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Technical Marketing Associate - IBM Quantum

IBM

Marketing & Communications, IT

New York, USA

Posted on Mar 19, 2026

Introduction

A career at IBM Quantum means helping shape the future of computing. You will join a team pioneering the world’s most advanced quantum computing platforms, software, and research ecosystem. IBM Quantum operates at the frontier of science and technology — supporting researchers, developers, and industry leaders as quantum computing transitions from research to real-world impact.

Your role and responsibilities

As Technical Marketing Associate, you will provide a crucial contribution to the intersection of our technical practitioners, researchers, and product team. IBM Quantum employs some of the most brilliant minds in Quantum Information Science, and works with the most sophisticated clients exploring solutions in this space. As part of the Quantum Marketing organization, you will interact with these clients, surfacing the most exciting research taking place today, and using those advances to develop value frameworks and case studies which clearly communicate the value proposition of our technology and offering. You will maintain the highest accuracy and rigor, representing and translating the voice of the developer and researcher as we develop technical marketing materials.

This early-career role is designed for candidates with a strong technical foundation and a passion for communicating complex scientific ideas. You will help translate quantum research, systems, and software capabilities into clear, compelling technical content for researchers, practitioners, and enterprise audiences who make up our growing ecosystem.

Responsibilities

Create technical content for researchers and developers

Develop technical content explaining IBM Quantum systems, software, research breakthroughs, and use cases.
Produce blogs, tutorials, technical briefs, and research explainers that are accurate, accessible, and scientifically grounded.

Collaborate with technical and research teams

Work with quantum researchers, systems engineers, Qiskit developers, product management, and developer relations to build presentations, demos, videos, and technical collateral.

Support IBM Quantum advocacy and storytelling

Help communicate IBM Quantum’s technical leadership to academic researchers, developers, and practitioner audiences.
Assist with content for academic collaborations, industry partnerships, and community engagement initiatives.

Enable sales and field teams with technical materials

Create technical slides, one-pagers, and training content to support customer and research engagements.
Incorporate feedback from field teams to improve technical clarity and relevance.

Support product and research launches

Contribute technical content aligned with system releases, roadmap milestones, and scientific announcements.

Track the quantum computing landscape

Monitor competitors, research trends, and ecosystem developments to inform messaging and positioning.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

0–3 years of experience in technical communications, research, software development, product marketing, or related technical roles (internships, academic research, and open-source contributions count)
Foundational understanding of quantum computing concepts such as:
- Quantum circuits
- Basic quantum algorithms and error mitigation
- Quantum hardware and software stacks (e.g., Qiskit or similar frameworks)
Ability to quickly learn emerging scientific and computing technologies
Experience creating presentations in PowerPoint, Keynote, or Google Slides
Comfort presenting technical material to internal teams and external technical audiences
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple content projects

Preferred technical and professional experience

BS or higher degree in Physics, Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or Quantum Information Science
Experience working with academic researchers, scientific publications, or technical communities
Familiarity with scientific publishing, conferences, and peer-reviewed research workflows
Experience with open-source communities or developer advocacy in deep-tech domains
Exposure to High Performance Computing or related research environments.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

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