Next Frontier Quantum Lead Innovation & Data Office-Associate Director

Job Description

Portfolio:

Applied Innovation ES Growth & Innovation

Sub Portfolio:

Next Frontier

Role title:

Next Frontier Quantum Lead

About the Next Frontier:

Applied Innovations Next Frontier focuses on emerging technologies including Physical AI Quantum Computing and Next-Generation AI amongst others. This initiative translates advanced capabilities into measurable outcomes helping clients and EY teams improve decision-making strengthen resilience and unlock new opportunities through technology-driven solutions.

About the Delivery Team:

EY advances innovation in Quantum by enabling regional quantum labs and supporting business-driven initiatives. The focus is on practical quantum technologies and framework that deliver measurable enterprise-value level benefits.

Next Frontiers Quantum team is led by Kartheek Solipuram EY Global Innovation Quantum Leader under the leadership of Dr. Rodrigo Madanes EY Global Innovation Next Frontier Leader.

Position Summary:

The Quantum Associate Director will work on Quantum Technology initiatives. This role requires background knowledge and practical experience with the usability and impact of quantum technologies. There will be 60-70% focus on quantum safety and 30% focus on quantum compute

Essential Responsibilities of the Job:

• Provide technical and strategic leadership for the development and adoption of quantumsafe architectures standards and capabilities across the enterprise.
• Drive postquantum cryptography (PQC) migration programs quantumrisk assessments and implementation roadmaps.
• Lead complex quantum safety engagements manage cross-functional teams and ensure high-quality delivery of technical solutions and client outcomes.
• Shape and support go-to-market (GTM) strategy by working with Global Markets sector teams and alliance partners to commercialize quantum offerings.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and clients articulating risks architectures and opportunities in quantum safety and advanced cryptography.
• Advise senior technical and business leaders on quantum threats including Shors Grovers and Regevs algorithms and their impact on enterprise systems.
• Produce executive-ready documentation architecture standards and thought leadership in quantum safety.

Quantum Associate Director Responsibilities:

Go-to-Market (GTM) & Commercial Strategy

• Support development and execution of quantum safety GTM strategy including commercialization of PQC quantum resistant networking and quantum cyber defense offerings.
  Partner with sector leaders and client-serving teams to shape solution approaches and drive adoption of quantum-safe architectures.

Program And Engagement Management

• Manage delivery of complex quantum safety transformations coordinating engineering architecture and research teams.
• Lead a technical team of cyber and quantum developers establishing engineering best practices documentation standards and architectural governance.
• Oversee quantum-risk assessment lifecycle including threat modeling of Shor- Grover- and Regev-relevant scenarios.
• Direct enterprise-wide post quantum migration across PKI CLM KMS TLS and crypto services.
• Guide pilots and deployments of quantum-resistant network architectures and secure communication protocols.

Technical Leadership And Architecture

• Lead design and implementation of quantum-safe strategy and architecture including hybrid (classical quantum) models and enterprise crypto modernization.
• Architect quantum-resistant networks including secure routing key exchange hardening PQC-based secure channels and crypto-agile communication layers.
• Provide technical leadership for quantum cyber defense initiatives-quantum-enabled attack modeling countermeasure evaluation and resilience testing.
• Evaluate select and integrate PQC algorithms (e.g. ML-KEM ML-DSA Classic McEliece Falcon) into enterprise systems and products.
• Review and lead development of PoCs using quantum platforms to simulate attacks (e.g. Shors factoring Grovers search) and validate defensive architectures.
• Produce and review high-quality technical content architecture blueprints whitepapers and executive level reporting.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

Technical Knowledge & Expertise

• Deep knowledge of quantum information science including Shors algorithm (factoring) Grovers algorithm (quantum search) and Regevs algorithms (lattice based cryptography foundations).
• Expertise in quantum-safe cryptography PQC standards hybrid classical-quantum architectures and crypto-agility patterns.
• Strong understanding of enterprise cryptography including PKI KMS certificate lifecycle management (CLM) TLS 1.3 secure routing and related infrastructure.
• Proficiency in designing quantum resistant network architectures and evaluating communication security under quantum threat models.
• Familiarity with quantum cyber defense principles including quantum-enabled attack modeling and mitigations.
• Hands-on understanding of quantum compute platforms and SDKs (Qiskit Cirq PennyLane Braket) and ability to review or build circuits.
• Knowledge of advanced compute methods (optimization simulation probabilistic models) relevant to quantum computing.

Leadership And Consulting Skills

• Proven ability to advise executives and influence decision-making in cybersecurity and emerging technology strategy.
• Strong consulting skills with experience in roadmap development solution architecture and client relationship management.
• Demonstrated capability to lead engineering teams and cross-sector programs with multiple stakeholders.

Professional Skills

Education And Experience:

• MS or PhD in Cybersecurity Quantum Safety Computer Science Cryptography Mathematics Physics or related field with significant quantum safety experience (overall 12-15 years)
• Hands-on experience implementing and securing enterprise cybersecurity and crypto systems.
• Demonstrated experience designing and reviewing enterprise architectures reference models and distributed system designs.
• Experience leading multi-year enterprise cyber and transformation programs including TLS modernization and PKI redesign.
• Experience with quantum compute platforms circuit construction and algorithm validation.
• Background in optimization or simulation domains (e.g. finance supply chain logistics energy).
• Familiarity with PQC standards selection benchmarking and pilot deployments.
• Proven track record working in global consulting or large-scale cross-functional environments.
• Experience deploying and scaling quantum-resistant networks or advanced secure communication frameworks.
• Proven technical leadership with publications whitepapers standards work or executive-grade technical materials.
• Strong conceptual understanding of quantum algorithms and their security impact including Shors Grovers and Regevs work.