Managing Director USA (f/m/d)

• Quantum sensors that see inside the most advanced chips on Earth, right where two frontier fields collide.
• Nobel-Prize physics aimed at real customers with real problems, in production now, not someday.
• Physicists, data scientists, and engineers building side by side, turning deep science into tools the industry actually runs on.
• An international team that runs at hard problems for fun, where knowledge moves fast and so do you.

• You'll get to build a company together with a brilliant and welcoming team on a product that has never been done before.
• From Day 1, you'll own your own topics end to end and see the direct impact of your work on how the world sees QuantumDiamonds.
• Our technology is the cutting edge of tomorrow, starting today and not in 10 years.
• You’ll be part of a high-growth company backed by top-tier investors.

Own commercial growth of our lab systems

• Own the US commercial strategy for our lab systems, called QDm.1, turning existing installations, customer evaluations, and market interest into repeatable equipment sales.
• Develop and expand strategic accounts across semiconductor manufacturers, advanced packaging companies, failure analysis labs, and other relevant customers.
• Lead complex equipment sales cycles, from initial engagement and technical qualification through commercial negotiations, purchase orders, and follow-on business.
• Build strong relationships with technical decision-makers, budget owners, and procurement teams, understanding what drives investment decisions and how to move opportunities forward.
• Develop a reliable sales pipeline, clear account plans, and realistic forecasts, with accountability for commercial performance and revenue growth.
• Identify opportunities to expand our installed base through additional systems, new customer sites, and broader adoption within existing accounts.
• Work closely hand-in-hand with existing local distributors for cross- and upselling opportunities

Own existing JDAs with Tier 1 US chipmakers moving from lab to fab

• Strengthen relationships with leading US semiconductor manufacturers to advance technical evaluations and identify commercially relevant use cases.
• Work closely with Applications, Engineering, and Product Development to align customer requirements, evaluation milestones, and commercial objectives.
• Understand customer technology roadmaps, manufacturing challenges, and qualification processes to identify where quantum sensing can provide meaningful value beyond existing inspection methods.
• Help turn successful wafer-level demonstrations into structured development partnerships, qualification programs, and future commercial opportunities.
• Bring a clear commercial perspective to lab-to-fab priorities, ensuring we focus on applications with strong customer demand and realistic adoption potential.

Build and strengthen strategic customer partnerships

• Act as QuantumDiamonds' senior representative in the US, developing trusted relationships with engineering leadership, technical executives, and commercial decision-makers.
• Navigate complex customer organizations and long decision-making cycles, connecting technical champions with the stakeholders responsible for qualification, purchasing, and technology adoption.
• Maintain close engagement with existing customers to understand their experience, anticipate future needs, and identify opportunities for additional business.
• Represent QD in strategic negotiations, executive meetings, industry conferences, and semiconductor ecosystem events.
• Establish QD as a long-term technology partner rather than simply an equipment supplier.

Ensure successful deployments and customer adoption

• Take regional responsibility for customer success, ensuring that installations, evaluations, and ongoing support contribute to strong customer relationships and future business.
• Coordinate closely with our Applications, Operations, and Product Development teams to align customer commitments with system readiness, delivery timelines, and technical support.
• Help develop the local field applications and service capabilities needed to support a growing US installed base.
• Act as a senior escalation point for strategic customer matters, ensuring issues are addressed quickly and effectively.
• Build the foundations for a reliable, scalable customer experience as our US business grows.

Build and lead our US organization

• Develop the US organization in line with commercial growth, customer deployments, and the evolving needs of our lab-to-fab activities.
• Recruit and lead a focused, high-performing team across commercial, field applications, and service functions as the business scales.
• Establish clear responsibilities, priorities, and ways of working between the US team and our headquarters in Munich.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, customer focus, accountability, and hands-on problem-solving.
• Balance entrepreneurial speed with the operational discipline needed to support increasingly complex customer programs.

Shape our global product and business strategy

• Bring first-hand insights from US customers into our global strategy, including emerging technical requirements, competitive developments, customer roadmaps, and commercial opportunities.
• Work closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Applications to ensure customer feedback informs product priorities and future development.
• Contribute to decisions on market positioning, strategic partnerships, and the commercial direction of our QDm.1 and lab-to-fab activities.
• Own US business planning, budgets, forecasting, and performance reporting in close collaboration with our Munich leadership team.
• Act as a key member of QuantumDiamonds' extended leadership team, helping shape the next stage of our international growth.

• Extensive leadership experience in the semiconductor industry, ideally within semiconductor capital equipment, metrology, inspection, test, or failure analysis.
• Proven success selling complex semiconductor equipment, including managing long sales cycles, strategic customer evaluations, technical qualifications, and multimillion-dollar commercial opportunities.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging technologies, including HBM, chiplets, 2.5D/3D integration, or related electrical failure analysis and debug workflows.
• Familiarity with semiconductor fabs, wafer-level processes, or inline inspection and metrology, with the ability to understand how new technologies move from technical evaluation towards manufacturing adoption.
• An established network within the US semiconductor ecosystem, with relationships among relevant technical leaders, engineering decision-makers, and strategic accounts.
• Demonstrated ability to grow strategic accounts, build commercial pipelines, and convert early customer interest into sustained business.
• Experience building or scaling a business, commercial organization, or customer-facing team, ideally within an international technology or semiconductor equipment company.
• Sufficient technical depth to engage credibly with semiconductor engineers, applications specialists, and R&D teams, while translating complex technology into compelling commercial value.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and a hands-on leadership style, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-growing company where structures and processes are still evolving.
• Strong commercial judgment, negotiation skills, and the ability to navigate complex customer organizations and stakeholder environments.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to represent QuantumDiamonds at senior executive level and collaborate closely with our Munich headquarters.
• Based in or willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area, with flexibility to travel frequently across the US and regularly to our headquarters in Munich.

• Mission: At QD, we’re driven by more than just building great products - we aim to make a lasting difference. Joining us means contributing to meaningful work that goes beyond business as usual.
• Impact & growth: This is an exciting stage of our journey, and your voice matters. You’ll have the chance to shape our culture, influence key decisions, and grow alongside a company that’s scaling fast.
• Team & culture: We believe the best ideas come when we connect outside the office. From regular off-sites to team events, you’ll be part of a collaborative and supportive environment.
• Well-being & balance: Enjoy 30 days of paid vacation annually, in addition to US company-observed public holidays. We also offer a flexible paid sick leave policy, because taking care of your health should never come at the expense of your vacation days.
• Learning & development: Your growth is our priority. We provide an annual budget dedicated to courses, conferences, or any resources that help you expand your skills.
• Ownership & participation: As part of our equity program, you’ll directly share in our success and the value we create together.