Senior Product Manager, Quantum

SAS•Cary HQ, NC

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Product Manager, Quantum defines and drives the product vision, roadmap, and requirements for SAS’ quantum product portfolio. The role helps set direction for quantum computing technologies, hybrid quantum-classical workflows, quantum software integrations, and future quantum-enabled solutions. It works closely with engineering, architecture, data science, and quantum subject matter experts to identify opportunities where quantum computing can address customer and business challenges, and collaborates across SAS application teams to bring quantum capabilities into SAS software products, analytics workflows, and AI solutions. The role helps deliver advanced quantum technologies through intuitive user experiences and practical workflows for customers, developers, and researchers exploring and adopting quantum computing within the SAS ecosystem. The position is hybrid in Cary, North Carolina, or remote within the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, physics, mathematics, engineering, quantum information science, or a related quantitative discipline.
At least 8 years of experience in direct product management or software development related to analytics, AI, scientific computing, or emerging technologies.
Working knowledge of quantum computing concepts, including qubits, gates, circuits, hybrid quantum-classical workflows, current NISQ-era hardware limitations, and anticipated evolution toward fault-tolerant quantum computing.
Familiarity with quantum software development ecosystems, developer tools, and frameworks such as Qiskit, Azure Quantum, AWS Braket, CUDA-Q, or similar platforms.
Understanding of quantum hardware modalities and their tradeoffs, including superconducting, trapped ion, neutral atom, annealing, and other emerging approaches.
Understanding of quantum application domains such as optimization, simulation, machine learning, scientific computing, and related analytical workloads.
Familiarity with cloud-based quantum computing services, APIs, hardware integrations, and hybrid quantum-classical workflows.
Ability to define product requirements for quantum-enabled capabilities, developer tools, APIs, and platform-based integrations into SAS software products and solutions.
Understanding of how customers, developers, data scientists, and researchers evaluate and adopt emerging computing technologies.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to engage in technical discussions with customers, partners, and industry analysts.
Excellent critical-thinking skills and a demonstrated history of making sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
Proven ability to work collaboratively across multiple business units.
Ability to innovate and define creative solutions with compelling user experiences that exceed customer expectations.
Self-starter with a bias toward action and the ability to balance attention to detail with moving quickly.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must not require employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

Define and prioritize product requirements based on business drivers, customer inputs, market direction, and field contribution.
Translate business requirements into technical, functional, and non-functional requirements.
Define user personas and write use cases.
Drive product development and collaborate with software development teams on requirements management, risk management, risk mitigation, and product lifecycles.
Partner and align with Product Commercialization Specialists to define market potential.
Support product launches as the primary content provider, facilitating knowledge transfer of product functionality to marketing and sales.
Present product vision, roadmap, and software demonstrations to internal constituents, senior management stakeholders, customers, and analysts.
Work with engineering, architecture, data science, quantum experts, and SAS application teams to identify opportunities and deliver quantum capabilities in SAS products, workflows, and AI solutions.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans.
Medical plan options include a PPO with low annual deductible and copays, or an HDHP combined with a health savings account and a SAS contribution.
Free onsite health care center for employees and enrolled family members on the PPO plan; pharmacy prescriptions can be shipped at no additional charge.
Industry-leading 401(k) plan.
Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support development.
Vacation time and a variety of paid holidays, including a U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
Volunteer Time Off.
Parental leave.
Unlimited paid sick days.
Generous childcare benefits for full-time employees.