Senior Manager, Deal & Commercial Operations

About IonQ

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Manager, Deal & Commercial Operations to serve as the operational linchpin between our Go-To-Market (GTM) organization and deal desk governance. Reporting to the Strategic Pricing Director, you will execute commercial workflows within a structured pricing architecture. You will balance GTM speed with commercial risk mitigation, utilizing excellent commercial instincts to drive optimal outcomes for customers, Sales, and Finance. You will act as both an agile operational co-pilot for standard deals and a rigorous coordinator for complex, non-standard transactions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate critical deal execution stages with Sales, balancing GTM speed with strict adherence to the commercial architecture established by the Strategic Pricing Director.
• Systematically execute a bifurcated deal framework—preventing process bloat by fast-tracking standard transactions, while orchestrating the full multi-stakeholder diligence and approval process for large, non-standard deals.
• Apply strong commercial instincts to navigate competing priorities between customers, sales velocity, and corporate margin preservation, ensuring outcomes align with approved financial thresholds.
• Coordinate counterparty diligence, secure verifiable payment terms, and enforce strict routing SLAs to ensure Legal executes trade compliance and export control sign-offs prior to contract execution.
• Actively coordinate term revisions and secure mandatory approvals across functional domains without unnecessarily impeding sales momentum.
• Act as the terminal bridge between GTM and Technical Accounting, ensuring contracted revenue is recognized predictably by routing executed contracts to FP&A for system preparation and RevRec determination.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, accounting, or operations.
• 5-7 years of direct experience in Deal Desk operations, commercial contract management, or Sales Operations.