Senior Executive Assistant
IonQ
About IonQ:
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.
Location: This role is based 3 days per week in office at our office in College Park, MD.
Travel: Up to 10%
Job ID: 1458
The Role:
IonQ is seeking a Senior Executive Assistant with the business acumen and professional maturity to support members of our executive Leadership team. This role is deeply integrated into the day-to-day operations of IonQ’s leadership, requiring a partner who can handle traditional administrative support while providing substantive engagement across the organization. The ideal candidate acts as a force multiplier, ensuring our executives remain focused on high-level strategy by managing the complexities of their schedules, communications, and special projects.
Responsibilities:
- Executive Support: Provide comprehensive support, including complex calendar management, meeting logistics (space preparation, catering, and technology setup), travel coordination, and expense reporting.
- Inbox & Communication Management: Manage executive inboxes by triaging emails, responding as a proxy where appropriate, distilling information for efficient review, and prioritizing urgent communications.
- Proactive Scheduling: Independently schedule meetings based on an evolving understanding of business priorities, project milestones, and emergent requests.
- Meeting Lifecycle Management: Attend key meetings to record minutes, track action items, and ensure information is distributed to relevant stakeholders.
- Budgetary Partnership: Collaborate with Finance (FP&A) to organize budget requests, facilitate review meetings, and manage follow-up items to ensure departmental financial goals are met.
- Project & Program Management: Lead inter- and intra-departmental projects, developing action plans, maintaining project trackers, and holding stakeholders accountable for timely completion.
- Travel Coordination: Arrange intricate domestic and international travel, including multi-leg itineraries, accommodations, ground transport, and necessary visa/entry documentation.
- Expense & Documentation: Independently organize and submit precise expense reports, managing all receipt collection and fact-gathering required for reimbursement.
- Strategic Triage: Evaluate requests for the executive’s time, determining which to delegate, decline, or prioritize. Conduct preliminary discovery meetings to assess the necessity of executive involvement.
- Ad Hoc Support: Execute special assignments and administrative tasks as needed to support the office of the executive.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of administrative support experience, with at least 5 years specifically supporting C-suite or VP-level executives.
- Tech Sector Experience: Proven track record of managing executive operations within a fast-paced technology environment, including substantive inbox management.
- Business Acumen: Sufficient professional knowledge to understand industry terminology, work methods, and basic budgeting/reporting processes.
- High Judgment: Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions regarding the executive’s priorities, communications, and approvals.
- Travel Expertise: 3+ years of experience managing complex international and domestic logistics.
- Stakeholder Management: Experience successfully balancing the needs of multiple executive stakeholders and navigating overlapping priorities.
- Technical Tools: Advanced proficiency in Google Workspace (Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Docs).
Preferred Qualifications:
- 12+ years of total administrative experience, emphasizing long-term partnership with senior leadership.
- Specialized Knowledge: A background or education in a technical field (Hardware, Software) or Finance is highly beneficial.
- PM Certification: Formal project management experience or certification.
The approximate base salary range for this position is $97,123 - $126,652. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.
Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401K, unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment.
IonQ's HQ is located in College Park, Maryland, just outside of Washington DC. We are actively building out our recently opened manufacturing and production facility in Bothell, WA (near Seattle). Depending on the position, you may be required to be near one of our offices in College Park, Seattle, Toronto, Canada, and Basel, Switzerland. However, IonQ will expand into additional domestic and international geographies, so don’t let this stop you from applying!
At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued.
We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
US Technical Jobs. The position you are applying for will require access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions. Employment with IonQ is contingent on either verifying “U.S. Person” (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls. Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.
US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.
If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!