Technical Project Manager

Cambridge, UK | Full-time | Permanent | Hybrid Salary: 55,000 to 70,000 DOEAbout us Riverlane’s mission is to master quantum error correction (QEC) and unlock a new age of human progress. From advances in material and climate science, to complex chemistry simulation for new drug design, quantum computers will help humanity solve some of its most important challenges. But without QEC, the industry’s defining technical challenge, such breakthroughs can never be achieved.  

Riverlane is the world leader in QEC technology. QEC is a complex problem that requires a range of skills, talent and passion.  Having raised more than $125M in funding to date to accelerate our cutting-edge R&D in quantum error correction (QEC), Riverlane partners with many of the world’s leading quantum hardware providers and government agencies to make fault-tolerant quantum computing a reality.

We’re making remarkable progress and growing fast.  About the role Deltaflow is our FPGA-based QEC system for real-time quantum computing at utility scale. Delivering it takes several project teams working in parallel across hardware, verification, firmware, software and quality assurance, within an engineering team of 60+ people that will keep expanding through 2027. Alongside product delivery, we run collaborative projects with research consortia, government programmes and industry partners, some of which you will manage directly.

You will join our established Project Management Office (PMO), reporting to one of our Senior Programme Managers, and lead Deltaflow project teams through the full life cycle, from initiation to close. You will set the plan, keep teams moving against milestones, and give the wider business a clear, honest view of where delivery stands. You will also help shape PMO processes and own the day-to-day tools your teams rely on.

Our delivery model is hybrid: agile practices at team level, milestone-based planning and controls at programme level. The role suits someone comfortable moving between the two, with sound judgement on competing priorities and a working style that earns trust with engineers and senior leadership alike.

You will work alongside the engineers building Deltaflow, with genuine scope to build practical quantum knowledge on the job, even without a quantum background.

What success looks like after 12 months:
Your teams are delivering predictably against programme milestones, with dependencies and risks surfaced early, and partner projects are running to schedule, with partners and funding bodies confident in Riverlane.

What you will do Deltaflow project delivery:

Run the full project cadence across three to four teams, from kick-off meetings and stand-ups to weekly status reporting, project closure and retrospectives, capturing lessons learned along the way Track release readiness against the programme roadmap, ensuring we meet key product milestones

Identify and manage interdependencies across project teams and work streams (hardware, verification, firmware, software, and quality assurance), and their impact on the wider programme plan Maintain the risk register and issue log, and implement risk responses

Support the PMO in applying and improving project management processes, templates, and standards

Maintain Jira boards, Miro spaces, dashboards and Confluence pages for your project teams, applying PMO standards for ticket quality and labelling

Partner projects:

Run partner projects from initiating to closing, coordinating work packages and deliverables across Riverlane teams and external partners

Ensure deliverables, including technical reports and test plans, meet acceptance criteria within the agreed schedule and scope

Manage performance reporting to funding bodies and partners in line with…