Director of Technology - Quantum

Digital Catapult is a technology innovation organisation. We accelerate 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. Digital Catapult helps deep tech businesses grow by showing what is possible, positive and productive with advanced technology including AI, Quantum, Advanced Connectivity Technologies, IoT, Immersive and distributed ledger technologies. The UK has invested through the National Quantum Technology Programme, and it is a critical moment to support the quantum technologies, innovations and research outcomes to benefit the UK economy through growth of leading companies and adoption across the wider economy. Quantum Technology is a key part of the Digital Catapult Strategy. and a key opportunity for the UK, prioritised within the government Industrial Strategy as one of the Frontier Technologies within the Digital and Technologies sector. Reporting to the CTO, 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. Our focus is on software, application, ..... full job details .....