas.
Judgment to advise confidently amid ambiguity and interest in novel legal questions involving unprecedented technology and evolving legal frameworks.
Desire to improve team speed and efficiency, including by leveraging existing AI tools and helping build better ones.

Nice To Haves

In-house legal experience with a mature U.S. technology company.
Experience with hardware products or hardware-focused businesses.
Experience supporting post-acquisition integration of products, technologies, or businesses.
Proficiency with multiple languages.

Responsibilities

Counsel product and research teams, providing practical, business-calibrated legal guidance across the full product lifecycle, with strategic transactions and partnerships as signature areas of expertise.
Draft, negotiate, and execute complex technology-driven transactions that advance IonQ's product strategy, including strategic partnerships, licensing, joint development, and supply and manufacturing arrangements.
Shape the playbooks, processes, and infrastructure of a new product legal function designed to scale with the business.
Collaborate with product, research, engineering, finance, privacy, compliance, trade, and other cross-functional stakeholders, as well as outside counsel.
Translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyers, and express product, engineering, and business strategy in terms that sharpen product legal advice and priorities.