The company

C12 develops a reliable & application-specific quantum computer, to solve highly complex computing tasks, currently out of reach of the most powerful supercomputers.

Building a quantum computer still needs innovators ready to tackle exciting challenges. C12 founders are convinced that only a new material for the qubit will bring a technological breakthrough.

C12 uniquely uses carbon nanotubes (CNT) as the fundamental building blocks of its quantum processor. This high-purity material minimizes errors, radically improves performance and reduces hardware overhead for fault-tolerant computing. Combined with well-established semiconductor techniques, carbon nanotubes will help scale quantum computing, just as silicon revolutionized classical computing.

Founded in 2020, C12 is a fast-growing start-up, having raised a seed round of USD 10 million in June 2021 and building its own lab in the heart of Paris (Panthéon).

At C12, a qubit, the fundamental functional unit of a quantum computer, is built from an isotopically ultra-pure 12C nanotube suspended above a silicon chip containing control electrodes and a quantum communication bus. Our spin qubits hold great promises in terms of individual control and manipulation as well as for the circuit architecture. A suspended isotopically pure 12C nanotube holds great promises in terms of stability, as it reduces all sources of decoherence (charge noise, nuclear spin noise, phonon relaxation).

The “digital twin” is our emulator that holds more qubits and deeper circuits depth than current hardware. It makes advanced modelling of all the quantum physics phenomena that occurs on our hardware (including noise). It will be hosted in main cloud platforms to be accessible to students, researchers and end-users to test their first algorithms and study the scale effect.

C12 encourages all who feel qualified to apply. Recruitment decisions are based solely on qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience. Applications from women are particularly welcomed.

The job

We are looking for a highly capable and independent Senior Product Manager to help define the future of our products in this new quantum era. Your product's scope includes the first “digital twin” of our future quantum computer and internal software products developed to boost our R&D teams. As a direct report to the CEO, you will develop and execute on the strategy and the roadmap for our products to ensure their successful integration with partners and users. You will work closely with our software development, theory and sales teams.

• Immerse yourself in C12’s unique approach to quantum computing (hardware and software), its advantages, and overall considerations
• Understand the expressed needs of existing customers as well as future potential customers regarding the use of the “digital twin”, and of C12’s R&D teams regarding internal software products
• Identify and prioritize product requirements
• Collaborate with our software development team to navigate implementation challenges
• Contribute with the sales team & the CEO to set value proposition & pricing, review business models/positioning and understand the competitive pressures around our first products
• Keep a constant eye on the market and maintain flexibility about the evolving needs

Requirements

• 5+ years of product management experience, particularly working with software and hardware systems and interfaces
• Strong technical background like a Master’s degree in Physics, Computer Science, a related engineering field, or an equivalent experience
• Experience in delivering product and engineering results of varied complexity and scale, and a demonstrated track record of implementation
• Basic understanding of software development
• Excellent communication, documentation, and organizational skills
• Good communication in English (verbal and written)
• Experience with Quantum Computing would be a big plus

Benefits

• You want to contribute to achieve landmark results in quantum computing and participate in setting up the world-first high-fidelity quantum processor, making a difference in the emerging quantum technologies
• You want to work within a 30-people team with various backgrounds in business, nanofabrication, quantum electronics, quantum physics, and carbon nanotube science to create a revolutionary quantum computing processor
• You want to thrive in an exceptional scientific environment with several industrial and academic partners
• You relate to our values (excellence, scientific integrity, diversity, curiosity, and care) and want to help us define our product-focus culture and ambition to accelerate