Director of Technology - Quantum

Digital Catapult is a technology innovation organisation that accelerates the practical application of deep technologies to equip the UK to be future ready. We partner with businesses, investors and academia to identify valuable opportunities and create market pathways, ensuring the UK is future ready, supporting economic growth.

The Director of Technology - Quantum will play a critical role in leading the Quantum and photonics portfolio of work, defining and driving the technology roadmap for Quantum, photonics and related areas, creating and delivering collaborative research, development and technology translation programmes with university and industry partners and innovators.

Responsibilities

• Be a collaborative and ambitious leader and expert in Quantum and photonics across Digital Catapult.
• Direct and enable a high quality programme of research and development in Quantum and photonics, securing funding via R&D projects and supporting commercial opportunities.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including innovators, startups and scaleups, government, academic institutions, industry partners, building a productive network in support of our research ambitions and goals.
• Represent Digital Catapult at industry events, conferences, and public engagements.
• Be part of the Technology Research, Development and Innovation leadership team, overseeing the execution and evaluation of activities in programmes, projects and technology exploitation.
• Lead and mentor a diverse team, coach and guide immediate reports, and the Quantum, photonics and related team members across the wider organisation, building capability in Quantum and photonics.
• Supervise and deliver horizon scanning, developing the technology roadmap and plans in Quantum, photonics and related areas, supporting other teams to enable their areas to be similarly well defined in relation to Quantum and photonics.

Requirements

• A visible and respected leader within Quantum and photonics, with a proven ability to represent an organisation through thought leadership, publications, conferences and industry events.
• Track record of building strategic partnerships across academia, industry and government.
• Demonstrable experience defining and delivering technology strategy, horizon scanning, roadmaps and research agendas.
• Strong understanding of contemporary Quantum and photonics technologies, including Quantum computing, Quantum sensing, Quantum networking, Photonics.
• Experience securing collaborative research and innovation funding, including grant-funded programmes.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience identifying opportunities for technology translation and future commercialisation.

Benefits

• Excellent holiday package: 25 days annual leave, Bank Holidays and 3 days between Christmas and New Year.
• Double-matched pension up to 10% of your salary.
• Discretionary company bonus.
• 4% of your salary to use towards selecting benefits that work for you.
• E-Vehicle Scheme, Cycle2Work, Tech Scheme, Gym Discounts, Give As you Earn, PerkPal.
• Life insurance 4x salary.
• Free to access EAP & Financial Wellbeing advice.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Hybrid working.