Associate General Counsel (Product - Partnerships)

Join IonQ, a leading quantum computing company, as an Associate General Counsel. In this role, you will provide legal guidance across the full product lifecycle, focusing on strategic transactions and partnerships. You will draft, negotiate, and execute complex technology-driven transactions, shape the infrastructure of a new product legal function, and collaborate with various cross-functional stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technology transactions, strategic partnerships, and a strong understanding of the technology industry.

• Counsel IonQ's product and research teams, providing practical, business-calibrated legal guidance across the full product lifecycle.
• Draft, negotiate, and execute complex technology-driven transactions that directly advance IonQ's product strategy, including strategic partnerships, licensing, joint development, and supply and manufacturing arrangements.
• Shape the playbooks, processes, and infrastructure of a new product legal function designed to scale with the business.

• The successful candidate will bring deep strategic partnership expertise for technology products alongside the drive to take complex, technology-driven transactions across the finish line
• Demonstrated versatility — the range to move between product and transactional matters, and the mindset to build your skills on matters outside your core practice areas
• An appetite for genuinely novel legal questions — the judgment to advise confidently amid ambiguity, and the drive to work where technology is unprecedented and legal frameworks are still being written
• A proven track record of drafting, negotiating, and executing complex technology transactions with direct impact on business or product strategy
• Substantial experience advising on strategic partnerships for the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of technology products, both in the US and abroad
• A J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar (or eligibility for in-house/registered counsel status in your state of employment)
• A desire to become a force-multiplier for your team, uncovering new opportunities for speed and efficiency — including leveraging existing AI tools and helping to build superior ones
• 8+ years of relevant experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department
• If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!
• In-house legal experience with a mature US technology company
• Experience specific to hardware products or hardware-focused businesses
• Proficiency with multiple languages
• Experience supporting post-acquisition integration of products, technologies, or businesses