Is the Associate General Counsel - Product - Partnerships role remote?

Yes — IonQ lists this as a fully remote position.

What's the salary range?

IonQ lists $160,000–$200,000 for this role.

How much experience is required?

At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Associate General Counsel - Product - Partnerships role.

What seniority level is this role?

IonQ targets senior candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Associate General Counsel - Product - Partnerships role at IonQ.

Associate General Counsel - Product - Partnerships at IonQ

Joblaze summary

In the role of Associate General Counsel for Product at IonQ, the individual will provide legal guidance throughout the product lifecycle, focusing on strategic partnerships and technology transactions. The position requires expertise in drafting and negotiating complex agreements, particularly in the technology sector, and a strong understanding of product development processes. This role is suited for a seasoned legal professional with at least eight years of experience, ideally from a technology company, who is comfortable navigating novel legal challenges in a rapidly evolving field.

Joblaze insights

Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze October 21, 2026. Last confirmed on IonQ's careers page October 21, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$130,000).
Starts above 63% of 1244 comparable senior other roles in United States we track (median $144,000 across 185 companies).

Quick facts

Is the Associate General Counsel - Product - Partnerships role remote?: Yes — IonQ lists this as a fully remote position.
What's the salary range?: IonQ lists $160,000–$200,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Associate General Counsel - Product - Partnerships role.
What seniority level is this role?: IonQ targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Associate General Counsel - Product - Partnerships role at IonQ.

From the original posting

About IonQ:

Location: This position can work onsite or hybrid from one of our offices in the US or fully remote.
Travel: Up to 10%
Job ID: 1961

The Role:

IonQ's Legal team supports the company's global legal affairs, including intellectual property, corporate and securities matters, commercial contracting, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk management. As IonQ scales its quantum computing, networking, sensing, and fabrication businesses, we're building a dedicated product legal function to partner directly with product, research, engineering, and go-to-market teams from the earliest stages of development, and this role is foundational to that effort.

As Associate General Counsel, Product, you'll report to the Head of Product Legal and serve as a trusted legal partner to the teams building IonQ's products, in a role defined not by practice area but by impact: if a matter shapes how IonQ's products are designed, built, or brought to market, the product legal team helps get it done. 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.

Responsibilities:

Counsel IonQ's product and research teams, providing practical, business-calibrated legal guidance across the full product lifecycle — with strategic transactions and partnerships as signature areas of expertise
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
Collaborate closely with product, research, engineering, finance, privacy, compliance, trade, and other cross-functional stakeholders, as well as outside counsel
Translate in both directions — distill complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyers, and render product, engineering, and business strategy in terms that sharpen product legal's advice and priorities

Requirements:

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)
8+ years of relevant experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department
Substantial experience advising on strategic partnerships for the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of technology products, both in the US and abroad
A proven track record of drafting, negotiating, and executing complex technology transactions with direct impact on business or product strategy
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 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

Preferred Qualifications:

In-house legal experience with a mature US technology company
Experience specific to hardware products or hardware-focused businesses
Experience supporting post-acquisition integration of products, technologies, or businesses
Proficiency with multiple languages

The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.

If this role has a commission structure, the compensation range below just reflects the base compensation range.

Wage Transparency:

$160,000—$200,000 USD

Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment.

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Associate General Counsel - Product - Partnerships

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