Community & Programs Lead

Job Description

We are looking for a community builder, ecosystem operator, or relationship-driven professional who can build thriving communities, design meaningful programs, and cultivate strong relationships across technical, research, and startup ecosystems.

In this role, you will play a key part in building and growing the QuantumX community, while creating a strong pipeline of talent, contributors, founders, researchers, and strategic collaborators. You will connect people and opportunities, drive ecosystem engagement, and help create programs that foster long-term participation and impact.

What you'll do

• Build and grow the QuantumX community across students, researchers, developers, founders, and technologists.
• Maintain and continuously develop a pipeline of people who can contribute to the QuantumX ecosystem.
• Design and execute community programs, events, cohorts, workshops, meetups, and hackathons.
• Own the end-to-end flow of community programs, from planning and outreach to execution and follow-up.
• Build relationships with universities, research labs, student communities, quantum groups, incubators, startups, research organisations, and relevant partners.
• Identify and engage high-potential talent, founders, researchers, and ecosystem contributors.
• Develop partnerships and collaborations that strengthen the QuantumX ecosystem.
• Build systems and processes for community growth, engagement, and retention.
• Represent QuantumX at events, universities, conferences, and ecosystem platforms.
• Work closely with Venture, Talent, Research, and Community teams to identify opportunities and connect the right people.
• Track community activities, pipelines, engagement, and outcomes.
• Identify new opportunities to expand the QuantumX community and ecosystem.

Skills Required

• Communication & Public Speaking – Strong verbal and written communication; confident engaging with diverse audiences.
• Community Building –Experience building, managing, and growing communities, especially in technical/startup ecosystems.
• Program & Event Management – Ability to plan and execute meetups, workshops, hackathons, cohorts, and community programs.
• Networking & Relationship Building – Strong outreach and relationship management with universities, researchers, founders, student communities, and organisations.
• Execution & Ownership – Proactive, organised, and comfortable owning initiatives end-to-end in a fast-moving environment.
• Ecosystem Understanding – Interest or experience in startups, deep-tech, quantum, AI, Web3, or emerging technologies.

Experience

• 2+ years of experience in community building, community management, ecosystem development, program management, partnerships, or a related role.
• Experience working with universities, student communities, researchers, founders, technology ecosystems, or startups is preferred.
• Experience organising meetups, workshops, hackathons, cohorts, or other community programs is a strong plus.
• Experience in deep-tech, quantum, AI, Web3, startups, or emerging technologies is a plus.

What success looks like

• A growing, active, and engaged QuantumX community.
• A strong and continuously growing pipeline of talent, contributors, researchers, and founders.
• Well-designed and consistently executed community programs and events.
• Strong relationships with universities, labs, student communities, incubators, and relevant organisations.
• Higher community engagement, participation, and retention.
• A strong reputation for QuantumX within relevant technology and startup ecosystems.

Why you'll love it

• You'll work at the intersection of quantum technology, research, entrepreneurship, and community building.
• You'll interact with founders, researchers, students, engineers, and technology leaders while helping shape the ecosystem around QuantumX.
• You'll have the opportunity to build programs from the ground up, create meaningful connections, discover high-potential people, and directly contribute to the growth of new ventures and initiatives.

Who we are

QuantumX Ventures is a quantum-focused venture studio building and scaling quantum companies. We identify opportunities, validate ideas, build products, and bring founders, researchers, and operators together to create new ventures. QuantumX School develops quantum talent through cohorts, learning programs, workshops, and hands-on technical initiatives.