Technical Project Manager

Technical Project Manager at Riverlane, Cambridge, UK. A mid-level full time position in the PMO team, listed under business operations.

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.

• 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

• A diverse work environment that brings together experts in many fields (including software and hardware development, quantum information theory, physics and maths) and over 20 different nationalities
• A learning environment that encourages individual, team and company growth and development, including a regular programme of learning events and training and conference budgets